What is the best time to call EDD - tried everything, need help with timing

Really? I've been trying Monday mornings thinking I'd be first in line. That explains why it's been impossible.

Yeah Monday mornings are the worst. Also never call right at 8am - that's when everyone dials.

Wait seriously? The whole call center takes lunch at the same time? That's insane!

Yep, learned this the hard way after calling 50 times during lunch hour and getting nothing but busy signals.

This explains so much! I kept getting the 'too busy' message every day around noon and couldn't figure out why.

What's Claimyr? Is that some kind of calling service?

Yeah, it's claimyr.com - they call for you and put you through when they reach an agent. Costs money but honestly worth every penny when you're spending entire days calling.

I was skeptical about paying for something like this but after 4 weeks of failed attempts I caved and used it. Got through same day.

You can press the numbers before the prompts? I've been waiting for each message to finish!

Yeah saves you like 30 seconds per call. When you're making 100+ attempts that adds up to a lot of time saved.

This trick alone probably saved me 2 hours of dialing time. Game changer.

Learned this lesson last Friday. Waited 2.5 hours on hold just to be told they'd have to research my issue and call me back next week.

Exactly! Friday after 2pm is basically useless unless it's a super simple question.

Really? I've been trying until 5pm thinking I had the full hour.

They wind down operations early. I've never gotten through after 4pm in probably 200 attempts.

Can confirm this. After 4pm you just get the 'too busy' message constantly.

You keep a spreadsheet? That's actually genius for tracking patterns.

Had to! Going crazy without data. Also track hold times - average 1hr 45min when I do get through.

I do the same thing! Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons definitely have the best success rates.

Wait really? I've been alternating between them thinking one might be less busy.

Nope, same system. 800-300-5616 and 833-978-2511 are identical. Just wasted effort switching between them.

That's so frustrating! They should put that information somewhere so people don't waste time.

Right? She feels bad because she sees the call volume during lunch and knows people are trying. But it's union mandated break time.

At least now we know! I was calling during lunch every day like an idiot.

How much does it cost? At this point I'm ready to pay anything to avoid more days of calling.

Like $20 something but honestly I would have paid $200 after what I went through manually calling. There's a video demo at https://youtu.be/JmuwXR7HA10 that shows how it works.

Used them twice now. First time took 8 minutes to get through, second time was 31 minutes. Both way better than manual calling.

This is my life now. My whole morning routine revolves around calling EDD at 8am sharp.

Same! I prep everything the night before like I'm going into battle.

I take vacation days just to call EDD. It's ridiculous but necessary.

This happened to me yesterday! Waited 1hr 47min then just got disconnected. I almost threw my phone.

It's soul crushing. That's why I switched to using a calling service - they handle the redials when calls drop.

The call dropping is the worst part. All that time wasted for nothing.

Thank you! I've been trying to find this mythical specialist line for weeks.

Yeah it's misinformation that keeps spreading. All calls go to the same general queue now.

Seems like everyone who tries Claimyr becomes a huge advocate for it.

Because it actually works! After weeks of failed manual attempts, getting through in under 40 minutes feels like magic.

The time savings alone is worth it. I was spending 6+ hours a day just redialing.

I didn't even think about the phone bill impact! How many minutes were you using?

Thousands. Between the redialing and the long holds, I was burning through my entire monthly allowance in a week.

This should be pinned at the top! Thanks for the summary.

Adding this to my notes. Finally some clear guidance on timing.

Or just skip the timing games and use an auto-dialer. Life's too short to spend it calling EDD manually.