[Asterisk-Users] QOH (quiet on hold)?

[Mike Ciholas]

Hi all,

I'm not yet an * user, but I'm planning to become one soon.  Here 
is a random question for you * experts:

I'm often dialed into a teleconference using an external service
(dial toll free number, enter PIN, etc). Sometimes I have an
incoming call or want to call someone else and then return to the
conference.  I can't put the conference on hold because MOH will
be injected to the conference (this is extremely rude when it
happens because the entire conference is shut down until the
holding party comes back!).  So I'm stuck.

What I want, in addition to MOH, is QOH (quiet on hold).  Then I
can put the conference on hold, no sound will disturb the other
participants, and I can return later.  Obviously I can make all
holds be quiet (no music), but I would prefer to retain MOH as
the basic hold function.  The QOH would be an additional
"feature".  I'm likely to be using Cisco phones if that matters.

So, can * do this, and if so, how?  Can MOH be selectively
enabled/disabled by extension?

Are there other ways to solve this problem besides QOH?

Thanks for everyone's help.

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