Comments on: Asterisk 1.2 and Xs4all VoIP configuration http://blog.laimbock.com/2007/08/31/asterisk-12-and-xs4all-voip-configuration/ Observations in a fast changing World Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:03:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://blog.laimbock.com/2007/08/31/asterisk-12-and-xs4all-voip-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-2706 Patrick Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:25:51 +0000 http://blog.laimbock.com/2007/08/31/asterisk-12-and-xs4all-voip-configuration/#comment-2706 Hi Peter, You should not have to add Answer() to this part of the dialplan. It's probably a copy and paste mistake on my part. Think if it this way: if you call someone and he/she does not answer the phone then you are not charged for it by your telco (for example KPN). So if you add Answer() and someone calls you but you don't pick up the phone then the caller will get charged for this call since it was answered. So it makes total sense *not* to have Answer() in this part of the dialplan. Thanks for bringing it up. Kind regards, Patrick Hi Peter,

You should not have to add Answer() to this part of the dialplan. It’s probably a copy and paste mistake on my part. Think if it this way: if you call someone and he/she does not answer the phone then you are not charged for it by your telco (for example KPN). So if you add Answer() and someone calls you but you don’t pick up the phone then the caller will get charged for this call since it was answered. So it makes total sense *not* to have Answer() in this part of the dialplan. Thanks for bringing it up.

Kind regards,
Patrick

]]> By: Peter Zandbergen http://blog.laimbock.com/2007/08/31/asterisk-12-and-xs4all-voip-configuration/comment-page-1/#comment-2705 Peter Zandbergen Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:35:40 +0000 http://blog.laimbock.com/2007/08/31/asterisk-12-and-xs4all-voip-configuration/#comment-2705 Dear Patrick, I have been setting up Asterisk 1.4 and managed to setup communication with XS4ALL too. I had problems with the ringtone when dialing from an outside line to the xs4all number; there was no tone, but the rest worked fine. The command in the extensions.conf were. [from-xs4all] exten => xs4all_1,1,Answer() exten => xs4all_1,n,Dial(SIP/100,30,t) exten => xs4all_1,n,Hangup() I managed to get the dial tone after changing it to: [from-xs4all] ; exten => xs4all_1,1,Answer() exten => xs4all_1,1,Dial(SIP/100,30,t) exten => xs4all_1,n,Hangup() According to the documentation it is advised to use the Answer() command. Do you know why it should be left out in this case? And will it have implications? Kind regards, Peter Zandbergen Dear Patrick,
I have been setting up Asterisk 1.4 and managed to setup communication with XS4ALL too. I had problems with the ringtone when dialing from an outside line to the xs4all number; there was no tone, but the rest worked fine. The command in the extensions.conf were.

[from-xs4all]
exten => xs4all_1,1,Answer()
exten => xs4all_1,n,Dial(SIP/100,30,t)
exten => xs4all_1,n,Hangup()

I managed to get the dial tone after changing it to:
[from-xs4all]
; exten => xs4all_1,1,Answer()
exten => xs4all_1,1,Dial(SIP/100,30,t)
exten => xs4all_1,n,Hangup()

According to the documentation it is advised to use the Answer() command.

Do you know why it should be left out in this case? And will it have implications?

Kind regards,

Peter Zandbergen

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