[asterisk-users] Ringing for incoming call

Steve Johnson stevej456 at gmail.com
Fri Dec 18 19:58:53 CST 2009


Try putting the wait before the Answer.

...
exten => s,n,Wait(10)
exten => s,n,Answer
...

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Bob Smither <Smither at c-c-i.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am using Asterisk 1.4 on CentOS 5.  I have an incoming DID provided by
> Vitelity.  When the number is called it goes to my Asterisk box.  The
> protocol is SIP.  This all works just fine if I answer the call and
> begin a playback.
>
> I want to let the number ring for a few seconds before it is answered,
> and would like the caller to hear it ringing.  I have tried:
>
> ...
> exten => s,n,Answer
> exten => s,n,Playtones(ring)
> exten => s,n,Wait(10)
> exten => s,n,StopPlaytones()
> exten => s,n,BackGround(sound file)
> ...
>
> also
>
> ...
> exten => s,n,Answer
> exten => s,n,Ringing()
> exten => s,n,Wait(10)
> exten => s,n,BackGround(sound file)
> ...
>
> I have also tried moving the Answer app to right before the BackGround
> app.
>
> In all cases when I call the number I never hear it ringing.  After the
> 10 second delay, the BackGround app does run.  Connecting to the CLI
> does not give me any useful information - for example the Ringing app is
> shown to run, but the caller does not hear it.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> --
> Bob Smither <Smither at C-C-I.com>
>
>
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