[asterisk-users] Call Stealing

[Tilghman Lesher]

On Thursday 15 January 2009 17:36:31 Jeff LaCoursiere wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009, Tilghman Lesher wrote:
> > On Thursday 15 January 2009 13:02:32 Geoff Lane wrote:
> >> On Thursday, January 15, 2009, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote:
> >>> Cordless phones?
> >>>
> >>> Sorry, couldn't resist :)
> >>
> >> I've got some but the range isn't good enough to cover my entire
> >> house. Besides which it's bad enough playing "find the phone" when a
> >> cordless handset gets eaten by the settee or wanders off to the next
> >> room! ;)
> >
> > You could just use the Pickup application:
> >
> > Pickup(<ext>[@<context>])
> >
> > So if extension 101 in context 'incoming' is ringing:
> >
> > Pickup(101 at incoming)
>
> That doesn't work once the call is actually answered by the first
> extension, though, correct?

That is correct.  However, in the original usage scenario, you suggested that
you merely be able to pickup a remote ringing extension.  This, it will do.

-- 
Tilghman