[Asterisk-Users] Getting a local number abroad - Newbie question

[Tilghman Lesher]

On Tuesday 09 September 2003 07:17, Maron Kristófersson wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I have a staff member abroad and need to provide him with the ability
> to make local calls.  The features I need are:
>
> * Possibillity to make calls at local (Icelandic) charges from
> Ireland office.

Sure.  Just send the IAX call into a context which has the permission
to access outside FXO channels on the other side.  You could use
DISA on the remote system, to give "local dialtone" or you could simply
pass a dialled extension through into a Dial command.

> * Possibillity to call the local Icelandic number and reach the
> Ireland office.

Yep, same as above, except ring an inside channel, instead of going to
an outside channel.

For example:
; Local outside line
exten => _9.,1,Dial(Zap/${EXTEN:1})
; Remote line
exten => _8.,1,Dial(IAX/myuser at remotehost/${EXTEN:1})

; On the other system
exten => _9.,1,Dial(Zap/${EXTEN:1})
exten => 101,1,Dial(Zap/9)

So you'd dial 92345 to dial 2345 locally, 892345 to dial 2345 on the
remote system, and dial 8101 to dial the remote channel 9 (possibly a
remote office extension).

> I'm also wondering if there is any isdn based solution since there is
> a possibillity of another staff member going abroad, and then I would
> like to have 2 numbers, 1 for each user.

See here:  http://ns1.jnetdns.de/jn/relaunch/asterisk/

> Is the phone on the user end software-based, ip-telephone or an
> analog telephone?

Could be any or all of the above.

-Tilghman