[asterisk-users] What is the best way to campaign dial 5000 numbers? Spool files or AMI actions?

[Bruce B]

Sammy,

Would you care to elaborate please. Have you had experience doing such a
campaign using AMI? Maybe you can share of the code.

Most appreciated,


On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Sammy Govind <govoiper at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd definitely go with AMI !
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 6:39 PM, asterisk jobs <asteriskcoding at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the input but using spool files or AMI or AGI is way different
>> from each other and that is what I want to get an input on. I do have hands
>> on with all methods like I noted but want to know what the trend is
>> now-a-days and what is more robust and proven out of all three.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 8:12 AM, David Backeberg <dbackeberg at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 8:03 AM, asterisk jobs <asteriskcoding at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hi everyone,
>>> >
>>> > Using Asterisk 1.6x here with a TDM PRI. I have to run a campaign for
>>> about
>>> > 5000 numbers and then put the call to agents right away and pull up
>>> the CRM
>>> > based on the number dialed. So, I am going to be doing some PHP+Ajax
>>> work. I
>>> > am familiar with spool files but I don't like the fact that I can't
>>> read the
>>> > status of the call in real-time. However, I know that it's the easiest
>>> way
>>> > to approach the issue.
>>>
>>> The way to call 5000 numbers is to call one number, really well. Then
>>> you put it in a loop. You need to run a lab for long enough that you
>>> have the bugs worked out, before you subject real people to problems.
>>>
>>> With asterisk you can always tell the real-time status of a call, even
>>> if you initiate from a call file. Perhaps you would enjoy reading up
>>> on Local channels. Some people prefer to initiate calls from AMI. I
>>> tried it and didn't like it.
>>>
>>> But because most of us have been annoyed by an autodialer in our
>>> lives, even if we ourselves have made autodialers in the past, this is
>>> probably about the limit of the help you're going to get, unless you
>>> ask a more specific question that shows you've been trying to learn
>>> this hands-on and you've gotten stuck on a particular problem.
>>>
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