[Asterisk-Users] snatching calls

[Paul Liew]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Billy Huddleston" <billy at nxs.net>

> how could you do this with sip and VOIP?
>
> From: "Steven Critchfield" <critch at basesys.com>
>
> > You want to look into call groups and pickup groups. To pickup the call
> > you use *8#.
> >
> > from /usr/src/asterisk/configs/zapata.conf.sample
> >
> > ;
> > ; Ring groups (a.k.a. call groups) and pickup groups.  If a phone is
> ringing
> > ; and it is a member of a group which is one of your pickup groups, then
> > ; you can answer it by picking up and dialing *8#.  For simple offices,
> just
> > ; make these both the same
> > ;
> > callgroup=1
> > pickupgroup=1
> >

As per what Steve says, the same applies for SIP, check
/usr/src/asterisk/configs/sip.conf.sample

Paul