The .TEL Discussion Thread

[brendan52190]

Hi

For this, let's assume that .tel will not be a total flop.

What type of keywords will be most valuable for this extension? Will it be geographical keywords, like newyork.tel, losangeles.tel, etc, or what else?

 

[Tribulatio]

Yes, it started - just hand reged a name.

 

[user-7256]

I'm getting some really weird lookup results on my end. Anyone else having troubles? (Various registrars)

 

[Bravo]

Yes, it started - just hand reged a name.

What registrar you have used?

 

[Shahid7]

domain monster seems kinda sleepy right now what you all think ?

what registrars are active ?

 

[Tribulatio]

I spoke too early about my successful hand-reg - from several names I checked, two were available, I hand-reged them, funds were withdrawn from account, but they are now listed as "problem" with my registrar (Dynadot in this case, which didn't accept pre-booking, but registrations from the start of the landrush). Let's see, since the Whois cannot be reached, it is impossible to know what the real status is. For the time being no news regarding the pre-booked ones.


Regarding registrars: a major question is to know if all registrars pre-deposited enough funds: at the time of the .eu Landrush, some registrars had not sent enough funds to the registry, and were quite early out of the game. I directly inquired with one registrar about this before pre-booking three names there.

Curious to see what the results will be, really! And if the servers have resisted...

 

[CDM]

this is a real nail biter. when do we get confirmation?

 

[Jingles]

I have yet to receive the official word, but the 3 .tels I had pre-ordered at DM all are listed as being on DM's nameservers and as being locked..yet it also says all 3 are still pending registration.

Btw, the money was already taken out of my account early this a.m...what's that all about??

 

[Tribulatio]

I have yet to receive the official word, but the 3 .tels I had pre-ordered at DM all are listed as being on DM's nameservers and as being locked..yet it also says all 3 are still pending registration.

Btw, the money was already taken out of my account early this a.m...what's that all about??

Probably pre-auth, just to make sure funds are available.

 

[Jingles]

I didn't think they'd actually have to take the money OUT of my account for pre-auth.

 

[Shahid7]

i have 8 locked but pending

 

[tata668]

I have yet to receive the official word, but the 3 .tels I had pre-ordered at DM all are listed as being on DM's nameservers and as being locked.. that all about??

How do you check that?

Thanks

 

[Jingles]

How do you check that?

Thanks

I click on "view domain list" on the right hand side.

 

[user-7256]

asdlfkjasdf.tel -- TAKEN

Yeah, right... well so much for dotster.

EuroDNS might be working.

 

[Bravo]

i have 8 locked but pending

I doubt you were able to reg Finance.tel & Casino.tel

 

[Tribulatio]

I didn't think they'd actually have to take the money OUT of my account for pre-auth.

I entirely share your view, but considering what I mentioned in a previous post regarding having enough funds deposited with the registry, this might be the explanation - as you know, in some cases, it is possible to refund an account within a few hours.

 

[Ms Domainer]

*

My Dotster account still shows as "pending."

Hmmmm...

Has anyone been able to hand reg anything?

*

 

[Tribulatio]

OK, one of the hand-reged ones has now been put on my account with Dynadot.

 

[tata668]

I click on "view domain list" on the right hand side.

Ok, I see the icons,thanks. I hope they say the truth!

 

[Jingles]

I entirely share your view, but considering what I mentioned in a previous post regarding having enough funds deposited with the registry, this might be the explanation - as you know, in some cases, it is possible to refund an account within a few hours.

Thanks, Trib. The funds are definitely there for them, I just hope if they don't get my names they replace it pretty fast too. There's always something else the money can be spent on :hehe:

 

[Shahid7]

which one did u get ?

dm is till pending

 

[Tribulatio]

The strangest registrar is Name.com - well, at least strangest panel: a .tel which I submitted two days ago for LR and prepaid is still shown... pending submission! 35 minutes after the start of the LR! Let's hope it is just an update problem in the panel...

 

[Spade]

Yeesh. I hope not many people jump on this bus - for their own sakes.

 

[Ms Domainer]

*

Is Dotster asleep?

If so, I definitely won't get four of my domains.



I might squeak in on one of them.

*

 

[chader144]

Wow that was harsh. Please keep it to names and registrars.

Picked up Maid and advisor from Dynadot. I will list some that I think are helpful in the phone book.

Available:
Artist
TrashRemoval
Featured
InsuranceAgent
Subscribers
Access
Maintenance
Research
prefer
Ministry
Experts
Guru
Professor
Diplomat
Professional
LandScaper
Roofer
Handyman
Carpenter
ParaLegal
Bookies
Butler

update 2/4
Inform
Notify
Aid
Promote

update 2/5
AdoptionServices
supplier
Remodeler
shelters
shelter
municipal
regional
corporate
Urban


Italian
brazilian
taiwanese
polish
russian
peruvian
hispanic
swedish
korean
mexican
irish


Taken:
Beer
Attorney
Lawyer
Dentist
Accountant
Pizza
STM
Hotel (of course)
Construction
RealEstate
auction
dental
operator
connect
find
locate
Mug
Service
Advisor
Brokers
CPA
Teacher
Writer
Rental
Supply
Storage
contactor
cleaning
Adoption

 

[tata668]

Name.com still doesn't seem to recognize .tel.

Dynadot seems the best to see what's taken and what's not.