.tel domain name

[brando]

What you think the new .tel domains coming out?

[ann]

Good for professionals people those having no website.

[Richie]

IMO it is a good opportunity for people all across the Globe with new domain extensions coming as it gives every single person the freedom of his choice if required. However I'm not sure on .tel as we'll have to see how much and what kind of response does it get from the public.

[ann]

Yup, also it will be easier to provide contact address through mobile device, you'll just need to send the SMS with the link of your .tel site to your contacts.

[chrisB]

.Tel domains have great advantage over normal domains. you dont have to waste money on constructing website,you get a holding page for free.

[Serena]

Originally Posted by chrisB

.Tel domains have great advantage over normal domains. you dont have to waste money on constructing website,you get a holding page for free.

I don't think that such holding page can help to improve the results for your website without working on the construction part of it.

I heard it is used for VOIP. Is that correct?

[Garry]

Originally Posted by Serena

I don't think that such holding page can help to improve the results for your website without working on the construction part of it.

I heard it is used for VOIP. Is that correct?

Well, .tel domains will only allow you to keep some contact information on the web page and you do not have to work on the construction part of it You will only get a web page if you register a .tel domain and you will only be allowed to keep some contact information on the web page

Yes, I have heard that these domains are used for VOIP but not too sure why it is so

More information on this will be appreciated

[Matthew Barthorpe]

The tel is a service which allows individuals and businesses to store and manage all their contact information and keywords directly in the DNS without the need to build, host or manage a website.
In any other TLDs, the DNS only provides a mapping between domain names and IP addresses.Whereas in .tel domain offers the ability to host personal or corporate contact information directly in the DNS, which can then be universally accessible. It also offers the an option to protect your personal data, which means one can authorize people of your choice to view the data.

[Fatih]

Means it's like your online business card. Can I see an example site for .tel? Just curious!

[Matten]

Originally Posted by Fatih

Means it's like your online business card. Can I see an example site for .tel? Just curious!

Yes, I think this seems to be like an Online Business Card. You can search for .tel domains on google and you can find sample .tel domains there.

[ann]

Originally Posted by Fatih

Means it's like your online business card. Can I see an example site for .tel? Just curious!

Here is the example; justin.tel

[Fatih]

Originally Posted by ann

Here is the example; justin.tel

Thanks for that example?

[Matten]

Originally Posted by Fatih

Thanks for that example?

Welcome on behalf of Ann

[Garry]

This new concept is a very good one keeping in mind that Internet is continuously growing at a very rapid rate This will simplify the problem of getting contact information about someone or a company

However, I think this would cause problems for some companies and individuals in future with common names

[Matten]

Originally Posted by Garry

However, I think this would cause problems for some companies and individuals in future with common names

If there are advantages of .tel domains, I think there can be disadvantages as well. The personal information can be used to harass also. Many people doing fraud online might misuse the data. Not sure about the security aspects of .tel domains