Using Obi 110 to block Robocalls by utilizing AA
ianobi:
Outbound calling:
I think that we may simply be into a DigitMap problem here. By default, the OBi will send out any string of numbers, but if the string is not a good match with its internal digitmap, then it will wait up to ten seconds before deciding that you have finished dialling. It may be that your original ata is timing out during this delay.
It seems that your standard requirement via your original ata is to send ten digits. This is not a default setting for an OBi110 Line Port. Try this digitmap and let me know the results. Please let me know exactly what Call History records for each call.
Physical Interfaces -> LINE Port -> DigitMap :
(1xxxxxxxxxx|[2-9]xxxxxxxxx|xx.S4)
Let me know what number formats you normally dial and this digitmap could well be fine tuned to your needs.
ianobi:
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About the requirement for a 2 digit number, it could be a single digit number as long as I have ability to set a number between 0 to 10. I just don't want it to be 1 because telemarketers might be able to program that in their robocall dialing action.
I think there's a misunderstanding here. In my example the caller will hear your prompt: "to continue this call please press 29 followed by the pound key". This will replace the "welcome" prompt first heard by any call routed to AA. Genuine callers will dial 29#. The 2 gets absorbed by the AA Main Menu, the 9 routes the call to Phone Port. The pound key simply tells the AA that 29 is all that will be dialled. No calls get through without dialling 29#.
Patriot9471:
Ianobi,
Sorry for the latent reply, I was out on business travel.
So your last suggestion about fixing the outbound calling did not work. Here is what I did
I took your digit map (1xxxxxxxxxx|[2-9]xxxxxxxxx|xx.S4) and applied it to the LINE interface, submit and rebooted. The result was the same. I got the dialtone from Obi when I took the phone off hook, and I dialed my 10 digit number and the phone did not dial. I also changed the digitmap and took out the 1 prefix from digit map and the same thing happened. I normally dial a 10 digit number example : 555-555-5555.
My ATA is from oOma and I have been using it since 2011 (if this info helps)
ianobi:
Please tell what Call History shows for the failed outgoing calls.
Patriot9471:
From Call History
Call 1 05/22/2016 06:37:43
Terminal ID PHONE1 LINE1
Peer Name
Peer Number 5555555555 5555555555
Direction Outbound Outbound
06:37:43 New Call
06:37:47 Call Connected
06:37:55 End Call
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