[Asterisk-Users] Call Status

[Shaun Tierney]

When I use the Dial command to connect a call using my Asterisk PBX, it
seems that the PBX says that the call was answered right when the two
channels are bridged together, rather than when the actually callee answers
their phone.  I would like to be able to detect the actual call status and
respond to it in the dialplan.  ${DIALSTATUS} just seems to tell me whether
or not the channel answered rather than the actual callee, so it equals
"ANSWER" every time I dial because the bridge is automatic.  Is there any
command or variable out there that will allow me to determine the actual
call status?

Thanks,

Shaun Tierney