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.tel is about using existing infrastructure (the DNS) to resolve contact information. Will it make phone numbers as inconsequential to the experience of communi
by plaggypig 17y ago
.tel is about using existing infrastructure (the DNS) to resolve contact information. Will it make phone numbers as inconsequential to the experience of communication as IP address are to browsing the web? Discuss.
- jrockway 17y agoIt sounds like it's just someone trying to make money off a domain they're stuck with. Why can't I use my regular domain name to store my contact information? (And why would I want anyone that knows my domain name to be able to call me? I treat phone numbers like passwords. If you don't know the password, you can't call me. This system treats them like usernames. Not the same.)
- sp332 17y agoI guess you could use something like Google Voice to blacklist (or whitelist) phone numbers.
- jrockway 17y agoI do, but blacklisting is annoying (requires effort), and whitelisting can easily cause me to miss important calls. The current system works pretty well.
- plaggypig 17y agoWhy are you so disparaging about a company that's trying to innovate and make money? You can use NAPTR/LOC/TXT records for any domain name you like, providing you have sufficient control over your DNS zone. However, many domain owners either don't have this ability, or lack sufficient knowledge to manage them. Many people, even businesses, don't even own domain names. .tel comes with tools and services that make it simple. In terms of privacy, you can encrypt specific records that only certain friends/groups can decrypt and read, so you can absolutely keep your phone number private. As a bonus, you could become liberated from it and can change it seamlessly, without having to tell any of your friends. I believe I heard that Michael Jackson used to change his number on a weekly basis - obviously an extreme case, but you get my drift.