Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

2013-01-02 Thread Ron Wheeler

On 02/01/2013 3:33 PM, Danny Nicholas wrote:

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Subject: [asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

I have connected a PSTN line to a Digium FXO card.
There is also an ordinary analogue phone attached to the same line.

The Asterisk answers the line on the first ring.

I would like it to wait for a few seconds so that someone can answer the
PSTN line with an analogue phone.
This would allow a person to directly pick up the line if they wanted to or
if not, let it go to the Asterisk where it would be dispatched through the
normal process.

Currently, as soon as the analogue phone rings, the Asterisk PBX has already
answered the call and starts the "You have reached. Dial " and tries
to dispatch the call.

This makes it hard to carry on a conversation.

Ron

In your dialplan, put Wait(10) in front of Answer().  This will give the
human 4 rings to pick up before Asterisk does.





I feel pretty silly. It worked. I saw this in a few Google responses but 
thought that I had already tested this.


Now I have just dumped myself back to "newbee" status.

Thanks
Ron

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Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

2013-01-02 Thread Eric Wieling
I recommend using WaitForRing instead of Wait.

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[mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wheeler
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 2:31 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: [asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

I have connected a PSTN line to a Digium FXO card.
There is also an ordinary analogue phone attached to the same line.

The Asterisk answers the line on the first ring.

I would like it to wait for a few seconds so that someone can answer the PSTN 
line with an analogue phone.
This would allow a person to directly pick up the line if they wanted to or if 
not, let it go to the Asterisk where it would be dispatched through the normal 
process.

Currently, as soon as the analogue phone rings, the Asterisk PBX has already 
answered the call and starts the "You have reached. Dial " and tries to 
dispatch the call.

This makes it hard to carry on a conversation.

Ron

In your dialplan, put Wait(10) in front of Answer().  This will give the human 
4 rings to pick up before Asterisk does.



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Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

2013-01-02 Thread Steve Totaro
Problematic at best.  Just make a phone an extension and allow that to
ring in a hunt group.

Thanks,
Steve Totaro

On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Ron Wheeler
 wrote:
> I have connected a PSTN line to a Digium FXO card.
> There is also an ordinary analogue phone attached to the same line.
>
> The Asterisk answers the line on the first ring.
>
> I would like it to wait for a few seconds so that someone can answer the
> PSTN line with an analogue phone.
> This would allow a person to directly pick up the line if they wanted to or
> if not, let it go to the Asterisk where it would be dispatched through the
> normal process.
>
> Currently, as soon as the analogue phone rings, the Asterisk PBX has already
> answered the call and starts the "You have reached. Dial " and tries
> to dispatch the call.
>
> This makes it hard to carry on a conversation.
>
> Ron
>
> --
> Ron Wheeler
> President
> Artifact Software Inc
> email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com
> skype: ronaldmwheeler
> phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102
>
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Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

2013-01-02 Thread Danny Nicholas
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[mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wheeler
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 2:31 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: [asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

I have connected a PSTN line to a Digium FXO card.
There is also an ordinary analogue phone attached to the same line.

The Asterisk answers the line on the first ring.

I would like it to wait for a few seconds so that someone can answer the
PSTN line with an analogue phone.
This would allow a person to directly pick up the line if they wanted to or
if not, let it go to the Asterisk where it would be dispatched through the
normal process.

Currently, as soon as the analogue phone rings, the Asterisk PBX has already
answered the call and starts the "You have reached. Dial " and tries
to dispatch the call.

This makes it hard to carry on a conversation.

Ron

In your dialplan, put Wait(10) in front of Answer().  This will give the
human 4 rings to pick up before Asterisk does.



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[asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

2013-01-02 Thread Ron Wheeler

I have connected a PSTN line to a Digium FXO card.
There is also an ordinary analogue phone attached to the same line.

The Asterisk answers the line on the first ring.

I would like it to wait for a few seconds so that someone can answer the 
PSTN line with an analogue phone.
This would allow a person to directly pick up the line if they wanted to 
or if not, let it go to the Asterisk where it would be dispatched 
through the normal process.


Currently, as soon as the analogue phone rings, the Asterisk PBX has 
already answered the call and starts the "You have reached. Dial 
" and tries to dispatch the call.


This makes it hard to carry on a conversation.

Ron

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President
Artifact Software Inc
email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com
skype: ronaldmwheeler
phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102


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