.us .US 8NN.us ... where are they?

[MadAboutDomains]

Hello,

Ive been looking at 8NN.US (8 Number Number .us) domain names, and they appear to all be available!

But then I try to register them and it says they are not available!

What's going on? :td:

- Luke

 

[Keynes]

All NNN.us (3 number) have been taken for some time...you'll have to buy one or drop catch it. RF :tu:

 

[MadAboutDomains]

All 3 number .us domains with an '8' as it's first number show up as available in all whois checkers

... But all others show up as taken

817.us - Available
820.us - Available
823.us - Available
835.us - Available
844.us - Available
850.us - Available
854.us - Available
860.us - Available
865.us - Available
874.us - Available
880.us - Available
882.us - Available
883.us - Available
889.us - Available

Attempt to register: Invalid domain
Whois Search: Available
Visit URL: Doesn't work

Choose any other 3 number .US domains and they show up as Taken!

 

[Didoz]

all are taken!

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Why would they show up as available? Every single one.

 

[DJ-Sound]

aparently your using a crappy registar

 

[harpo]

Yes They Show They Are Available But In Actuallity The .us Registration Has Those Reserved And Know One Is Allowed To Purchase Them, As You Notice Know One Ownes One.

 

[central]

Doesn't matter if the domain is 3 or 20 characters long, all .us domains starting with the number 8 is reserved.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Yeah It seems so... It seems a bit strange for them not to allow 8 as a prefix... why the number 8?

Wierd

 

[deet]

Hmm, Wierd

 

[harpo]

There may be a time when the .us takes off and numbers will play a important role in everyday common people in the usa to call over ip...
the internet example {{voip telephones calls}} this will all be internet related to numbers for example { the popularity of skype}, so the .us registery has forseen this future and reserved all the 800 numbers the popuplar prefix is 8 the most used for phone calls...