TRY THIS XiVO / Wazo TollFree SIP trunk

[David Foxworth]

Is there a way in XiVO to implement a custom SIP trunk for toll free calls. I route all of my toll free calls through IdeaSIP. In Incredible PBX I just set up a custom trunk with the following custom dial string:

SIP/[email protected]

IdeaSIP doesn't require an account or registration, simply route the toll free calls to this custom trunk in Incredible PBX. I have been using this for a couple of years successfully in Incredible PBX.

In XiVO, I can add a specific toll free number to xivo-extrafeatures.conf, borrowing from Ward's article on adding custom SIP URI dialing:

;# // BEGIN SpeedDials
SIP/[email protected]
exten = 6840,1,Dial(SIP/[email protected]) ; IdeaSIP tollfree termination
;# // END SpeedDials

Now when I dial extension 6840 it will dial that toll free number, but what I would like to do is to make phone number generic, like the Incredible PBX example above, where the variable $OUTNUM$ is used for the actual number to dial.

Is there a way to do this in XiVO? Either through the GUI, CLI, adding code to the extensions_extra.d, or any other method?

Sorry, but I am not an Asterisk guru by any stretch, but if pointed in the right direction I could probably figure something out...

Thanks for any assistance!

 

[wardmundy]

@David Foxworth: Try this in /etc/asterisk/extensions_extra.d/xivo-extrafeatures.conf ...

;# // BEGIN TollFree
exten = _1800NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1888NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1877NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1866NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1855NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1844NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1833NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
;# // END TollFree

 

[wardmundy]

We've actually added this to today's build of the Incredible PBX 14 installer for Wazo. Here's the code for anyone that wants to add it to an existing XiVO/Wazo server:

echo "Adding IdeaSIP TollFree U.S. calling to Wazo..."
sed -i '\:// BEGIN TollFree:,\:// END TollFree:d' /etc/asterisk/extensions_extra.d/xivo-extrafeatures.conf
echo ';# // BEGIN TollFree
exten = _1800NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1888NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1877NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1866NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1855NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1844NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
exten = _1833NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/${CALLERID(dnid)}@proxy.ideasip.com)
;# // END TollFree
' >> /etc/asterisk/extensions_extra.d/xivo-extrafeatures.conf
asterisk -rx "dialplan reload"

 

[David Foxworth]

Thanks Ward, that did the trick! Interesting that they use the variable ${CALLERID(dnid)} to represent the phone number being called.

I also dial the number without the 1 prefix to route tollfree calls through ArcTele. So using your example above:
exten = _888NXXXXXX,1,Dial(SIP/1${CALLERID(dnid)}@tf.arctele.com)

I do this for a fallback, as sometimes IdeaSIP's tollfree routing is down. I like to have several options...especially since they are the right price!

EDIT: I modified the Arctele dial string to work by adding a 1 in front of the ${CALLERID(dnid)} variable...

Thanks!

 

[directionpointer]

Just an update that they are now issuing Toll Free numbers in the 833 Prefix. Just a heads up to anyone making toll free dial plans in their systems.

 

[wardmundy]

Just an update that they are now issuing Toll Free numbers in the 833 Prefix. Just a heads up to anyone making toll free dial plans in their systems.

Thanks. We've added it to the latest installer and adjusted the code above.

 

[Matt Kaufman]

Is there anyway to make this work even when the user includes the 1 prefix in the toll free number?