[Asterisk-Users] determining what number was dialed?

[Paul Concepcion]

Thanks for the information. Sorry about tossing that Caller ID tidbit,
a separate train of thought appeared while I was typing that last
reply.

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:23:46 -0700, Kevin P. Fleming
<kpfleming at backtobasicsmgmt.com> wrote:
> Paul Concepcion wrote:
> 
> > 8 analog lines all terminate in an Adtran TA750 channel bank we
> > bought. From there a crossover cable connects to the T100P card in our
> > Asterisk server.
> 
> With this arrangement you cannot receive DNIS. There is no way for the
> telco to transmit the dialed number to you.
> 
> > We temporarily had regular phones connected to a few of the analog
> > lines and the caller ID information did come through. Are there
> > questions I should ask my provider that will tell me what kind of
> > signalling we use?
> 
> Caller ID is something else entirely; it is _not_ the number that was
> dialed, it is (presumably) the number of the caller.
> 
> If you want to receive the number that the caller dialed (so you can
> route the call based on that information), you have only two choices: a
> T-1 from your telco with two-way DID trunks on it, or a PRI from your
> telco. Asterisk does not support any other means of receiving the dialed
> number (and there is only one other means, analog DID trunks).
> 
> 
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