asterisk users - May 2006 - Voicemail indication for analog phones

I have 20 or so users with analog cordless phones connected via a 24port FXS
box (vegastream).  The vegastream supports voicemail indication via a
studder tone, which is great but I have some users asking for a more
positive (or proactive) indication of voicemail.

I had a couple ideas;

1.If an extension has a voicemail then ring the extension once per hour for
one ring, then hangup.

2.If an extension has a voicemail then ring the extension once per hour and
if answered, play something along the lines of "You have X voicemails,
please dial *97 to listen to your messages."


Something that I have to keep in mind is that some of these phones are in
residential areas, so either of the above actions would need to be time
limited (active from 8:00am to 9:00pm for example).

Has anyone done something like this before, anyone have any better ideas?
Will this have to be executed by Cron (probably because the above examples
are time based)?

Thanks for any input.

Garth
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Any CLASS MWI should also work. I do believe there is support at  
least on the Digium cards, and I think the Vega also. I am just  
installing a Vega now and will try to verify, but it might be awhile  
before I can.


On May 7, 2006, at 3:46 PM, Garth Summey wrote:
> I have 20 or so users with analog cordless phones connected via a  
> 24port FXS box (vegastream).  The vegastream supports voicemail  
> indication via a studder tone, which is great but I have some users  
> asking for a more positive (or proactive) indication of voicemail.
>
> I had a couple ideas;
>
> 1.If an extension has a voicemail then ring the extension once per  
> hour for one ring, then hangup.
>
> 2.If an extension has a voicemail then ring the extension once per  
> hour and if answered, play something along the lines of "You have X  
> voicemails, please dial *97 to listen to your messages."
>
>
> Something that I have to keep in mind is that some of these phones  
> are in residential areas, so either of the above actions would need  
> to be time limited (active from 8:00am to 9:00pm for example).
>
> Has anyone done something like this before, anyone have any better  
> ideas?  Will this have to be executed by Cron (probably because the  
> above examples are time based)?
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Garth
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There are analog phones with support for showing an envelope (or message) on
receiving VMWI. DECT phones from Siemens and Panasonic do that too (although
they are digital and wireless but they interface with analog lines). In fact,
the Siemens phones have a function to tell how many messages are waiting. Let us
not forget that Asterisk can also transmit an email message to advise (and
deliver) voicemail.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Garth Summey 
  To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com 
  Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 23:46
  Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Voicemail indication for analog phones


  I have 20 or so users with analog cordless phones connected via a 24port FXS
box (vegastream).  The vegastream supports voicemail indication via a studder
tone, which is great but I have some users asking for a more positive (or
proactive) indication of voicemail.

  I had a couple ideas;

  1.If an extension has a voicemail then ring the extension once per hour for
one ring, then hangup.

  2.If an extension has a voicemail then ring the extension once per hour and if
answered, play something along the lines of "You have X voicemails, please
dial *97 to listen to your messages."


  Something that I have to keep in mind is that some of these phones are in
residential areas, so either of the above actions would need to be time limited
(active from 8:00am to 9:00pm for example).

  Has anyone done something like this before, anyone have any better ideas? 
Will this have to be executed by Cron (probably because the above examples are
time based)?

  Thanks for any input.

  Garth


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