[Asterisk-Users] Re: Asterisk-Users digest, Vol 1 #2711 - 15 msgs

[tad]

you can do this with MeetMe, but you don't have to. you can also use
Parking, which makes things a little simpler.

in either case, the strategy is going to be something like:
1. Record the soundfile
2. Park the inbound caller
3. Use a .call file or the manager interface to initiate an outbound call
to the mobile phone
4. play soundfile and prompt the mobile phone user to accept/reject the
call
5a. if the call is accepted, transfer the parked call to the mobile user.
5b. if the call is not accepted, unpark the call to some extension
and take whatever action you like.

be warned, * will probably have no idea whether your outbound call is
answered by a human, an answering machine, or hits a busy signal.

be further warned, i'm fairly new to * too. however, i have successfully
implemented the above. hopefully one of the more astute readers will jump
in if it seems like i'm leading you too far astray. ;)

hope this helps,
tad

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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 03:41:44 +0000
> From: "Kris Edwards" <edwardskris at qwest.net>
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Playing announcement to called user prior to Confirmation
> Reply-To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>
> Hello all,
>
> As I'm sure is pretty common, I have some extensions that dial mobile numbers
> after a local timeout.  I would like to prompt the caller to record their
> name after the local timeout and have the recipient be able to hear the name
> prior to accepting the call.
>
> Recording the message is easy enough, so I thought about doing something like
> dumping them into MeetMe after they record (change the empty conference room
> message to something more appropriate "please wait while I try mobile.. blah
> blah".. even some nice music when they wait.  Then, when the mobile is called
> I could dial some extension that plays the recorded name and decide whether
> or not I want to join the conf, but if I rejects the call, then the caller is
> stuck in the conference, right?
>
> I'm pretty new (in case it doesn't show) so if this has been covered I hope
> someone is kind enough to post a link (I've searched... nothing so far.)