Tel Domain Name FAQ - Answers to Common Questions for Tel Domains

Tel Domain, what is it? What are its benefits and limits? Find out what is accurate information on Tel Domains.

What is TEL domain?

True and Accurate Information on Tel Domain

TEL domain is similar to .COM domain and any other domain, but it offers unique and single reference for all your contact informations. You would register EXAMPLE.TEL domain and you would keep your contact information on that single TEL domain.

The promotion by TELNIC as of today, 3rd March 2010, is wrong, as TELNIC claims: "The .tel is a service that allows individuals and businesses alike to store and manage all their contact information and keywords directly in the DNS without the need to build, host or manage a website" -- but that is not true.

You as end user, you cannot directly manage any of your information in the DNS.

It is true that you don't need to pay for hosting, but you do need to build a website and to manage your website.

TEL domain includes a website, and a Content Management System, hosted centrally and provided by TELNIC and registrars.

What is the main purpose of TEL domain?

All Your Contact Information At One Website

The main purpose of TEL domain is that you can give out your TEL domain instead of your phone number, instead of your e-mail number and instead of giving various other contact information about you or about your business.

It is certainly easier to remember your company name.tel and by using single TEL domain, your clients and friends would be able to contact you and to have your information available at one website, the TEL domain website.

What is then all about the DNS storage of contact information?

Contact Information Stored in the Domain Name System

TEL domain control panel allows you to store your contact information into the database. The database replicates its information into the Domain Name Server systems throughout the Internet. Your contact information is then accessible by various devices, in fast and speedy manner, by simple reading the DNS server entries.

If that sounds too hard for you, you are right. As an end user you will never know about the DNS records. That is stuff for programmers and programmers will use DNS records to fetch the database of your contact information.

Can I use TEL domain for something else but contact information?

TEL Domain as Multi-Usage Marketing Tool

Yes, TEL domain can be used for many other purposes. You can actually write instructions on your TEL domain by using the record called "Note", or you can use TEL domains to build a commercial directory of Internet links, you can build a reference to educational, business and world resources, you can use TEL domain to advertise your business, or advertise other businesses.

You can use TEL domain to earn money. Place Google Adsense into TEL domain and earn money on clicks. Place advertising on TEL domain and earn money on sales of advertising.

Some people use TEL domain only for e-mail messaging.

But limits are the limits of your creation. And TELNIC imposed limits.

Are My Updates of Contact Information Instant?

TEL Domain May Delay Your Information Be Updated

Although very much marketed and promoted by TELNIC, your updates are certainly not instant.

It would be lie to use a word "instant" when that is not true, and when it can hardly be true.

The underlying Internet system is such that instant updates of DNS databases are impossible.

Although, TELNIC claims that average update is not more then 60 seconds, we have observed that updates can take half a day or a day long.

Numerous complaints are spread over the Internet, due to bugs and delays of updates of the contact information.