[asterisk-users] PRI hunt group

[John Novack]

Steve Totaro wrote:
> Forwarding a POTS line will not work, it is like a trunk to trunk 
> transfer so it is not "free", so the line stays busy.
>
> You need to port that number over to the PRI provider.
>
That all depends on the POTS provider.
Multiple calls from one POTS number CAN be done, but finding anyone 
these days in a business office that can do anything the least bit out 
of the ordinary is near impossible, and one may not be willing to pay 
for it.
Same with repair - The stock answer - "We checked the line from here, it 
has to be your equipment"  even with an open pair in their ( 
unmaintained ) Outside Plant  is about all one can expect.
Also, not all POTS lines are portable. In the US some ILEC's are exempt 
from the provisions of the 1996  telecom Act.
All above assume this is in the US.

John Novack
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Gondar Monn <gondarmd at gmail.com 
> <mailto:gondarmd at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thank you for your quick answers!
>     @ Brent: rollover is on, I would like to any calls that come on
>     5551234 to another DID, to be able to receive several calls on the
>     same number
>     @ Don: You are right, I am talking about a specific DID: We have
>     an analog line with busy forward setup @ the telco to forward
>     calls to 5551234 ... But 2 lines are not enough, so I would like
>     to do the same locally: All calls to 555-1234 are forwarded to
>     555-2345 to free up the line .... Does that make sense ?
>     To answer your second question: calls to 555-1234 are alerted on
>     the first channel available channel. All subsequent calls to the
>     DID report busy
>      
>     Again, Thanks for helping me out
>     G.
>     On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Don Kelly <dk at donkelly.biz
>     <mailto:dk at donkelly.biz>> wrote:
>
>         "Rollover" or "hunting" is generally the default on PRIs. It
>         sounds like
>         Gondar's concern is with a specific DID number (Do multiple
>         calls to other
>         DID numbers work OK?). I'd wonder about a couple things:
>
>         Are people dialing '5551234' directly, or are calls being
>         forwarded to that
>         number? Some call-forwarding schemes will only forward one
>         call at a time,
>         giving other callers a busy signal.
>
>         Are you sure that calls to '5551234' aren't being alerted on
>         more than one
>         channel and your Asterisk configuration is presenting the busy?
>
>         --Don
>
>         Don Kelly
>
>         PCF Corp
>         People Come First
>         651 842-1000
>         888 Don Kell(y)
>         651 842-1001 fax
>
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>         <mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com>
>         [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>         <mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com>] On Behalf Of
>         Brent Davidson
>         Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 5:37 PM
>         To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>         Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] PRI hunt group
>
>         Gondar Monn wrote:
>         > I am having trouble with a DID on a PRI. If there is a call to
>         > that DID (let say 5551234) , the next calls get a busy
>         signal. How to
>         > I go about sending the call to the next available channel ?
>         > Thanks!
>         >
>         > G.
>         >
>         >
>         If the telco is providing the PRI then you need to tell them
>         you want
>         rollover on the PRI's.  Otherwise, anybody calling across the
>         PSTN to
>         the DID number that is bound to the PRI channel is going to
>         get a busy
>         signal from the telco if that channel is in use.
>
>         _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
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