AT&T Phone Number

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  • Calls AT&T's Internet & TV support department
  • The average hold time is 89m
  • Hours are Mon-Fri 8am-7pm EST, Sat 8am-5pm EST
  • The best time to call is 8:10am
  • Popular issues for this call center: Cancel Service, Dispute a Charge, Service Outage, Change Service, and Device Support.
  • Reach a live AT&T agent: Press 0 then 8 then 4 then 2 then 1
  • What you hear when you call: If you are calling about regular exchange telephone service, press 1. For AT&T sales or service needs, press 2.

Calling AT&T Customer Care at 800-288-2020

Dec 11, 2023

Calling AT&T was a very easy task. I expected a long wait, but it only took me about 2 minutes to talk to someone, and it was very easy to navigate through the call system. This makes it likely that I'll call them again with any issues, because it really didn't feel like an issue at all to talk to them. I know some people complain about customer service, but I have no complaints with how quickly I was able to get through this system. 

I needed to add a second line to my plan for my aging mother, and wanted to talk about what my options for that were. I expected this to take awhile, but as noted it didn't and the agent was very helpful. This is surprising given how many different things AT&T manages. They have mobile service, cable services, modem rentals, and more. Therefore, I expected a wait that would have been well within the realm of reason. The fact that I only had about a 45 second wait once I was actually placed on hold is nothing short of a miracle. 

When I called, the AT&T jingle played and then a voice said, "Welcome to AT&T," followed by a message for Spanish speakers. After this, I was asked to briefly describe what I was calling about. I answered, "Adding a line," and it asked me, "Are you calling to add service to an existing AT&T account?" 

I replied that I would, and it then asked me, "Which would you like to do? Add a line, upgrade a line, or something else?" This seemed a bit repetitive but I answered that I wanted to add a line again. The automated assistant than said, "I see the number you're calling from and used it to look at your account.  Is that the account you are calling about?" When I answered yes, it said, "Okay, I can send you a link to add a new line, how should I send that to you, in a text or an email?"

This is the only part I took issue with, because I didn't want to use the online account to add a line otherwise I wouldn't have called. I prefer to talk to a person who can answer my questions, so instead of answering the question, I said, "Talk to someone." Luckily the system caught that, and said, "Let me get you to someone who can help. One minute please while I handle your request." It then asked for my passcode, which it took without a problem and transferred me to a hold line. I was told it would take about a minute, but within 45 seconds an agent with a slight accent answered the phone and smoothly helped me finish the process. 

Christian has been writing about long hold times and customer service call center experiences since 2010. He's been featured in Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and the Boston Globe.

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AT&T Customer Phone Number 800-288-2020 - Stats

Phone number to dial800-288-2020
Call-back availableYES
Call picked up by a real personYES
Department you're callingInternet & TV support
Call center hoursMon-Fri 8am-7pm EST, Sat 8am-5pm EST
Best time to dial8:10am
Average wait89 minutes
Current wait112 minutes
Rank (among phone numbers)1
Rank (overall)1
Communication channelsphone, email, facebook, web, twitter
Quality of communication50%
Quality of help32%
Customer votes64,238
Information last updatedFri Mar 15 2024 10:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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