[Asterisk-Users] (Yet another) Music on hold problem and another...

[Eric Wieling]

Neil A. Hillard wrote:
> 
> Using X-Lite to dial extension 400, I hear it ring and then get answered
> and I hear about 0.1 of a second of the on hold music and then silence.
> If I use the 'line 1' button to put the call on hold and then take it
> off again I hear another 0.1 of a second of the music.  This happens
> every time.

Sounds like Transmit Silence is OFF/NO in X-Lite config.

> My other problem is with DTMF tones - I seem to be unable to use DTMF
> tones when receiving a call through sipgate.  Asterisk is receiving
> voice as I can leave a voicemail.  Whilst recording a voicemail and
> pressing the telephone keys, I hear about the first 0.1s of the DTMF
> tone and then it mutes.  It's as if something is detecting the tone and
> muting the voice path.
> 
> I have tried with both dtmfmode = info and dtmfmode = inband in sip.conf
> (as recommended by sipgate) but the same happens !!!  This means that
> I'm unable to navigate through my menus !!!

dtmfmode=inband ONLY works with ulaw and alaw codecs.  You want 
dtmfmode=rfc2833 if you want DTMF over other codecs.

--Eric

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