Contact my EDD case - phone system nightmare for 2 weeks straight

Wait, the ENTIRE call center takes lunch at the same time? That's insane!

Yep, learned that the hard way after wasting 3 days calling only during my lunch hour.

Thanks for the tip! I'll adjust my calling schedule and try mid-week afternoons instead.

Wednesday worked for me last month - got through on attempt #47 around 2:30pm.

Is that one of those auto-dialer services? How much does it cost?

Yeah, it's claimyr.com - costs money but honestly best $20 I ever spent. They call for you and forward when agent answers.

I was skeptical about paying for calling help but after 100+ failed attempts I tried it. Worked perfectly.

Never thought of that! Every second counts when you're redialing dozens of times.

This trick plus calling right at 8am sharp is how I finally got through last week.

Seriously? I've been alternating between both thinking it would help!

Total waste of time. Same queue, same agents, same impossible busy signals.

That's dedication! I might have to try the early bird approach since lunch calling isn't working.

I do this exact routine. Got through 3 times this way in the past month.

Monday mornings are still brutal even calling early. Wednesday/Thursday much better odds.

That's heartbreaking! All that time wasted because of their system issues.

The dropped call rate is around 30-50% unfortunately. Known issue they haven't fixed.

Exactly why I finally gave up manual calling and used an auto-dialer service instead.

Thank you! I wasted so much time trying those fake 'secret menu' tricks from old forums.

Stick to the basic 1-wait-1-1-*** pattern. Everything else is just misinformation now.

I'm getting desperate enough to consider paying for help. How quickly do they usually get you connected?

They quoted 5-40 minutes vs my 2+ hour manual attempts. Worth every penny to get my life back.

Good to know! I was planning to try late afternoon calls after work.

Friday afternoons are completely pointless. Even if you get through you won't resolve anything until Monday.

Oh no! I hadn't even thought about the phone bill impact. This is getting expensive in multiple ways.

Use WiFi calling if your phone supports it. Saves on cellular minutes.

Good tip! Though at this point I'm ready to pay someone else to handle the calling entirely.

Congrats! What time did you call and what day? I need to replicate your success.

Thursday at 2:15pm. Kept the menu pattern fast and got lucky on attempt #85 that afternoon.

I'm seriously considering it now. How much time did it actually save you?

They got me connected in 18 minutes vs my previous record of 4 hours of manual attempts. No contest.

Same experience here - was skeptical about the cost but the time savings made it worth it immediately.

This should be posted everywhere! Would have saved me hours of pointless calling during lunch.

They really should announce their lunch break officially instead of making us figure it out through trial and error.

I feel you completely. This shouldn't be so difficult just to talk to someone about our own cases.

Have you considered the auto-dialer route? Might be worth it for your peace of mind.

Yeah, I'm ready to try anything at this point. Manual calling clearly isn't working.

Those statistics are depressing but match my experience exactly. No wonder people are paying for calling services.

Exactly why I switched to Claimyr after my third week of failed attempts. Sometimes you have to admit defeat and find another way.