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?

 

[hullswingerscom]

very good post nudu...i have superbook on my iphone but not do i use it no.. i do use contacts we humans are creatures of habbit...tel was ok for bit fun but thats all.

 

[Ader]

To quote Nudu above;
Someone tells me their .tel domain, I have to go on the internet, waste my data plan bandwidth, or wait till I get home, transfer the number from there, and their name, and what if they don't have their name on their page! Or, what if they have multiple phone numbers? How do I know which one they want me to call? Or do I call all of the numbers?

Nudu,
Do you not know internet access is free already for mobile users already on many mobile plans, in Europe at least? Give it two to three years time. All over the place. Mobile internet. Dot Tel - low bandwidth. Fast.

 

[onspec]

TelCamp Toronto 1 update

Hmmmm... are sure it's those guys going to TelCamp?

Nah. Can't be.

Cheers,

 

[plaggypig]

Here's a video (from last year) I hadn't seen before; John Demco being interviewed on Canadian television about the early days of the net, and .tel

nudu:

* What kind of phone do you have? Applications like the iPhone Superbook will seep across onto other devices in time,
* DNS queries have an extremely light payload AND they're way faster than full blown HTTP requests,
* You can provide labels for different pieces of contact information - I have a couple of mobile numbers and a private home number for friends. You can also do a lot with profiles,
* Just as Google is not about to switch from selling advertising to ice cream, the purpose of .tel is not going to change. There are hundreds of other TLDs you can use for websites.

 

[MicroGuy]

The only hope for this TLD is if they remove their silly 'we control everyone and everything bid for world domination' limitation on the DNS and allow the great TLD that it is (in so far as the spelling of the extension) to flourish.

The ONLY HOPE. You are correct sir. :talk:

 

[FrenchTel]

I like that .tel is advertising..

[...]

The truth is, .tel is nothing more thna a pipe dream because it is so limited. I can setup a .com to do the exact same thing, with a better template.

I like the extension, and I think deep down the .tel domainers are only keeping/investing because they hope TelNIC will one day remove the restriction.

As was said earlier, this is the 21st century, things that limit us are out of style.

So let's presume the wild fantasies of the domainers here on this thread are correct.

Someone tells me their phone number, 991-911-9911, on the spot, number for number, as I type it into my phone, add their name and press 'Save'.

Someone tells me their .tel domain, I have to go on the internet, waste my data plan bandwidth, or wait till I get home, transfer the number from there, and their name, and what if they don't have their name on their page! Or, what if they have multiple phone numbers? How do I know which one they want me to call? Or do I call all of the numbers?

They are adding extra steps and complicating this whole process of contacting someone.

The truth is that the world of communication does not work in the way that .tel wants it to.

The only hope for this TLD is if they remove their silly 'we control everyone and everything bid for world domination' limitation on the DNS and allow the great TLD that it is (in so far as the spelling of the extension) to flourish.

It is soooo boring to read the same BS about .tel over and over again and extremely frustrating being French and not mastering English enough to write long, documented replies to .tel nay-sayers ...8-X

Hopefully, Henri Asseily (Telnic CTO) wrote an insightful article titled "Restrictions as a positive enabler" that says everything I would have liked to say, and better than I would have been able to ...

 

[virtualwords]

As I said before all these guys who keep coming back to this thread being really negative about the .tel likes it really otherwise they would just forget about it and get on with something else that is more constructive.

The only problem is as you say FrenchTel is was ok the first time reading all there negative thoughts but it becoming very boring and repetitive.

Regards

Gav

 

[mwzd]

"If you read TechCrunch any time they have a post concerning domains, read the comments and you will see what I mean - people hate domainers.

Although all of them wished they registered sex.com back in the day and sold it for $12 million they hate you for having the foresight. This mentality is not exclusive to domainers. Human nature is highly jealous of success."

"Somewhere along the way we went from a society who looked at success stories and used them as inspiration to create their own, to one that looks at successful people and eagerly awaits and looks forward to their fall. If you could get the honest answer of the American population, almost all would say they admire Donald Trump, almost all would love to be like him, enjoy the success he has, but almost all would say they would be happy if he lost it all."

"Everyone would love to have 100 great domains they could have registered in 1995. Everyone wants to have what Frank has. But 99.9% of the general population missed the boat and now they’re pissed off at the one’s who got onboard, who thought of it first, who beat them to the punch."

Michael Berkens - The Untold Story Behind The Best Kept Secret in the Domain Business

Don't bother with naysayers, they abound, specially tld bashers whose only hope for their investment is to put down other tlds, not that it helps them at all tbh, the cream WILL rise to the top.

Use your own intelligence and invest in what you think will give you a return, irrespective what anyone else says. Don't also get taken in by people who say the tld guarantees the return, it doesn't, its the keywords.

I would recommend being realistic with your investments and your ability to renew said investments long enough to get a decent return, thats about it.

 

[hasseily]

Someone tells me their .tel domain, I have to go on the internet, waste my data plan bandwidth, or wait till I get home, transfer the number from there, and their name, and what if they don't have their name on their page! Or, what if they have multiple phone numbers? How do I know which one they want me to call? Or do I call all of the numbers?

You don't do any of that. Someone tells you their .tel domain, you enter it in your addressbook as a url. Later on if you want to call them, you click on the url, click the first phone number and talk. And if you want to store that info for later use, just click on the vcard link.
(and if you've got a native .tel app on a mobile, you can have much more in-depth addressbook integration).
People with multiple phone numbers on their .tel miss the value of the .tel: to tell others which number to use at this time. Since .tel is so easy to update, never have more than one entry of the same type of contact info in your .tel. For example, I don't put my US and Europe mobiles on my .tel at the same time. I have different profiles that I activate based on my location, and only show one.

In the end, when someone gives you his .tel, you're guaranteed to have up-to-date contact info when you want to contact that person.

 

[Ader]

Sorry Henri. That first paragraph on my post was quoted from Nudu above. I was disagreeing with it completely. Please don't take me for a naysayer. They make me very bored.

---------- Post added at 08:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:42 AM ----------

Here is an article well worth reading for anyone interested in .tel;
Tel domain name registrars - registry domain name website tel
Thanks to Justin Hayward for pointing it out on Twitter

 

[steveteva]

Featured on DNjournal (Ron Jackson) the telcamp, this is a great news because many domainers are reading his article and this can boost .tel promotion.

Local Directory Services Provider Local Matters Helps Put America.us on the Map

 

[lewisrx]

Featured on DNjournal (Ron Jackson) the telcamp, this is a great news because many domainers are reading his article and this can boost .tel promotion.

Local Directory Services Provider Local Matters Helps Put America.us on the Map

I have read this article,yeah,it is so great news for .tel, but america.us have so many functions ,do you think that .tel can do it ? I like .tel ,but it's functions is so simple.

 

[Jawed]

I’m sorry if folks already know this. BT is actively promoting .tel in the UK.

 

[FreakySteve]

I’m sorry if folks already know this. BT is actively promoting .tel in the UK.

:bingo:
HUGE news for .tel peeps!

Another step closer

 

[plaggypig]

New video: When Telnic CEO, Kashayar Mahdavi walked into our office in pink trousers and beaming big smile on his face, we knew he'd make a great interviewee...

 

[recluse99]

I talked with an exterminator this weekend and he loved dot tel, he was mainly excited about the low overhead cost, easy updated, not a confusing website or a website that has to be maintained/updated by a coder... so the more people know about this, the better!

 

[GeoOwners]

I’m sorry if folks already know this. BT is actively promoting .tel in the UK.

any more info like links to the ads or pics?

tia

 

[virtualwords]

This is great for the .tel.

It's only a matter of time and the flood gates will burst :wave:

Gav

 

[Ader]

any more info like links to the ads or pics?

tia

This is good news

tel domain names - BT Business

and

Interview with Telnic CEO, Khashayar Mahdavi - Videos - BT Tradespace

 

[WordWalker]

This stuff about .tel domains being an alternative to dialing phone numbers is a very radical concept. Are there any indications that the cell companies are headed in this direction, or is it just wishful thinking by a small segment of domainers? Can you point to any major tech news coverage of this plan?

THIS should do.