[asterisk-users] Problem with Verizon Wireless

[John covici]

I have a possible suggestion  -- don't consider the call answered
unless someone types a 1 or something -- makes the dial plan more
complex, but it should work pretty well.

on Monday 03/16/2009 drew einhorn(drew.einhorn at gmail.com) wrote
 > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 6:47 PM, C F <shmaltz at gmail.com> wrote:
 > > Good luck having Verizon change that.
 > > In the meantime why don't you try implementing a call screen feature
 > > so that the call is not considered answered until a key is pressed by
 > > the one answering? That way the caller will still hear ringing until
 > > the one answering presses that key.
 > >
 > 
 > Maybe I don't understand this suggestion.
 > 
 > I think your suggestion applys to my sip phones/atas,
 > but they are not the problem.
 > 
 > The problem is that when Verizon's network notices the the cell phone
 > is currently not on their network, they pick up the call and answer with a
 > voice error message (sometimes after only one ring), before anybody
 > has a chance to answer on a sip device.
 > 
 > Or, am I misunderstanding you suggestion.
 > 
 > 
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 > Drew Einhorn
 > 
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