[asterisk-users] Practical limit on dial prefixes for a route

[John Novack]

Eric Germann wrote:
> Colleagues,
>
> We're in the process of standardizing on Sprint PCS and Cingular phones on a national basis (~ 50 properties, 1000's of lines).  I manage an Asterisk install at one location.
>
> I've been looking at the Multitech CellFinder CDMA for Sprint as a dial backup solution. Basically, it's a CDMA to POTS gateway, tied to a PCS account.  We would see it as a trunk line and I would like to do LCR and route out the CellFinder line(s)^ all PCS calls, since we have free PCS to PCS.
>   
Two comments:
Cingular is GSM,
Sprint is CDMA

With LNP , NPA-NXX isn't enough information to determine free on network 
calling
Since wireline to wireless LNP, the NPA assignments are no longer locked 
to a specific carrier.


John Novack