On Apr 10, 2005 3:52 PM, Rich Adamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 10, 2005 2:21 PM, snacktime <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My wife is from Russia, and we have a lot of friends here in the US > > > that have families back in Russia. While calling Russia is fairly > > > inexpensive, for someone in Russia to be able to call the US is a > > > different matter. So I'm looking at the best ways to setup a > > > callback system. Here is what I have so far. > > > > > > 1. Call from Russia to US * box using pstn. Caller enters phone > > > number to call back, hangs up. This works, but it still results in a > > > charge to the caller, and due to how long distance works for most in > > > Russia it's a pain to place a long distance call. You have to call > > > the operator and be put into a queue to place the call. > > > > > > 2. Web interface to enter the callback number. Would work, but most > > > families in Russia won't have net access. > > > > > > 3. Trigger callback via sms. Works if they have a cell phone, but > > > again most of them don't. > > > > > > Right now I'm thinking having both 1 & 2 is the best option. > > > > > > What I would really like is a completely toll free call for the > > > callers in Russia, but I havent' been able to find DID's anywhere. > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > I forgot to mention, at least from the regions of Russia I am dealing > > with, caller id just shows up as blocked, so the dial/hangup before > > answer method won't work. > > Have them send an email to a specific address, run a script against > the contents of the email, and send a voice message (via a call) to > whoever they want to talk to. Then that person can initiate the call.
Didn't think about that. Not a bad idea. Chris _______________________________________________ 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
