asterisk users - Jul 2005 - new to Asterisk, is it possible to call two external lines and connect them using two channels

Hi All,
 I am just looking at using Asterisk now and the first thing I need to 
 do is via pass two external numbers to asterisk and call out 
 connecting the calls togther. These will be through our physical PBX connected
to the asterisk
server. We are essentially trying to connect two external numbers through
asterisk with us incurring the cost of the calls.
 
 I've been reading on call out files and the manager API. I can see 
 how to call an external number and bridge it to an extension. Do I 
 have to run an application on that extension to then dial the second 
 external number and then they both connect?

Many Thanks in advance guys
Rob
 

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Hi All,
 I am just looking at using Asterisk now and the first thing I need to 
 do is via pass two external numbers to asterisk and call out 
 connecting the calls togther. These will be through our physical PBX connected
to the asterisk
server. We are essentially trying to connect two external numbers through
asterisk with us incurring the cost of the calls.
 
 I've been reading on call out files and the manager API. I can see 
 how to call an external number and bridge it to an extension. Do I 
 have to run an application on that extension to then dial the second 
 external number and then they both connect?

Many Thanks in advance guys
Rob


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>I've been reading on call out files and the manager API. I can see 
>how to call an external number and bridge it to an extension. Do I 
>have to run an application on that extension to then dial the second 
>external number and then they both connect?
yah that an extension is the dialplan can run the meetme conf bridge
exten => _*9.,1,meetme(${EXTEN:2}|dq)
or
you can just connect both to the same asterisk meetme conference application

Thanks alot guys,
I will look further into the flash hook transfer. Essentially you are right we
know we will incurr the cost of the calls . We are providing a
marketing-consumer service to our clients, whom bill for the calls. So I need to
investigate monitoring and reporting of the calls.
Thanks again though gvuys
Rob
 


		
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