[asterisk-users] International Dialing setup in extensions.conf

[Rich Adamson]

Kai Fürstenberg wrote:
> Von L. wrote:
>> I am having trouble setting up international dialing. I have an asterisk
>> server connected to a PRI at our collocation. I have this setup in my
>> extensions.conf file, yet I still cannot get connected to international
>> calls.
>>
>> [OUTBOUND]
>> exten => _9011.,1,SetCIDNum(XXX-XXX-XXXX|a)
>> exten => _9011.,2,SetCIDName("Some Company"|a)
>> exten => _9011.,3,Dial(Zap/g1/${EXTEN:1},60)
>> exten => _9011.,4,Playback(invalid)
>> exten => _9011.,5,Hangup
>>
>> When I called the support line at my collocation, they mentioned that I
>> am not setting the call type correctly in the D channel, but I am not
>> real familiar with PRI lines. Where does this need to be setup.
> 
> You're sure your phone provider hasn't blocked international calls?
> 
>> Any pointers or real world examples on how to get international dialing
>> working in Asterisk would be much appreciated.
> 
> Just dial the international number completely (e.g. for Germany 0049etc.)
> In your extension above a number beginning with 011 is being dialed. 
> That is not an international number.

I don't use a PRI here, but it seems to me the "switchtype=" statement 
in zapata.conf has something to do with this. Might research or 
experiment wtih that.