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@gmail.com> wrote:

Billsec is seconds after call has been answered (by a human or by a machine).

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On May 20, 2015 8:56 AM, "Mitchelle Johnson" <mitchelle.bit@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@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@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@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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