[asterisk-users] Dial plan suggestions

[Russell Handorf]

Here's some details for you all.

Asterisk 1.2
Polycom 301/601 phones

As for my existing dial plan, I'm considering starting from scratch.

Thanks again.

Gerald A wrote:
> Hiya,
> 
> On 8/14/07, *Russell Handorf* <rhandorf at handorf.org 
> <mailto:rhandorf at handorf.org>> wrote:
> 
> 
>     I've been asked to look into my home dial plan to see if I can improve
>     it by an important customer (my wife).
> 
> 
> Wives are the most difficult customers. They are demanding, and you can't
> ever get away with not making them happy. :)
> 
>     What we would like to have happen is that an inbound call rings all the
>     phones (This is done). Once one phone picks up, of course all the others
>     stop ringing (Also done). Here's the gotcha. She doesnt like having to
>     "transfer" calls to another phone; she'd rather just pick up the phone
>     and have the call be active there as well (like good 'ol land lines).
> 
> 
> You leave out what kind of phones you are using. It might be as easy as
> using a line appearance for a parking lot - or not - depending on what kind
> of phone you are using. SIP, ZAP and IAX phones, and even some within
> that may or may not support it.
> 
> I have some GXP2000's, and I think I would do it that way.
> 
> HTH ( a bit),
> Gerald.
>