Wash,

From zain, please call another zain line, press a digit from the calling phone, you should hear a sound/tone on the other phone. That will show whether DTMF is available in that network.

Tito.

2009/8/18 Steve Muchai <smuchai@gmail.com>
2009/8/18 Odhiambo  ワシントン <odhiambo@gmail.com>:
> Hello Skunks,

Hi Wash,

> When I was almost hitting my /etc (End of Thinking Capacity), I figured out
> I could try swapping the Zain line for a safaricom line, just a hunch. I did
> this and voila! DTMF worked. Now after much testing, I realize that DTMF
> works from Zain <->Safaricom, from Zain->Telkom but NOT from Zain->Zain.
> Could this just be a misconfiguration on Zain's systems or a security

Could be be either....IMHO

> feature that they implemented and know about? Is there a reason a GSM
> operator would want to block DTMF on their systems?

Probably...may many reasons... :)

> I am asking this because I have wasted almost 72 hours on this, only to come
> and realize this "anomaly" on Zain's network. I'm really pissed off with
> Zain. However the system I am implementing MUST work with Zain so I need
> some clues before I go knocking on their doors to enable DTMF.
>
> PS: Pinging.... Kennedy Nyarotho, or who was that on this list who knew so
> much about GSM? :-)

Will help you ping some guys offlist, who'd have much more clue than
me ..then you can post your "happily ever after" later.

BR,