[Asterisk-Users] Re: no ring on inbound SIP calls

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On Apr 10, 2005 7:15 PM, Rich Adamson <radamson at routers.com> wrote:
> > > > On incoming SIP calls, the caller just gets silence instead of ringing
> > > > until *  answers the channel.   Is this a configuration issue on my
> > > > end?
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > Correction, this is true for both IAX and SIP incoming calls on my
> > > system.  I have IAX setup with teliax and SIP with livevoip.
> > >
> >
> > Hmm, I did not realize that the Ringing command can be used before the
> > call is answered, I thought it could only be used after it was
> > answered.  Putting the Ringing command at the top of the extension
> > fixed my problem.
> 
> I don't believe an iax -> sip call is considered answered until the
> sip phone picks up. Therefore, the "r" option instructs asterisk to
> provide ringback tone until the sip does answer. (That's not necessarily
> true with some other channels though.)
> 

In this case I wasn't dialing a sip/iax phone.  This was an incoming
call from a pstn to DID's I have with teliax/livevoip.  Unless I use
Ringing, the caller doesn't get ringtone at all, just silence while
the phone is ringing.

Chris