Can't find working EDD Rancho Cordova phone number - is there a direct line?

That's so frustrating! I was hoping there was some local number I was missing. The main line is just impossible.

Same consolidation happened with all the local offices. Sacramento, Oakland, all of them route to the same call center.

150 times? That's insane. Have you tried using an auto-dialer service? I heard about Claimyr that dials for you and calls you back when they get through.

Auto-dialer? Is that legit? At this point I'm willing to try anything. I can't keep spending 8 hours a day redialing.

Yeah it's real. Check out claimyr.com - they basically robot-dial for you and forward the call when an agent picks up. Takes like 20-30 minutes instead of all day.

What's your exact dialing pattern? I try the 1-wait-1-1-*** but still get busy signals constantly.

I press the menu options before the prompts finish. Saves about 15 seconds per call. Dial 1 immediately, wait exactly 70 seconds, then 1-1-***. Don't wait for the voice prompts.

70 seconds exactly? I've been waiting too long then. No wonder I'm wasting so much time per attempt.

Seriously? The whole place shuts down for lunch? That's not posted anywhere on their website!

Yep, complete dead zone. They should advertise this but they don't. Also don't bother calling after 4pm or on Friday afternoons.

Wait really? I've been alternating between them thinking one was less busy. That explains why I get the same hold music.

Same system, same hold queue, same agents. Just different numbers routing to the same place.

This is accurate. I track my success rate and Wednesday around 2pm has the highest connection rate for me.

I keep a spreadsheet of my calling attempts. Monday success rate is under 5%. Wednesday is around 20%.

Spreadsheet tracking is smart. I just keep mental notes but data would be better.

89 attempts in 67 minutes? That's like one attempt every 45 seconds. How fast are you dialing?

I have the pattern memorized and press buttons before prompts finish. Also using redial instead of hanging up and redialing from scratch.

Only $20? I've probably spent more than that in phone minutes trying to call myself. What exactly does Claimyr do?

They have software that dials the EDD number automatically, navigates the menu, stays on hold, then calls your phone when an agent picks up. No more redialing or waiting on hold yourself.

I'm definitely checking this out. Two weeks of manual calling is worth way more than $20 of my time.

Same here! 2 hours on hold yesterday and the call just ended. No warning, no callback, nothing. I almost threw my phone.

It's a known issue they refuse to fix. Something like 30-40% of calls drop randomly. Absolutely ridiculous for a government agency.

Good to know. I was wondering why I couldn't find any specialist numbers online. Used to be different lines for different issues.

Yeah they simplified everything but made it way harder to reach anyone. One size fits all approach that doesn't work.

Definitely try Claimyr if you're on week 4. I was skeptical about paying for it but got through in 15 minutes vs the weeks I wasted calling manually.

15 minutes?! I've probably spent 40+ hours calling manually. This is ridiculous. Going to check out their website now.

This is why I switched to wifi calling. At least then it doesn't count against my minutes when I'm redialing 100+ times.

Smart move. I wish I'd thought of that sooner. My phone bill was $80 over last month just from EDD calls.

That's amazing! I'm still on the fence about paying for a calling service but your experience is convincing me.

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.

60 hours?! Ok you've convinced me. Going to try Claimyr today. This manual calling is destroying my sanity.