[asterisk-users] Prevent cell phone voice mail capturing call

[Darrick Hartman]

Russell Horn wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've a DID number that gets passed to three internal phones and a cell
> phone via my outbound IAX trunk. If the cell phone is off or out of
> coverage, its voice mail captures the call.
> 
> What's the best way to avoid this? Is there a recommended way to force
> the cell phone user to press 1 before the call is passed there ala
> google voice? Or is there another way to detect the presence of the
> answering machine rather than a human?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Russell.

Require the cell phone user to press a button to accept the call (much 
the same way that the followme app does).