I've been taking a different approach.  Issuing 'asterisk -rx "database put
CF <extn> <cell phone>"' sets up call forwarding and 'asterisk -rx
"database del CF <extn>"' removes the forward rule.

Curt

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:46 PM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com>
wrote:

> It could be that I just need to use a larger geofence for uninterrupted
> results. I was using a radius of 100 meters.
>
>
>
> On March 31, 2015 1:39:59 PM CDT, Chris McQuistion <
> cmcquist...@watkins.edu> wrote:
>>
>> The iOS Location service seems to be pretty reliable, if a bit slow to
>> respond to location changes.  I've been using it with my home automation
>> system for quite a while, to determine when I am within 1 kilometer, 5
>> kilometers, 10 kilometers, etc.  On that system, I do different actions,
>> depending on how far I am from home (changing the thermostat setpoints,
>> mostly.)
>>
>> I have a lot of faith in the iOS location services working, within an
>> acceptable degree of range and within an acceptable timeframe.  I don't
>> need pinpoint-accurate location.  I just need it to notice when I'm within
>> a half-mile of the office or not.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:36 PM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have had mixed results with cell-tower-based location services. The
>>> problem is that the closer towers will occasionally have all channels in
>>> use, leading your phone to connect to a further-away tower. This causes
>>> your phone to think your location has changed. Does your phone support
>>> Near-Field Communications? You could mount a couple of NFC tags in your
>>> office, swipe one of them as you start work, and swipe the other as you are
>>> about to go home.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On March 31, 2015 12:05:34 PM CDT, Chris McQuistion <
>>> cmcquist...@watkins.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Some good ideas here (multiple sensors (maybe low-power bluetooth) to
>>>> detect incoming path vs outgoing path) and some not-so-good-ideas
>>>> (implanting sensors inside of my body....)
>>>>
>>>> iOS (and I assume Android as well) have low power background app
>>>> refresh (at least this is what Apple calls it) that you can use for
>>>> geo-location.  It isn't actually using GPS, as that would chew up battery
>>>> power.  It is a background process that uses info from WiFi networks, cell
>>>> towers, etc, to determine location "passively", so it doesn't chew up a lot
>>>> of battery power.
>>>>
>>>> What I got working yesterday was two IFTTT "recipes" to create files in
>>>> Google Docs and Dropbox for each time I enter or exit the Watkins area.
>>>> That part actually works.  The next step is doing something with that
>>>> information (from Google Drive or Dropbox) to launch an action on our VoIP
>>>> server.
>>>>
>>>> It still seems kludge-y to me, but I haven't heard a better suggestion
>>>> that less power (and is fully automated.)
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 6:02 AM, JMJ <roadr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 03/31/2015 12:54 AM, Tilghman Lesher wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> That's also why I suggested that you place two proximity detectors
>>>>>> along a single path.  The order in which they activate then indicates
>>>>>> ingress or egress.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And since nobody has mentioned using a Raspberry Pi yet... you could
>>>>> make a proximity detector out of a Raspberry Pi with a camera and/or a USB
>>>>> Bluetooth gadget.
>>>>>
>>>>> If the work schedule is consistent, you could just schedule the PBX to
>>>>> route calls based on the time of day.  Yeah, I know... who has a 
>>>>> consistent
>>>>> work schedule any more?  heh heh
>>>>>
>>>>> JMJ
>>>>>
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