> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary Carr > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 1:35 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: [asterisk-users] call extension play sound file then connect caller > > I am trying to setup a context to take a inbound call, hold the call, connect > to > an external number, play a sound file to the external number, then connect > the inbound caller to the external number. > > My thought was to accept the call and place them in a parking lot. Then call > the external number, play the sound file and connect the inbound caller to > the external number. > > > Is this even possible and if so, is this the best approach? > > > Thank you in advance. >
You might look into FollowMe, especially if you want the external number to have a choice of whether or not to accept the call. A very high level overview is here: http://answers.oreilly.com/topic/2705-asterisk-how-to-use-followme-to-call-a-series-of-phone-numbers/ (though that gave me enough to get started) Thank you, Noah Engelberth MetaLINK Technologies -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
