Just set the POTS lines to answer after a second ring rather than after the first. Problem solved.
On 5/26/2010 11:36 AM, Jeff LaCoursiere wrote: > Something new to me. Recently installed a 1.4.30 box for a small office > with four POTS lines in a hunt (Digium TDM410P). Had the telco put a > "call forward" option on the main line of the hunt. They dial a feature > code from their desk phones (Polycom IP450) that results in forwarding the > main number to our VoIP service. This is all to let them "try out" our > dialtone service before porting the number to us and ditching the POTS > lines. > > So we perform some test calls and they all go through fine, and everyone > is happy, BUT everytime a call comes through it ALSO causes the POTS line > to ring, and a "ghost" call rings all the phones in the office (the > desired result of an inbound call from POTS). When they answer it they > get fast busy because it isn't actually a real call. > > I spoke to the telco this morning about it and they said "oh yeah - that > is a "ring splash" that lets the customer know that a call was forwarded". > They said this was a feature of their DMS-100, it has worked that way for > twenty years, and they can't turn it off. > > So to the question - can the TDM410P somehow tell the difference between a > "ring splash" and an actual inbound call? I think in the meantime I will > send inbound POTS calls to an auto attendant that will eventually hang up, > but would love a more elegant solution ;) > > Cheers, > > j > > -- Brent Davidson Texas Country Title Company 112 W 2nd / P.O. Box 663 Cameron, TX 76520 254-605-0140 ex. 21 br...@texascountrytitle.com -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users