[asterisk-users] Not hearing first prompt

[Erik de Wild: Tripple-o]

This does the trick for me. Sorry for not posting it earlier

As long as there is no answer the channel takes a second pause by  
jumping to (wait). As soon as the status is not "NOANSWER" anymore the  
routine jumps to (go_on) and plays the "special_message" or any other  
message of our choice.

exten => s,1(answer),Answer()
exten => s,n(gotoif),Gotoif($[ "${DIALSTATUS}" : "NOANSWER"]?wait:go_on)
exten => s,n(wait),Wait(1)
exten => s,n,Goto(gotoif)
exten => s,n(go_on),Playback(special_message)


Erik de Wild
Tripple-o
Your Asterisk migration partner

> Another solution that works for me is to add "Playback(silence/1)"  
> just
> before whatever you are about to do.  Something about the playback
> command opens the channel up.
>
> -Brent
>
> Sherwood McGowan wrote:
>> Alan Lord wrote:
>>
>>> Sherwood McGowan wrote:
>>> <snip />
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Hrm...I have encountered this before and sometimes doing an  
>>>> explicit
>>>> Answer() then a Wait(2), then calling the service can help.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this is helpful
>>>>
>>>> Sherwood McGowan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Bingo!
>>>
>>> Thanks a bunch. That sorted it.
>>>
>>> Al
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Fantastic! Very glad I could help.