On 13:16, Fri 22 Dec 06, Rajeev Natarajan wrote: > I think the + convention started off because different countries have > different international access codes. Well, on GSM networks, + can be a > part of the number to represent the international access code ( the > traditional access code in India is 00 for international). So to call > Digium, from my GSM phone, I can use 0018775468963 or +18775468963 and > Allison will answer :) > > Rajeev > > On 12/22/06, Doug Crompton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Question... What is the purpose of the + before the number? Does anyone > >actually have to enter it? If so how would you do it? It is not used in > >the US but do I see it come in on SIP lines CID. I assume the CID ignores > >it in the number as I do not see it on the display. It is however stored > >in asterisk and when doing CID comparisions it can be a problem.
The + is indeed a 'wildcard' for international access code. In our setup we dont provide it to the telco. In my GSM all numbers have this prefix so I can take my GSM to every country in the world and still dial my contacts. That's why we also put that + in phonenumbers in our applications and if we send it to asterisk it will be stripped. The fun thing is, that I also use this schema for .nl numbers, and that my provider is clever enough to find out where my GSM is and charge national fee when I dial +<countrycode>..... while in the country of that code. I think it's all a lot easier when we simple adopt this schema and dial <countrycode><area><station> from now ;) -- Michiel van Baak [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://michiel.vanbaak.eu GnuPG key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x71C946BD "Why is it drug addicts and computer afficionados are both called users?" _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users