asterisk users - Jan 2005 - Remote Voicemail Retrieval...

Hello list,

I want to listen to voicemails on my * box from a phone that is not 
local to my pbx.  I.e., from my cellphone or my PSTN work line etc.  I'm 
aware that I can forward VM to email or use a web interface but that is 
not always practical.

Other than doing an IVR type arrangement or a phone number dedicated to 
VM access is there a way to do this?  On my old POTS line I used to be 
able to call my line and simply punch "*" during unavailable message 
playback to go to the equivalent of voicemailmain().  Is there a way to 
do this in *?

Thanks!

On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 23:03 -0500, Philippe Daoust
wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I want to listen to voicemails on my * box from a phone that is not 
> local to my pbx.  I.e., from my cellphone or my PSTN work line etc. 
I'm
> aware that I can forward VM to email or use a web interface but that is 
> not always practical.
> 
> Other than doing an IVR type arrangement or a phone number dedicated to 
> VM access is there a way to do this?  On my old POTS line I used to be 
> able to call my line and simply punch "*" during unavailable
message
> playback to go to the equivalent of voicemailmain().  Is there a way to 
> do this in *?
Hmm doesn't that example you mention sound an awful lot like an IVR
setup? Essentially, once you answer the line, just make sure there is an
extension that will send you to voicemailmain. 
-- 
Steven Critchfield <critch@basesys.com>

In the same context as your Voicemail() dialplan execution add:

exten => a,1,VoicemailMain() ; you can optionally pass it a vm box number in
the ()
exten => a,2,Playback(goodbye)
exten => a,3,Hangup

Now when you dial in, while your greeting is playing hit '*' and it will
prompt you for a mbox number and password (or just a password if you
pass in a mbox number)

Randy

On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 11:03:36PM -0500, Philippe Daoust
wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I want to listen to voicemails on my * box from a phone that is not 
> local to my pbx.  I.e., from my cellphone or my PSTN work line etc. 
I'm
> aware that I can forward VM to email or use a web interface but that is 
> not always practical.
> 
> Other than doing an IVR type arrangement or a phone number dedicated to 
> VM access is there a way to do this?  On my old POTS line I used to be 
> able to call my line and simply punch "*" during unavailable
message
> playback to go to the equivalent of voicemailmain().  Is there a way to 
> do this in *?
> 
> Thanks!
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> I want to listen to voicemails on my * box from a phone that is not
> local to my pbx.  I.e., from my cellphone or my PSTN work line etc. 
I'm
> aware that I can forward VM to email or use a web interface but that is
> not always practical.
> 
> Other than doing an IVR type arrangement or a phone number dedicated to
> VM access is there a way to do this?  On my old POTS line I used to be
> able to call my line and simply punch "*" during unavailable
message
> playback to go to the equivalent of voicemailmain().  Is there a way to
> do this in *?
You can include the voicemail extension in your incomig-line context

That way, while you are in the main menu, you could punch 8500 (or
whatever extension is you voicemail)

At least, that's the way I did it

Hope that help

On Sat, 2005-01-15 at 15:03, Philippe Daoust wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I want to listen to voicemails on my * box from a phone that is not 
> local to my pbx.  I.e., from my cellphone or my PSTN work line etc. 
I'm
> aware that I can forward VM to email or use a web interface but that is 
> not always practical.
> 
> Other than doing an IVR type arrangement or a phone number dedicated to 
> VM access is there a way to do this?  On my old POTS line I used to be 
> able to call my line and simply punch "*" during unavailable
message
> playback to go to the equivalent of voicemailmain().  Is there a way to 
> do this in *?
Set up voicemailmain in an extension that is part of the context used by
the dial in line and use a Background message so that you can capture
the DTMF for the extension.
> 
> Thanks!
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asterisk-users-request@lists.digium.com is believed to have said: 
>> Other than doing an IVR type arrangement or a phone number dedicated to
>> VM access is there a way to do this?  On my old POTS line I used to be 
>> able to call my line and simply punch "*" during unavailable
message
>> playback to go to the equivalent of voicemailmain().  Is there a way to
>> do this in *?
>
>Hmm doesn't that example you mention sound an awful lot like an IVR
>setup? Essentially, once you answer the line, just make sure there is an
>extension that will send you to voicemailmain. 
Well,

a simple thing (if you know from where you want to call in) you could
detect eg the callerID of your cellphone and add a matching for '*' to
send you to your voicemails...

HTH
Aldo