No, haven't looked at it. We have the hardware for our new/upgraded system, but will wait until summer to implement it.
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Mark J. Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you looked at their new non-FreePBX version 3.0 alpha any?? I have > been watching to see how that develops. Also, I assume you are using > Trixbox Pro at your work? I finally force converted all my remaining > Trixbox CEs to FreePBX Distro last fall (only 5 of them still on CE). So > far, I have been pleased. I do like Elastix approach to a more unified > communication experience though. Just nervous that the new GUI will suffer > a lot "from scratch" issues. FreePBX has had a lot of years of development > invested. Still, to even have such choices rocks! > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Curt Lundgren > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 29, 2014 7:03 PM > > *To:* NLUG > *Subject:* Re: [nlug] OT: ah vengence is a dish served up in Hindi! > > > > Oops, meant to say that Elastix includes FreePBX; thus the identical > behavior. > > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, Elastix is based on Asterisk, so by default *32 adds a number to the > blacklist. Today's 'phone scammers' have learned to fake Caller ID and > will seldom if ever call from the same apparent number. > > I use *32 frequently, and for any phone scammer that doesn't change their > 'source IP address', er, Caller ID number, they are permanently blocked. I > do like that the blacklist doesn't require a 'reload' of Asterisk and > simply takes place immediately. > > It is also SWEET to have someone call with an arrogant attitude (which has > only happened once to me) and to be able to tell them I'm busy and can help > them in a few minutes. Looking at the call logs, the caller tried for > months to get through. Every attempt was a completed call (cha-ching!!!) > and received the 3-tone alert, plus the nice lady telling them the number > was not in service. > > At work where we have a Trixbox (soon to upgrade to Elastix) I have done a > bit of programming so anyone calling a DID extension we don't have attached > to a local extension will receive the 3-tone sequence followed by Allison > Smith (http://www.theivrvoice.com/) saying the extension is not yet in > service. > > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Mark J. Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does Elastix have a "blacklist" facility? All I have to do is hit *32 > after an unwanted call comes in and FreePBX adds it to the blacklist table. > When a blacklisted number comes in, it get the "no longer in service" > message. Freepbx also has it accessible in the web admin too. Ever since I > have ported my home and office numbers to VoIP (in my case, Vitelity), and > started using the blacklisting, we have been largely free of these calls. > Likewise, I religiously *32 them now too. Love it! > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Curt Lundgren > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 29, 2014 5:00 PM > *To:* NLUG > *Subject:* Re: [nlug] OT: ah vengence is a dish served up in Hindi! > > > > I receive very few telemarketer calls. I'm running Elastix, and what > callers hear when they dial my number is Charles the Electronic Butler > (with a suitable British accent) who greets them, reminds them the call may > be monitored or recorded, then passes the call to the appropriate ring > group. Many times I'll hear one ring and the call is abandoned. > > Do these people think they've reached voice mail, or are they just a wee > bit shy of Charles recording their dulcet tones? Whatever it is, it's > seldom they remain on line long enough to leave voice mail. > > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Steven S. Critchfield < > [email protected]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > I'm sure he thought he had a live one with me. Just as he was trying > > to get me to bring up Teamviewer so he could "help" me fix things, I > > started rattling off down the list of words above. He got very tripped > > up, and > > finally let fly a whole barrage of cursing, but under his breath so > > his bosses didn't overhear him! :) He sounded torked! > > > > > > I sure do love Asterisk+FreePBX's blacklisting capability, but every > > now and then, a new one comes through. This time I couldn't resist > > seeing where it would go. :) > > I have been getting a lot of calls lately from very American mid west > sounding folks trying to lower my credit card rate. They seem to also > bounce around from number to number. I have found it doesn't help me to get > worked up over their calls, but it has been fun getting them worked up over > it. > > My fun has been going ahead and pressing 1 to talk to someone. They rattle > off the opening speal again, and then I prod them for what cards they think > they can help me with. They usually rattle off the card processors, Visa, > Mastercard, Discover. > > Here is where I have to be creative. The only "card" I have is a 4 years > no interest loan for having bought a nice bed. It shows up on my credit > report as a consumer credit card with a limit of the original loan. Before > anyone wants to counsel me on this, I am paying way ahead of schedule and > about 1.5 times minimum payment to clear it fast and well before the > interest can be charged to me. Only other debt I have is my house, and a > line of credit with my bank. > > My experience so far has been a couple getting wise quickly and saying > something like, "Why did you press 1". Followed quickly by a hang up. I > have had one just hang up without commenting. > > Figured at some point they would see enough calls connected to an agent > and not "completed" that they would stop calling. > -- > Steven Critchfield [email protected] > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. 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