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Hate automated phones? Get Human

Started by johnblade · 8 months ago

Heard this of Dr Karl, this awesome little site that shows how to talk directly to operators/people rather then talking to machines. Perhaps one day IVR’s will be smarter then the average person; but not today.
It’s called gethuman and it’s a nice online ... Continue reading »

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  • buffiness

    3 years ago

    They had a segment on Today Tonight about this. Here's the link which has hints on how to get through the computerised systems here in Australia:

    http://seven.com.au/todaytonight/story/?id=27549

    The shortcuts
    As soon as the voice prompts start, ring these numbers to get a real person:

    AussieHomeloans: 0000
    American Express: 0#
    ANZ Bank: 00000
    BankWest: 00000#
    Bendigo Bank: 0
    Citibank: 00
    Commonwealth Bank: 000
    Diners Club: 0
    Esanda: 00
    HSBC: 1
    ING Bank: 0 wait 0#
    ING Direct: 0
    National Australia Bank: ###
    RAMS Home Loans: 000
    Suncorp: 0000
    St. George Bank: say "Everyday Banking"
    Wizard Home Loans: 0
    Westpac Banking Corporation (Mortgage Sales): 0
    Westpac Banking Corporation (Phone Banking): 00*0
    Woolworths Ezy Banking: 0
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  • sha_crawford

    2 years ago

    I hope you don't mind a stranger commenting on your blog but given the frustration you obviously feel about talking to machines, I really thought you and your readers might appreciate this short comic mp3 about automated help lines
    http://www.sha-crawford.co.uk/radioplay.html
    reply

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