[asterisk-users] Dialplan / AGI autoanswer question

[Matthew Harrell]

Thanks.  I was hoping there might be a way to detect whether the CID 
routine was done or not.  I've still seen occasions where it wasn't available
for callers that I know had it.  Maybe my phone service is just a little
slow sometimes


> Wait(2) is what I do.
>
> Matthew Harrell wrote:
>>>> First, it seems I have to have a 2 - 3 second wait before the AGI call in
>>>> order to get valid CID data.  Usually 2 seconds suffices for this one setup
>>>> but during that time the caller has had two rings before the local extension
>>>> has even begun to ring.  Is there something I am doing wrong that causes it
>>>> to take so long to get the CID?
>>> CallerID info is sent between the first and second ring.
>> 
>> Well that would explain that problem, wouldn't it?  Is there a proper way
>> to wait for the CID data to be filled in if available or is Wait(2) my best
>> option?
>> 
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