The Answering System Cheat Sheet

Written by Nickel - 4 Comments

Fed up with wading through layer after layer of automated answering systems when trying to get in touch with a (gasp!) real, live person? Then here’s a link for you… Paul English’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Cheat Sheet. On it you’ll find not only phone numbers, but also touchtone shortcuts for getting straight to a human at over 100 companies, ranging (alphabetically) from America First Credit Union to XM Radio.

Published on December 21st, 2005 - 4 Comments
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Comments (scroll down to add your own):

  1. Must…resist the urge…to place prank calls…

    Comment by Blaine Moore — Dec 21st 2005 @ 8:55 am
  2. GREAT resource!!!

    Does this guy have too much time on his hands?

    Comment by FMF — Dec 21st 2005 @ 12:11 pm
  3. If he does have too much time, at least we can benifit from it…

    Comment by Blaine Moore — Dec 22nd 2005 @ 7:12 am
  4. I guess so.

    Comment by FMF — Dec 22nd 2005 @ 8:20 am

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