[Asterisk-Users] Re: phone rings when I'm using it over VOIP - WHY?

[Andrew Thompson]

Joseph wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 08:40 +0000, Tony Mountifield wrote:
> 
>>In article <1106795533.11343.90.camel at sysconcept.ca>,
>>Joseph <syscon at interbaun.com> wrote:
>>
>>>When I use my phone to make VOIP call and another calls comes from POTS
>>>my phone rings to POTS caller.  Why?
>>>
>>>Shouldn't it generate busy signal!
>>
>>Yes, but there are all sorts of configuration errors that could result
>>in the behaviour described. Without knowing your particular setup, it
>>is impossible to know what the cause could be. Perhaps you could
>>describe in more detail.
> 
> 
> My setup is really simple.
> I have Sipura-3000 connected to * with phone1 and another SIP phone2.
> Here is my context:
> exten => 1,1,Dial(${phone1},20,tr)
> exten => 1,102,Dial(${phone2},20,tr)
> 
> I have setup two phones and have VOIP, when I make call over VOIP I
> think channel return status -1 (the call is bridged). So when a call
> comes from POTS my phone1 keeps ringing and I want to ring phone2 not
> mine. 
> If the channel return status 0 the call is transfered to priority n+1
> and that is what I want.
> 
> Why priority is "0" when I pickup the phone and hear dial tone (without
> calling out); and priority is "-1" when call is connected bridged with
> another party?
> To my understanding in both cases the phone1 is busy so why return
> different priority code???
> 


Take a look at DIALSTATUS at: 
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+variable+DIALSTATUS

Also,

Do you get a call-waiting beep when you're on the phone with the 
original party?


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