[Asterisk-Users] Cisco 7960 and short delay before voice startsafter ring.

[Steve Dolloff]

We have the same complaint here.  The caller doesn't hear the receiver
say hello and so no-one knows what's going on.

Stephen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Sizemore [mailto:james at deny.org]
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:38 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco 7960 and short delay before voice
> startsafter ring.
> 
> 
> >>
> >>
> > exten => 6500,1,Answer
> > exten => 6500,2,Wait,1
> > exten => 6500,3,VoicemailMain2
> >
> > Or should I say, "Me too!"
> >
> > Is this the bug for the case in question?
> >  "CSCed48311: Media takes 0.4 sec to be set up"
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -Andrew
> >
> Yes the problem is that when making outgoing calls, there is enough of
a
> delay in the call setup once the remote side picks up, that people
that
> answer the phone "hello" will be heard saying "o"  or if they talk
fast
> enough not heard at all therefor leaving a very awkward silence at the
> start of a call.
> 
> This is very annoying. A earlier  person  suggested  answering the
> calls before  dialing  and playing a ringing sound till the start of
the
> voice.  That may be a work around of sorts for some,  you will hear a
> ring then a congestion tone on call that can't connect, or a ring
before
> a operator messages (say to dial one before the number) that most
users
> may not be used to.  I'll be playing with that ideal to see what "odd"
> effect a ring has before call setup causes.
> 
> The work around may be less annoying then the problem. <smile> I'll
see.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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