twomoon

Hi guys,

While I was checking all that VRS (video relay services) stuff, I've found in Wiki the table with a list of VRS providers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Relay_Service
If you would scroll down you would see the list.

All providers currently use videophones for that services.

In this table there is a category IP Address. If you will look on it, you will see that for example AT&T, Inc. (http://attvrs.com) has IP address - attvrs.tv, ConvoRelay (http://convorelay.com) has convorelay.tv etc. Almost all that .tv domains are taken by that companies who provides VRS, but there are no live websites on .tv.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-tv/727780-vrs-videophones-and-tv.html
But when you're using Videophone you need to go to .tv (for example - http://www.ldsvrs.com/).

It means that videophones are working thru .tv domain? or it's not a domain.

So, the question - why? Why no live websites, and why you use .tv when you're calling thru videophone?

Thanks, Nick

defaultuser

They don't appear to be sites. They appear to be "call relays". If you're using sign language you can call and they will forward your video call.

For attvrs.tv, anyway.

So it's a service provided for their VideoPhones.

Not sure why they all picked .TV though. I guess to keep the same primary name and just have a specific extension. It's interesting. I might have to read more (I get curious about the stupidest things)

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twomoon

Thx John for the input.

Well I think it's interesting too, this is why I asked. Never used any videophone so don't understand how it works. Don't understand why "call relay" need to be a domain (or something very similar to domain - I mean for example attvrs.tv).
Plus most of companies secured their .tv domains (that are used dor videophones)

defaultuser

Because it's easier to tell people to put in XXXXXXX.TV into their settings than NNN.NNN.NNN.NNN. Videophones are using IP Telephony and not regular phone communication.

A domain name also lets you dynamically change the underlying internet routing at any time through DNS changes meaning the setting on the client side is good "forever". It's no different than websites

I'm definitely surprised by the number of .TV though - I'll probably look around when I'm bored to see if there is a reason.

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twomoon

Ok, there is logic in this, agree
I checked all main US providers, to understand why .tv but didn't find any answer.
BTW found one provider based on .tv - win.tv