Actually that is not true. You can have a short time where audio path is open prior to answering of the call. This depends on the provider, switch and software. I think the largest window I have seen is 90 seconds.
Alex -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 4:22 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] custom ring tone On Thu, 2005-09-22 at 22:01 +0200, Marko Rakar wrote: > yes, yes > > the thing is that local telco uses this feature for their customer > support line and also one of wireless providers now also offers ability > to customize your ring tone > > I was told that if you have analog or even ISDN BRI line that ring tone > is generated in your local teclo exchange, but if you have connection > like E1 that it is generated localy in your PBX (explanation being that So in short you can have a toll free info line without actually paying for the toll free. While its not interactive, by not sending answering supervision the caller is not charged. Interesting concept they have there, sure beats the 10k resistor trick from the analog switch days (although then you could talk to the other person). -- Trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com Bret McDanel UK +44 870 340 4605 Germany +49 801 777 555 3402 US +1 360 207 0479 or +1 516 687 5200 FreeWorldDialup: 635378 _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
