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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:09 am    Post subject: [asterisk-users] PTT push to talk solution Reply with quote

I am looking for a push to talk solution does anyone know of a good PTT phone one that works with asterisk.


I'm not talking about polycom fake PPT... I'm talking about a real call
into Asterisk and having to push a button on a headset or the phone to 
actually talk. not multicast talk like polycom. 


I wish polycom had a real PTT headset but I cannot find one, I like their phones.


Cisco has a PTT headset but seems only for 7960 model. Those phones are
older and diffucult time find a new one and hard to get SIP on 7960.


So is there a PTT phone out there that works great with asterisk ?


Thanks so much.


Jerry
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:26 am    Post subject: [asterisk-users] PTT push to talk solution Reply with quote

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I am looking for a push to talk solution does anyone know of a good  PTT phone one that works with asterisk.


I'm not talking about polycom fake PPT... I'm talking about a real call
into Asterisk and having to push a button on a headset or the phone to 
actually talk. not multicast talk like polycom. 


I wish polycom had a real PTT headset but I cannot find one, I like their phones.


Cisco has a PTT headset but seems only for 7960 model. Those phones are
older and diffucult time find a new one and hard to get SIP on 7960.


So is there a PTT phone out there that works great with asterisk ?


I am not sure whether I really understood your question. It looks to me that the PTT functionality can easily be achieved using the mute button that most phones and headsets have. One could even implement it independent of any specific phone using the Asterisk function MuteAudio(). One could use the DTMF features for signaling.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:37 am    Post subject: [asterisk-users] PTT push to talk solution Reply with quote

On Thursday 06 Aug 2015, Jerry Geis wrote:
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I am looking for a push to talk solution does anyone know of a good
PTT phone one that works with asterisk.

Um ..... Asterisk supports full-duplex telephony, so there's no need for any
of that "over to you, roger and out" business -- you can actually talk in both
directions at once (assuming your voices are pitched far enough apart for
each of you to be able to understand what the other is saying).

You could try wiring the normally-closed contact of a change-over switch
across the microphone in the handset of any compatible phone ..... that
should silence it until the switch is pressed.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:25 pm    Post subject: [asterisk-users] PTT push to talk solution Reply with quote

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Hi Jerry

As others have eluded to, the 'PTT' feature can mean different things to different >people depending on their background.>

Is it fair to say that you're looking for a one-touch button which initiates a call to >the other end and causes the other end to automatically answer in speakerphone >mode?


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If that would foot the bill then have a look at the auto-answer feature of Yealink >and Snom phones (and others I'm sure). It can be easily triggered by adding a >SIP header line into your dialplan so that the necessary header is included with >the invite (this triggers the auto-answer at the remote end).


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If you have either of these brands to play with and need the dialplan code just >sing out.


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Hi All,


no - sorry if I wasn't clear.  I am looking for a solution that I can pick up a headset,
dial a number into asterisk and connect to "whatever" - BUT before I can
actually "speak" I need to press a "real" button on the headset. 
if I then release the button on the headset "no audio is passed" but the call is still active. 
To speak again - I need to "press the button" on the headset.


Like I mentioned. The fake PTT on polycom will not work. 


This is for a government type end user. They wish to be having an internal meeting and be able to announce something - but require a push to talk button
to speak. Thus the meeting can continue with the button released, then they can pause the meeting and push the button and speak more... 
Something like that is my understanding.


I hope that helps,


Jerry
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:48 pm    Post subject: [asterisk-users] PTT push to talk solution Reply with quote

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This is for a government type end user. They wish to be having an internal meeting and be able
to announce something - but require a push to talk button
to speak. Thus the meeting can continue with the button released, then they can pause the
meeting and push the button and speak more...
Something like that is my understanding.
Currently I have one of the new Ubiquity phones on my desk. There handsets have a mute button,
or if you want a "speak" button, but a phone running under Android for government usage might
leave some questions unanswered.

If your phones have some functions keys, you'd have a look at the MuteAudio function and map the
states to DTMF sequences, which in turn are mapped to the function keys. This makes you rather
independent from any hardware and you might adapt the behavior depending on what your clients
wishes will finally be, if they ever find out themselves.

What I don't understand is why the normal mute button on most headsets is not sufficient.

jg



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:39 am    Post subject: [asterisk-users] PTT push to talk solution Reply with quote

Hello,

Quote:
no - sorry if I wasn't clear. I am looking for a solution that I can pick up a headset,
dial a number into asterisk and connect to "whatever" - BUT before I can
actually "speak" I need to press a "real" button on the headset.
if I then release the button on the headset "no audio is passed" but the call is still active.
To speak again - I need to "press the button" on the headset.

Like I mentioned. The fake PTT on polycom will not work.

This is for a government type end user. They wish to be having an internal meeting and be able to announce something - but require a push to talk button
to speak. Thus the meeting can continue with the button released, then they can pause the meeting and push the button and speak more...
Something like that is my understanding.

I hope that helps,


I understand you'd like something like this:
http://www.headsetzone.com/ptt.html

But with a headset, not a handset.

Right?

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:41 am    Post subject: [asterisk-users] PTT push to talk solution Reply with quote

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I understand you'd like something like this:

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>http://www.headsetzone.com/ptt.html

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But with a headset, not a handset.

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Right?
That is correct... Thanks,Jerry
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:54 am    Post subject: [asterisk-users] PTT push to talk solution Reply with quote

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>I understand you'd like something like this:
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>http://www.headsetzone.com/ptt.html

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But with a headset, not a handset.

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Right?
That is correct...





You should be able to achieve this using any Quick Disconnect capable Plantronics headset and a PTT switch like Plantronics SSP1051 :

http://headsetplus.com/product1081/product_info.html

I guess other headset vendor may have similar solutions.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 11:38 am    Post subject: [asterisk-users] PTT push to talk solution Reply with quote

If I had this request from a customer, I’d give them a box that sits on the conference table with a big red light that lights when the ptt switch is on. Would work with a regular Plantronics, etc., headset. Check with these folks to make it work: www.sandman.com

--Don


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Quote:
I understand you'd like something like this:
Quote:
>http://www.headsetzone.com/ptt.html >But with a headset, not a handset. >Right? That is correct...







You should be able to achieve this using any Quick Disconnect capable Plantronics headset and a PTT switch like Plantronics SSP1051 :



http://headsetplus.com/product1081/product_info.html



I guess other headset vendor may have similar solutions.



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