[Asterisk-Users] Call on hold disconnects...

[Antony Stone]

On Friday 17 December 2004 21:10, Ferguson, Michael wrote:

> Antony,
> Thanks. It seems that the GS will not keep the call on hold.
> In the real world though, when you place a call on hold, it is held until
> further action.

Yes, although I might think that hanging up is a further action?

> The caller will hear messages, music, anything while you 
> are gone to look for a file, etc.
>
> Technically, if you place the call on hold and put the handset back on the
> cradle, you DID NOT HANG UP to end the call. If you want to hang up the
> call you will first have to take the call off hold... No.

Hm, yes, that is one reasonable way to expect things to work.   I guess it 
comes down to how this particular phone expects things to work, and if the GS 
doesn't support hangup on hold the way you want, then it's just not going to 
do things effectively for you :(

Oh well,

Antony

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