Useful phone numbers

Your flight is cancelled and you need someplace to sleep.  How do you get there?  Do you walk to the counter where 300 other people are or do you call a reservation agent?  

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Keep the numbers below with you when you travel.  Besides there are some fun ones in there you might need some day.  You never know.  The numbers:

 

Airline

Air Canada               888-247-2262

AirTran                     800-247-8726

American Airlines    800-433-7300     First, press any button other than 1, 2, 3, or 4. Then press         0 and wait to hear that magical “Hi!” Say the word                     “agent.”

British Airways        888-247-9297

Continental Airlines 800-784-4444

Delta Air Lines        800-221-1212     If you have a frequent-flyer number, press 1, then 0, then        #, then enter your frequent-flyer number and your PIN.

JetBlue Airways       800-538-2583   Press 0 right away

Midwest Airlines     800-452-2022

Northwest Airlines   800-225-2525

Southwest                800-435-9792

Spirit Air                  800-772-7117

United                      800-864-8331

US Airways             800-428-4322

Banking

Bank of America      877-231-9372     This number goers directly to an operator

Chase                       800-935-9935     212-935-9935 (for New York metropolitan area)
CitiBank                   800-756-7040     Press 0# at each prompt, ignoring messages

Wachovia                 800-922-4684     Press 00 at each prompt, ignoring messages

Car Rental

Alamo                      800-462-5266

Avis                          800-331-1212

Budget                     800-527-0700

Dollar                       800-800-3665

Enterprise                 800-261-7331

Hertz                        800-654-3131

National                   800-227-7368

Thrifty                      800-847-4389

Zip Car                     866-494-7227

Credit Card

Amex                       800-528-4800     Press 0 at prompts; ignore messages

Capital One              800-548-7047     Press 0

Discover                  

Mastercard               800-622-7747     Press 000 at each prompt, ignoring messages

Visa                          800-847-2911     Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages

Entertainment

Apple                       800-275-2273     Press 0 at prompts; ignore messages

Kangalope               

NetFlix                     888-638-3549     Press 0 at each prompt

XM Radio                800-967-2346

Cablevision              800-868-9840     Press 1 then 0 at each subsequent prompt

Dish Network          800-333-3474     Press 0 at prompts; ignore messages             

Hotel

Aloft Hotels             877-GO-ALOFT

Best Western            800-528-1234

Comfort Inn             800-228-5150

Days Inn                  800-329-7466

Element Hotels        877-ELEMENT

Embassy Suites        800-362-2779

Fairmont Hotels       800-257-7544

Hampton Inns          800-426-7866

Hilton Hotels           800-445-8667

Holiday Inn              800-465-4329

Howard Johnson      800-446-4656

Hyatt Hotels            800-233-1234

LeMeridien              888-625-5144

Marriot Hotels          800-228-9290

Quality Inn               800-228-5151

Ramada Inn             800-228-2828

Sheraton Inns           800-325-3535

St. Regis                   800-325-3589

Travelodge               855-478-7378

W                             877-W-HOTELS

Weston                     888-625-5144

National Hotlines

Poison Control         1-800-222-1222

Sexual Assault         1-800-656-HOPE

Suicide Prevention   1-800-273-TALK

Boys Town               1-800-448-3000

Runaway Switchboard                 1-800-RUNAWAY

Center for Missing and Exploited Children: 1-800-THE-LOST

Child Abuse             1-800-4-A-CHILD

Other

Equifax                    866-640-2273     Press 3 at each prompt, ignoring messages

White House            202-456-1414     Answered by an operator

Google                     650-253-0000

Yahoo                      408-349-3300

Microsoft                 800-642-7676

Tellme                      800-555-8366     sport/weather/headlines

Auburn hotline         334-844-4244     they have to try and answer anything

Naval observatory    202-762-1401     time

Do Not call list         888-382-1222

State Dept                1-888-407-4747, from overseas: 202-501-4444

Phone

Sprint PCS              888-211-4727 (calling from a phone other than your cell phone)
Press 2 after the voice resumes in English after giving a Spanish option. Then enter your phone number and say “representative” or “agent” as soon as you hear the Sprint ping.

Verizon Wireless    800-922-0204 (calling from a phone other than your cell phone)
Type in your phone number, then hit 0, then choose one of the four options you’re given. Total time: 1 minute, 4 seconds.

MCI                         800-444-3333     If you’re calling from the phone that has the MCI account, press 1, then 0.

T-Mobile

Technology

Apple                       800-275-2273     Press 0 at prompts; ignore messages

Dell Tech Support    800-624-9896     Press 3, then Say “agent” at each subsequent prompt, ignoring messages

Hewlett-Packard      800-280-4356     Say “agent” at each prompt, ignoring messages

Shipping

FedEx                      800-463-3339     Say “representative” at each prompt, ignoring

                                                            Messages

UPS                          800-742-5877

Retail

Apple                       800-275-2273     Press 0 at prompts; ignore messages

Amazon.com            800-201-757       Don’t press or say anything

Wal-Mart.com          800-966-6546     Press 5 to speak to a rep

Travel

Amtrak                     800-872-7245     Press 0               

Expedia                    888-397-3342

Orbitz                       888-656-4546

Travelocity               888-872-8356