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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Could you further clarify on this? Why is the norm
shifting from 9 to 8? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Jon</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=lyle@lcrcomputer.net href="mailto:lyle@lcrcomputer.net">Lyle
Giese</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 09, 2009 8:45
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [asterisk-users] Not Dialing
9</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Gordon Henderson wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:Pine.LNX.4.64.0901090846270.21204@unicorn.drogon.net
type="cite"><PRE wrap="">On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Thczv F. Thczv wrote:
</PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">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.
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">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).
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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
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE>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).<BR><BR>But
using 1 or 0 like you suggest could cause problems with international
dialing.<BR><BR>Lyle<BR>
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