[Asterisk-Users] answer on # key?

[Leah Newmark]

Oh, I think I see...you want to press # so that it will hangup and execute a 
transfer to the Asterisk voicemail?

On Thursday 21 October 2004 02:30, you wrote:
> What about using the S(x) command on Dial...after x seconds, when your
> cellphone's voicemail kicks in, hang up.
> I'm not sure I understand why it makes a difference to you whether you hit
> # or *...using H is pretty simple, IMO.
>
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> >[Asterisk-Users] answer on # key?
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> From: "Matthew Simpson" <matthew at txlink.net>
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> >To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> >
> >I thought I read somewhere on the Wiki that one could give Dial() an
> >argument that would first dial the extension, but not bridge the
> > connection until the called party hit the "#" key.  It must have been
> > during one of those late night coding sessions because now I can't find
> > anything to do with that other than options to allow hangup of the call
> > by hitting "*".
> >
> >Does such an option exist?
> >
> >If not, is anyone using a Macro to do that?
> >
> >I have a system that attempts to do a Dial out to a cell phone number with
> > a 15 second timer as a find me type of application.  If the cell phone is
> > off or out of range, the 15 seconds of ring time isn't reached and the
> > caller gets connected to the cell phone's voicemail instead of the
> > Asterisk voicemail like I want.  Having the # to connect option would fix
> > this problem.