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> In article <mn.cc687d83847b81e2.88534@blueyonder.invalid>,[/color]
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>>>>> Why not get the PBX to remove the requirement to dial 9?[/color]
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>> I also forgot to mention that the users prefer dialling 9 before an
>> external call.[/color]
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> Bonkers! (But I guess it's been that way since forever )-:[/color]

True, true.
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> Does it add a "9" to incoming numbers so any phone-books in the
> phones work?[/color]

No. But that's not an issue because the PBX will dial without the 9, so
the phonebook numbers can be local or national length, with or without
9.
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>> So, if the user intends to dial 222333, the phone will dial 222 as soon
>> as the third 2 is keyed (without the need to press tick)[/color]
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> Ah, early-dial. OK. Not something I use - I try to make people think in
> the same terms as mobile phones - dial the number, then "send" (or
> "tick" on the snoms)[/color]

It's just an experiment at this point - I'm just a little confused by
the structure of the Snom dialplan, though.

For instance, we're using ** to pick up another ringing phone. If I try
to cater for that in the Snom dialpan, it only dials a single * &
reports "Incomplete"

|(^**$)|sip:\1@\d|d - doesn't appear to work.
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> you're probably more local than me :)[/color]

You're not wrong! Unless you're coming up to Sheffield again at some
point. I'll get you a coffee.

Jonathan.