[Asterisk-Users] Sending # and Asterisk Transfer Conflict

[Eric Wieling]

Karl J. Vesterling wrote:

> 
> It would be nice to have an option where dialing two #'s would send a 
> single #.
> 
> I too have had difficulty with this.
> 
> My workaround is to use my cell when calling an IVR.
> 
> ANother workaround I have through of would be to use 99 for outgoing, 
> but with no transfer options in the Dial() setting.  This of course 
> implies you're expecting to interact with a remote IVR.
> 
> PS:  SIP Transfer only works with SIP phones...  For those of us using 
> Zapata channels we're pretty much screwed if that's your only option.

On Zap channels we use FLASH to do a transfer.