How to convert local phone numbers into international phone numbers
This article provides information on how
to convert local telephone numbers into international ones. You can learn how
to configure your SMS gateway to convert phone numbers into international
numbers automatically to make mobile messaging easier and convenient. With
this solution you can also prevent several problems deriving from the use
of phone numbers in not the proper forms. Therefore by applying an outbound
route condition you can be sure that your messages will arrive at the mobile
devices of recipients.
Outbound route expression:
First of all you need to apply an outbound route condition
that will convert phone numbers automatically. Therefore if you enter
s/^.*(.{10})$/+3$1 / into
"Condition 2. (Recipient phone number)" field, you can easily achieve this
function (Figure 1).
Figure 1 - Outbound route expression
Please note that in Hungary local phone numbers start with
"06" while international number form means that "+36" is placed at the beginning
of the phone number. In "s/^.*(.{10})$/+3$1 /" expression "10" refers to the
fact that it counts back 10 from the end of the phone number and cuts down the
numbers. "+3" refers to the fact that it places "+3" at the beginning of the
phone
number (in this way it becomes an international phone number that starts with
"+36" as it cuts down "0" from the beginning of the phone number and replaces it
by "+3").
You can freely configure this expression by changing the numbers in it
according to the local phone numbers of your country.
To demonstrate this solution I send a test message and I
define a local phone number (06301122334) as a recipient phone number
(Figure 2).
Figure 2 - Test message with a local phone number
In the Events of "admin" user in Ozeki NG SMS Gateway you
can see that the message has been sent out with local phone number (starts
with 06) but it arrives at the SMS center with international phone number
(starts with +36), due to the regular expression of outbound route
(Figure 3).
Figure 3 - Sent message at the events
Figure 4 shows the Events of SMPP service provider connection
in Ozeki NG SMS Gateway. You can see that the sent message has been sent in
international form.
Figure 4 - Sent message at the SMPP service provider
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