[asterisk-users] FX Dialing Odd

[David Boyd]

What happens if you connect  the fxo to the fxs and try several attempts
at completing a call? This should at least tell you if the issue is
outdialed digit issues or telco receipt issues.
Dave

On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 10:30 -0500, Rob Schall wrote:
> But if this was the case, then why would the message playback (from the
> provider) read back the digits from the start. I mean, I dialed
> 630-XXX-XXX and it reads back 312 (my local area code)-630-XXX-X
> 
> I would think if it wasn't waiting, then it would do like a 312-30X-XX-XX
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
> John Novack wrote:
> >
> >
> > Rob Schall wrote:
> >> Here's a possible bug, or more likely, I'm just missing something.
> >>
> >> We have a pots card in one of our asterisk boxes. Its a simple
> >> asterisk setup with one FXO/FXS card and basic static extensions
> >> file, etc. When we dial out over the pots line, 4 out of 5 times, it
> >> will work. However,every 4 or 5 times, we get an error back from the
> >> provider that says "The number you have dialed..... blah blah blah". 
> > Common defect in the Zaptel driver.
> > It does NOT listen for dial tone, so if you have not inserted a "w" or
> > three into the dial string, it will dial before the Central Office is
> > ready, and it may miss a digit, causing misdials.
> >
> > Curious that cheap modems years ago learned to listen for dial tone,
> > but  the Zaptel driver doesn't, and of course this is considered a
> > "feature request" rather than a bug, and no one seems to want to fix it.
> >
> > John Novack
> >
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