[Asterisk-Users] ATXFER discussion, what's your opinion ?

[Patrick Friedel]

afoc at interconnessioni.it wrote:

>>>That's exactly my opinion: isn't ironic that the only function "joe
>>>sixpack" will use in a pbx is the worst implemented ?
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>>Maybe because most asterisk PBX's are implemented using business class
>>softphones rather than analogue phones? Most business class SIP phones
>>(and even grandstream phones) allow attended/non-attended transfers with
>>asterisk-stable and/or asterisk-head...
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>I think that's mostly right, but it should also be a "native" xfer function working the same way regarding of the user agent, some sort of common ground we can "trust"  for installation with mixed devices.
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>By the way: anyone got experience in attended trasfer with snom ? :)
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>Alessio Focardi
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  Oh, you mean the completely natural feeling "put them on hold, dial 
new party, tell them you have a transfer, hit transfer"?  I want some of 
whatever kool-aid the person who thought that one up had.  I still feel 
like I'm losing a call every time I do an attended transfer.

  Is there a _technical_ (e.g. SIP) limitation on this?