.Tel me your thoughts?

[woeger]

Nice Acro, you beat out pills.tel

I never said that .TEL domain info sites are SEO optimized

Also being so new, very few sites link to them yet, so they have no or low PR score, unlike your highly rated blog and web sites... For $11 to $15 a pop, I view .TEL as an experimental, inexpensive form of getting potential advertising exposure, with hosting fees prepaid to boot.

[Acro]

Recently posted at my twitter: I'd rather spend my $8.95 on a Boston Market chicken lunch with 2 sides, cornbread and a drink!

[whitebark]

Originally Posted by Acro

Recently posted at my twitter: I'd rather spend my $8.95 on a Boston Market chicken lunch with 2 sides, cornbread and a drink!

Come now Acro I know you want my shitty.tel.

I read your blog post about .tel being a potential gold mine for spammers/scammers so I'm going to test that out.

[cee]

Originally Posted by Albert Tai

Mine already resolved already....www.cun.tel
Registering www.dun.tel right now

Good names, but what do they mean to you? Is dun.tel supposed to be like Dontell?

Originally Posted by woeger

Click here to see the .TEL sites already indexed in Google.

Pretty creative sites, and more than I had expected...

The number was only ~600 yesterday! It's been slowly rising since then. As of when I started this thread, it was at 1340. Now it's got another thousand indexed.

Originally Posted by Acro

Search for "pills.tel" in Google, then tell me what is the #1 result

That could change in the future. These domains might get indexed VERY well by Google considering their purpose and limitation (in the future). The limitation guarantees that these domains will not be used to distribute malware or run scams directly. Hell, due to the consistent format of these pages, Google might even include them in its own directory services and then our domains would show up above all the search results. Who knows... anything is possible.

[nitro4]

one day--far, far, in the distant future (3-5 years from now)--these domains will likely be switched over to regular tlds (once people start dropping them due to their utter worthlessness.) if such a time comes, my .tel, along with cee's, and some of your guys' (except for cun.tel ?? lol) will be worth a lot due to the brandability and applicability of the .tel tld.

i say this because of the inevitable future of mobile computing and of the future of cell phone technology (and access). believe me, ."tel" couldn't be any more relative or trendy... it's just a matter of waiting a few years for mobile technology to advance and for telnic to realize their current strategy = fail.

[Acro]

Nitro, I need 6 numbers from you, since you can foresee the future. Help me win the lotto, my friend

[nitro4]

Originally Posted by Acro

Nitro, I need 6 numbers from you, since you can foresee the future. Help me win the lotto, my friend

i won't take crap from someone who thought that "acroplex" was worth registering pre-general availability

[cee]

Nitro4, I agree that is a large possibility... and one I hope for (even sooner than you mentioned). And since Acro doesn't deserve the lotto numbers, PM 'em to me.

Interesting information: Check out the deletion rate for .tel @ Dynadot! (Scroll to "Limitations on TEL Grace Deletions")

[Acro]

Originally Posted by nitro4

i won't take crap from someone who thought that "acroplex" was worth registering pre-general availability

Hmmm. Not sure if you're as stupid as you sound. Maybe you're more

After all, believing that Telnic will succumb to your "wet dream" of changing their business plan so that your worthless .tel domains become real domains 3-5 years in the future, sounds like a complete fool's gold.

Originally Posted by cee

Nitro4, I agree that is a large possibility...

And I think it's as possible as Jeb Bush becoming Florida's governor ever again.

[cee]

Acro, you are way too bitter. Calm down and be more positive and optimistic. You probably didn't invest any money in this, so why are you so defensive about it? It seems like a .tel caught you in a dark alley one night and did unlawful things to you. Don't worry, I won't.tel

Originally Posted by Acro

And I think it's as possible as Jeb Bush becoming Florida's governor ever again.

Here's how I see it... this company is backed by many millions of dollars. I don't see such a business allowing their large investment to crumble to the ground without at least attempting to fix it. And what Nitro4 said would be their last resort of attempting to resolve their worthless TLD. Hence, the chances of it happening after they have failed may be higher than you expect.

[nitro4]

By nature, the .tel tld is such a unique and unprecedented experiment, that to assume that it will never revert to the hosting features of a normal tld is incredibly naive. I think it'll just take time and some monetary failure (and, maybe a bit of pressure from the 'domaining community' and other prospective buyers.)

[Acro]

Originally Posted by cee

Acro, you are way too bitter. Calm down and be more positive and optimistic. You probably didn't invest any money in this, so why are you so defensive about it? It seems like a .tel caught you in a dark alley one night and did unlawful things to you. Don't worry, I won't.tel



Here's how I see it... this company is backed by many millions of dollars. I don't see such a business allowing their large investment to crumble to the ground without at least attempting to fix it. And what Nitro4 said would be their last resort of attempting to resolve their worthless TLD. Hence, the chances of it happening after they have failed may be higher than you expect.

Me, bitter?

Why, because I am not a lemming from Telsters?

Or did you start this thread to promote your .tel domains? After all, you are openly advertising them in a non-sale thread.

Now, in case you missed the memo, .tel domains are the way they are and that's not going to change, because when the Telnic registry received approval from ICANN, that's for the exact functionality that they applied for. Nothing can change - unless ICANN approves it.

Before you tie your panties in a knot, think: what can you do with a one page .tel that cannot display your logo, other images, can't be hosted and behaves unlike other domains?

I suggest instead of evangelizing more Telnic propaganda to the clueless ones, to use some common sense about what constitutes a solid investment and what doesn't.

[Carter]

I've heard the same exact phrases when .mobi started...

It's funny how people follow the propaganda.

.TEL = CRAP

[nitro4]

Originally Posted by Acro

Me, bitter?

Why, because I am not a lemming from Telsters?

Or did you start this thread to promote your .tel domains? After all, you are openly advertising them in a non-sale thread.

Now, in case you missed the memo, .tel domains are the way they are and that's not going to change, because when the Telnic registry received approval from ICANN, that's for the exact functionality that they applied for. Nothing can change - unless ICANN approves it.

Before you tie your panties in a knot, think: what can you do with a one page .tel that cannot display your logo, other images, can't be hosted and behaves unlike other domains?

I suggest instead of evangelizing more Telnic propaganda to the clueless ones, to use some common sense about what constitutes a solid investment and what doesn't.

Look how quickly you assume ICANN wouldn't budge. Look at the stuff ICANN has already put out (.biz, .ws, etc.). You're approaching this incredibly naively. You think that neither cee nor I are aware of their agreement with ICANN?

Like cee said, they have no incentive to let it completely fail, they'll salvage whatever they can at some point (barring it does go down a path of failure), and talk with ICANN, no doubt.

It's not a 100% fact that this will happen, like I've been clearly wording from the start, but you cannot doubt its likelihood.

Personally, I'm hoping for it. That's all there is to say.

[Acro]

OK nitro, what would you like to bet on and how much?

[cee]

Originally Posted by Acro

Or did you start this thread to promote your .tel domains? After all, you are openly advertising them in a non-sale thread.

First off, I have no intention of trying to sell my .tel domains right now. I even listed the ones I am going to grace delete in case someone wants to snatch them up at their favorite registrar at reg fee pricing.

Originally Posted by Acro

Now, in case you missed the memo, .tel domains are the way they are and that's not going to change, because when the Telnic registry received approval from ICANN, that's for the exact functionality that they applied for. Nothing can change - unless ICANN approves it.

You seem like an intelligent fellow (accept my compliment), so I am failing to see how you cannot comprehend what we are saying (compliment retracted?). There is no reason Telnic cannot propose another plan to ICANN and have it accepted.

Originally Posted by Acro

Before you tie your panties in a knot, think: what can you do with a one page .tel that cannot display your logo, other images, can't be hosted and behaves unlike other domains?

I suggest instead of evangelizing more Telnic propaganda to the clueless ones, to use some common sense about what constitutes a solid investment and what doesn't.

No one said this was a solid investment. In fact, we have said several times how this will probably be a bust and is simply entertaining us at the moment. If domains are your passion, or sexy lookin' domains, then at least be entertained by the thought of something positive coming from this TLD!

[Albert Tai]

Originally Posted by nitro4

one day--far, far, in the distant future (3-5 years from now)--these domains will likely be switched over to regular tlds (once people start dropping them due to their utter worthlessness.) if such a time comes, my .tel, along with cee's, and some of your guys' (except for cun.tel ?? lol) will be worth a lot due to the brandability and applicability of the .tel tld.

i say this because of the inevitable future of mobile computing and of the future of cell phone technology (and access). believe me, ."tel" couldn't be any more relative or trendy... it's just a matter of waiting a few years for mobile technology to advance and for telnic to realize their current strategy = fail.

dammit cun.tel :( lool
I also registered dun.tel today...don't ask me why...i just like the names

as for selling high price...hopefully soon but I know it won't happen anytime soon or in the future as the business plan is pretty crappy atm.

I registered cun.tel and dun.tel to show off to my real life freinds that doesn't know a crap about domain and show them I have really short domain names *they are all jealous*


~Al

[nitro4]

Originally Posted by Albert Tai

dammit cun.tel :( lool
I also registered dun.tel today...don't ask me why...i just like the names

as for selling high price...hopefully soon but I know it won't happen anytime soon or in the future as the business plan is pretty crappy atm.

I registered cun.tel and dun.tel to show off to my real life freinds that doesn't know a crap about domain and show them I have really short domain names *they are all jealous*


~Al

hah, nice dude

yeah, i won't lie, ".tel" looks nice and cun and dun are nice and pronounceable. who knows...

[Acro]

Cee, hence lies the problem. If you personally don't care if it's a solid investment and have money to burn, let this be your prerogative. But to invite others, less well-off fellows to join in and get burned, that's almost criminal.

The same story was repeated with .mobi and .asia. Maybe some folks need a third time to seal the charm.

[cee]

Acro, I'm not misleading anyone down a fantasy. I'm simply stating possibilities and allowing people to make their own decisions. If someone else wants to spend $10/yr on a nifty name and they can afford it, I provide them with some possibilities of it becoming more in the future. Not that this possibility should be the reason for them registering.

Originally Posted by Albert Tai

I registered cun.tel and dun.tel to show off to my real life freinds that doesn't know a crap about domain and show them I have really short domain names *they are all jealous*

As I just mentioned, I will be dropping all the domains under "----- Domains Letting Go -----" in the first post of this thread. If you're interested in any, I'll PM you the moment I delete them and you can grab whatever you want.