nah, never tried it, i just typed into google, "microsoft australia phone number"
gave them a call, got email back fairly quickly..
I am in Australia(obviously) so never tried the american 1800 numbers.
I looked up the Microsoft hotline for tech support, called them, they sent email to global help centre. They contacted me direct via email.
I have since then managed to regain control of it, by filling out that form with as much info as possible, here's what they said.....
Hi,
You have...
I contacted Microsoft Australia and they sent an email to a technical dept, they said they'd sort it but I had another go at the verification form, filled in lots of info that I could remember and that worked....
As for customer service, crap !
Like most things Internet, great when...
Tried everything listed here, lots of the links don't open and I still cannot get access to my hotmail account....technology isnt my strong point.....:(
Someone for some reason has hacked my account.
I tried to verify it but it wants to send am email to my daughters 5yr old email that she hasn't used and as such, can't get access.
I tried to fill in the verification form, apparently I don't have enough info to verify that its mine...