Dial Special Characters and Do not Route
hwittenb:
Since your alarm system is listening to the house line, another idea is to find a number that you can call, hopefully free, where you get silence and the number isn't affected by the *## or whatever else you dial after the call is connected. Set the number up as a speed dial and then dial that first before you dial the *##.
robi99:
What about putting in a digit map with a long timeout? The interaction should not take longer than 3 minutes.
Something Like *##S9S9S9S9S9S9S9S9S9
would that work?
hwittenb:
Quote from: robi99 on September 14, 2012, 12:22:35 pm
What about putting in a digit map with a long timeout? The interaction should not take longer than 3 minutes.
Something Like *##S9S9S9S9S9S9S9S9S9
would that work?
Try it and see.
Edit: jimates beat me to it. It doesn't dial until the completion of the interdigit timeout.
Another thought: Get a free "IP Freedom" account at CallCentric. Setup the CallCentric account to register on a softphone on your pc. Call the CallCentric account from your OBi using a sip uri setup as a Speed Dial(call account_nbr@in.callcentric.com). Answer the call on your pc and then start your *## routine.
jimates:
Quote from: robi99 on September 14, 2012, 12:22:35 pm
What about putting in a digit map with a long timeout? The interaction should not take longer than 3 minutes.
Something Like *##S9S9S9S9S9S9S9S9S9
would that work?
But I don't think the Obi will even open the line until after the dial sequence is complete.
robi99:
Most of the suggestions so far will not work. The interaction I would be doing is like arming or disarming the alarm panel.
I believe the alarm control device (DSC Escort 5580) is expecting a dial tone and only listens in while there is still a dial tone on the line. When it hears the combination "*##" it intercepts the call and allows you to interact with the alarm panel. If it does not hear the correct combination while the dial tone is still active, then it stops listening. So you cannot hit the combination after a call has been placed.
Would changing the dialing pattern help any? I mean it does not have to be "*##"...
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