[Freeswitch-users] Detecting external voicemail

I put the Who? in Mishehu mishehu at freeswitch.org
Wed May 20 11:18:01 MSD 2015


That machine can be the current switch or another switch even.  If you 
have an extension where one of the applications executed is "answer", 
then there you have it, you now have billsec that increments until the 
channel is hung up.  I would not advise trying to use billsec as any 
yardstick.

-Yossi

On 05/20/2015 02:05 AM, Mitchelle Johnson wrote:
> Thanks a lot Giovanni,
>
> So if billsec in XML CDR shows a non-zero value its means the call is 
> answered either by machine or by human?
> If yes, can it not be used as a yard stick to determine if the call is 
> answered?
>
> Thanks again,
> Mitchelle
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Giovanni Maruzzelli 
> <gmaruzz at gmail.com <mailto:gmaruzz at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Billsec is seconds after call has been answered (by a human or by
>     a machine).
>
>     sent from my mobile,
>     Giovanni Maruzzelli
>     cell: +39 347 266 56 18
>
>     On May 20, 2015 8:56 AM, "Mitchelle Johnson"
>     <mitchelle.bit at gmail.com <mailto:mitchelle.bit at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi Michael,
>
>         Ashwin has specifically asked for the information on if the
>         phone call is answered by the voicemail only. If billsec is
>         not the correct way to figure out whether the call is
>         answered,(irrespective of whether voicemail or a person
>         answers the call), then what exactly billsec is?
>
>         Please share your useful knowledge.
>
>         Thanks,
>         Mitchelle
>
>         On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Michael Jerris
>         <mike at jerris.com <mailto:mike at jerris.com>> wrote:
>
>             Billsec has nothing at all to do with if its answered by
>             voicemail or a person.  There is no definitive way to
>             know, but as said elsewhere you can use group confirm or
>             some sort of answering machine detection to try to figure
>             it out, but it won't be 100%
>
>             On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, Mitchelle Johnson
>             <mitchelle.bit at gmail.com <mailto:mitchelle.bit at gmail.com>>
>             wrote:
>
>                 Hi Ankit,
>
>                 I think the CDR's (Call Detail Records) can give you
>                 information about this, the 'billsec' in XML CDR will
>                 show if the call is answered by the voicemail or not.
>
>                 Thanks,
>                 Mitchelle
>
>                 On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Ashwin Jain
>                 <ashwinrkjain at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>                     Hi all,
>
>                     We are using freeswitch 1.4.18. Our setup is very
>                     basic, we have an incoming call, which we
>                     terminate on mobile phones (via gateways).
>
>                     Is there anyway to detect if the call is picked up
>                     by mobile phone provider voicemail?
>
>                     -- 
>                     Thanks and Regards,
>                     Ashwin Jain
>
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