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sbiddle: If you're after suggestions for cool new features Phil how hard would it be to impliment a user database that they can add alphanumeric tags linked to phone numbers so you can send alphanumeric CID's?
It's one of the things I love about Asterisk, I can just add numbers to the database and see the name of the caller as well. I know many people add numbers to their phone books now in cordless phones but if you've got multiple phones then you need to program every device to do this.
It's one of the cool things I like about Asterisk! :-)
maverick:sbiddle: If you're after suggestions for cool new features Phil how hard would it be to impliment a user database that they can add alphanumeric tags linked to phone numbers so you can send alphanumeric CID's?
It's one of the things I love about Asterisk, I can just add numbers to the database and see the name of the caller as well. I know many people add numbers to their phone books now in cordless phones but if you've got multiple phones then you need to program every device to do this.
It's one of the cool things I like about Asterisk! :-)
Actually Steve that is there already, if your phone is capable of Alpha Numeric Display as well as CLI you will see any VFX user calling you will also have the Name Displayed........One of the Cool things I like about VFX
sbiddle: ...if you've got multiple phones then you need to program every device to do this.
RedJungle: I've often thought something like that would be useful.
If you did go down that road. It would be great if a web API for VFX was available. Then developers (like me) could easily put together apps to sync contacts etc.
In an ideal world I'd love to see an API exposing all the features available. For example, I could then create a little app that runs in my system tray which I could click as I walk out of the office to have the VFX line turn on call forwarding to my mobile. Click again upon my return and the forwarding is cancelled.
Anyhoo, probably getting out of the realms of a home phone replacement service now. ;)
sbiddle:RedJungle: I've often thought something like that would be useful.
If you did go down that road. It would be great if a web API for VFX was available. Then developers (like me) could easily put together apps to sync contacts etc.
In an ideal world I'd love to see an API exposing all the features available. For example, I could then create a little app that runs in my system tray which I could click as I walk out of the office to have the VFX line turn on call forwarding to my mobile. Click again upon my return and the forwarding is cancelled.
Anyhoo, probably getting out of the realms of a home phone replacement service now. ;)
Features like that can be easily implimented with Asterisk. At one stage I was playing with Bluetooth Proximity so I could automatically set up my Asterisk PBX to redirect calls to my mobile if my phone wasn't within range of my Asterisk box. Creating a small web based application or Windows based app do do just want you want would be very simple.
RedJungle: I guess the downside to this approach is you need a spare line to route the outbound/forwarded call?
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