International Call Dialing Delay
Steve56:
Thank you, azrobert, for not only pointing out the errors in my existing configuration but also for providing a step-by-step answer.
I like the approach of requiring a certain amount of digits to be dialed before it is sent out, to avoid issues of telephone numbers being prematurely dialed (read: sent out to the SP) even if they're invalid or incomplete. Did "we only call 11 and 12 digit international numbers" refer to yourself only needing to call 11 or 12 digit international phone numbers? I ask since I actually received something in the mail that looks to have a Chinese phone number that, with the country code, clocks in at 13 digits! I strongly doubt that any of the people in this house will be calling China anytime soon, but it might become a problem if using a stricter digit map.
Because of this, would the first digit map of 011xxxxxxxxxxxx.S2 (perhaps with a longer wait of maybe four seconds) be better suited than the last two, seeing as how they will only allow a maximum of 12 digits to be accepted?
azrobert:
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Did "we only call 11 and 12 digit international numbers" refer to yourself only needing to call 11 or 12 digit international phone numbers?
Yes, I was referring to the wife and myself.
I showed you the last 2 examples because there isn't a pause when dialing the max number of digits. There isn't a big difference between the examples, so it's a matter of personal preference. Same for the wait time.
Do you have the type of phone where you enter the number then press Talk/Send? If you do then you can use an S1 suffix on the digit map rule. All the digits are sent to the OBi after you press Talk and there is less than a second pause between numbers.
Steve56:
To answer your question, I do not have something like a cordless phone that has a send button. All the phones in use here are the traditional touch tone/push button kind, which I why I've been working to perfect the digit maps.
For my personal edification, those last two examples will only allow a maximum of 12 digits to be dialed following the 011? Anything more than that will be returned with a rapid busy tone?
If that's the case, I suppose a more generic digit map such as your first example would be better, at the expense of a longer wait? With the first example at least 11 digits will be required, after which point I could set a 4 second delay to allow for the dialing of additional digits.
azrobert:
Anything other than 11 or 12 digits after the "011" will be rejected, but it can be modified to include 13 digits. I never tested the 2nd example with 2 question marks, but I don't know why it wouldn't work.
011xxxxxxxxxxxS4|011xxxxxxxxxxxxS4|011xxxxxxxxxxxxxS4
or
011xxxxxxxxxxxx?x?S4
Steve56:
I'd like to again sincerely thank you for continuing to shed light on areas of confusion to me.
So far, I've come to have a better understanding of how to arrange and configure my digit maps.
The last two digits maps you provided both accomplish the same thing but go about in a different fashion? I take it the second digit map provides more room for creativity and configuration in not needing to have such lengthy digit maps?
To confirm, the digit map with the question marks is a simplification of the one above it; any number preceding the question mark is optional meaning that at least 11 digits must be dialed before the number is accepted--12 digit or 13 digit international phone numbers may also be dialed with 13 digit numbers be the maximum that will be accepted?
If I were to be unforgivably lazy, using 011xxxxxxxxxxxx.S4 would require a minimum of 11 digits but would also allow numbers exceeding 11 digits to be dialed, only it would also allow numbers of invalid length (20 digits, for example) to be dialed?
I ask your forgiveness of the peppering of questions. Digit maps, as I'm sure you can understand, are probably the most tedious and possibly complex aspect of configuring an ATA.
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