Could SSID's become as valuable as domain names?

[Magicpig2]

Has anyone come across The Wireless Registry yet? It's basically the Godaddy of wireless names, or SSID's, the names you give your devices, eg; phones, wifi routers, tablets etc.
It launched a week or so ago off the back of Internet of Things and allows you to register your SSID before someone else does. Because it's new, hardly anybody has used it, meaning there's thousands of prime keywords, numbers, letters, etc that are still available. The company think that billions of devices could eventually be registered with them, and who knows, possibly become as valuable as domain names, especially when there aren't going to be hundreds of extensions attached to each name!
Anyway, as a domainer, it's tempting to think this is an untapped goldmine all for the taking, so see what you think

 

[Dave]

I got Silver, when it was free (all the other good ones i tried were gone lol). That's all I'm getting though :D

 

[ursuake]

Just got, platinum, melbourne, energy, britain, technology, 000, 333, 999 and some more.

Will keep them for a year.

 

[The Domainiac]

I fail to see how registering a wireless name can make you money. Can anyone explain it to me?

 

[DNGear]

Any link to register SSID's? Thanks

 

[Magicpig2]

You can register names at thewirelessregistry.com although there's been very little news from them in the last 18 months. They also extended the expiry date by another 12 months last January.

 

[Paul]

Any link to register SSID's? Thanks

Don't bother; it's a scam. If you register "Qwerty", there's nothing to prevent me from using the same SSID. Even if such a technology is implemented someday, control over it certainly won't be delegated to the current "registry". The Wi-Fi Alliance will want to profit from it.

 

[JayJay]

They also extended the expiry date by another 12 months last January.

Lol of course they did, I had already given up and cancelled all my names before having to renew them.

 

[Magicpig2]

Don't bother; it's a scam. If you register "Qwerty", there's nothing to prevent me from using the same SSID. Even if such a technology is implemented someday, control over it certainly won't be delegated to the current "registry". The Wi-Fi Alliance will want to profit from it.

I wouldn't be so quick to dimiss it. Wirelessregistry.com have recently revamped their website and look far from being a 'scam'. Building the infrastructure for the internet of things was never going to happen overnight...

 

[Paul]

I wouldn't be so quick to dimiss it. Wirelessregistry.com have recently revamped their website and look far from being a 'scam'. Building the infrastructure for the internet of things was never going to happen overnight...

I guess it's not so much a scam, but rather false hope. They're banking on The Wi-Fi Alliance eventually supporting them, but I think that's extremely unlikely.