Save the green

Hereby, I am making a pledge that I will go GREEN! I already use double sided printing and use e-statement wherever possible. And I will continue to use my savings for the future.
Linky

T-mobile rocks

After staying with At&T for the last 4 year, I moved to T-mobile this month and I can not be happier in my last 4 days worth of experience. The customer support folks are superb- they way they handle the calls and they way they know what they are doing are very much superlative compared to any other business I have dealt with in last few years. I hope to get a similar level of service once I am out of the 30 days return trial period.
Oh, I forgot to add- a human voice can be reachable in 2 minutes only- no more long term torture of jazzy music for me.

Xming rocks with XFce4

I run a tiny ubuntu server in my home network which basically does it all for me- Squid/Apache/Asterisk/FTP and offcourse as my NAS device through SAMBA. I restored two 10 year old Dell to make a single usable machine with 400MHz P3 processor and 128X3 SDRAM. The machine is slow by any means unless you want to comaper to a 486, but it does the work and it does the work really well for me. That P3 chip sips very little power being a 24W rated processor. I don't think the whole machine does not sip more than 50W daily, but I may be wrong.

Anyway, the point is, while I do most of admin stuff thru ssh, once in a while I really like to get into my servers X-server. From Windows machines, the only free option that really worked for me is Xming. However, Gnome works really slowly even under really stripped down form. What I found that Xfce4 works like a charm. All I have to do is invoke xfce4-session from Xming starting dialogue.

When people will learn to build a decent house?

The fire at this Conshocken Apartment makes me believe that the roofing material used is actually far from fireproof. It amazes me how Mr. Joe Blow spends thousands of dollars on his home without worrying about a bit about firesafe. A safety alarm sure saves life- but at the same time it almost warrants charred home. If average Joe spends more $ initially to build/buy a better home upfront, he can save a ton for future in terms of regular maintenance cost as well as insurance costs.
Its time average Americans realise that cheap wood is no substitute to cement and concrete as building material. Though expensive they are not only long lasting and maintenance free but also least fire friendly. So its time to make the right choice, choose cement and kiln baked bricks for all construction purposes and be assured that you stay in a fire proof home/office and not sitting over a pile of matchsticks waiting to be ignited.

A tiny little hotel guide for Vizag

It all happen on late October, 2006, that Rupa and I have to agree on a place where we will be spending a few very special days of our life. After way too many discussions and net crawling, it was quite clear that we will not be able to visit any of the so called exciting places, keeping in mind of time constraints. Rupa, since beginning, wanted to visit Vizag, but I wanted to go Bharatpur near Delhi. Scarce accommodation made it a no-no for a honeymoon trip. Henceforth, we settled on Vizag. I was lucky that Rupa made all the reservations, all I did was just to be there with her in right time. We booked a room at Punnami Hotel which is owned by APTDC (Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.). Through out AP, APTDC maintains quite few hotels in nice locations and if price and quality needs to be balanced, APTDC hotels are by far the best. Rooms are nice, so are the locations. The hotel we stayed at was along the coast of Bay of Bengal and the beach was hardly 5 minutes walk.
The real bummer is, APTDC for some reason chose to be obscure over the web, the only way to get in touch with them is an old fashioned telephone or just be there in person at any of their branch offices. I am posting the details of the phone numbers and rates of Punnami Hotels and package tours from a brochure I got from my hotel. Hope this will help.

Semiful reset of HP PSC1315 series printers

Vuck HP, that's my impression when my PSC printer started giving problem, actually it started denying it's own cartridges. Low and behold, I started online chat with a support tech. Unusally good tech support give this little info, which can be included in manual in the first place.

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A semi-full reset will do the following:
The user settings to the factory defaults, Language and country settings on some models Reset the All-in-One to the factory default settings by using these instructions:
1. Disconnect and then reconnect the power cord.
2. When the lights begin to flash, press and hold On/Resume and Number of Copies. When only the On/Resume light is flashing, release the buttons. When the On/Resume light is steady, the reset is complete.

Performance of Lexar 2GB 80X Platinum II compact flash card

I am quite impressed as I received the card from Frys today.

The linear read speed is marginally better (500KB/s higher than 1GB Sandisk Ultra II) but the random read speed is almost triple the speed of Sandisk Ultra II card. Whiel the theoratical speed bump is good to brag about, it has marginal or no increase in real life shooting situation with my 20D, most likely becasue 20D is not as fast as the card can offer. In any case, for nine bucks, I consider it a good deal.

Export X to remote machine in Ubuntu

copied from Ubuntu community forum

Displaying Remote X-Windows Applications
== Computing ==
Displaying Remote X-Windows Applications
Thursday, 23 June 2005; Word count: 472
http://www.vyvy.org/blogs/index.php
Suppose that you are working on machine local_client and would like to use an X Windows application which resides on another machine remote_server. There are several ways you can achieve this, and here are the popular ones.

Native Method
This method is native because it uses only 'pure' X windows system to accomplish the task. No security has been taken care. Nonetheless, the method is still useful in many circumstances and it serves as the basis of some other more sophisticated techniques.

First, on the remote machine, set the environment variable DISPLAY to point to the display of the local machine. If you use bash:

[remote_server] $ export DISPLAY=local_client:0.0
Or, if you use C shell:

[remote_server] $ setenv DISPLAY local_client:0.0
The trailing 0.0 is in the form of D.S, which means that the application is to be displayed on screen S of display D. Generally you need 0.0, unless you've set up multiple screens or multiple displays.

Second, allow the remote application to access the local display:

[local_client] $ xhost remote_server
That's all! Start the X applications as usual and they should work properly. E.g.,

[remote_server] $ xclock &
The most common error you'll encounter here is that the application complains some connection problem. For this method to work, the remote machine needs to talk with the TCP port 6000 of the local machine. (In general, TCP port 6000+D for display D.) So, make sure that the firewall of the local machine does not block this traffic. If you use gdm, make sure that you have the following in the configuration file on your local machine, usually at /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf:

[security]
DisallowTCP=false
(/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc comment -nolisten tcp ??)
This lets the X server to listen to TCP connection.


Secure X11 Forwarding
You can do X forwarding over ssh. Simply connect to the remote machine with -X switch:

[local_client] $ ssh -X remote_server
Start the X applications as usual and they should work properly. E.g.,

[remote_server] $ xclock &
You can enable X11 forwarding by default by modifying the local ssh configuration file, usually at /etc/ssh/ssh_config. Specify the following:

ForwardX11 yes
ForwardX11Trusted yes
If it does not work, then probably the remote server has not enabled X11 forwarding. To enable it, modify the remote sshd configuration file, usually at /etc/ssh/sshd_config. (Note that we have (a) ssh_config for the ssh client, and (b) sshd_config for the sshd daemon.) Specify the following:

X11Forwarding yes
Remarks
There are always security impacts when you open more ports or enable more communication channels. So be careful if you use these techniques in a 'risky' environment. For more information, refer to the manual pages of ssh_config and sshd_config. For more techniques on displaying remote X applications, refer to Remote X Apps mini-HOWTO.

Mp3 Encoder support (or the lack of it) from Creative

If you are a user of Creative mp3 players/sounds card, I bet you are also familier with MediaSource suite that Creative ships with their product. Suddenly, after purchasing a that teh newly installed MediaSource player is not allowing me to encode an audio file in mp3 format. What teh heck...I thought I must have done something wrong during installation. A reinstallation did not help much either. Upon digging thru Creative's website it was revealed that Creative stopped supporting mp3 encoder for free and now they want a freaking 10 bucks for a mp3 pack to re-enable this feature.
So here is the quick solution. Install a version of Mediasource player which is pretty old, for example I chose Muvo2. It used to come with an old version of MediaSurce suit. I found this part of audio converter portion of Mediasource version 3.30.21 works flawlessly in XP and also in 64bit version of Vista Ultimate. The hitch is you have to attach some kind of Creative hardware to the system, else it will not install at all.

New hope for cancer patients, Provenge

Cancer- the most dreaded combination of alphabets to civilized human is going to get some fight back. Even though there are few drugs available in the market that fights back to cancer, the path to heeling is very painful, thanks to all sort chemotherapy. Almost all these chemical based drugs have one thing in common- devastating side effects. Patients endure the side effects since life is more important than anything else.
Dendreon Corp's Provenge ( Sipuleucel-T ) is rather unique (see how Provenge works)from the perspective of a cancer drug. Unlike chemotherapy Sipuleucel-T teachs the body to fight against cancer causing antigens. So far Provenge has been successfully tested in prostate cancer cases with a noticeable increase in lifespan of a patient. A FDA review committee reviewed the data presented by Dendreon Corp and the agreed to make a favorable recommendation to FDA towards approval of Provenge, the first immunotherapy to treat cancer.
Dendreon Corp is listed at NASDAQ under ticker symbol DNDN. Stock price is expected to jump 50% on Friday.

Spicey Mushroom Chicken

I seldom post anything about food, even though I love them! Anyway, here is a yummy recipe.
Materials-
1 lb boneless chicken
2 tbs plain curd
100 gm portabella mushroom
1 Tomato
1 Medium sized potato, sliced in 6 parts
100 gm grated onion
3 hot chilies
1 red chillie
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon of finely grated ginger (preferably freshly prepared)
~3 gm black pepper (coarsely ground)
1 teaspoon mustard seed
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
2 teaspoon canola oil
Salt to taste

Method-
1. Cut chicken in small pieces (best if you can get cubic form pieces)
2. Marinade chicken in plain curd with minced garlic and salt for at least 2 hrs. in a cool place.
3. Heat oil in a saucepan, add red chillie and let it fry up till it turns brownish.
4. Add onion, mushroom, potato chunks and cover the pan. Open the lid occasionally to check nothing is burning inside :). After about 3-4 minutes onions will be soften up. Add chicken, ground black pepper, tomato, ginger and green chillies at this time. Stir fry for a minute or two. Add approximately 100ml of water, put the lid on, lower the temperature of stove to simmer the ingredients at low heat.
Take it off the stove when potato and chicken is well cooked.
Serve with steamed rice!

The 1-800 numbers you must have!

us automotive back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
AAA	F	800‑222‑4357	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Alamo	D	800‑462‑5266	Direct to human.
Allstate Motor Club	B	800‑869‑7997	Direct to human.
Auto Zone	F	800‑288‑6966	Press 1; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 0.
Avis	F	800‑230‑4898	Press 2.
BMW	F	800‑831‑1117	Say "customer relations" and then press 1 for "vehicle" or 2 for "motorcycle."
Budget Rent a Car	B	800‑527‑0700	Press 0.
Buick	F	800‑521‑7300 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Cadillac	F	800‑333‑4223 @	Press 0.
Chevrolet	F	800‑222‑1020 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Chrysler Financial	F	800‑700‑0738	Say "agent" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Chrysler Group	F	800‑992‑1997	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Dodge	F	800‑992‑1997	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Dollar Rent‑A‑Car	F	800‑800‑4000	Press 0.
Ford	F	800‑392‑3673	Press 0; at prompt press 0; at prompt press 0; at prompt press 1; at prompt press 0.
Ford Interest Advantage	F	800‑462‑2614	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Ford Motor Credit	F	800‑727‑7000	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
GMC	F	800‑462‑8782 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Harley‑Davidson	F	414‑343‑4056	Press 0.
Hertz	A	800‑654‑3131	Direct to human.
Honda	F	800‑999‑1009	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Honda Financial Svcs.	F	800‑445‑1358	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Jeep	F	800‑992‑1997	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Lincoln Mercury	F	800‑521‑4140	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Mazda	F	800‑222‑5500	Press 0.
National Car Rental	B	800‑227‑7368	Direct to human.
Nissan Credit (NMAC)	F	800‑888‑2799	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Nissan USA	F	800‑647‑7261	Press #.
Pep Boys	F	800‑737‑2697	Press 33; at prompt press 1; hold through prompts for representative.
Pontiac	F	800‑762‑2737 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Ryder Customer Service	F	305‑500‑3726	Direct to human.
Ryder Rentals	C	800‑297‑9337	Don't press or say anything.
Saturn	F	800 553‑6000 @	Press 3.
Thrifty Car Rental	D	800‑331‑9111	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Toyota	F	800‑331‑4331	Press 6.
Toyota Financial Svcs.	F	800‑874‑8822	Select Language option; press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
UHAUL	C	800‑789‑3638	Direct to human.
Volkswagen	F	800‑822‑8987	At prompt, press 32; if offered, press 1 to take survey or 2 to decline.
Volvo	F	800‑458‑1552 @	Press 0, ignoring messages.
us credit back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
Amazon Visa	F	888‑247‑4080	Press 00 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
American Express	F	800‑528‑4800	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
AT&T Universal Card	F	800‑423‑4343	Don't press or say anything.
Bank Card Svcs.	F	800‑655‑1491	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Bank of America Credit	F	800‑732‑9194	Press 1 for English, Enter yout account number
Barclays	F	877‑523‑0478	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Best Buy Card	F	800‑365‑0292	Press 6 at each prompt, ingnoring recording.
Bloomingdales Credit	F	800‑295‑4057	Direct to human.
Capital One	F	800‑548‑4593	Press 0.
Card Services	F	888‑363‑8001	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Chase Credit Cards	B	800‑625‑5161	Direct to human.
ChevronTexaco Credit	F	800‑243‑8766 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Citi Cards	F	800‑633‑7367	Don't press or say anything, ignoring messages.
Citi Simplicity	D	866‑696‑5673	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Dell Financial Services	F	800‑283‑2210	Press 0; at prompt press 0; at prompt press #; at prompt press #.
Diner's Club	D	800‑729‑5309	Press 2.
Discover	F	800‑347‑2683	Please enter your 16 digital account number
Exxon Mobil Card	F	800‑344‑4355	Press 000, ignoring message.
Gap Credit Card	F	800‑887‑1198	Press 000 at each prompt; ignore request for account number.
GM MasterCard	F	800‑947‑1000	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Home Depot Credit	D	800‑677‑0232	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Household Bank Credit	F	800‑771‑7339	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
JC Penny Credit	F	800‑542‑0800	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Kohls Credit	F	800‑564‑5740	Press # at each prompt, ignorning messages.
Lord & Taylor Credit	F	800‑223‑7440	Press 2002.
Marshall Fields Credit	F	800‑280‑4356	Press 9; press 0 at each prompt thereafter, ignoring messages.
MasterCard	F	800‑622‑7747 @	Press 000 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
MBNA	F	800‑421‑2110	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
PayPal Buyer Credit	F	866‑571‑3012	Say "agent" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Providian Card Svcs.	F	800‑356‑0011	Press 0# at each prompt, ignoring messages.
RBS Credit Card	F	800‑747‑8155	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Sam's Club Credit	F	800‑203‑5764	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Sears Credit Card	F	800‑917‑7700	Press 0000000; press 0 at subsequent prompts.
Shell Gasoline Card	F	800‑490‑9119	Press 0 when prompted for an account number.
SUNOCO	F	800‑278‑6626 @	Press 00000; mumble when prompted for an account number.
Telecheck	F	800‑710‑9898 @	Press 1, 3, * at prompts.
US Bank Visa	D	800‑285‑8585	Say "operator" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Visa	F	800‑847‑2911	Press 0 at each prompt; ignoring messages.
Wal‑Mart Credit Card	F	866‑888‑3868	Don't press or say anything.
Wells Fargo Credit	F	800‑642‑4720	Press 0# at each prompt, ignoring messages.
us finance back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
ABN AMRO Mortgage	F	800‑783‑8900	Press #; at prompt press #; at prompt press 0.
Allmerica Financial	F	800‑533‑7881 @	Press 00 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Ameriquest Mortage	F	888‑436‑7571	Don't press or say anything.
Bank of America		877‑231‑9372	Direct to human.
Bank of New York	F	800‑225‑5269	Press ###.
Bear Stearns	B	888‑807‑6898	Direct to human.
Charles Schwab	C	800‑435‑9050	Press 3, followed by eight digit account number
Chase Home Finance	F	800‑848‑9136	Press #0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Citibank	F	800‑756‑7047	Press 0# at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Citizens Bank	F	800‑922‑9999	Press 000.
Columbia Mutual Funds	D	800‑345‑6611	Say "representative."
Commerce Bank	A	888‑751‑9000	Direct to human.
Compass Bank	F	800‑239‑5175	Press 00 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Countrywide Loans	F	800‑669‑5864	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Dodge and Cox	F	800‑621‑3979	Press 0.
e*Trade	F	800‑786‑2575	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Equifax	F	866‑640‑2273	Press 30 at each prompt, ignoring message.
Experian	F	800‑493‑1058	Say "yes"; enter report #; enter social security #; say "yes"; say "agent" then "yes" to confirm at prompts thereafter.
Fidelity	D	800‑544‑6666	Ignore prompt for social security number; press ###.
First Nat'l Bank of Omaha	F	888‑530‑3626	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
FreeCreditReport.com	F	877‑481‑6825 @	Press 51 at prompt.
GE Finance CareCredit	F	866‑893‑7864	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
GE MONEY BANK	F	877‑317‑5544	Press 1, then don't press or say anything.
GMAC	F	800‑200‑4622	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds	C	800‑762‑5035	Direct to human.
H&R Block Advisors	F	866‑295‑7912	Press 3; at prompt press 2.
HSBC	F	800‑477‑6000	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
ING Direct	B	800‑464‑3473	Direct to human.
John Hancock	F	800‑732‑5543	Press 2; at prompt press 0.
JP Morgan Chase	F	800‑392‑5749	Press 131.
Mellon Investor	F	800‑522‑6645	Press #.
Merrill Lynch	D	800‑637‑7455	Say "Advisor".
MetLife Bank	F	866‑226‑5638	Press 000 rapidly and repeatedly, ignoring messages.
Moneygram	F	800‑926‑9400	Press 0.
Morgan Stanley	F	800‑869‑3326	Press 00.
NY Life Retirement Svcs.	F	800‑586‑1413	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
PNC Bank	F	888‑762‑2265	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Primerica	F	800‑544‑5445	Press 0.
Principal Financial	F	800‑547‑7754	Enter social security #, then press 0.
Prudential Annuity	F	888‑778‑2888	Press ** at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Prudential Financial	F	800‑778‑3932	Direct to human.
Sallie Mae	F	888‑272‑5543	Press 00 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Smith Barney Benefitaccess	F	888‑822‑6067	Press 0.
Sovereign Bank	D	877‑768‑2265	Don't press or say anything.
State Farm Bank	F	877‑734‑2265	Say "operator" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Student Loan Corp.	F	800‑967‑2400	Press 5.
Student Loan People	F	888‑250‑6401	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
SunTrust	F	800‑786‑8787	Press # rapidly and repeatedly.
T. Rowe Price	F	800‑922‑9945	Say "operator" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
TD Ameritrade	F	800‑934‑4448	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Textron Financial	D	800‑388‑1826 @	Direct to human.
TIAA‑CREF	F	800‑842‑2733	Don't press or say anything.
TransUnion	F	800‑916‑8800	Press 2 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Upromise	F	888‑434‑9111	Press 0.
US Bank	F	800‑872‑2657	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
USAA Investment Mgmt	F	800‑531‑8448	Press 0# at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Vanguard Funds	D	800‑662‑2739	Press 0.
Wachovia	F	800‑922‑4684	Press 00 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Washington Mutual	F	800‑788‑7000	When prompted, press 1 to take survey or 2 to opt out; press # at each prompt thereafter, ignoring messages.
Wells Fargo	F	800‑869‑3557	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Western Union	F	800‑634‑1311	Press *##.
us government back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
Centers for Disease Control	F	800‑232‑4636	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
US Citizenship & Immigration	F	800‑375‑5283	Select language; press 2; press 4; at prompt press 0.
US Dept. of Edu ‑ Financial Aid	F	800‑433‑3243	Select language then press *0.
US Dept. of Edu ‑ Loans	F	800‑848‑0979	Don't press or say anything.
US Dept. of State ‑ Passports	F	877‑487‑2778	Select language and then press 10.
US Dept. of Transportation	F	800‑832‑5660 @	Press 000.
US Dept. of Veterans Affairs	F	800‑827‑1000	Press 10.
US FBI	B	202‑324‑3000	Direct to human.
US Federal Trade Commission	F	877‑382‑4357	Press 450 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
US Fish & Wildlife	F	800‑344‑9453	Press 0.
US Food & Drug Admin	F	301‑827‑4573	Press 1.
US Geological Survey	F	888‑275‑8747	Press 0#.
US Homeland Security ‑ FEMA	F	800‑621‑3362 @	At first prompt, select language; press 00.
US IRS	F	800‑829‑1040	Don't press or say anything.
US Mint	F	800‑872‑6468	Press 0.
US Social Security Admin	F	800‑772‑1213	Press 1; press 0 at each prompt, until SS# is requested; enter SS#.
White House	B	202‑456‑1414 @	Direct to human.
us hardware back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
Apple	F	800‑275‑2273	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Belkin Tech Support	F	800‑223‑5546 @	At prompt press 2263; press 1 at each prompt thereafter.
Brother International	F	800‑284‑4329	Press 7.
Compaq	F	800‑652‑6672	Say "operator" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Dell Sales	F	800‑624‑9897	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Dell Tech Support	F	800‑624‑9896	Press 3; say "agent" at each additional prompt, ignoring messages.
Epson	D	800‑533‑3731	Direct to human.
Fujitsu PC Support	F	800‑385‑4878	Press 00.
Gateway Computers	F	800‑846‑2000	Press 4; say "no" at each additional prompt.
Hewlett‑Packard	F	800‑474‑6836	Say "agent" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
IBM	F	800‑426‑4968	Direct to human.
Linksys	F	800‑326‑7114	Press 1; at prompt press ###.
Logitech	F	702‑269‑3457	Press 2000.
Palm	F	800‑881‑7256	Press 1; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 2.
Toshiba	F	800‑457‑7777	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Xerox	F	800‑822‑2979	Press 0.
us insurance back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
AARP Healthcare	F	800‑523‑5800	Press 1; at prompt press 4.
Aetna	F	800‑738‑7674	Say "member"; press *0.
AFLAC	F	800‑992‑3522	Press #; at prompt press #; at prompt press #; at prompt press 3.
AIG	F	877‑638‑4244	Direct to human.
Allstate	F	800‑255‑7828	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield	D	877‑526‑3425	Say "get associate" at prompt.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid	F	800‑999‑1118	Press 1000.
Ceridian Benefit Svcs.	F	800‑877‑7994	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
CIGNA	F	800‑849‑9000	Press ##.
Delta Dental	F	888‑335‑8227	After language option, press 2 for existing or 3 for new account.
Farmer's Insurance	F	800‑435‑7764	Do not press or say anything, ignoring messages.
GEICO	F	800‑841‑3000	At prompt press 6; at prompt press 1; at prompt press 5; at prompt press #.
Great West Health	F	800‑663‑8081	Press 1; at prompt press 1; press 4 at each prompt thereafter, ignoring messages.
Humana Medicare Claims	F	800‑457‑4708	Press *; at prompt press *; at prompt press 0; at prompt press 0; at prompt press *.
Liberty Mutual (Claims)	F	800‑225‑2467 @	Press 10.
Medco Insurance	F	800‑251‑7690 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Medicare	F	800‑633‑4227	Say "agent."
MetLife	F	800‑560‑5001	Press ####.
Nationwide Insurance Claims	F	800‑421‑3535	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Northwestern Mutual	F	800‑388‑8123	Press 0; press 1 to participate or 2 to decline survey.
NY Life Benefit Services	D	800‑294‑3575	Press 0.
Principal Life	F	800‑247‑4695	Press 1; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 0; at prompt press 0.
Progressive Insurance	F	800‑776‑4737	Press 000.
Secure Horizons	F	800‑228‑2144	Say "prospective member".
State Farm Auto Insurance	F	877‑734‑2265	At prompt, say "insurance."
Travelers Insurance	F	800‑252‑4633	Don't press or say anything.
UnitedHealth	F	800‑585‑6586	Select type. Say "Representative" three times.
USAA	F	800‑531‑6095	Press 000#; at prompt press #.
us internet back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
1‑800‑FLOWERS.COM	B	800‑716‑4851	Direct to human.
Amazon.com	F	800‑201‑7575	Don't press or say anything. See also.
America Online	F	800‑827‑6364	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
AT&T Worldnet	F	800‑400‑1447	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Barnes & Noble.com	F	800‑843‑2665 @	Press 16.
Bellsouth FastAccess DSL	F	888‑321‑2375	Press 1; at prompt press 1; at prompt press 1; at prompt press 1; at prompt press 2, ignoring messages.
Blockbuster Online	F	866‑692‑2789	Press 11.
Buy.com	F	877‑780‑2464	Direct to human.
CompuServe	F	800‑848‑8990	Press 1211.
Costco.com	F	800‑955‑2292	Press 55.
Earthlink	F	888‑327‑8454	Press 1; press 0 at each prompt thereafter, ignoring messages.
eBay	F	800‑322‑9266	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages. See also.
GoDaddy.com	F	480‑505‑8899	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Google	F	650‑623‑4000	Press 0.
Google AdWords	C	866‑246‑6453	Press 22.
Hughesnet	F	866‑347‑3292	Press 2.
Juno	F	888‑839‑5866	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
MSN	F	800‑386‑5550	Say "agent" at each prompt, until offered a representative; say "yes."
Napster	F	800‑839‑4210	Press 33; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 2.
NetFlix	F	888‑638‑3549	Press 0 at each prompt.
Netscape	F	866‑541‑8233	Press 000.
NetZero	F	866‑841‑1442	Press #### at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Overstock.com	F	800‑843‑2446	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
PayPal	F	888‑221‑1161	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages. See also.
People PC	F	800‑736‑7537 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
SBC DSL support	F	877‑722‑3755	Say "sales".
Sprint Broadband Direct	F	888‑996‑0001	Press 00.
Target Online	F	800 591‑3869	Press 1; don't press or say anything, ignoring messages.
Time Warner Road Runner		877‑318‑8333	Direct to human.
Ubid.com	F	800‑317‑7995	Hold for representative.
Verizon DSL	F	800‑567‑6789	Say "agent" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Verizon FiOS	F	888‑553‑1555	At prompt say "operator"; at prompt say "yes"; at prompt say "operator"; at prompt say "yes."
Wal‑Mart.com	F	800‑966‑6546	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messges.
Yahoo Personal Email	F	866‑492‑4664	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages. FYI, cost is $24.99 per issue.
Yahoo Small Business	F	866‑562‑7219	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
us mobile back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
Alltel Wireless	F	800‑255‑8351	Press 00 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Boost Mobile	F	888‑266‑7848	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Cellular One	F	888‑910‑9191	Press 4.
Cingular Wireless (AT&T)	F	800‑331‑0500	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Cingular Wireless Warranty Dept.	F	800‑801‑1101	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Metro PCS	F	888‑863‑8768	Press #43.
Motorola	C	800‑331‑6456	Press 00.
Simple Freedom	F	800‑335‑6401	Press #0#0.
Sony Ericsson Mobile	F	866‑766‑9374	Select language.
Sprint ‑ Nextel	F	800‑639‑6111	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Sprint Mobile	F	877‑349‑4413	Direct to human.
SunCom	F	800‑786‑7378	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
T‑Mobile	D	877‑537‑7389	Direct to human.
T‑Mobile Smart Access	C	877‑217‑7247	Direct to human.
Tech SupportT‑Mobile	C	877‑369‑4588	Direct to human.
Tracfone	F	800‑323‑2366	Direct to human.
U.S. Cellular	F	888‑944‑9400	Press 0.
Verizon Wireless	F	800‑922‑0204	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Virgin Mobile	F	888 292 8223 @	Direct to human.
Wirefly	F	888‑843‑2485	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
us pharmacy back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
AARP MedicareRxPlan	F	888‑867‑5575	Press 1; hold through message.
AARP Pharmacy Services	F	800‑289‑8849	Press 1; hold through message.
Aetna Rx Home Delivery	D	800‑227‑5720	Press 0.
Caremark	F	800‑262‑7890	Press 0.
CVS.com	F	888‑607‑4287	Press 0.
Drugstore.com	D	800‑378‑4786	Press 2; at prompt press 5.
Express Scripts	F	800‑206‑4005	Press 0.
Humana	F	800‑448‑6262 @	At prompts say "member," "pharmacy," "prescription benefits"; give invalid ID.
Medco Pharmacy	F	800‑987‑5269 @	Say "representative" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Omron Healthcare	F	877‑216‑1333	Don't press or say anything.
Rite Aid	F	800‑748‑3243	Don't press or say anything.
Walgreens	D	877‑250‑5823	Direct to human.
us products back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
AARP	F	888‑687‑2277	Press 0.
AT&T Business		800‑750‑2355	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Baby Bjorn	F	866‑424‑0200 @	Press 2.
Black & Decker	F	800‑544‑6986	Direct to human.
BMG Music	F	317‑692‑9200	Press #.
Bosch Power Tools	F	877‑267‑2499	Press 100.
Bose	B	800‑444‑2673	Direct to human.
Briggs & Stratton	F	414‑259‑5262	Press 0 at prompt.
Canon USA	F	800‑828‑4040	At prompt press *; at prompt press 0.
Casio	F	800‑706‑2534	Press 3.
Coca‑Cola	C	800‑438‑2653	Direct to human.
Columbia House DVD	F	888‑467‑7404 @	Press 1 for English; then don't press or say anything, ignoring messages.
Dirt Devil	F	800‑321‑1134	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Eddie Bauer	B	800‑426‑8020	Press 1.
Entertainment Weekly	F	866‑228‑1183	Say "agent." Say "yes."
Eureka Vacuum	F	800‑438‑7352	Press 17.
Evenflo	F	800‑233‑5921 @	Press 4.
Fischer‑Price	F	800‑432‑5437	Do not press or say anything, ignoring messages.
Frigidaire Parts	F	800‑599‑7569	Press 3.
FTD	F	800‑736‑3383	Press 2.
GE Appliances	F	800‑626‑2005	Press 000.
Geek Squad	F	800‑433‑5778	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Goodyear Tire	F	800‑321‑2136	Press 1; at prompt press 5.
Graco	F	800‑345‑4109 @	Press 0.
Hitachi	F	800‑448‑2244 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Holmes	F	800‑284‑3267	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Honeywell	F	800‑468‑1502	Press 11900.
Hoover	F	800‑944‑9202	Press 52.
John Deere	D	800‑537‑8233	Press 1; at prompt press 4.
Johnson & Johnson	F	800‑526‑3967	Press 0.
JVC America	F	800‑252‑5722	Press 3.
Kensington Tech Support	F	800‑535‑4242	Press 11.
KitchenAid	F	800‑422‑1230	Press 3420.
Kodak	D	800‑235‑6325	Press #.
Kodak Gallery (Ofoto)	F	800‑360‑9098	Say "agent."
Kolcraft	F	800‑453‑7673 @	Direct to human.
Lexmark	F	800‑539‑6275	Press 1.
Little Tikes	F	800‑321‑0183	Press 11.
Magnavox	F	800‑705‑2000	Select language. Say "agent."
Mattel	F	800‑524‑8697	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Maytag	F	800‑462‑9824	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
McAfee	F	888‑847‑8766	Press #40.
Memorex Electronics	F	800‑919‑3647	Press 333.
Money Magazine	F	800‑633‑9970	Don't press or say anything.
Nautilus (Bowflex)	F	800‑628‑8458	Press 3; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 4.
Netgear	F	888‑638‑4327 @	At prompt press 41.
New York Times	F	800‑698‑4637 @	Press 500.
Newsweek	F	800‑631‑1040	Press 0.
Nikon Service	F	800‑645‑6687	Press 4 at prompt.
Nintendo	F	800‑255‑3700	Press 0.
Nokia	F	888‑665‑4228	Press 1.
Number Serves all 50 states 'YES'	F	800‑726‑7864	Press 2; at prompt press 1; at prompt press 3; at prompt press 3.
Olympus ‑ Digital	F	888‑553‑4448	Press 5; at prompt press 0.
Panasonic	F	800‑211‑7262	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
PC World	F	800‑234‑3498	Press *; at prompt press 2.
People Magazine	F	866‑365‑1620	Press 0.
PepsiCo	F	800‑433‑2652	Press 0.
PETCO	D	888‑824‑7257	Don't press or say anything.
Philips Electronics	F	888‑744‑5477	Say "agent."
Pitney Bowes Equipment	F	800‑522‑0020	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Poland Spring	F	800‑950‑9396	Say "representative" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Polaroid	F	800‑343‑5000	Press 0.
Procter & Gamble	F	800‑331‑3774	Press 1.
RCA / Thompson Electronics	F	877‑794‑7977	Press 2.
Reader's Digest	F	800‑304‑2807	Press 0.
Sharp	F	800‑237‑4277	Press 1132.
Sony / Playstation	F	800‑222‑7669	Say "agent"; at prompt say "agent"; at prompt press 1; at prompt press 1.
Sports Illustrated	F	800‑284‑8800 @	Press ###, ignoring messages.
Teleflora	F	800‑835‑3356 @	Press 2.
Texas Instruments	F	800‑842‑2737	Press 0 # and hold.
Ticketmaster	F	Local	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Time Magazine	F	800‑843‑8463	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
TomTom	F	866‑486‑6866	Press 1.
TV Guide	F	800‑866‑1400	Say "customer service" twice.
USA Today	F	800‑872‑0001	Press 0.
Wall Street Journal	F	800‑568‑7625 @	Press 0 at prompt; press # at prompt; press # at prompt.
Washington Post	F	800‑627‑1150 @	Don't press or say anything.
Whirlpool	F	800‑253‑1301	Press 421; at prompt press #.
Xbox	F	800‑469‑9269	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
us shipping back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
DHL Express	D	800‑225‑5345	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
FedEx	D	800‑463‑3339	Say "representative" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Union Pacific	F	800‑877‑5123	Press #.
UPS	F	800‑742‑5877	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
UPS (International)	F	800‑782‑7892	Say "Agent" at prompt.
US Postal Service	F	800‑275‑8777	Press 5 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
us software back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
Adobe Systems	F	800‑833‑6687	At prompt, press 1.
Computer Associates	F	877‑694‑8509	Press 2.
Intuit	F	800‑811‑8766	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Microsoft Tech Support	F	800‑642‑7676	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
QuickBooks	F	888‑729‑1996	Press 0.
Symantec	D	800‑441‑7234	At prompt press 00; at prompt press 00; at prompt press 00; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 4; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 2.
us stores back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
Ace Hardware	F	866‑290‑5334	Press 0.
Advance Auto Parts	F	800‑314‑4243	Press 0.
Barnes & Noble	D	800‑422‑7717	Direct to human.
Bed, Bath & Beyond	F	800‑462‑3966	Press 4; hold.
Best Buy	F	888‑237‑8289	Press 2.
BJ's Wholesale Club	F	800‑257‑2582	Press 0#.
Blockbuster	F	214‑854‑3000	Press 22.
Borders	F	888‑812‑6657	Press 0.
Cabela's	B	800‑237‑4444	Drect to human.
Circuit City	F	800‑843‑2489	Press 0.
CompUSA	F	800‑266‑7872 @	Press 33.
CompUSA erebates	F	888‑716‑8555	Press **.
Costco	F	800‑220‑6000	Press 55.
Dillard's	A	800‑345‑5273	Direct to human.
Disney Shopping	F	800‑328‑0368	Press 0.
Home Depot	F	800‑793‑3768	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Home Shopping Net	F	800‑284‑3100	Press 0.
Ikea	F	800‑434‑4532	Press 0 quickly and repeatedly.
JC Penney Catalog	D	800‑222‑6161	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Kmart	F	866‑562‑7848	Press 13.
Lands End	A	800‑743‑9706	Direct to human.
LL Bean	A	800‑441‑5713	Direct to human.
Lowe's	F	800‑445‑6937	Press 0.
Macy's	F	800‑289‑6229	Press 4; press *# at each prompt thereafter.
Nordstrom		888‑282‑6060	Direct to human.
Office Depot	F	888‑463‑3768	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
OfficeMax	F	800‑283‑7674	Press 2.
OfficeMax Rebates	F	866‑765‑5702	Press 2; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 2; enter fake phone #; press 1 to confirm; press 1 to confirm.
Pottery Barn	F	888‑779‑5176	Don't press or say anything.
QVC	F	800‑367‑9444	Press 0.
Radio Shack	F	800‑843‑7422 @	Press 0; at prompt press 0.
Rent‑A‑Center	F	800‑422‑8186	Press 1.
Sam's Club	F	800‑964‑1917	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Sears	F	800‑469‑4663	Press 0 three times.
Sears Delivery	F	800‑732‑7747	Press 95111.
Staples	D	800‑333‑3330	Don't press or say anything.
Staples Easy Rebates	F	877‑266‑6483	Wait for "main menu" then press 0 * *.
Starbucks Coffee	F	800‑782‑7282	Press 0.
Target	F	800 591‑3869	Press 2; don't press or say anything, ignoring messages.
The Company Store	F	800‑285‑3696 @	Press 0.
Timberland	C	888‑802‑9947	Press 0.
TJ Maxx	F	800‑926‑6299	Don't press or say anything.
Toys ''R'' Us	F	800‑869‑7787	Press 1; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 7; at prompt press 2; hold through requests.
TrueValue	F	773‑695‑5000	Press 0 and ask for customer service.
Victoria's Secret	F	800‑411‑5116	Press 0 at each prompt.
Wal‑Mart	F	800‑925‑6278	Press 1433.
Williams‑Sonoma	B	877‑812‑6235	Don't press or say anything.
us telco back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
AT&T	F	800‑288‑2747	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
BellSouth	F	888‑757‑6500	Press *0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Comcast	F	800‑266‑2278	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messages.
MCI	F	888‑624‑5622	Press 2 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Qwest	F	800‑244‑1111	Press 1; say "operator" at all subsequent prompts.
Sprint Long Distance	F	800‑877‑4646	Press 000 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Talk America	F	800‑291‑9699 @	Say "Agent"; confirm phone number; say "agent" at each prompt thereafter.
Verizon (land line)	F	800‑483‑3000	Don't press or say anything.
Verizon Billing	F	888‑780‑3964	When prompted for phone number, say "Operator." Repeat if necessary.
Verizon Business	F	888‑649‑9500	Say "representative" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Verizon Fraud	C	888‑483‑7200	Direct to human.
Verizon Repair	F	800‑275‑2355	Direct to human at times, otherwise press 00.
Vonage	C	866‑243‑4357	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
us travel back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
Air Canada	F	888‑247‑2262	Press 1; at prompt press 0; at prompt press 0; at prompt press 0.
AirTran Airlines	F	800‑204‑5695	Press 0.
Alaska Air	F	800‑252‑7522	Press #.
Alitalia	F	800‑223‑5730 @	Press *.
American Airlines	F	800‑433‑7300	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
American Airlines Baggage	F	800‑535‑5225	Press 7.
Amtrak	F	877‑444‑4773	Direct to human.
Best Western	B	800‑780‑7234	Direct to human.
British Airways	F	800‑247‑9297	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Carnival Cruise	F	800‑929‑6400	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Celebrity Cruises	F	800‑647‑2251 @	Press 0.
CheapTickets	F	800‑755‑4333	Don't press or say anything; when offered customer service say "Yes."
CheapTrips	F	800‑211‑5119	Direct to human.
Comfort Inn	A	877‑424‑6423	Direct to human.
Continental Airlines	F	800‑784‑4444	Press 00 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Days Inn	A	800‑329‑7466	Direct to human.
Delta Airlines	F	800‑221‑1212	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Disney Cruise Line	F	800‑951‑3532 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Disneyland Resort	F	714‑781‑4000	Direct to human.
Expedia	F	800‑397‑3342	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Four Points by Sheraton	F	888‑625‑5144	Press 17.
Greyhound	F	800‑231‑2222 @	Press 26.
Hampton Inn	C	800‑426‑7866	Direct to human.
Hilton HHonors	F	800‑548‑8690 @	Press 5 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Holiday Inn	D	800‑465‑4329	Press 0; at prompt press 0.
Hotels.com	F	800‑346‑8357	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring prompts.
Hotwire	F	866‑468‑9473	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Hyatt Corporation	A	888‑591‑1234	Direct to human.
JetBlue Airways	B	800‑538‑2583	Press 0.
Le Meridien	F	888‑625‑5144	Press 13.
Lufthansa	C	800‑399‑5838	Direct to human.
Luxury Collection Hotels	F	888‑625‑5144	Press 15.
Mariott Rewards	F	800‑321‑7396 @	Press 0.
Marriot International	F	800‑228‑9290	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring prompts.
Midwest Airlines	F	800‑452‑2022	Press **.
Motel 6	B	800‑466‑8356	Direct to human.
Northwest Airlines	F	800‑225‑2525	Press 3 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Northwest Airlines WorldPerks	F	800‑447‑3757	At prompts say "WorldPerks," "agent," "yes," "agent," "yes."
Norwegian Cruise Line	F	866‑234‑0292	Don't press or say anything.
Orbitz	D	888‑656‑4546	Press # at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Priceline	F	800‑774‑2354	At prompt press 1; at prompt press 1; at prompt enter phone number #; at prompt enter phone number #; at prompt enter phone number #.
Princess Cruise Line	F	800‑774‑6237 @	Press 0.
Qantas	F	800‑227‑4500	Press 3; at prompt press 2; hold through message.
Radisson	B	888‑201‑1718	Direct to human.
Ramada	F	800‑828‑6644	Direct to human.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines	F	866‑562‑7625 @	Press 0.
Sheraton Hotels	F	888‑625‑5144	Press 12.
Southwest	B	800‑435‑9792	Direct to human.
Spirit Air	C	800‑772‑7117	Press 00.
St. Regis Hotels	F	888‑625‑5144	Press 0.
Super 8	B	800‑800‑8000	Direct to human.
Travelocity	F	888‑872‑8356	Press ### at prompt.
United	F	800‑864‑8331	Press 0; say "agent," say "yes"; say "domestic" or "international" as appropriate.
Universal Studios Hollywood	F	800‑864‑8377	Press 4.
US Airways	F	800‑428‑4322	Press 41.
Virgin Atlantic	F	800‑821‑5438	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
W Hotels	F	888‑625‑5144	Press 16.
Walt Disney World	A	407‑824‑2222	Direct to human.
Westin Hotels	F	888‑625‑5144	Press 11.
us tv/satellite back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
Adelphia	F	888‑683‑1000	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Cablevision	F	800‑868‑9840	Press 1. Then press 0 at each subsequent prompt.
Charter Communications	F	866‑472‑2200	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Comcast	F	800‑266‑2278	Press * at each prompt, ignoring messages.
DirecTV	F	800‑824‑9081	Don't press or say anything.
DISH network	F	800‑333‑3474	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
RCN	F	800‑746‑4726 @	Press 1; at prompt press 3; at prompt press 2; at prompt press 4.
Sirius	F	888 539‑7474	Press 1; at prompt press 0.
Time Warner Cable	F	Local	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
TiVo	F	877‑367‑8486	Say "Agent" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
XM Radio	F	800‑967‑2346	Press 0 and then say "customer service."
us utilities back to top	grade	contact	get human customer service
Commonwealth Edison		800‑334‑7661 @	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Consolidated Edison		800‑752‑6633	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Detroit Edison (DTE)		800‑477‑4747	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Florida Power & Light		800‑226‑3545	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Georgia Power		888‑660‑5890	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Pacific Gas & Electric		800‑743‑5000	At prompt say "Operator"; at prompt say "Yes"; at prompt say "Operator"; at prompt say "Yes."
Public Service Electric & Gas		800‑436‑7734	Press 0.
Southern CA Edison		800‑655‑4555	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
TXU Energy		800‑218‑7130	Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.
Virginia Electric & Power		888‑667‑3000	Don't press or say anything.