How to generate message waiting dialtone with pots
Hello everyone, With some recent versions of FreeSWITCH I have been successful in getting some of my configurations to work finally. However, I still have a few remaining questions. The one I am trying to figure out now is this: With all of the POTS providers I have had, if there is a message waiting on their system, you get a waivering dialtone and a flashing light (if the phone supports it). I do not believe my board supports creating the flashing light signal to the phone. Can FreeSWITCH generate the waivering tone? How would I go about configuring it? I imagine there would be a check on voicemail to see if there are NEW messages and then setting some things in the tone file. I haven't a clue what any of those things are and would greatly appreciate help. Thank you, Trever -- "All this technology has somehow made you a stranger in your own land." -- Robert M. Pirsig
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Trever L. Adams <trever.adams@gmail.com>wrote:
Can FreeSWITCH generate the waivering tone?
IIUC, FreeSWITCH does not generate the dialtone. The VoIP phone will do that itself, and an ATA will generate it for a analog (POTS) phone. Your message wasn't clear if you are using VoIP phones, or an ATA (analog telephone adapter) with analog phones. A VoIP phone will "subscribe" with FreeSWITCH to a MWI login, and FreeSWITCH will send it a message whenever the number of messages waiting changes. In response, the VoIP phone will light the MWI and will play a stuttering dialtone when the handset is picked up. According to http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/MWI "...most ATA<http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/ATA>'s support stutter dial-tone." -- Steve
On 03/22/2013 11:40 AM, Steven Schoch wrote:
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Trever L. Adams <trever.adams@gmail.com <mailto:trever.adams@gmail.com>> wrote:
Can FreeSWITCH generate the waivering tone?
IIUC, FreeSWITCH does not generate the dialtone. The VoIP phone will do that itself, and an ATA will generate it for a analog (POTS) phone. Your message wasn't clear if you are using VoIP phones, or an ATA (analog telephone adapter) with analog phones. A VoIP phone will "subscribe" with FreeSWITCH to a MWI login, and FreeSWITCH will send it a message whenever the number of messages waiting changes. In response, the VoIP phone will light the MWI and will play a stuttering dialtone when the handset is picked up.
According to http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/MWI "...most ATA <http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/ATA>'s support stutter dial-tone."
-- Steve Thank you Steve. I am not using an ATA. I am using opvxa1200+ e159:0001 OpenVox A800P. So, unfortunately, I do not believe the MWI stutter tone is done by the hardware (DAHDI/FreeTDM). I do not believe this card can send the MWI light signal as stated.
Thank you, Trever -- "...the measure of a man is what he will do for another man, knowing he will get nothing in return." -- Unknown
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Trever L. Adams <trever.adams@gmail.com>wrote:
On 03/22/2013 11:40 AM, Steven Schoch wrote:
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Trever L. Adams <trever.adams@gmail.com>wrote:
Can FreeSWITCH generate the waivering tone?
IIUC, FreeSWITCH does not generate the dialtone. The VoIP phone will do that itself, and an ATA will generate it for a analog (POTS) phone. Your message wasn't clear if you are using VoIP phones, or an ATA (analog telephone adapter) with analog phones. A VoIP phone will "subscribe" with FreeSWITCH to a MWI login, and FreeSWITCH will send it a message whenever the number of messages waiting changes. In response, the VoIP phone will light the MWI and will play a stuttering dialtone when the handset is picked up.
According to http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/MWI "...most ATA<http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/ATA>'s support stutter dial-tone."
-- Steve
Thank you Steve. I am not using an ATA. I am using opvxa1200+ e159:0001 OpenVox A800P. So, unfortunately, I do not believe the MWI stutter tone is done by the hardware (DAHDI/FreeTDM). I do not believe this card can send the MWI light signal as stated.
Yes, the stutter tone or MWI indication must be done by the hardware. When the user lifts the handset he receives dial tone from the card. That has nothing to do with FreeSWITCH. Now, there will be some sort of communication somewhere that lets the card know that it needs to send stutter tone or MWI down the line, but I'm not at all an expert on that. Fortunately we have someone who knows all about that stuff: Moy at Sangoma. :) Moy, can you shed some light on how the MWI and/or stutter tone work with Dahdi and Sangoma cards? Thanks, MC
Thank you, Trever -- "...the measure of a man is what he will do for another man, knowing he will get nothing in return." -- Unknown
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