Azrobert,
Some great tips in this post, have gotten me to a point where I'm almost ready to give up FreePBX.
I just recently switched from PiaF with an ObiHai110 as FXO-FXS interface... to an Obi202 - following your advice here (
https://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=10887) tried using the Obi110 to bridge POTs to VoIP, didn't spend too long , was able to get VoIP to forward PSTN in 2 stages, but not more - in the meantime, another family member needed an ATA,so I gave him the 110 and ordered the ObiLine USB adaptor.
My ultimate aim are:
Aim 1: Callers to my VoIP trunks (1 x GoogleVoce, and 1 x VoipTalk UK DID) would ring the PH1 and PH2 phones for a number of times, after which, AA would kick in, play a message along the lines of "We're not home, Press 21# for XX, 22# for YY". Your guide here would work perfectly for that. I understand, once the AA kicks in, recording or no, callers would be able to dial any number after pressing Option 2. Is there any way of restricting calls to any number besides those presented in the AA recording (21#/22# etc) except, accommodating Aim 2 below
Aim 2 is: Add mine and the wife's cell phone number to the Circle of Trust, such that, any other number calling my POTS number would just ring PH1 and PH2, however, our cellphones would get directed to the AA, allowing us to make VoIP calls while awya from home, except, I'm hoping to disable dialling in Aim1 - any idea to achieve both?. Moons away, when I used to use a SPA3000 for POTS to VoIP briding, I had setup a dialplan such that to gain international access (011XXXX), you had to dial 9534011XXXX - the 9534 was a number known just to me, anyone dialling any other number would get a invalid number msg.
Thanks for your help.
Riz