1(239)xxx-xxxx and 123S0

[sal]

A friend of mine moved to Naples, Fla. The new phone number is (239)xxx-xxxx. This caused an interesting event. We all know what happens when dialing 123. So, I had to make sure that everyone in the house knows to dial 239-xxx-xxxx instead of 1-239-xxx-xxxx. This affects all area codes 23x.

Since *123S0 is also valid, 123S0 is deleted in the dial plan to accommodate the accidental 1-239- dialing. Just have to remember to use *123.

Any others noticed?

[fisamo]

Why not use 123S2 in the dial plan? It's not too frequent that someone would dial the first 2 digits of the area code and pause more than 2 seconds before hitting the 9 (in the case of Naples, FL).

[sal]

That's a good idea. I thought about using 123, but 5 seconds are too long. I like 123S2 or 123S3.

[kevinj]

Not all of us know ...

so I need to ask:

What happens when you dial 123 ??

[fisamo]

123 is the "original" number to access voicemail from your Voipo phone. They added *123, as several other providers use that sequence.

[Russell]

Why does *12 result in a "Thank you" and then a fast busy? I do understand you dial *123 (and not *12) to get to voice-mail.

[VOIPoTim]

Why does *12 result in a "Thank you" and then a fast busy? I do understand you dial *123 (and not *12) to get to voice-mail.

Anything "not assigned" will just play that generic message. It won't actually do anything.