AT&T Wireless Customer Service

I found a slight discrepancy on my AT&T bill, and I want to make sure that it's accurate. Despite looking over my bill online, I couldn't figure out a reason for the increase, so I thought the best way to solve the issue was to just call AT&T and ask. I don't enjoy waiting on hold to talk to busy companies, but it's worth it when it comes to billing. After all, I don't want to pay something that I actually don't owe just because I can't figure out my bill. 

However, AT&T provides many services, so I'm aware there is a lengthy waiting time sometimes. Between the phone services, cable services, Dish services, and internet services, they have a lot of customers across the country. This time I was warned that the weight was 10+ minutes, and it was about ten minutes. Still, it was worth figuring out my bill before any extra charges were added. 

When I called, an automated voice said, "Welcome to AT&T. Calls recorded for quality. How can I assist you today?" I responded, "Talk to someone about my bill," and then it asked right back, "What would you like to know about your bill?" I didn't want to deal with the phone system, so I just said, "Talk to an agent." It didn't seem to care, though, because it continued to say, "Okay, I can get you to an agent, but first, I'll use the number you are calling from to look up your account. Is that the number you are calling from?" Once I answered yes, it told me it found my bill and listed a few things I might have called about. Then it was weird because I told it that no, I wasn't calling about that, and there was a brief silence, and the voice assistant responded, "I'm happy I could." It didn't relate to anything said, but I didn't want it to hang up, so I said, "Talk to someone," into the silence. 

This finally worked because it responded, "I'll be happy to connect you to one of our representatives; I will note that wait times are longer than expected. Would you like to try this with me first?" I said no, and it then said, "Okay, one moment, please, while I handle your request. For security, tell me the account holder’s password. You can also say, I don't know it." After I gave them the passcode, I finally got to the hold line. Which, as I noted, did take me ten minutes, but the agent who answered was helpful, and I got my questions answered.