tips and tricks

[Mr.Sam]

feel free to post your own that may help people...
i'll post more tomorrow

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Skip the greeting and get right to the beep with one keypress.
Long voicemail greetings are tedious to sit through, but on many services, specific keypresses can skip you right to the beep. Hit 7 or # to bypass that long greeting, and save time and money on your cell phone bill.

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Skip straight to the operator with your dirty mouth
Many IVR (interactive voice response) systems are programmed to recognize key words. Among those keywords are frequently a list of swear words, like the FCC's dirty 7. When asked to respond, use on of those epithets and you will likely be transferred directly to a live human being.

Pressing 0 a few times will get you to a real person most of the time

[Boxiel]

lol I didn't know any of them.. but the last one is awesome.

Orange have added the "**** off factor" Meaning you cannot press the corresponding button until Jane (voice of orange on the IVR) stops talking.. its pretty awesome.

[tdi]

hah, I like the last one.