Need help with my EDD contact - can't reach anyone for weeks

At least you can call! My phone plan is almost maxed out from all these failed attempts.

Try the 1-wait-1-1-*** pattern but press the buttons before the prompts finish. Saves you about 30 seconds per attempt.

Never heard of it. Is it legit? I'm desperate enough to try anything at this point.

Yeah it's real. Check out claimyr.com - they basically call for you and connect you when they get an agent. My coworker got through in 20 minutes.

Seriously? They all take lunch at the same time? That explains why I wasted 2 hours yesterday afternoon getting nowhere.

Wednesday and Thursday afternoons are your best bet. Still takes forever but slightly better odds.

89 attempts?! How do you even keep track? That's insane.

I kept a log in my phone notes. Started at 8am, finally got through around 3pm. Worth it to fix my contact info though.

Good to know! I was alternating between both numbers thinking it might help.

Nope, same queue. Also ignore anyone who tells you about a 'specialist line' - that hasn't existed since the pandemic.

That's terrifying. I can't afford to waste entire days on this.

This is exactly why I'm considering that Claimyr thing. At least if they're handling the calling, I'm not wasting my own time.

Only $20? How does it work exactly?

You just go to their website, pay for the service, and they call you back when they get an EDD agent. There's even a demo video at https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10 that shows how it works.

I tried that twice this week and still couldn't get through. Maybe I need to start even earlier?

Don't call before 8am - the system isn't even active yet. 7:55am is the sweet spot to be first in queue when they open.

That's incredibly depressing but also validates how I'm feeling. It's not just me!

Yeah, the system is designed to fail. That's why automated services like Claimyr exist - they handle the volume that humans can't.

70 seconds exactly? How did you figure that out?

Trial and error over dozens of calls. If you press too early it doesn't register, too late and you waste time. 70 seconds is the magic number.

Same problem here! I'm almost at my plan limit and the month just started.

Another reason Claimyr made sense for me. One flat fee versus burning through my phone plan.

Good to know! I was planning to try after work today but I'll wait until tomorrow.

Yeah, 4pm is when they start winding down. You'll just waste time calling after that.

How quickly did they get you connected?

About 35 minutes from when I placed the order to when my phone rang with the EDD agent. Felt like magic after all my failed attempts.

Thanks for the clear breakdown. I've been calling at random times and wondering why it's so inconsistent.

Yep, those are the official hours. Everything else is just wasted effort.

Congrats! 43 attempts is actually pretty good compared to what others are saying.

Yeah, I got lucky. But it still took me 4 hours of constant redialing to get those 43 attempts in.

That would absolutely destroy me. How do you cope with that level of frustration?

Honestly, I don't. That's when I decided to try alternatives. Manual calling is just too unreliable.

Makes sense why automated services are becoming popular. The system wasn't designed for this many people calling.

Exactly. Services like Claimyr exist because the state system is fundamentally broken.

That's exactly what I'm experiencing. It's like the system won't even let you attempt to wait.

This is why that Claimyr service makes sense. They have better success rates than we do manually.

That's it, I'm trying it. I can't keep wasting days on this. Thanks for the real experience report.

Good luck! After what you've been through, it'll feel like a miracle when your phone rings with an actual EDD person on the line.