Hi, We ran into a little problem recently with our phone provider (Telus Canada): we are unable to dial numbers outside North America. This is what happens: the phone number 011... is sent out over our T1, Telus sees the correct number on their switch. However the switch thinks it's a North American phone number (and thus has to have 10 digits) and rejects the overseas number as "excessive digits received". According to a Telus technician we are sending international phone numbers as NANP (North American Numbering Plan). He told us we should instead send it "unknown number, unknown numbering plan". The question now is: how do I tell Asterisk to send everything starting with 011 as "unknown numbering plan"? Thanks for your help. -Markus -- Markus Mayer Calltrex Corporation
Just send it all as unknown. bkw> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- > admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Markus Mayer > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:57 PM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Telus: Overseas calling > > Hi, > > We ran into a little problem recently with our phone provider (Telus > Canada): we are unable to dial numbers outside North America. > > This is what happens: the phone number 011... is sent out over our > T1, Telus sees the correct number on their switch. However the > switch thinks it's a North American phone number (and thus has to > have 10 digits) and rejects the overseas number as "excessive digits > received". > > According to a Telus technician we are sending international phone > numbers as NANP (North American Numbering Plan). He told us we > should instead send it "unknown number, unknown numbering plan". > > The question now is: how do I tell Asterisk to send everything > starting with 011 as "unknown numbering plan"? > > Thanks for your help. > > -Markus > > -- > Markus Mayer > Calltrex Corporation > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Hey Markus> The question now is: how do I tell Asterisk to send > everything starting with 011 as "unknown numbering plan"?You can use the "pridialplan=unknown" option in zapata.conf but that will then apply to everything.. which should be fine.. but I'm not sure about 11 digit dialing for local numbers.. Like.. 1604938xxxx is fine, cos Whistler IS long distance from Vancouver 604, but 1604642xxxx might fail as the 1 is not required - 642 is a local exchange. I guess you can do some clever stuff with stripping the 1 if you know the NXX you're calling is local - I'm not sure on the split in your call destinations that are local versus long distance. Chalk another one up to the great North American phone system - it's different in Europe eh? ;-) Cheers Paul
Paul Crick wrote:>> The question now is: how do I tell Asterisk to send everything >> starting with 011 as "unknown numbering plan"? > > You can use the "pridialplan=unknown" option in zapata.conf but > that will then apply to everythingYeah, so setting pridialplan = unknown *and* changing switchtype = national to switchtype = 5ess did the trick. Thanks. -Markus -- Markus Mayer Calltrex Corporation