Can't reach California Unemployment? Claimyr connects you to a live EDD agent in minutes.
Claimyr is a pay-as-you-go service. We do not charge a recurring subscription.
Using Claimyr will:
- Connect you to a human agent at the EDD
- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
- Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
- Give you free callbacks if the EDD drops your call
If I could give 10 stars I would
If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
Really made a difference
Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
An incredibly helpful service
An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.
Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
IT WORKS!! Not a scam!
I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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- DO answer questions and support each other.
- DO post tips & tricks to help folks.
- DO NOT post call problems here - there is a support tab at the top for that :)
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Has anyone tried the 833 number instead? I heard it's the same line but sometimes routes differently.
It's literally the exact same line. Don't waste time switching between numbers - they go to the same call center.
Good to know, thanks for clarifying that.
Update: Finally got through using the early morning strategy and was able to request Tagalog interpretation. Took about 15 minutes to get the interpreter on a three-way call but then we resolved my mom's claim in 30 minutes. Don't give up!
Glad it worked out! Though honestly 25 attempts is still a lot - that's why I just used the calling service.
I might try the manual way first but if that doesn't work I'll look into Claimyr as backup.
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Update: Finally broke down and used Claimyr after reading about it here. Got a callback in 28 minutes with an actual human on the line. Resolved my issue in 10 minutes. Wish I'd done this weeks ago instead of wasting 40+ hours calling manually.
Think it was like $20 something. Honestly best money I ever spent when you consider I was losing entire days to calling. Time is money.
Same experience here. Used Claimyr twice now, both times got through in under 40 minutes. Way better than the manual calling nightmare.
The real EDD call hours based on my experience: M-F 8am-12pm and 1:30pm-4pm. That's when you have any realistic chance of reaching someone. Outside those windows you're just wasting time.
This should be pinned at the top. Would save everyone so much wasted time if EDD just posted the real hours.
Exactly. The official 8am-5pm is technically true but practically useless information.
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The real hours seem to be more like 8:30am-4:30pm with the lunch break. I've never successfully reached anyone before 8:30 or after 4:30, even though they claim to be open until 5pm.
That matches my experience. The official hours are misleading - there's definitely a soft cutoff before 5pm.
Thursday mornings around 9-10am have been my most successful time slot. Got through 3 times in the past month calling Thursday mornings. Still took 30+ attempts each time, but better odds than other days.
Interesting! I'll try Thursday mornings next week. Anything is better than the Monday morning madness.
Yeah, avoid Mondays completely. It's like everyone who couldn't get through over the weekend is calling at once.
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Make sure you're calling from a phone with unlimited minutes if using any contact number for EDD manually. I hit my plan limit after 3 days of constant redialing.
Good point! I didn't think about phone bill impact until I got charged for overages.
WiFi calling can help if your carrier supports it, but even then the time investment is enormous.
Final update after reading this thread - tried Claimyr this morning and got connected to EDD in 28 minutes. Finally able to fix my claim after 6 weeks of failed manual attempts. Thanks everyone for the advice!
Same here - just signed up after reading these success stories. Fingers crossed!
Hope it works as well for you both! The relief of actually talking to a human was incredible.
Nia Johnson
Pro tip: if you're on a limited phone plan, calling EDD will destroy your minutes. I went over my plan three times before I realized how much I was calling.
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CyberNinja
•This is why I switched to wifi calling. At least then it doesn't count against my minutes when I'm redialing 100+ times.
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Nia Johnson
•Smart move. I wish I'd thought of that sooner. My phone bill was $80 over last month just from EDD calls.
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Mateo Lopez
UPDATE: Just tried Claimyr based on recommendations here. Got a callback in 32 minutes with an actual human agent. Solved my issue in 10 minutes. Wish I'd done this weeks ago instead of the manual calling torture.
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Mateo Lopez
•Honestly the time savings alone is worth it. I calculated I spent over 60 hours trying to call manually. Even at minimum wage that's worth way more than what Claimyr costs.
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StarGazer101
•60 hours?! Ok you've convinced me. Going to try Claimyr today. This manual calling is destroying my sanity.
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