asterisk users - Sep 2010 - Rotary phone on Asterisk

I'm trying to use a couple of old Western Electric type 500 phones (desk
model, rotary dial).  These phones work fine, as tested with telco lines
(they dial, receiver/transmitter works fine, etc).

I'm running Asterisk 1.6.2.11.

I can't get them to dial through Asterisk.  They are connected to a Rhino
channel bank which is connected to Asterisk via a Sangnoma card (T1 with
echo cancellation).  Other phones (touch tone) work fine, as does any phone
with a pulse/tone switch, even when these electronic phones are in
"pulse"
mode.

I'm thinking that Asterisk is a bit too picky about the timing of the rotary
dial pulses to handle a mechanical system.  Is there any way to correct
this?
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Joel Maslak
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 12:29 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: [asterisk-users] Rotary phone on Asterisk

 

I'm trying to use a couple of old Western Electric type 500 phones (desk
model, rotary dial).  These phones work fine, as tested with telco lines
(they dial, receiver/transmitter works fine, etc).

I'm running Asterisk 1.6.2.11.

I can't get them to dial through Asterisk.  They are connected to a Rhino
channel bank which is connected to Asterisk via a Sangnoma card (T1 with
echo cancellation).  Other phones (touch tone) work fine, as does any phone
with a pulse/tone switch, even when these electronic phones are in
"pulse"
mode.

I'm thinking that Asterisk is a bit too picky about the timing of the rotary
dial pulses to handle a mechanical system.  Is there any way to correct
this?

 

Check this out

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?page=Asterisk+zaptel+pulse+dialing

 

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