[asterisk-users] Does X100P decode caller ID?

[Leo Ann Boon]

Yuan LIU wrote:
>
> A little googling made me realize that Asterisk demo may not be the 
> best application to look for caller ID because it tries to pick up at 
> first ring.  So I zapped demo context with a plain one.  This time, no 
> more failed success.  But Asterisk only receives
>   "New User",""
> no matter which caller calls. (Callers can be correctly identified 
> from other devices.)
>
You need to know when does your carrier send caller ID, some carriers 
send between 1st and 2nd ring, others after 2nd ring. Try a Wait(1) 
before Answer to give asterisk a little more time to pick up the callerid.

Leo