Comments on: Direct Line Saves iPhone Users From Automated Call Hell

By: iPhizzle

iPhizzle — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:52:28 +0000

This app is awesome! What a time saver!! If you like this app, you should check out SlyDial too.

By: DeepDialing » Blog Archive » Deep Dialing Technology

DeepDialing » Blog Archive » Deep Dialing Technology — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:37:14 +0000

[...] GetHuman (www.gethuman.com) and Fonolo (www.fonolo.com). The iPhone application Direct Line also offers this [...]

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TouchType Makes iPhone Email Better With Landscape Mode — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:33:48 +0000

[...] which costs $.99, comes from the same developer, Mike Schneider, who created Direct Line (easy phone tree navigation) and Private-I (loJack for your iPhone). I like how this guy [...]

By: Fonolo Joins The Growing Arsenal Against Phone Tree Hell » The Scripts Zone

Fonolo Joins The Growing Arsenal Against Phone Tree Hell » The Scripts Zone — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:22:01 +0000

[...] Once it arrives at its destination, it calls your phone and immediately connects you. In August, we wrote about Direct Line, an iPhone application that does nearly the same thing (though it doesn’t [...]

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By: Fonolo Joins The Growing Arsenal Against Phone Tree Hell

Fonolo Joins The Growing Arsenal Against Phone Tree Hell — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:58:48 +0000

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:48:48 +0000

Meexo.com has been doing that for a while.

By: shafi

shafi — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:17:28 +0000

Not Available for windows mobile ? I want something like for windows mobile.

By: Shai Berger

Shai Berger — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:54:24 +0000

Great to hear all the enthusiasm for Deep Dialing! Let me just do a quick plug for my company, Fonolo. We take this concept to the next level by actually showing you a transcript of the phone menu so that you can properly navigate and chose the spot to call.

Direct Line and Dial Zero offer you only one path – the quickest path to an agent. But remember that not all agents are equal. If you have a billing problem, you don’t want a technical agent. Often, just hitting zero gets you the wrong person and that makes the whole process even longer.

There’s more. Check us out at http://www.fonolo.com.

By: Direct Line, te pasa directamente con un operador humano

Direct Line, te pasa directamente con un operador humano — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:40:18 +0000

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By: RahulC

RahulC — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:37:55 +0000

A very good soln to a very typical problem… does anyone knows if there is any J2ME application for phones?

By: Direct Line Takes You Straight to an Operator « Unleash your inner geek

Direct Line Takes You Straight to an Operator « Unleash your inner geek — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:08:32 +0000

[...] “iPhone only: Inventive iPhone app Direct Line navigates automated phone systems to get you directly to an operator without having to sift through menu options yourself. To use it, just launch the app, tell it who you want to call (it supports hundreds of searchable companies), and let it take care of the rest. You can simply turn on your speakerphone and let Direct Line do its work. When the operator answers, you’re ready to go. A lot of the time it appears to just stick with the old hit-zero-until-it-goes-to-a-human trick, but in most of my tests it worked really well. Aside from the convenience of going straight to the operator, it’s also just a nice repository of phone numbers for your utilities. The biggest downside: Direct Line will set you back $.99 from the App Store—so it’s not free, but it is definitely cool. Don’t have an iPhone but still want to get to an operator with minimal effort? Try previously mentioned Dial a Human.” Direct Line [via TechCrunch] [...]

By: Direct Line app: Connect to an operator in a breeze

Direct Line app: Connect to an operator in a breeze — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:40:28 +0000

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By: tinyCrunch » Blog Archive » Direct Line Gets You To An Operator

tinyCrunch » Blog Archive » Direct Line Gets You To An Operator — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:31:24 +0000

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By: Jake

Jake — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:17:06 +0000

I have to say that’s worth far more than the $.99 it’s selling for, that’s great. I’ll be downloading!

Jake
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By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:32:29 +0000

AppVee video review:

By: WIRELESS « Daily Marauder

WIRELESS « Daily Marauder — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:23 +0000

[...] Line then calls the number and preselects the appropriate choices to get you to an actual person. (http://www.tech...mated-call-hell [...]

By: Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:40:59 +0000

408-974-0421

By: TLocdawg

TLocdawg — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:10:23 +0000

Very cool App, so helpful and saves me all kinds of time. Can you make it find a United Airlines rep that speaks English?

By: Kimaccio

Kimaccio — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:07:30 +0000

Awesome!!! This is going to save me so much annoyance.

By: James Katt

James Katt — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:47:22 +0000

This is another great reason to buy an iPhone.
I love the App Store. It is like a candy store!
I just buy, buy, buy.

By: Will Johnston

Will Johnston — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:55:59 +0000

Makes me want to get an iPhone

By: Victor Caballero

Victor Caballero — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:36:13 +0000

Love it.

By: Mike Schneider

Mike Schneider — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:35:31 +0000

Mike,

Thanks for taking the time to review Direct Line.

I just fixed Air Canada and AT&T in the database, so they are now working. AT&T takes a long time to run through the process, but the program eventually gets you there.

If anyone has other feedback please send it my way: support@thisistech.com

It’s an honor to even be mentioned on TechCrunch. Thanks again.

–Mike Schneider