[asterisk-users] RE: Polycom buddies question

[Doug]

At 11:56 1/18/2007, Bill Gibbs wrote:
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>A follow up (late better than never)
>
>Finally had time to sit down and look at this
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>sip.cfg
>
>    <keys key.scrolling.timeout="1" 
> key.IP_500.31.function.prim="BuddyStatus"/>
>
>This turns the Services key which I never use on 
>a 501 into the Buddy Status.  It even works while on a call.  One touch!

How do you know which buddy is being
monitored?  Does this show a screen
of buddies?



>
>Bill
>
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>From: Bill Gibbs
>Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 2:24 PM
>To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
>Subject: RE: Polycom buddies question
>
>Figures I email this and realized I can hit
>
>Menu
>1 (Features)
>4 (Presence)
>2 (Buddy Status)
>
>Wow that’s a lot of key strokes.  Anyway to 
>reduce that to a one button touch?  I don’t mind 
>doing that but I guess I should think of the users J
>
>Bill
>
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>From: Bill Gibbs
>Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 2:21 PM
>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>Subject: Polycom buddies question
>
>I know this is not asterisk specific but we all 
>know this group is used for Polycom issues as well

>
>I have hints working ok on Asterisk.  However 
>the Polycom phone will only show the buddies key 
>if there is not a call.  This defeats the 
>purpose of using the buddies to see if you can 
>transfer a call to another extension (using the 
>Buddy key to see if they are on the phone).
>
>Polycom sip version:
>1.6.6.0036 for all platforms except 11402_001
>1.6.6.0042 for 11402_001
>
>Any way around this?
>
>The big issue is moving from a key system to 
>this is the ability to use the phone to see who 
>is on the phone so you know if you can transfer 
>a call.  Obviously web based interfaces work but 
>that draws your attention from the phone to the 
>computer reducing effectiveness.
>
>Buddies half solve this

>
>Bill
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