[Asterisk-Users] Call forwarding and Caller ID

[John Fraizer]

Erik Barker wrote:

> I've also run into this problem with passing the proper CallerID on to a
> staff phone. Our receptionist now uses the '#' transfer option to
> forward calls so that the correct (original) CallerID is passed to the
> end user.
> 
> This is the same '#' transfer option which is used to park calls etc:
> 
>         While on a call enter:
>         #<ext>
>         	
>         to transfer the call without additional entries to the
>         extensions.conf
> 
> Just my $0.02
> 
> 

If you look closely at the original caller, he wanted to be able to tell 
when a call was transferred to him by the receptionist.  The method I 
posted will (at least the way I use it) transfer the call and let you 
know via the CIDName field that it was forwarded while leaving the CID 
Number field in-tact.

This will *only* work if you are not transferring the call outbound to 
the PSTN.  Once it hits the PSTN, the CIDName field you send is pretty 
much ignored and a DIG is done against the CID number by the telco.

John