[asterisk-users] International dialplans for Asterisk?

[Michiel van Baak]

On 13:16, Fri 22 Dec 06, Rajeev Natarajan wrote:
> I think the + convention started off because different countries have
> different  international access codes. Well, on GSM networks, + can be a
> part of the number to represent the international access code ( the
> traditional access code in India is 00 for international).  So to call
> Digium, from my GSM phone, I can use 0018775468963 or +18775468963 and
> Allison will answer :)
> 
> Rajeev
> 
> On 12/22/06, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:
> >
> >Question... What is the purpose of the + before the number? Does anyone
> >actually have to enter it? If so how would you do it? It is not used in
> >the US but do I see it come in on SIP lines CID. I assume the CID ignores
> >it in the number as I do not see it on the display. It is however stored
> >in asterisk and when doing CID comparisions it can be a problem.

The + is indeed a 'wildcard' for international access code.
In our setup we dont provide it to the telco. In my GSM all
numbers have this prefix so I can take my GSM to every
country in the world and still dial my contacts. That's why
we also put that + in phonenumbers in our applications and
if we send it to asterisk it will be stripped.

The fun thing is, that I also use this schema for .nl
numbers, and that my provider is clever enough to find out
where my GSM is and charge national fee when I dial
+<countrycode>..... while in the country of that code.

I think it's all a lot easier when we simple adopt this
schema and dial <countrycode><area><station> from now ;)

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