Can AA answer the phone after 10 secs (or 2 rings)?
Felix:
I set up OBi110 with GV on SP1 and PSTN on Line. There is also a SIP provider on SP2, but it's almost irrelevant for my question.
There is a telephone and an answering machine connected to the device. I want to keep PSTN number for several months, but to have an answering machine have a recording "my new phone number is [GV number]". Obviously, if the caller calls GV number, this message would be confusing.
Now, even the longest delay in answering machine (6 rings) is shorter than GV's 25 seconds. I realize that I can't do anything with GV delay, and I can't do anything to make answering machine wait longer.
What I was thinking if I could force OBi pick up the phone after, say 20 secs and call, say, cell number through SP2. Or maybe some other way. This way PSTN calls would go to answering machine, and GV calls don't. And if I am near the phone, I'll pick up either way.
Is it possible?
Stewart:
I suggest that you use a separate voicemail account for the purpose. Get a free Callcentric "IP Freedom" account and get voicemail for it. Call in via SIPBroker, or set an OBi speed dial to SP2(17772223333@in.callcentric.com) where 17772223333 is the number of the new account. Set up the greeting as you desire. Have voicemail messages sent to you by email, in case callers leave messages on that system. Then, for the LINE Port, set InboundCallRoute to e.g. {ph,sp2(17772223333@in.callcentric.com;d=15} , which will allow landline calls to ring your phone for 15 seconds, before sending the call to voicemail. Calls from GV or your SIP provider would not be affected at all, assuming that the answering machine is turned off.
RFord:
The accepted norm is that 1 Ring is equivalent to 5 seconds, therefore, 5 rings is equal to approximately 25 sec. My Vtech answering machine will pickup if set to 4 rings and will not pickup if set to 6 rings for incoming GV calls (GV VM picks up between 4-5 rings). If you set your answering machine to 6 rings, your GV voicemail should kick in after ~ 5 rings. Maybe different (manufacturers) answering machines operates differently. I'm assuming that you have tried setting your answering machine to 6 rings and a test confirms that it picks up incoming GV calls before the GV VM becomes engaged?
Other than that, if you setup the following it should accomplish what you want:
Voice Services --> SP1 Service
CallForwardOnNoAnswerEnable: (Checked)
CallForwardOnNoAnswerNumber: Your_Cell_Phone_Number
CallForwardOnNoAnswerRingCount: 4
Stewart:
@Felix,
RFord's idea of using call forward on no answer is much cleaner than what I had suggested with InboundCallRoute. However, I believe that he misread your post and what you want is:
Physical Interfaces -> LINE Port
CallForwardOnNoAnswerEnable: (Checked)
CallForwardOnNoAnswerNumber: Your_Cell_Phone_Number or Your_Special_Voicemail_Service_Number
CallForwardOnNoAnswerRingCount: 4
RFord:
Stewart:
Maybe I'm a bit confused, but I thought he wants the answering machine to answer incoming PSTN calls and hear the recording: "my new phone number is [GV number]". Incoming GV calls is what I thought he wants to reroute/interrupt, so that they do not go to his resident answering machine. That is why I recommend the changes to SP1 (Assuming that is what is setup with GV). Forwarding after 4 rings an incoming GV calls will pretty much result in probably 1 or no ring on his cell phone before GV voicemail pickups the incoming GV calls, avoiding the possibility that the GV Caller will hear his announcement of a change in his PSTN number.
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