[asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

[Danny Nicholas]

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ron Wheeler
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 2:31 PM
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Subject: [asterisk-users] Asterisk as answering machine

I have connected a PSTN line to a Digium FXO card.
There is also an ordinary analogue phone attached to the same line.

The Asterisk answers the line on the first ring.

I would like it to wait for a few seconds so that someone can answer the
PSTN line with an analogue phone.
This would allow a person to directly pick up the line if they wanted to or
if not, let it go to the Asterisk where it would be dispatched through the
normal process.

Currently, as soon as the analogue phone rings, the Asterisk PBX has already
answered the call and starts the "You have reached..... Dial ...." and tries
to dispatch the call.

This makes it hard to carry on a conversation.

Ron

In your dialplan, put Wait(10) in front of Answer().  This will give the
human 4 rings to pick up before Asterisk does.