[Asterisk-Users] answer on # key?

[Leah Newmark]

What about using the S(x) command on Dial...after x seconds, when your 
cellphone's voicemail kicks in, hang up.
I'm not sure I understand why it makes a difference to you whether you hit # 
or *...using H is pretty simple, IMO.


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>[Asterisk-Users] answer on # key?
From: "Matthew Simpson" <matthew at txlink.net>
>To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
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>I thought I read somewhere on the Wiki that one could give Dial() an 
>argument that would first dial the extension, but not bridge the connection 
>until the called party hit the "#" key.  It must have been during one of 
>those late night coding sessions because now I can't find anything to do 
>with that other than options to allow hangup of the call by hitting "*".
>
>Does such an option exist?
>
>If not, is anyone using a Macro to do that?
>
>I have a system that attempts to do a Dial out to a cell phone number with a 
>15 second timer as a find me type of application.  If the cell phone is off 
>or out of range, the 15 seconds of ring time isn't reached and the caller 
>gets connected to the cell phone's voicemail instead of the Asterisk 
>voicemail like I want.  Having the # to connect option would fix this 
>problem.