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?

 

[justinhayward]

Any news about the webproxy removal? when will we get full url like name.tel rather than redirection? Please telnic staff like justin, we need an answer.

Hi Steve,

Everything should be up and running before 24th March.

Best regards,

Justin Hayward
Telnic Limited
justin.tel

 

[hakita]

Give me one realistic way of monetizing .tel domains, not some wild speculation of what *might* happen in your dreams.

Sure,
Ex: " Need a Plumber ? Just call Plumber.tel "
The best way to monetize a domain is to provide a real, usefull service.
.tel could facilitate the acces and ease to remember to that services.
Regards

I already know several peoples that were happy to spend 300$ to get a unique, easy to remember contact point.

Those people are not willing to monetize it.
Those people do not have any other domain, just a unique .tel
Those people are not IT geek, just simple people that understood the SERVICE provided by .tel


If my name if Tom, I will prefer [email protected] to [email protected].
Not because i will monetize it, but because it just sound better to me.

.tel is like the "One Ring to rule them all", many contact, 1 single point of contact.

And Tom.tel will be more valuable that Tom4523.tel to me.

So yes, i will agree to pay 300$ to get a great online identity name.

To me, the most valuable generic keyword for .tel are firstname and last name.
Regards

 

[kukgle]

Hi Steve,

Everything should be up and running before 24th March.

Best regards,

Justin Hayward
Telnic Limited
justin.tel

Thanks Justin, glad to hear that :hearts:.

Could I know about some other 'everything' that would be up other than proxy issue?

 

[justinhayward]

Thanks Justin, glad to hear that :hearts:.

Could I know about some other 'everything' that would be up other than proxy issue?

Some registrars will not send log in details until just before General Availability for people to set up their domains due to integration with their existing control panel functionality. We should also have some news about the applications as well.

Thanks,

Justin Hayward
Telnic Limited
justin.tel

 

[Ms Domainer]

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The following info will be on my new business card that I distribute at conferences:

My Full Name

My Profession

Jennifer.tel​

Next year, I expect to be living overseas, so I will not need to change any info on my print card. I'll simply change it on the .tel level.

Early adopters may have business plans for .tel, but John Smith, ordinary guy who knows nothing about setting up websites, will see a use for .tel, especially if the panel is easy to use.

John Smith won't pay $300 for .tel, but he will pay $15.00 - $20.00 per year.

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Sure,
Ex: " Need a Plumber ? Just call Plumber.tel "
The best way to monetize a domain is to provide a real, usefull service.
.tel could facilitate the acces and ease to remember to that services.
Regards

I already know several peoples that were happy to spend 300$ to get a unique, easy to remember contact point.

Those people are not willing to monetize it.
Those people do not have any other domain, just a unique .tel
Those people are not IT geek, just simple people that understood the SERVICE provided by .tel


If my name if Tom, I will prefer [email protected] to [email protected].
Not because i will monetize it, but because it just sound better to me.

.tel is like the "One Ring to rule them all", many contact, 1 single point of contact.

And Tom.tel will be more valuable that Tom4523.tel to me.

So yes, i will agree to pay 300$ to get a great online identity name.

To me, the most valuable generic keyword for .tel are firstname and last name.
Regards

 

[chader144]

Some registrars will not send log in details until just before General Availability for people to set up their domains due to integration with their existing control panel functionality. We should also have some news about the applications as well.

Thanks,

Justin Hayward
Telnic Limited
justin.tel

Bummer. I for one would love to get a jump on those who register GA.
Same with regards to the proxy page being removed and changes to .tel...

Why wait to see if there are issues at the last minute (3/24)? (pertains to .tel and Registrars)
Lets try to flush as many issues as we can now and have everything set a week or so before GA.

For the techy / QA type here, is there a QA or test method that we could change to to test any new functionality dot tel is working on?
Thinking maybe an option on the interface ?

 

[MattheP]

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The following info will be on my new business card that I distribute at conferences:

My Full Name

My Profession

Jennifer.tel​

Next year, I expect to be living overseas, so I will not need to change any info on my print card. I'll simply change it on the .tel level.

Err.. I have the same thing for the last 7 years!
I have my firstsecondname.com on my card and it really works - when i changed phone number, I simply changed it on my web page!
I must be one of the first telsters

 

[nrmillions]

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The following info will be on my new business card that I distribute at conferences:

My Full Name

My Profession

Jennifer.tel​

Next year, I expect to be living overseas, so I will not need to change any info on my print card. I'll simply change it on the .tel level.

Early adopters may have business plans for .tel, but John Smith, ordinary guy who knows nothing about setting up websites, will see a use for .tel, especially if the panel is easy to use.

John Smith won't pay $300 for .tel, but he will pay $15.00 - $20.00 per year.

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i just use my .com for my contact info. i can have my blog, link to twitter, facebook, myspace, etc all on my .com page so there is no need for the .tel. i can customize it however i want and am not restricted. The .com is recognized everywhere so people will find it. If you have Jennifer.tel then no other jennifers will be able to have it so then they would have to use something like jennifer98389.tel so they might as well have the .com if they are going to do that. I bet a lot of people who see your card will either be confused or go to JenniferTel.com.

 

[phase111]

i just use my .com for my contact info. i can have my blog, link to twitter, facebook, myspace, etc all on my .com page so there is no need for the .tel. i can customize it however i want and am not restricted. The .com is recognized everywhere so people will find it. If you have Jennifer.tel then no other jennifers will be able to have it so then they would have to use something like jennifer98389.tel so they might as well have the .com if they are going to do that. I bet a lot of people who see your card will either be confused or go to JenniferTel.com.

That sounds fantastic, however for the average person, this means not only having to buy a domain name but also having to get it hosted and building (or more likely for the average non saavy comp person), having a page built for them by someone else...kaching! At least .tel offers a quick solution to all this for the average jo who just wants a contact page for themselves or business without all that extra hassle. Also, it's easier for the viewer of their page to navigate it and click sstraight on their number to call. Not to mention the speed to get to the .tel over the slower .com via mobile that would more than likely have a seperate contact page also.

 

[MicroGuy]

That sounds fantastic, however for the average person, this means not only having to buy a domain name but also having to get it hosted and building (or more likely for the average non saavy comp person), having a page built for them by someone else...kaching! At least .tel offers a quick solution to all this for the average jo who just wants a contact page for themselves or business without all that extra hassle. Also, it's easier for the viewer of their page to navigate it and click sstraight on their number to call. Not to mention the speed to get to the .tel over the slower .com via mobile that would more than likely have a seperate contact page also.

You can get the same thing with .MP... (example:http://mike.mp)

...only it's FREE and you get a ton more in terms of functionality..

 

[phase111]

You can get the same thing with .MP... (example:http://mike.mp)

...only it's FREE and you get a ton more in terms of functionality..

Yeah mate, I have a .mp too (auckland.mp- my hometown, I missed out on getting auckland.tel incidentally at $300) but I disagree with you on functionality...it's a regular website for a start...simply a ccTLD....have a look at mike.mp people, it looks nothing like a .tel contact page lol. You might as well go and buy mike.be, or any other ccTLD to do the same thing. i only got my .mp because it's free but I dont plan on putting it on my business card, lol.

 

[nrmillions]

That sounds fantastic, however for the average person, this means not only having to buy a domain name but also having to get it hosted and building (or more likely for the average non saavy comp person), having a page built for them by someone else...kaching! At least .tel offers a quick solution to all this for the average jo who just wants a contact page for themselves or business without all that extra hassle. Also, it's easier for the viewer of their page to navigate it and click sstraight on their number to call. Not to mention the speed to get to the .tel over the slower .com via mobile that would more than likely have a seperate contact page also.

would the average person though pay big bucks to buy a .tel domain off of someone else? The average person hardly even knows what a domain name is. The people and companies who can pay big money for a domain might as well use .com or whatever else they want. If the extension is for average people but those people wont pay a lot then how would you make money from your .tel domains? I agree with some of your points and think .tel could work as a novelty thing for individuals to use for fun if they wanted to but dont see how you would make a lot of money off a .tel domain as an investment.

 

[Ms Domainer]

i just use my .com for my contact info. i can have my blog, link to twitter, facebook, myspace, etc all on my .com page so there is no need for the .tel. i can customize it however i want and am not restricted. The .com is recognized everywhere so people will find it. If you have Jennifer.tel then no other jennifers will be able to have it so then they would have to use something like jennifer98389.tel so they might as well have the .com if they are going to do that. I bet a lot of people who see your card will either be confused or go to JenniferTel.com.

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Well, I have JenniferTel.com as well, which redirects to my homepage.

I anticipated this early problem, which I don't think will be a problem for long.

I have my full name .com, but my name is long and easily misspelled, so the short .tel makes sense for me.

My first name has a search volume of 1,200,000 (exact), so my chances of getting the .com of my first name is about nil.



I AM a realist.

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[phase111]

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Well, I have JenniferTel.com as well, which redirects to my homepage.

I anticipated this early problem, which I don't think will be a problem for long.

I have my full name .com, but my name is long and easily misspelled, so the short .tel makes sense for me.

My first name has a search volume of 1,200,000 (exact), so my chances of getting the .com of my first name is about nil.



I AM a realist.

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Yes, a very good point. It will be an investment for good domains. I have my own first name for example: James.tel, if I wanted to sell that during GA or after it (not that I would anyway), Im sure there are a lot of wealthy James' around the world who have heard of .tel or be excited about the prospect of dot tel, even in the beginning like we are with the extension, who would happily pay me a fair bit for it, for the vanity factor alone and this isnt even a business proposition unless the person also owns a company called James LLC, lol. If I get bored, I may even start a James directory, either as a surname or a firstname, lastname (it works for both luckily) and charge for it- this is getting off track though from the value the name has simply for the vanity factor.
The potential money I could even raise from this name, would probably pay off all the other .tels Iv'e bought. I dont want to sound like a fantasist here, but I think Im a realist on this issue. I'd rather have my name in a .tel than many other extensions currently available that's for sure, because it's more useable in .tel.
:wave:

 

[hullswingerscom]

this works well www.matt.tel
done well it can come in handy if domain monster have a crash now i need dynadot

 

[Traveler]

The potential money I could even raise from this name, would probably pay off all the other .tels Iv'e bought. I dont want to sound like a fantasist here, but I think Im a realist on this issue. I'd rather have my name in a .tel than many other extensions currently available that's for sure, because it's more useable in .tel.
:wave:

You talk about being a realist and then say that .tel is more useable? Of all the extension out there .tel is by far and away the least useable. You can't even put your own site on it, you get what they give you and that is it. Maybe there is beauty in simplicity and that is what .tel offers, it does not offer more usability.

 

[Kate]

It's already hard enough to get people to visit .mobi domains.
Yet it was thought .mobi had a chance because they had the backing of a few major industry players. But who are the .tel backers yet ?

 

[phase111]

It's already hard enough to get people to visit .mobi domains.
Yet it was thought .mobi had a chance because they had the backing of a few major industry players. But who are the .tel backers yet ?

I still don't really see the point in .mobi, it's a long and awkward extension to start with, the way the internet is going mobile, .com is sure to do everything .mobi can, so why would you want .mobi? Also, as a website, it has to compete with about 200 other website tld's...what .tel offers is contact info pure and simple..I feel a bit of de ja vu, Im sure we have discussed this before somewhere in the thread. >tel is not meant to compete with websites, it's supposed to compliment them if anything, something that .mobi wont be able to do long term (apart from with .tel).
:o

 

[Steven]

I still don't really see the point in .mobi, it's a long and awkward extension to start with, the way the internet is going mobile, .com is sure to do everything .mobi can, so why would you want .mobi? Also, as a website, it has to compete with about 200 other website tld's...what .tel offers is contact info pure and simple..I feel a bit of de ja vu, Im sure we have discussed this before somewhere in the thread. >tel is not meant to compete with websites, it's supposed to compliment them if anything, something that .mobi wont be able to do long term (apart from with .tel).
:o

Don't companies usually have "contact us" section in their websites?

Do you need to go to .tel site of that company's name to get their contact info?

Yes, a very good point. It will be an investment for good domains. I have my own first name for example: James.tel, if I wanted to sell that during GA or after it (not that I would anyway), Im sure there are a lot of wealthy James' around the world who have heard of .tel or be excited about the prospect of dot tel, even in the beginning like we are with the extension, who would happily pay me a fair bit for it, for the vanity factor alone and this isnt even a business proposition unless the person also owns a company called James LLC, lol. If I get bored, I may even start a James directory, either as a surname or a firstname, lastname (it works for both luckily) and charge for it- this is getting off track though from the value the name has simply for the vanity factor.
The potential money I could even raise from this name, would probably pay off all the other .tels Iv'e bought. I dont want to sound like a fantasist here, but I think Im a realist on this issue. I'd rather have my name in a .tel than many other extensions currently available that's for sure, because it's more useable in .tel.
:wave:

People who have James as their first names will buy a subdirectory listing from your james.tel site?
like james1.james.tel, james2.james.tel ? How realistic is this?

They can just register any other .tld and make their own unique site.
They can even make a contact page site with simple html customization or many free scripts that are out there.

 

[Traveler]

I still don't really see the point in .mobi, it's a long and awkward extension to start with, the way the internet is going mobile, .com is sure to do everything .mobi can, so why would you want .mobi? Also, as a website, it has to compete with about 200 other website tld's...what .tel offers is contact info pure and simple..I feel a bit of de ja vu, Im sure we have discussed this before somewhere in the thread. >tel is not meant to compete with websites, it's supposed to compliment them if anything, something that .mobi wont be able to do long term (apart from with .tel).
:o

It is funny that you can't see the point of something like .mobi but yet .tel makes sense. At least a .mobi site could provide contact info the way the owner wants the info to be seen and have whatever functionality the owner wants for mobile users. You can't even brand a .tel, the way it stands now and correct me if I am wrong but you can't even upload your own logo. You are stuck with an ugly page and even the name is all lowercase and runs together if it is two or more words.