[Asterisk-Users] 5 way calling?

[Tom Rymes]

Does this require any special changes or additions to features.conf,  
or does Asterisk by default know to flash the ZAP channel when *0 is  
pushed?

Tom

On Sep 26, 2005, at 12:11 PM, hugolivude wrote:

> Here's what I learned (thanks Larry):
>
> For example, assume you're paying for three way calling from your
> telco, and you want to place a three way call.  First establish a call
> with person A.  Press the Flash (or Link) button.  When you get the
> dialtone from Asterisk, press *0 and Asterisk sends the flashhook to
> the CO.  Now you hear another dialtone, this time from the CO.  Now
> dial the number for person B.  Press Flash (or link again), then press
> *0 to flash the CO again.  Now you have established a three way call
> through the telco.  This only works with Zap channels of course.
>
> Repeat the above on the second line to get the 5 way activated...
>
> Hugh
>
> On 8/17/05, hugolivude <hugolivude at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> I'd not bother with using the flash based 3 way calling. Instead I'd
>>> setup an account with an ITSP and make the outbound calls via IP,
>>> preferabbly via IAX2. That way to can reach out to as many people as
>>> your bandwidth allows. Simply. Conveniently.
>>>
>>> Add one IP based DID and you can let others call in to your  
>>> conference
>>> via IP.
>>>
>>
>> I've been thinking about getting some IP DIDs for other reasons
>> anyway, so thanks for the suggestion.  There's a bandwidth issue
>> however and this client is simply more comfortable keeping things on
>> copper, especially con-calls.  As I mentioned the client's paying for
>> 3-way calling from Bell, so is there no way to take advantage of this
>> and establish a three way call on a single FXO line through Asterisk?
>> I've opened another thread on this issue as it's more fundamental  
>> than
>> my original 5 way calling problem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Hugh
>>
>>
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