RE: Stopping 'Silent' phone calls

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like some interesting applications there Des.

Must get my * box working again  - never quite had it working properly :(

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Des Gibbons
> Sent: 14 June 2007 22:22
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Stopping 'Silent' phone calls
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Gareth Cook
> > Sent: 14 June 2007 18:48
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Fw: [ukha_d was] OT : Stopping 'Silent' phone
calls
>
> > Great opportunity for a HA tool here. Read the telephone
> > number, and if a match is found, auto answer and play a
> > constant "FO" message.
> >
> > So, need a Meteor, HomeSeer, and a microphone...
>
>
> I use Asterisk for this and it fills me with joy everytime I add a
> direct
> marketer to my list of numbers I do not want ringing my phone. (Can
you
> send
> me the 0800 number so I can add it ;)
>
> If you do not have a Linux server running already then it is a bit
> overkill,
> but the benefits of managing calls with Asterisk in a HA environment
> are
> many.
>
> Here are some things I have done, or plan to do shortly:-
>
> Send callers to voicemail outside of waking hours (unless from a
select
> group of numbers)
> Send callers with specific CID direct to voicemail (I do have plans to
> send
> them to an IVR from hell, but just havn't had the time to sort it)
> Forward calls to my mobile if I am expecting an important call.
> Send callers with no Caller ID to an IVR which asks them to type a
> number
> before ringing any phones (To prevent those silent calls from
overseas)
> Outgoing calls are routed to the cheapest provider, also many outgoing
> calls
> are barred depending on the code (070,09,087x, etc)
> All SWMBO's friends and family calls go straight to her extension
> without
> disturbing me :))
>
> I have only touched the surface at the moment.
>
> Cheers, Des.
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