asterisk users - Oct 2004 - Billing Applications - When does the bill start??

Hi,

I have been having a look at the code for
asteriskprepaid and it appears as if the billing time
starts when the Dial command is called.

Is this correct? Does the caller get billed for the
dialling time and the call time or just the call time?


Although going off some comercial calling cards I have
used I think they start billing when you begin
thinking about the call.

Thanks,
Aaron


		
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On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:56:06 -0700 (PDT), Aaron Clauson <aza_rc@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have been having a look at the code for
> asteriskprepaid and it appears as if the billing time
> starts when the Dial command is called.
Keep in mind that the code you are looking at is just sample code...
Modify it if need be.
 
> Is this correct? Does the caller get billed for the
> dialling time and the call time or just the call time?
It's neither incorrect or correct.  The caller will be billed however
you decide they will be billed.  The script can be changed.
 
> Although going off some comercial calling cards I have
> used I think they start billing when you begin
> thinking about the call.
> 
> Thanks,
> Aaron
> 
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Ok, the mistake I made was thinking asterisk-prepaid
was talking to asterisk using STDIN and STDOUT,
whereas in fact it is calling the asterisk C methods
directly.

It's a bit to get the head around trying to work out
how best to create a small custom application:

1. AGI using STDIN & STDOUT,
2. AGI using the management socket (i.e. EAGI?),
3. AGI using asterisk C calls directly.

Option 1 is the easiest but you get only get limited
information and no events about call progress. 

Regards,
Aaron
>matthew.marlowe at gmail.com wrote:
>On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:56:06 -0700 (PDT), Aaron
Clauson <aza_rc at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have been having a look at the code for
>> asteriskprepaid and it appears as if the billing
time
>> starts when the Dial command is called.
>
>Keep in mind that the code you are looking at is just
sample code...
>Modify it if need be.
>
>> Is this correct? Does the caller get billed for the
>> dialling time and the call time or just the call
time?
>
>It's neither incorrect or correct.  The caller will
be billed however
>you decide they will be billed.  The script can be
changed.
> 
>> Although going off some comercial calling cards I
have
>> used I think they start billing when you begin
> thinking about the call.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Aaron


		
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