At 2:13 PM -0700 on 6/10/04, Paul Crick wrote:
Replying to your post before mine hit the list..

 "Please be advised that we do not support PBX system for
 receiving DTMF sounds. We understand that it was working
 for you in the past, but it is not a function that our
 network is set up to support."
So what about my analog answering machine that's connected to my ATA that's
connected to your service? Seems I can't retrieve my messages remotely any
more. I'm not a happy customer. ;-)

Seriously.. I'll give 'em a shout.. and if they tell me the same thing, I'll
probably cancel my account and go with a different provider. Passing DTMF
through the network is a basic thing - have they made a business decision
not to support it, or has some engineer forgotten to flip a switch?


While of course I can't say for certain, I strongly suspect this is a business decision. Those incoming calls are "free" to you, right? Well, they aren't "free" to iConnectHere. They want to discourage any "unusual" usage of their service which isn't covered by their per-minute charges, so turning off DTMF eliminates anyone doing clever things with Asterisk (and any other IVR) that might consume inbound minutes.

I'm now in a battle with iConnectHere, as they have refused to answer my email (actually, they have no email interface, and insist that I go through a 'web customer care portal', which bothers me greatly for reasons I won't go into here) and they have no visible phone or email support mechanism. They've been constantly overcharging me every month since I purchased their system, despite my being a large advocate of their platform when they first offered retail service, and have not once responded to my requests for refunds or billing adjustment. Service, billing, and now technical delivery of product have all suffered greatly, and I do not suggest anyone uses or pays for their product line at this point in conjunction with Asterisk or any other residential/SOHO platform.

I will be removing their configuration hints from my sample files and will not be referencing them any longer in any of the talks I provide.

JT
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