[asterisk-users] how to avoid call waiting? Or check DIALSTATUS before Dial()?

[Rilawich Ango]

Can you try to disable call waiting in your phone?

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:44 AM, sean darcy <seandarcy2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> sean darcy wrote:
>> I have two internal analogue extensions off a TDM400P. If the first is
>> busy, I'd like to ring the second. So:
>>
>> [incoming]
>> exten =>s,1,Answer()
>> exten =>s,n,Dial(${mainline},60)
>> exten =>s,n,ExecIf($["${DIALSTATUS}" = "BUSY"]?Dial(${secondline},30))
>>
>> But it doesn't work because * first tries Call Waiting on the main line.
>> Here I dial out:
>>
>>      -- Starting simple switch on 'DAHDI/1-1'
>>      -- Executing [140 at internal:1] Answer("DAHDI/1-1", "") in new stack
>>      -- Executing [140 at internal:2] Set("DAHDI/1-1", "CALLERID="house"
>> <2127873453>") in new stack
>>      -- Executing [140 at internal:3] Dial("DAHDI/1-1",
>> .............................
>>
>> And now an incoming call:
>>
>>      -- Executing [s at incoming:1] Answer("IAX2/nhi-10929", "") in new stack
>>      -- Executing [s at incoming:2] Dial("IAX2/nhi-10929", "DAHDI/1,60") in
>> new stack
>>      -- Called 1
>>      -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>>      -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>>      -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>>      -- DAHDI/1-2 is ringing
>>      -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>>      -- IAX2/nhi-10929 requested special control 20, passing it to DAHDI/1-2
>>      -- CPE supports Call Waiting Caller*ID.  Sending 'Seandarcy/212 573
>> 1432'
>>
>>
>> Is there a way to check the status of a dahdi channel _before_ dialing it?
>>
>> exten =>s,n,ExecIf($["DAHDI/1${DIALSTATUS}" =
>> "BUSY"]?Dial(${secondline},30)) ??
>>
>> What's special control 20  ??
>>
>> Any help appreciated.
>>
>> sean
>>
>
> BTW, this is on 1.6.1.
>
> sean
>
>
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