[Asterisk-Users] Putting a call on hold

[Marconi Rivello]

Thank you for your help.

The thing is: I set my asterisk to call me at home whenever it
receives a call for my extension. So, I would like to be able to put
the person on hold, listening to the music, sometimes. Is that
possible?

Or is it possible to press a key during a conversation and get
asterisk to do something? Like the # key, but I would like asterisk to
take other actions instead of transfering.

Thanks.

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 18:45:08 -0500 (CDT), Steve Maroney
<steve at stevenet.net> wrote:
> 
> Well, your description of the scenario doesn't make much sense, but
> to answer the question if its a sip channel (softphone or hardphone), then
> simply press the hold button and hang up the handset. If the phone is on a
> zap channel (fxs port) then press flash on the phone and put the handset
> on the desk. Do not put handset back on hook, or else it will just ring
> back to you.
> 
> The # is for transfering calls, not hold.
> 
> Thank you,
> Steve Maroney
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Marconi Rivello wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > How do I put a call on hold? If i press # the music on hold plays to
> > the other person, but asterisk asks for a number to transfer... I
> > don't want to transfer, I simply want to put the person on hold, so
> > he/she can hear the music while I do something, then get them off
> > hold. Is it possible?
> >
> > The scenario: The person calls me from a SIP phone, and I receive the
> > call in a regular PSTN phone, from the FXO. I don't want any of the calls
> > to get disconnected.
> >
> > Thanks.
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