Article: Getting a real, live human on the line Web sites help callers fed up with automated phone systems

Press 1 if you've ever been trapped in phone-system purgatory. Press 2 if you've ever yelled at an automated phone system or given up in frustration before reaching a real person.

To help consumers escape the bondage of automated phone systems, a couple of Web sites have been developed that list hundreds of company phone numbers and ways to reach a real person when calling them.

More Wisconsin companies are showing up on sites such as www.get2human.com and www.dialahuman.com.

The get2human list includes the Journal Sentinel, Midwest Airlines, Harley-Davidson Inc., Lands' End, We Energies and AT&T.

Some companies are praised for their automated phone systems, while others are criticized ...

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