Being a new owner of an Orchid dialer I am trying to get my head round 
the routing tables.

The good people at Orchid have given me a basic 18185 set up and allowed 
for 999 calls etc.

I am wondering what happens to calls that do not fall within certain 
rules, eg 1571, will this go via BT and if so why does 999 need a 
specific exclusion.

Geoff Lane

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:59:26 +0100, Geoff Lane
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>Being a new owner of an Orchid dialer I am trying to get my head round 
>the routing tables.
>
>The good people at Orchid have given me a basic 18185 set up and allowed 
>for 999 calls etc.
>
>I am wondering what happens to calls that do not fall within certain 
>rules, eg 1571, will this go via BT and if so why does 999 need a 
>specific exclusion.
You are doomed to failure if you try to understand all the different
computations in the long list of options because so many people,
including myself, have asked for specific codes to be added that,
unless the reasons for adding them were fully documented at the time,
they will probably make no sense to many people. There is a brief
explanation next to most codes. Exclusions usually mean the call
bypasses the box.
There is an option for allowing all numbers beginning with '1' to
bypass the box i.e.  'Route all 1s'


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Brian A wrote:

>> I am wondering what happens to calls that do not fall within certain 
>> rules, eg 1571, will this go via BT and if so why does 999 need a 
>> specific exclusion.

> You are doomed to failure if you try to understand all the different
> computations in the long list of options because so many people,
> including myself, have asked for specific codes to be added.

So, are all the rules assessed in order or, if one rule is met are the 
others ignored.

Geoff Lane

Geoff Lane wrote:
> Being a new owner of an Orchid dialer I am trying to get my head round
> the routing tables.
>
> The good people at Orchid have given me a basic 18185 set up and
> allowed for 999 calls etc.
>
> I am wondering what happens to calls that do not fall within certain
> rules, eg 1571, will this go via BT and if so why does 999 need a
> specific exclusion.
>
> Geoff Lane

I haven't got a clue about most of it but I'd hazard a guess that 999 needs 
a specific exclusion because it's an emergency number and you don't want to 
risk a misrouting wasting valuable time - but that really is a guess.

I got an Orchid because of this article:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1598074&postcount=4

and decided to get them to pre-program it with the "Heinz Program" here:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=6382492&postcount=1

Heinz is virtually evengelical in his pursuit of cheap phone calls. He 
openly admits that it won't suit everybody but it is a compromise between 
cheapness and ease of use and so avoids having to tweak the program every 
fart's end - works well for me  :o)  He's even done a version for folks who 
don't want to use CPS as well.

John

John wrote:

>> I am wondering what happens to calls that do not fall within certain
>> rules, eg 1571, will this go via BT and if so why does 999 need a
>> specific exclusion.

> I haven't got a clue about most of it but I'd hazard a guess that 999 needs 
> a specific exclusion because it's an emergency number and you don't want to 
> risk a misrouting wasting valuable time - but that really is a guess.

That makes sense.

Geoff Lane

On Fri, 02 May 2008 21:10:59 +0100, Geoff Lane
 wrote:

>John wrote:
>
>>> I am wondering what happens to calls that do not fall within certain
>>> rules, eg 1571, will this go via BT and if so why does 999 need a
>>> specific exclusion.
>
>> I haven't got a clue about most of it but I'd hazard a guess that 999 needs 
>> a specific exclusion because it's an emergency number and you don't want to 
>> risk a misrouting wasting valuable time - but that really is a guess.
>
>That makes sense.
>
>Geoff Lane
Can anyone confirm that the '192 translation'  routing code translates
to the free directory enquiries 0800100100?







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Brian A wrote:

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>> Geoff Lane
> Can anyone confirm that the '192 translation'  routing code translates
> to the free directory enquiries 0800100100?
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 From memory, it will route to the number you point it to in the routing 
table. I set mom's table so that whatever 118 number she dials it will 
route to the free directory enquiries number.

On Sat, 03 May 2008 15:28:32 GMT, BC
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>Brian A wrote:
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>>> Geoff Lane
>> Can anyone confirm that the '192 translation'  routing code translates
>> to the free directory enquiries 0800100100?
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> From memory, it will route to the number you point it to in the routing 
>table. I set mom's table so that whatever 118 number she dials it will 
>route to the free directory enquiries number.
Yes, I get it. I've put my brain into gear now. Thanks!


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