Re: [Asterisk-Users] ISDN BRI and UK Premium Rate Numbers
This is pretty standard Asterisk behaviour exten = whatever,1,NoOp exten = whatever,2,Dial(SIP/nSIP/n+1SIP/n+2) exten = whatever,3,Hangup The incoming ISDN call will ring the specified SIP phones, and will not be answered until one of them picks up. As simple as that? Thanks!! That's perfect. Faris. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[Asterisk-Users] ISDN BRI and UK Premium Rate Numbers
Can anyone help point me in the right direction please? I'm based in the UK and I want to start using a Premium Rate number with Asterisk - I think the equivalent in the US would be a 900 number. Effectively the caller pays much more to call such a number than a normal national or local call. The problem with these is that I don't want Asterisk to actually signal to the telephone network that the call has been answered until someone really does answer it, otherwise the caller will be paying a premium rate just to listen to an Asterisk-generated ring tone until someone answers the call. My setup would be chan_capi-cm and an ISDN BRI line with several MSNs (not DDIs -- this line does not support point-to-point only point to multipoint but we do have another line that does do point to point and has DDIs, and if necessary we can use it), and of course Asterisk and various SIP phones. I have very little idea where to start, as everything I normally do with Asterisk involves the call being answered immediately then put in a queue, which is no good in this case. What I really want is for the call to come in then: 1) One or more SIP phones will ring (unless they are on a call) but for Asterisk not to signal an answer just yet 2) Only when someone is free and answers the call does asterisk answer and put them through. Ideally I'd also like the caller and the person answering the call to hear a recorded message saying that calls to this number cost X per minute ... blah blah, this message being triggered only when someone answers the call. This will warn the caller *and* the person answering that this is a premium-rate call. The person answering the call will know to speak after this message has been played. But that's just an ideal situation. Right now I'm more concerned about how to stop Asterisk answering until someone is available to take the call. Can anyone help please? I don't really know where to start. The Wiki seems to be pointing me towards using DID/DDIs, but that's about as far as I've got. NOTE: We don't need the actual Premium Rate numbers themselves. We have those already (we used them with an old telephone system until recently). My problem is just to get Asterisk to work with them in the way I've outlined. Faris. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] ISDN BRI and UK Premium Rate Numbers
Faris Raouf wrote: Can anyone help point me in the right direction please? I'm based in the UK and I want to start using a Premium Rate number with Asterisk - I think the equivalent in the US would be a 900 number. Effectively the caller pays much more to call such a number than a normal national or local call. The problem with these is that I don't want Asterisk to actually signal to the telephone network that the call has been answered until someone really does answer it, otherwise the caller will be paying a premium rate just to listen to an Asterisk-generated ring tone until someone answers the call. This is pretty standard Asterisk behaviour exten = whatever,1,NoOp exten = whatever,2,Dial(SIP/nSIP/n+1SIP/n+2) exten = whatever,3,Hangup The incoming ISDN call will ring the specified SIP phones, and will not be answered until one of them picks up. Snip Ideally I'd also like the caller and the person answering the call to hear a recorded message saying that calls to this number cost X per minute ... blah blah, this message being triggered only when someone answers the call. This will warn the caller *and* the person answering that this is a premium-rate call. The person answering the call will know to speak after this message has been played. But that's just an ideal situation. Right now I'm more concerned about how to stop Asterisk answering until someone is available to take the call. H ... sorry, no idea how to do this bit - I believe it's a requirement that's been addressed before by implementing a MeetMe conference, but my recollection is hazy... ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
