[asterisk-users] FX Dialing Odd

[Rob Schall]

Also, in the dial command.... the "w" says its for the *1 recording. Not
waiting. Is the documentation wrong? What is the correct way to wait in
the dial command?

Rob


John Novack wrote:
>
>
> Rob Schall wrote:
>> Here's a possible bug, or more likely, I'm just missing something.
>>
>> We have a pots card in one of our asterisk boxes. Its a simple
>> asterisk setup with one FXO/FXS card and basic static extensions
>> file, etc. When we dial out over the pots line, 4 out of 5 times, it
>> will work. However,every 4 or 5 times, we get an error back from the
>> provider that says "The number you have dialed..... blah blah blah". 
> Common defect in the Zaptel driver.
> It does NOT listen for dial tone, so if you have not inserted a "w" or
> three into the dial string, it will dial before the Central Office is
> ready, and it may miss a digit, causing misdials.
>
> Curious that cheap modems years ago learned to listen for dial tone,
> but  the Zaptel driver doesn't, and of course this is considered a
> "feature request" rather than a bug, and no one seems to want to fix it.
>
> John Novack
>
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