[asterisk-users] Asterisk incoming call behaviour

[Time Bandit]

> I am using asterisk to receive call from a DID provider . In configured
> everything in freepbx properly and its working . I forwarded incoming calls
> from did to a certain extension . Now  i tried calling from another sip
> provider to this box , when i call from other provider to my DID number
> then call reaches asterisk and is sent to configured extension ..  however
> if  the extension hangs up without picking then also i am being billed at
> sip provider ( outgoing one ) . In simple words when people call me then
> they ( other people ) are billed even if configured extension isnt picked up
> and hangs the phone. Normally when you call a person and
> they hang up then you arent charged . Is
> this asterisk behaviour or is it freepbx dialplan
> the culprit here ?
check your the context into which the calls are coming. if you have an
"answer" line, there is the culprit

hth