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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">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.<br>
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      -Yossi<br>
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      On 05/20/2015 02:05 AM, Mitchelle Johnson wrote:<br>
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              <div>Thanks a lot Giovanni,<br>
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              So if billsec in XML CDR shows a non-zero value its means
              the call is answered either by machine or by human?<br>
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            If yes, can it not be used as a yard stick to determine if
            the call is answered?<br>
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          Thanks again,<br>
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        Mitchelle<br>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 12:30 PM,
          Giovanni Maruzzelli <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a
              moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:gmaruzz@gmail.com"
              target="_blank">gmaruzz@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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            <p dir="ltr">Billsec is seconds after call has been answered
              (by a human or by a machine).</p>
            <p dir="ltr">sent from my mobile,<br>
              Giovanni Maruzzelli<br>
              cell: +39 347 266 56 18</p>
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                <div class="gmail_quote">On May 20, 2015 8:56 AM,
                  "Mitchelle Johnson" &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                    href="mailto:mitchelle.bit@gmail.com"
                    target="_blank">mitchelle.bit@gmail.com</a>&gt;
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                            <div>Hi Michael,<br>
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                            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?<br>
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                          Please share your useful knowledge.<br>
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                        Thanks,<br>
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                      Mitchelle<br>
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                      <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 20, 2015 at
                        12:13 PM, Michael Jerris <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:mike@jerris.com"
                            target="_blank">mike@jerris.com</a>&gt;</span>
                        wrote:<br>
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                          solid;padding-left:1ex">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%
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                                On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, Mitchelle
                                Johnson &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:mitchelle.bit@gmail.com"
                                  target="_blank">mitchelle.bit@gmail.com</a>&gt;
                                wrote:<br>
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                                        <div>Hi Ankit,<br>
                                          <br>
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                                        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.<br>
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                                      Thanks,<br>
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                                    Mitchelle<br>
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                                    <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May
                                      20, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Ashwin Jain
                                      <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a
                                          moz-do-not-send="true">ashwinrkjain@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
                                      wrote:<br>
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                                        <div dir="ltr">Hi all,
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                                          <div>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). </div>
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                                          <div>Is there anyway to detect
                                            if the call is picked up by
                                            mobile phone provider
                                            voicemail?</div>
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                                                  <div dir="ltr">Thanks
                                                    and Regards,<br>
                                                    Ashwin Jain<br>
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