[asterisk-users] call forwarding number from outside.

[Kevin P. Fleming]

On 07/29/2011 09:12 AM, Eric Wieling wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
>> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Danny Nicholas
>> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 9:06 AM
>> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
>> Cc: jim.smithson at debsinc.com
>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] call forwarding number from outside.
>>
>> The issue with assisted transfer is that the "assisting transferer" is a second
>> call
>>
>> Outside ->  A
>>
>> A answers
>>
>> A calls B to tell them they have a call (call #2 with ID of A
>>
>> A transfers Outside but the ID stays A
>>
>>
>>
>> Blind Transfer
>>
>> Outside ->  A
>>
>> A answers
>>
>> A blind transfers to B (1 call - keeps ID.
>>
>
>  From the output of "core show application dial":
>
>      f: Force the callerid of the *calling* channel to be set as the
>      extension associated with the channel using a dialplan 'hint'. For example,
>      some PSTNs do not allow CallerID to be set to anything other than the
>      number assigned to the caller.

In Asterisk 1.8 and later, if the phones (endpoints) support it, the 
connected party display on the phone will update *after* the transfer 
has been completed to show who the person is talking to (not the person 
who performed the transfer).

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