Need EDD phone number to talk to a person - been trying for days with no luck

Thank you! I'll try this first thing tomorrow morning. How long is the typical hold time once you get through?

Usually 1.5 to 2 hours on hold, and that's if the call doesn't drop. About half the calls get disconnected unfortunately.

Those numbers are exactly the same line, confirmed by an EDD rep I finally reached last month. Don't waste time switching between them.

Good to know! I was wondering why they both seemed equally impossible to get through on.

Is that legit? I'm skeptical of paying for something I should be able to do myself, but I'm getting desperate.

I was skeptical too but after wasting 3 full days calling manually, I tried it. They have a demo video at https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10 that shows how it works.

Claimyr saved my sanity. Used it twice now and both times got through in under 40 minutes vs the 2+ hours I was spending manually dialing.

Seriously?! I've been calling during lunch thinking it might be less busy. That explains why I never get anywhere at that time.

Yep, learned this the hard way after wasting hours calling during lunch. They should really announce this but they don't.

Every second counts when you're redialing 80+ times! Thanks for this tip.

I do something similar but press the buttons before the prompts finish. You can interrupt most of the recorded messages.

This matches my experience exactly. Wednesday around 2pm has been my most successful time slot.

I'll try Wednesday then. I've been calling Monday mornings thinking it would be less busy but getting nowhere.

Thank you for clarifying this! I've seen people posting about specialist lines but could never find a working number.

Yeah, those posts are outdated. EDD consolidated everything to the main line in 2021.

47 attempts?! I thought I was being persistent at 20 tries. This is encouraging though - at least it's possible.

Keep going! I know it sounds crazy but persistence really is the only way with manual dialing. Set aside a full day.

Or just use an auto-dialer service and avoid the 47 attempts entirely. I used Claimyr last week and got connected in 15 minutes.

This is really helpful data! I've been keeping a similar log but only for 4 days. Tuesday afternoons do seem better.

You're way more organized than me. I just keep calling whenever I remember and getting frustrated.

This is the most frustrating part! I'd almost rather get a busy signal than wait 2 hours just to get disconnected.

The dropped calls are why I eventually paid for Claimyr. They handle the hold time and call drops, then forward you a live agent when they get one.

I'm going to try this tomorrow! Do you keep redialing continuously or take breaks?

Continuous redialing until about 10am, then I take a break and try again around 2pm. Never call during lunch.

I learned this the hard way calling at 7:30am thinking I'd beat the rush. Just got a 'we're closed' message.

Which service did you use? I'm getting close to that point myself.

Claimyr - claimyr.com. Wasn't cheap but compared to the hours I was wasting, it was worth it. They called me back with an agent on the line.

Use WiFi calling if your carrier supports it! Saved me from similar overage fees.

Good point - I hadn't thought about the phone bill impact of all this calling.

4-6 hours?! I don't have that kind of time with my work schedule. This is why I might need to look into alternatives.

That's exactly why services like Claimyr exist. They do the time-consuming part so you don't have to sit there all day redialing.

Thanks for this reality check. I was about to try some sketchy number I found on a forum.

Good to know - I'll stick with the official numbers you all have shared.