[asterisk-users] Not Dialing 9

[Lyle Giese]

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Thczv F. Thczv wrote:
>
>   
>> When I set up my Asterisk box at home I didn't want to have to dial 9
>> to dial off premises, so I gave all my local phones three digit
>> extensions with this format: 1[1,0]*.  My thought is that there are no
>> area codes that start with 0 or 1, so if I use those numbers, I can
>> create 20 local extensions that can be dialed with 3 digits, and not
>> have to use a timeout when dialing long distance.  If I dial 1, then
>> anything other than 0 or 1, Asterisk knows I am dialing long distance.
>> If I start with any number other than 1, Asterisk knows I am dialing
>> a local or local toll call.
>>     
>
>   
>> This has worked fine for me (as far as I know).  Is there some flaw I
>> am not seeing?  I see a lot of small businesses that require a 9 to
>> dial out, even though they don't have very many extensions.  Couldn't
>> they do what I did and not have to dial 9?
>>
>> I ask because we are having a problem where I work with our Cisco 7940
>> phones adding an extra 1 sometimes, which gets the local Sheriff upset
>> (too many 911 calls).
>>     
>
> You don't say, but I'm guessing you'r in the US, or at least not Europe.
>
> Starting extensions with 1 isn't a good idea in Europe, as our equivalent 
> of 911 is 112 (and 999 in the UK)
>
> Gordon
>
>   
The norm in the US is going to 8 instead of 9 for the outside line. I
use 8 and still use 86 for voice mail(vm).

But using 1 or 0 like you suggest could cause problems with
international dialing.

Lyle
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