[saucey]

Originally Posted by neobodhi

No ideas, but I think this is an important issue. All the .tel sites I have visited show the name in all lowercase with no space. Not very pretty to look at. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/561820-the-official-tel-discussion-thread.html sidenote: I like the northamerica.tel reg, now just don't forget about all the other countries in North America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America They are going to get jealous if you only include Canada and the USA

Thanx Neo! However, Canada and the USA ARE the only countries in North America. Your wikipedia entry uses the term Northern America to include those other countries. At least, that's how I read it!

I also regged South America.tel

[Bodhi]

Originally Posted by evirtual1

why be in this thread if not show casing your names i wonder ?

Maybe to see what kind of names are being showcased? Seems like reason enough. I've seen a lot of great ones and some stinkers. Lets not take the thread offtrack. Best of luck with your irealestate.tel
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820

Getting back on track I will share one of mine, vivienda.tel which relates to Real Estate (it is Spanish)

[MattheP]

Originally Posted by nrmillions

I was checking out some .tel domains on my iPhone such as Justin.tel and they look extremely plain. Just plain white background and no icons for each category or anything. Doesnt look like how a mobile iPhone site in 2009 should look like. Much different than if you access it from the computer.

IMHO, it was planned to be that way. Mobile devices should do only dns query, not http request, and save time and traffic. Thats difference between .tel and other extensions. Again, IMHO.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820

Originally Posted by sh9696

Posted on dynadot forum: There are a couple hundred TEL domains that we are still adding to the system. These were domains that were registered in preorder, or possibly in the first hour of launch. There was a problem with some of the registry connections during launch, so the orders ended up in problem status. However the domains were registered by us, and we are now manually adding them to the correct accounts. Dynadot Staff

Thank you, and your forum source was right - I got backordered domain transfered to me couple of minutes ago. I got one capital city from European union for $15, not bad

[evirtual1]

have a lovely day !

enjoy your .tels

[oracle49]

Regged retailer.tel and retailers.tel

Do you guys think it could make a good directory? I have a feeling the name is a bit too general and not catchy enough for consumers...

[Bodhi]

Originally Posted by oracle49

Regged retailer.tel and retailers.tel ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 Do you guys think it could make a good directory? I have a feeling the name is a bit too general and not catchy enough for consumers...

It could make a good directory for retailers, as in what they services they may need. I think it would be the wrong approach to market it to consumers, because they don't think in terms of buying from a "retailer". If you are a retailer you know it and these names may work well targeting that market.

Edit: Yeah, my "problem" domains at dynadot are no longer problems and are now in my account!

[oracle49]

Originally Posted by neobodhi

Originally Posted by oracle49 Regged retailer.tel and retailers.tel ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 Do you guys think it could make a good directory? I have a feeling the name is a bit too general and not catchy enough for consumers... It could make a good directory for retailers, as in what they services they may need. I think it would be the wrong approach to market it to consumers, because they don't think in terms of buying from a "retailer". If you are a retailer you know it and these names may work well targeting that market.

Very good idea and very obvious but didn't even cross my mind

Thanks neobodhi!

Has their been any .tel aftermarket action yet?

[beljf123]

I have :

bay.tel
fsbo.tel
sitters.tel

[Bodhi]

Originally Posted by oracle49

Very good idea and very obvious but didn't even cross my mind ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 Thanks neobodhi! Has their been any .tel aftermarket action yet?

Glad I could help

As far as the aftermarket, I have not really seen anything yet. We will probably see names going up for sale in the coming days, but it will take a few weeks or months to establish any kind of sales record to give a reseller value to these names imho.

[telking]

is this guy serious?
http://www.godaddy.tel/
wow he paid 300 for that one

[Tribulatio]

Originally Posted by telking

is this guy serious? ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 http://www.godaddy.tel/ wow he paid 300 for that one

Sometimes, I wonder if people are in their right mind when they register names! Anyway, quite curious to see what will come next with that one, and how much time it will need to see GD in action!

[nrmillions]

Originally Posted by saucey

Thanx Neo! However, Canada and the USA ARE the only countries in North America.:

obviously Mexico is in North America.

[Bodhi]

Originally Posted by nrmillions

obviously Mexico is in North America.

Yuppers, North America also includes Central America in terms of continents. Central America is not a continent.

[chader144]

I know some of you have been here a long time. But I felt it might be helpful to the new comers to post a summary of what .tel is. (I just dont want to hear people griping that they didnt know what they were buying.)

Originally Posted by chader144

Here is the summary of dot tel: ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 What dot tel is: * Unique way to update and change your information in different systems in one central location by changing your domains DNS info. dot Tel gives you multiple ways of changing this information either through the web interface, mobile phones (that support .tel like Iphone, blackberry etc), and applications * A tld that creates a standard yet flexible way of storing contact information. As a standard you (a developer of applications) will have assurances that anytime you access the domain dns you will access the same structure. [note] the DNS records used are not exclusive to dot tel but are not usually used / required on other tlds. So as a developer you would be hit or miss if a .com has them. * Telnic has created a template that will display your contact information for web browsers. The current template includes a link and banner pointing to the .tel org page. * can interface with VOIP applications where calls can be routed to your current contact information * supports contact privacy through the usage of username and passwords. *Can link to other related .tel domains together if you choose to * An easy way to keep everybody updated on your ever changing contact information What dot tel is Not: * A webpage! (There is a page that dot tel domains used to translate dns records to view contact info on the web) This is also a std across the dot tel domains. (spammer heaven? maybe) * No Access to change A records to point to a webpage. (not recommended for the domainer who wants to park a page) Recommended improvements: * Implement a searchable method in the API or on the contact display page that will search inside of that domain. * Allow the contact display page to be modified to resemble company branding * (Completed) Remove Proxy page resolution of domain. (currently they resolve to s0.webproxy.nic.tel/lookup/alt.tel)[to be implemented before GA Launch] I look at it almost like twitter in its simplicity and ability to build applications around it that make it popular and useful.

[cobo]

Originally Posted by nrmillions

youre joking right? please tell me you arent throwing money away on those kind of regs this early into .tel

Don't be too concerned, it won't hurt my wallet too much.
Besides, I always throw my money at some perceived goofy regs!
Remember all those crapola MOBIs I regged? I dropped thousands of them!
And I still might be the single largest .mobi holder on the planet!
But, yeah, I see your point... so I'll change the subdomain from "web2" to "version2".
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820
That way it will read version2.0income.tel
Much better!
Gotta love those sub-domains.
I can hardly wait until WEB 3.0!

[TechZone]

Haven't seen too many people showing their reg's. Here's what I snagged. I lost out on 4 and, honestly, they weren't even that great. I spread them out between DomainPeople (wished I hadn't), Name.com and WebNames.ca.

I am curious to see how this ext takes hold, with the new visibility on MySpace and the other sites. I will certainly do my part and share the link and video on LinkedIn. I encourage all to spread the word in their respective social circles. Let's put the blinders on, take a few more swigs of the colorful cool aid and spread the word. I think we'll all (Telsters) be quite happy to see the outcome that I envision in 6 months to a year down the road. But, in the mean time, I'll do my part and will build out some of these names BUT will also consider decent offers.......in the, yet to be created, .Tel sales thread!

Cheers!

Downeast.tel
Acadia.tel
BarHarbor.tel
PhoneService.tel
Cellular.tel
Dish.tel
HomeLoan.tel
AutoLoan.tel
Refi.tel
Labor.tel
Crimes.tel
Provincetown.tel
OilDealers.tel
Elderly.tel
Stoves.tel
Truckstops.tel
Disability.tel
Restoration.tel
BuyMusic.tel
Ageless.tel
Resveratrol.tel
HealthFoods.tel
GameSystems.tel
GameSoftware.tel
DownUnder.tel
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820
Biking.tel
CheapFares.tel
FineDining.tel
Defend.tel
Firewall.tel
Formal.tel
Herbal.tel
LoseWeight.tel
OfficeSupply.tel
OilChange.tel
FCU.tel
Branding.tel

[cobo]

Thanks Neo! Typo fixed!
Wouldn't you know it though... my 500th post just had to have a typo in it!

Regarding the "i" in front of a word, I think I managed to grab iClick and iContact.
These two might have relevance in the TEL arena.
DynaDot just sent me a completed list.
Some of those "problems" have evidently been resolved.
They still do not show up in the whois yet but hopefully should soon.

[Bodhi]

Originally Posted by cobo

Thanks Neo! Typo fixed! Wouldn't you know it though... my 500th post just had to have a typo in it!

Whew, glad it was a typo in the reply, I think you got a pretty good name on your hands there. Not as good as my vivienda.tel of course. Here is a little rep for reaching the 500 mark, even though you messed it up with a typo, hehe

[Keith]

LOL I see alot of crap already
Some good too dont get me wrong.

I grabbed only one .tel and it's all I'm getting...

Missouri.tel

Bought it just in case

[cobo]

Rep back to you for being a good sport!
Vivienda ROCKS!

[cobo]

Hey, put this list in the .TEL SHOWCASE thread.
Some gems I see though. Good work.

[Steven]

Edit

[chader144]

I ll show:
bop Monkey Repairshop
hyp Chardon Painesville
eff Central Maid
alt Recovery Advisor
cle Utility Campsite
nip Sailors Rockers
lip Meetup ebiz
jug Bras Ajuda

[saucey]

Originally Posted by neobodhi

Yuppers, North America also includes Central America in terms of continents. Central America is not a continent.

Hmmmmm.... interesting.... I always thought it was just Can,US,Mex.... Learn something new everyday...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820

Cheers!

[Bodhi]

Originally Posted by cobo

Rep back to you for being a good sport! ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 Vivienda ROCKS!

Thanks for the rep back. I will PM you my short list of Spanish .tel domains that were available last time I checked. I'm not sure if they are all still available to register and there may be better ones out there, these are just the ones I was considering, but I am at my limit with .tel registrations.