[Asterisk-Users] Ring two extensions at the same time

[G.Marshall]

>
> On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 07:19:50 -0700
>   Sean Kennedy <skennedy at tpno-co.org> wrote:
>> G.Marshall wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I can not find anything on this, so it may not be
>>>possible.....
>>>
>>>I would like to dial one number which then rings at least
>>>two extensions
>>>at the same time.  Not a hunt group, but ringing at the
>>>same time as if
>>>they were plugged into the same physical port.
>>>
>>>Does anyone know if this can be done, and if so how?
>>>
>>>Many thanks,
>>>
>>>Spencer
>>>
>> I know you can do Dial(SIP/101&SIP/102) and the like,
>>but you specify you do not want this ( not a hunt group
>>).  How do you want the call to be handled when someone
>>picks up a phone that's ringing?
>>
>> Sean
>
> Actually, that is what the "&" is for. It rings all those
> phones at the same time and not in a hunt group. Using it
> myself in a dialplan now to ring a zap channel, a sip
> phone and an outside cell phone. All ring simutaneously
> and when one phone is answered, all the others quit
> ringing.
>


Thank you to both of you.  I have used the "&" else where, but that is
where  one or other phone is live i.e. SIP phone or IAX phone but not both
at the same time.  I will give it a go.  Thank you.