A:Yes! This call center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.The least busy day is Sunday, and the most busy day is Monday.
Q:
How long will I wait on hold?
A:The average hold time is 1 minute and 55 seconds.The longest hold times are on Sunday, and the shortest are on Friday.You can skip the hold time for free.
Toll-free · 24 hours, 7 days · Press 5, then 0, then 0 · For priority service, press 1. To switch to SMS, press 2. To continue with the phone call, press 3. · Free tools available: Talk for me, Skip the wait, Schedule my call
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GetHuman researchers routinely call this Sony phone number to document the phone system.
Here is how our research team describes the way the Sony phone system greets you: For priority service, press 1. To switch to SMS, press 2. To continue with the phone call, press 3.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest:Press 4
Below are some clips we've found from Sony's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:
Heard when the phone system first answers
"Thank you for calling Sony. I am Sony's support virtual assistant.
Can I help you today?"
Excerpt from a call with Sony
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 7:10 PM
They may ask your reason for calling (instead of a menu)
"Thank you for calling Sony. I am Sony's support virtual assistant.
If you have an existing case, please say, I have a case Otherwise, how can I help you today?"
Excerpt from a call with Sony
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 9:40 PM
They may ask you to enter information with the dial pad
"Thank you for contacting Sony Electronics.
If you have an existing case, press one now.
Otherwise, to be transferred to our virtual assist please use your keypad to enter your eight digit case number now."
Excerpt from a call with Sony
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 4:47 PM
They may ask you to say or enter information
"Please tell me which type of representative you need to speak with.
Say PlayStation, sales, or product support.
I will connect you to an agent for further help.
If you already have a case with us, please share the case number now or say I don't have a case."
Excerpt from a call with Sony
Saturday, July 6, 2024 4:51 PM
What are the hours and when should I call?
Sony operates the call center for this 866-909-7669 phone number 24 hours, 7 days.The short answer is that you should call on a Friday.This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 3,087 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
When you use our free AI-powered phone to call and talk, wait on hold, or navigate for you, it will automatically wait until the Sony call center opens before trying to call. It will ask your permission before it places the call, so you can also further delay that scheduled call until you are ready. But that means you can "set it and forget it" ahead of time.
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this Sony phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like Sony staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.
The least busy time to call
The least busy day to call Sony is Sunday.The most busy day to call is Monday, which averages 44% more phone calls by comparison.Again, this is based on a sample of 3,087 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
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The shortest wait on hold
We measured the shortest hold times to be on Friday.The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Sunday, which is 141% longer than the minimum.As you can see, there is more fluctuation in hold time over the course of the week than there is in call volume.
In summation, the best day to call Sony is Friday.It isn't the least busy day, but the fact that hold times are shortest combined with it being on the busy side tells us that Sony staffs up on Friday to handle the higher call volume, and that makes it the best time to call.
Calling Sony was a very easy experience, which was surprising since I assumed that it was going to be a long wait. Sony makes dozens of products, so it only seemed reasonable to think that it would take me a while to get to sales support. I also didn’t really know what I needed, so I thought that might make it a bit more complicated. I thought I might still have a warranty on my television, but I wasn’t sure if it was through Sony or Best Buy (where I bought it). I really ultimately needed to talk to someone about the fuzzy screen issues I was having to see what I needed to do next.
Of course, there are a dozen reasons why people might call Sony, starting with technical support issues. Sony makes so many different electronic items that it is not out of this realm to think that most phone calls are technical issues. After all, mine was as well, but getting through to the virtual assistant and a customer service representative wasn’t that bad despite this fact. There was a tiny bit of misdirection, but in the end, it only took me a minute and a half to get to a hold line and then another five minutes to get to a person. That is really not bad for a technical support question because I have certainly been on wait for much longer.
When I first called, I was greeted by the Sony support virtual assistant, who promptly asked me why I was calling. I said, “Talk about a warranty,” but it didn’t work. The assistant replied, "Sorry, I didn’t get that. You may ask me about things like the remote doesn’t work.” I tried to say, “I need help with my warranty again,” but the system already seemed to be moving forward, which worked just fine with me. The next thing it said was, “I will connect you to an agent; if you already have a case, please say your case number now. Or say, I don’t have a case.”
It then asked me for my last name and first name and then created a case number complete with a case number that it texted me. I had to wait in the hold line after this for an hour and then talked to someone who had to transfer me once but helped me get the answers that I needed.
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Why Customers Call Sony
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Below is a sample of recent calls to Sony, and their purpose. Are any of these similar to the reason you are trying to call?
Broken PS3 issue: "I have a broken PS three."
- From a call lasting 40s , Dec 16, 2024 2:07 AM
Broken PlayStation 3: "I'm pretty sure it's the hard drive that says something you need to point something to update database."
- From a call lasting 55s , Dec 15, 2024 5:24 PM
Broken PS3 issue: "I got a broken PS three."
- From a call lasting 1m 7s , Dec 15, 2024 4:41 PM
Information about why customers call Sony is extracted from issues that customers have reported to GetHuman.
Use the link to connect with customer service through Twitter
Sony, like many companies, provides customer service on the X platform (formerly Twitter). While it rarely entails live dialogue with a customer service rep, this channel can yield rapid response times and can be a useful option if you have an X/Twitter account.
As a last, sometimes only, resort- Sony customer service can be accessed through their website. This can entail digging through help articles before finding a form and "being allowed" to submit a problem to their team, and rarely leads to a real-time conversation, which is why GetHuman does not recommend this unless it's the only way.
Conclusion and closing notes
This is Sony's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a Sony agent. This phone number is Sony's best phone number because 43,722 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 866-909-7669 include Password Reset, Device Support, Banned Account, Technical Support, Warranty Claim/Repairs and other customer service issues. The Sony call center that you call into has employees from India, Philippines and is open 24 hours, 7 days according to customers. In total, Sony has 3 phone numbers. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to Sony representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.
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