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]

is this guy serious?
http://www.godaddy.tel/ :hehe:
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]

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

obviously Mexico is in North America.

 

[Traveler]

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.)

Here is the summary of dot tel:

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]

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! :hehe:
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".
That way it will read version2.0income.tel
Much better!
Gotta love those sub-domains.
I can hardly wait until WEB 3.0! :sold:

 

[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
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! :lol:

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.

 

[Traveler]

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

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. :lol: Here is a little rep for reaching the 500 mark, even though you messed it up with a typo, hehe :gl:

 

[Keith]

LOL I see alot of crap already :bah:
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 :lol:

 

[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]

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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]

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...

Cheers!

 

[Traveler]

Rep back to you for being a good sport!
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.

 

[TechZone]

Thanks! Didn't know there was a .Tel showcase thread or is that one yet to be created?

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

 

[thenext88]

Dynadot I am seriously disappointed.

Of all the people who back ordered a somewhat rare first name, at least give it to someone who has that first name. I would have been completely fine with that, but yeah... thanks for selling my name to an Asian in Hong Kong, because that completely makes sense with this extension. Especially since they had to go through these one by one and assign them to accounts.

...



Not more funds from my credit card to you guys.

 

[Traveler]

Hmmmmm.... interesting.... I always thought it was just Can,US,Mex.... Learn something new everyday...

Cheers!

There ya go, your name is even better than you thought

 

[cobo]

TZ, you'll find it in the Domain Name Discussion, probably pretty close to this thread because all of the .TEL activity going on with recent launch.

 

[aliencafe]

I see 3 Gems in there, PhoneService.tel, HomeLoan.tel, and loseweight.tel..

Great job!