voicenetwork.ca's unlimited incoming (no per-minute) 647 DIDs would be
perfect for this at $1.00 each (I think it's USD). However, I don't know
their reputation and reliability. It would be cheap enough that everyone
in the office can get a voicemail DID.
Dave Donovan wrote:
On 7/5/07, *David Steele* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
OK, I've tested it out and it'll work for my initial purposes, but
is there any way I can generalize this for any one in my company
that wants to use this?
At the moment I have a specific DID for my voicemail access. Is
there a way to figure out the cell phone that is forwarding the
call? If I can get this I can build a lookup table to match back
to a voicemail box.
From my debug I'm guessing that it isn't possible - my RDNIS field
is empty and my DNIS field shows the final DNIS, not the original
number dialed (the cell phone).
You say your RDNIS field is empty. I take it you're using a PRI
service? I never got to play with RDNIS and I always assumed it would
be there if I needed it, just based on the docs. I'm disappointed to
hear that it might not
I was thinking the same thing for my users here. I have about 15 Cel
phone users with VM from the carrier and if we got rid of Rogers
voicemail it would save us a chunk of money a month. I just haven't
taken the time to work it out.
I have one possible solution to this. If your direct to mailbox
number was 416-555-1111 <http://www.snapanumber.com/> and the users
extension was 3000, you could try entering 416-555-1111
<http://www.snapanumber.com/>,,3000 as the destination number for
CFNA. That Then you just need a prompt that says "please enter the
mailbox of the person you're trying to reach". The trick is that it's
not your phone that dials that CFNA number, its stored up in the
network. I'm not sure if the carrier's switch will respect the commas
as pauses, but it might be worth a try.
Dave
Thoughts?
Thx.
On 7/5/07, *David Steele* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Thanks all!
I knew that I would be treading over old ground with this
one. I'm going to play around with a few of these options.
Cheers,
Dave.
On 7/5/07, * Ian Darwin* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
David Steele wrote:
> Hi everyone, got a question for you.
>
> I've got my business number set to simultaneously dial my
office phone
> and cell phone. If I don't pick up either it goes to my
Asterisk
> voicemail. However, if my cell phone is turned off the
call goes to my
> cell voicemail immediately.
>
> I understand why this is the case, but I'm hoping there
is a way around
> this. I want simultaneous dialing, I want centralized
voicemail, I want
> my cake and I want to eat it too.
Stop paying your cell provider for voicemail; have your
cell forward to
* voicemail; it's probably cheaper and it gives you more
control with
fewer places to look for vmail.
