Phone numbers begining with "#"

NeBlackCat · 04-17-2008, 08:25 AM

Should Voxalot be able to handle destination numbers prefixed with "#" , which is then stripped off by the dial plan?

I cant find anything which says it isn't ok, and it's DP editor accepts patterns like "_#x."

However I just cant get it to work - the dial plan tester works as expected but actual calls dont work. Same with a prefix of "*", which seems to make the dial plan tester think the call must be sent to SIPBroker, which I dont even use.

kurun · 04-17-2008, 01:36 PM

Are you using an ATA or IP phone which assumes that "#" is the same function as the Send or Enter key?
I avoid using # within a dial string because of this reason.

As far as I recall, everything beginning with an "*" and not a Voxalot special funtion (like *600 for Echo Test) will get sent to Sipbroker.

NeBlackCat · 04-17-2008, 02:44 PM

Hi, no it's being sent out by the ATA as expected, it's log shows that it's trying to call to sip:%2370431123456@au.voxalot.com (%23 being ascii escape sequence for #) based on my girlfriend entering #7 0431 123456.

So the ATA seems to be doing everything right.

Maybe Voxalot can't handle ASCII escape sequences in SIP communications?

emoci · 04-18-2008, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeBlackCat

Hi, no it's being sent out by the ATA as expected, it's log shows that it's trying to call to sip:%2370431123456@au.voxalot.com (%23 being ascii escape sequence for #) based on my girlfriend entering #7 0431 123456.

So the ATA seems to be doing everything right.

Maybe Voxalot can't handle ASCII escape sequences in SIP communications?

Unsure of what ATA you are using, but after modifying the default VoXalot plan slightly, # has become usable for me at the beginning of a string:

Default: [*x][*x].
Modified: [*#x][*x].

(I am using a PAP2)

That said it is very likely VoXalot is interpreting % as % and not as #....

04-17-2008, 08:25 AM	#1
NeBlackCat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Phone numbers begining with "#" Should Voxalot be able to handle destination numbers prefixed with "#" , which is then stripped off by the dial plan? I cant find anything which says it isn't ok, and it's DP editor accepts patterns like "_#x." However I just cant get it to work - the dial plan tester works as expected but actual calls dont work. Same with a prefix of "", which seems to make the dial plan tester think the call must be sent to SIPBroker, which I dont even use. Last edited by NeBlackCat; 04-17-2008 at 08:28 AM.*

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04-17-2008, 01:36 PM	#2
kurun Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 568 Thanks: 70 Thanked 147 Times in 115 Posts	Are you using an ATA or IP phone which assumes that "#" is the same function as the Send or Enter key? I avoid using # within a dial string because of this reason. As far as I recall, everything beginning with an "" and not a Voxalot special funtion (like 600 for Echo Test) will get sent to Sipbroker.

04-17-2008, 02:44 PM	#3
NeBlackCat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi, no it's being sent out by the ATA as expected, it's log shows that it's trying to call to sip:%2370431123456@au.voxalot.com (%23 being ascii escape sequence for #) based on my girlfriend entering #7 0431 123456. So the ATA seems to be doing everything right. Maybe Voxalot can't handle ASCII escape sequences in SIP communications?