[Asterisk-Users] Music on hold on timing sources

[James Pooton]

I think MOH “works” without a timing source, but can get end up sounding
poor without one. (stuttering, etc)  At least that has been my experience.
Without a card, ztdummy becomes an option for timing if the box has the
correct USB controller to make use of:

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+timer+ztdummy

Or you can add a cheap card.  We have a box colo'd that I just threw an 8$
card in and works great for MOH, meetme, etc.

As for no MOH on hold button pressing, I'd look to your * config for MOH.. 

-James



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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Marty Mastera
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 2:01 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Music on hold on timing sources

Hello:
 
I have read that music on hold requires a timing source (which I never had
to worry about previously since the server had zaptel hardware in it)...now
I'm configuring a server in a colo which has no zaptel hardware.
 
If I use the dialplan to run MusicOnHold(), I do get the music upon dialling
that extension, but if I try to use the hold button on either a 7960 or
X-Lite I get nothing.  Is this the expected behavior?  I figured that if a
timing source was needed that MusicOnHold() should not work, but it does....
 
Thanks,
 
Marty