Re: Stopping 'Silent' phone calls

[Pete Shew <pslists@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have always avoided Asterisk as I prefer cheap as chips POTS phones
and the interface cards seemed way too expensive. Has this changed and
should I retire my PIC16F877 based PBX?

Pete
> 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.
>
>