Beatiful.. > -----Original Message----- > From: Platform Independent Linux List! > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Merriam > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:59 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Call centers are now using Asterisk > > I have discovered, I think, that the call centers that annoy > me are trying to use Asterisk against me. I am fighting > back. I started listening to the calls I send to the "Monkey > Room". They are frequently voice synthesis with Interactive > Voice Response systems. They play you a silly customized > message and want you to press buttons to connect to someone. > > DO NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION: Why do people hold on the phone > line, and even press buttons, to talk to people who are > trying to sell them something they don't want? > > I am experimenting with sending the necessary DTMF sounds to > connect to a person, then dialing their inbound 800 number > and connecting them to each other. It is beautiful. They > don't understand what is happening and spend a lot of time > calling each other rude morons. They are right, they are rude morons. > > I was never here. I did not say this. > > Bill >