[asterisk-users] OT: Optimum voice problems.

[C F]

On 1/22/07, Leo Ann Boon <leo at datvoiz.com> wrote:
> C F wrote:
> >
> > 1. When they tell you that they are putting all your lines in a hunt,
> > it realy is not a hunt but just CallForwarding No Answer/Busy, what
> Some PBX implement line hunting that way. So, you need to Answer before
> you do anything else. Otherwise the PSTN switch will cheerfully go on
> its merry way while you're scrambling to route the call.

I disagree about this, this is NOT line hunting, but CallForward No
Answer. It's an ignorance from Optimums side to offer it as line
hunting.

> > that means is that if I have asterisk setup to first ring a phone for
> > 5 times and then go to an IVR and answer the phohe, it will go to the
> > next line and stop ringing the first line, and therefore never end up
> > in Voicemail or my IVR.
> > 2. No CPC, hung channles, blank voicemails, and all the other goodies
> > that come with no hangup supervison, is a daily thing.
> Make sure you configure your zaptel signaling correctly. If you have
> loopstart (fxs_ls) then the best solution is use busydetect. On my
> loopstart line, it will always hangup in <4s if the other party hangs
> up. Of course, in my loopstart setup I'll still get the occasional blank
> voicemail if the other party hung up just as asterisk goes to voicemail.
> But, that's rather normal for most voicemail system.
>
>
> Leo
>
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