I was toying around in app_rpt.c, and I figured out a way to shorten the telemetry down. NODE XXXXX Connected to node XXXXX Is now replaced with: NODE XXXXX Connected First, go to the app_rpt.c file, located in /usr/src/utils/astsrc/asterisk/apps OR /usr/src/astsrc-1.4.23/asterisk/apps View the file app_rpt.c and search for this code below: if (n < 3) return; if (wait_interval(myrpt, DLY_TELEM, mychannel) == -1) return; res = saynode(myrpt,mychannel,strs[2]); if (!res) res = ast_streamfile(mychannel, "rpt/connected", mychannel->language); if (!res) res = ast_waitstream(mychannel, ""); else ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "ast_streamfile failed on %s\n", mychannel->name); ast_stopstream(mychannel); res = ast_streamfile(mychannel, "digits/2", mychannel->language); if (!res) res = ast_waitstream(mychannel, ""); else ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "ast_streamfile failed on %s\n", mychannel->name); ast_stopstream(mychannel); saynode(myrpt,mychannel,strs[1]); return; Replace That chunk of code with : if (n < 3) return; if (wait_interval(myrpt, DLY_TELEM, mychannel) == -1) return; if (strcmp(strs[1], myrpt->name) == 0) { ast_verbose("\nDialed OUT\n"); res = saynode(myrpt,mychannel,strs[2]); } else{ ast_verbose("\nDialed IN\n"); res = saynode(myrpt,mychannel,strs[1]); } ast_verbose("Node Connection Test strs[1]=%s ,strs[2]=%s, my_node=%s\n",strs[1],strs[2], myrpt->name); if (!res) res = ast_streamfile(mychannel, "rpt/connected", mychannel->language); if (!res) res = ast_waitstream(mychannel, ""); else ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "ast_streamfile failed on %s\n", mychannel->name); ast_stopstream(mychannel); /*res = ast_streamfile(mychannel, "digits/2", mychannel->language);*/ if (!res) res = ast_waitstream(mychannel, ""); else ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "ast_streamfile failed on %s\n", mychannel->name); ast_stopstream(mychannel); /*saynode(myrpt,mychannel,strs[1]);*/ return;