[asterisk-users] Not Dialing 9

[Jon Weisman]

Could you further clarify on this? Why is the norm shifting from 9 to 8? 

-Jon
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lyle Giese 
  To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion 
  Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 8:45 AM
  Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Not Dialing 9


  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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