[Asterisk-Users] Dialing Delay

[Eric Wieling aka ManxPower]

David Shaw wrote:
> Hello, When I dial out there is a long delay in dialing. Is this normal?

For Analog FXS ports the delay is there because Asterisk has to dial the 
DTMF to the line.  For any other technology a delay will only happen if 
you have a poorly designed dialplan.

Example:

exten => _XXXXXXX,1,Dial(Zap/1/${EXTEN}) ; Dial PSTN Local

exten => _XXXX,1,Dial(IAX2/user at server/${EXTEN}) ; Dial extens on remote

How does Asterisk decide if you are dialing 1234 or 5551234?  It can't. 
  It has to wait until the default DigitTimeout before completing the 
call.  This is an exmple of a poorly designed dialplan.  This problem is 
why PBXs require you do dial 9 for an outside line.

--Eric