How do I get through the phone menu to a real live person?
GetHuman researchers routinely call this Portland Press Herald phone number to document the phone system.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest:Press 0 at the first menu.
Here is how our research team describes the way the Portland Press Herald phone system greets you: Classified advertising: press 1. Celebrations and announcements: press 2. Retail advertising: press 3. Circulation and home delivery: press 4. For the newsroom: press 5. For sports: press 6. For human resources: press 7. For accounts payable: press 8. For the operator: press 0. If you know your party's extension, you can enter it now.
Below are some clips we've found from Portland Press Herald'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 the Portland Press Herald and Main Sun Telegram, a part of the Maine Today Media family, Maine's largest media company and the main way to get news and deliver advertising.
Please listen carefully to the following options.
For classified advertising such as garage sales and employment, please press one."
Excerpt from a call with Portland Press Herald
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 4:27 PM
What are the hours and when should I call?
Portland Press Herald operates the call center for this 800-442-6036 phone number Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm ET.The short answer is that you should call on a Wednesday.This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 37 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
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 Portland Press Herald 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 Portland Press Herald 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 Portland Press Herald is Wednesday.The most busy day to call is Friday.Again, this is based on a sample of 37 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
The shortest wait on hold
We measured the shortest hold times to be on Thursday.The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Wednesday.
The best time to call
In summation, the best day to call Portland Press Herald is Wednesday.This is not the day with the shortest wait on hold in the phone system, but we still recommend it for its ideal combination of low call volume and short hold times. Plus we believe that Portland Press Herald staffs the call center well on Wednesday.
More Ways to Contact Portland Press Herald Customer Service
There are of course other ways to contact Portland Press Herald customer service besides the phone. Below we list the best ones, by medium.
Use this link to find customer service help through their website
As a last, sometimes only, resort- Portland Press Herald 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 Portland Press Herald'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 Portland Press Herald agent. This phone number is Portland Press Herald's best phone number because 222 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 800-442-6036 include Delivery problem, Cancel subscription, Complaint, Lower my bill and other customer service issues. Rather than trying to call Portland Press Herald first, consider describing your issue first; from that we may be able to recommend an optimal way to contact them via phone or web. In total, Portland Press Herald has 1 phone number. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to Portland Press Herald 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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