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What It's Like to Call Verizon Wireless Phone Number 866-221-4096

By Adam Goldkamp

Nov 9, 2023

Calling Verizon was more difficult than I imagined, but not because the system was difficult. There were just some breakdowns along the way that made it more challenging. I suspect that Verizon could use better quality assurance with its customer care line because if it had that, then it would probably improve the system. The wait time to talk to someone is also long, which is understandable given how many different reasons people may have to call Verizon. 

I was just calling to see what they would offer me to buy out my AT&T contract, but I am sure that there are a lot of different concerns. Verizon offers in-car internet, television internet, phone lines and plenty of other services and I am sure that technical support is a constant buzz. Of course, you would think that for sales calls they would offer a bit more prompt service, but that doesn't seem to be the case, at least not in the afternoon hours, which is when I called. 

When I first called this number, the first thing I discovered was that this number is no longer active. I had it stashed somewhere, but I guess it's time to update their information because the line said, "This number is no longer active. To reach Verizon, please call 800-922-0204." I had to call twice because I wasn't prepared to write down a new number, and the number wasn't repeated. This led me to call the second number, and that was answered with this message, "Welcome to Verizon, I am the Verizon assistant. Your call may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance and security." It then informed me, "Starting with the area code, please enter or say the number you are calling about. If you are not yet a customer, press pound."

I was not a customer, so I pressed pound and got a new list of options that included: "To become a Verizon mobile customer, or for a prepaid account, press 1. Make a payment on a disconnected account, press 2. For help with a TV, press 3. Help getting the mobile number for a device, press 4. Check the status of a recycling or replacement request, press 5. For your connected car Wi-Fi, press 6. Anything else, press 7."

This would have been fine, except no matter how many times I pressed 1, the system would not recognize it. Instead, it just repeated the same options a second time, told me it didn't recognize my response and hung up on me. So when I called back and went through it again, I tried pressing 7, which did work. I don't know if this affected my wait time, though, as I spent almost 15 minutes waiting to talk to someone. Overall, it wasn't the smoothest experience. 

Adam has been tirelessly trying to help customers find the best tips and tricks to get through phone trees and writing many guides for prickly customer service problems. He's been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inside Edition and Bloomberg.

Verizon Wireless's 866-221-4096 Technical Support Number

This Verizon Wireless phone number is ranked #2 out of 7 because 179,604 Verizon Wireless customers tried our tools and information and gave us feedback after they called. The reason customers call 866-221-4096 is to reach the Verizon Wireless Technical Support department for problems like Cancel or Change Account, Dispute a Charge, Account Access, Lost or Broken Phone, Device Support. As far as we can tell, Verizon Wireless has call center locations in New York or New Jersey or Georgia or India and you can call during their open hours 24 hours, 7 days. Verizon Wireless has 7 phone numbers and 12 different ways to get customer help. We've compiled information about 866-221-4096 and ways to call or contact Verizon Wireless with help from customers like yourself. Please help us continue to grow and improve this information and these tools by sharing with people you know who might find it useful.

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Contacting Verizon Wireless in General

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