[Asterisk-Users] Integrating cell phone into Asterisk Extension..

[John Morris]

> Granted it takes some pre-thought, but why 
> not just use the *72/*73 codes to forward 
> when you are out of the office? 

Because I don't want to!

Do you think Asterisk isn't capable of doing either of
these?  Not even 2)?  I'm surprised, it seems to do
everything else.  I'm not giving up yet, though.

Thanks anyway.

      John


--- Steven Critchfield <critch at basesys.com> wrote:

On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 21:37, John Morris wrote:
> Thanks for the reply!
> 
> I understand why the X100P can't detect pickup.  Too
> bad!
> 
> Is there any way to implement either of the
following
> solutions:
> 
> 1)  Ring office extensions (${DESK}, TDM400Ps)
> simultaneously with ${CELL}.  If ${DESK} picks up
> first, we hang up on ${CELL} and everything's great.

> If ${CELL} picks up and a '#' is heard, we hang up
> ${DESK}, and everything's great.  Otherwise, after
20
> seconds, we go to voicmail.
> 
> If that's too far out, how about this:
> 
> 2)  Ring office extensions ${DESK}; if no pickup
after
> 20 seconds, hangup and ring ${CELL}.  If ${CELL} is
> picked up and a '#' is heard, everything's good.  If
> no '#' is heard after 20 seconds, hang up ${CELL}
and
> go to voicemail.
> 
> Thanks again for the help!  Asterisk is changing my
> phones from being a headache to being a pleasure. 
:)

Granted it takes some pre-thought, but why not just
use the *72/*73
codes to forward when you are out of the office? 

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