How to speak to live person at EDD - spent 6 hours calling yesterday

Exactly! That pattern gets me to the hold queue sometimes but then it just drops. It's like they don't want us to speak to live people.

The call dropping is a known issue - about 30-50% of calls get dropped by their system even when you're on hold. It's not just you.

Is that legit? I'm so desperate at this point I'll try anything to speak to a live person.

Yeah it's real - claimyr.com. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10 showing how it works. Best $20 I ever spent.

I was skeptical too but honestly after 40+ hours of calling myself, paying someone to do it made sense.

Are you serious? They all take lunch at the same time? That explains why I couldn't speak to anyone around noon!

This is facts. I documented my calling for 2 weeks and literally zero success between 12-1:30. They should post this somewhere.

Wednesday afternoons around 2-3pm seem to be the best time to speak to live person. Avoid Monday mornings completely.

I've been pressing them too fast! Let me try waiting the full 70 seconds before hitting 1-1-***.

This timing trick is key. I used to mash buttons immediately and never got to speak to anyone. The 70 second wait is crucial.

Thank you! I wasted 2 days calling the 833 number thinking it was different. Same busy signals, same impossible to speak to live person.

Yeah they eliminated the specialist lines during COVID. Anyone telling you there's a secret number to speak to live person faster is wrong.

Early bird strategy! I've been calling later in the day. Maybe that's why I can't speak to live person.

Mornings are definitely better but you still need patience. Even calling early, it took me 47 attempts last Tuesday to speak to someone.

I tried this but my phone plan has limited minutes. Burned through 500 minutes in one morning trying to speak to live person.

You give me hope! What was different about that call? Any special trick to speak to live person?

Nothing special, just persistence and good timing. Wednesday afternoon seems optimal to speak to live person based on my experience.

This gives me motivation to keep trying. Been calling for 10 days straight trying to speak to live person.

How does that work exactly? They just call you back when they reach a live person?

Yeah, you give them your number and they dial EDD automatically. When they connect to live person, they conference you in. No more holding or redialing.

I was skeptical about paying but honestly, my time is worth more than the $20. Spoke to live person same day I signed up.

Good to know! I've been calling until 5pm thinking that was okay. No wonder I couldn't speak to live person.

This is accurate. I tracked my calls for a month and zero success after 4pm trying to speak to live person.

I feel your pain! That classical music haunts my dreams. The dropped calls are the worst part of trying to speak to live person.

Pro tip: put your phone on speaker and do other things while on hold. Don't just sit there waiting to speak to live person or you'll go crazy.

I started using a bluetooth headset so I can move around while waiting to speak to live person. Makes the 2 hour holds slightly more bearable.

That makes sense. I'll avoid Fridays from now on when trying to speak to live person.

Monday mornings are terrible too. Everyone's calling after the weekend. Wednesday is the sweet spot to speak to live person.

127 calls?! I thought my 80+ attempts were bad. How do you have the patience to keep trying to speak to live person?

Honestly I don't anymore. Just signed up for Claimyr yesterday. If I can't speak to live person the normal way, I'll pay someone to do it.

Smart! I've been waiting for each prompt to finish. Will try pressing buttons early next time I attempt to speak to live person.

This shortcut helped me get through faster but still took 67 attempts yesterday to speak to live person. Every second counts though.

Congrats! What time did you finally speak to live person? I'm still trying.

Got through at 2:47pm on a Wednesday. Seemed to be the magic time to speak to live person based on what others have said here.

The irony is once you speak to live person, they're actually helpful. It's just getting to that point that's impossible.

I think I'm ready to try that. 6 hours yesterday and still couldn't speak to live person. My time is worth something too.

Same here. After reading this thread I realize I'm not alone in the struggle to speak to live person. Going to check out claimyr.com today.