[Asterisk-Users] Sipua SPA-2000 and liong delay after dialling number

[Remco Barende]

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, David John Walsh wrote:

> The "delay" is a time out.  The SPA does not know how many numbers it is 
> expecting before it has a complete number for your system.  The invite 
> message is sent as a single message to asterisk containing the whole number 
> string, as apposed to each number individually.
>
> In simple terms you have 2 options at your disposal :
>
> a)  encorage users to adopt pressing gate / pound / hash (the noughts and 
> crosses board above "9" on the keypad - i cant belive this keyboard doesn't 
> have the symbol ;)  at the end of the last digit - this in the sipura (like 
> 99% of telephony devices) is treated as a send / termination / enter 
> instruction and sends the instruction (invite message) to asterisk immediatly
>
> Note this only applies if your using a touch-tone / dtmf (dual-tone 
> multi-frequency) enabled hand set.

Great, thanks! This is the easiest solution, the intercom can dial a * and 
# I only have to terminate the number with an # :)

Thanks for the tip! All my visitors at the door will be greatful :)