atcomsystems.ca/forum Forums Telephony Discussion Phone & VoIP Systems NEC Telephones & Systems Not getting the right number for some calls

One of our users is trying to dial a phone number, but is getting someone other than the firm he is trying to call. When he calls with his cell phone, there is no issue. We can replicate this issue.

I think when we've had this issue in the past it had something to do with dialing rules, or somehow programming the area code + prefix into the system? What command do we use for this? I'm not sure which version of NEC equipment we have, but the MAT shows SV8500 PCPro - AAAA9600.

It's possible.

In ARS, the system can add or remove digits. Usually the ARS tables are designed around a type of call, for example, 1-800 goes one route, 1-408 goes another route, 976-xxxx goes nowhere, 1-900 goes nowhere, etc.

So let's say that he's calling 1-202-777-1414. Do other 1+ calls go through? do other calls to 1-202- go through? Do other calls to 1-202-777-xxxx go through? If other calls fail, check the ARS for that dialing string.

If all other calls go through, and only the one business can be reached by cell but not by your system, then it might not be ARS. It might be that your telco has not updated it's routing, and the number you're trying to reach recently changed telcos and had their numbers "ported over."

If you have copper trunks -- plain old phone lines like in a house -- you can test this by calling from the place where they enter the building (the MPOE). If it works at the MPOE, the problem is in your switch and its ARS, and if not, then the problem is at the telco.

If the problem is at the telco, call repair and open a trouble ticket.