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WOW, look at the money going for mobi names. More and more selling everyday and for good money. What a time for domain speculators and web polluters.

I am kinda confused how or why people think this names will be worth anything after this initial bubble of sales pops?

Have any of yall ever used your phone for the internet? I have a nokia 7710 and can access the full net with any domain and dont need a special tld to allow me to use it. HMM, last time I checked cell phones get more advanced, not less so why would anyone think there needs to be special domain for that.

HMM, could it be the seach companies who want you to use there engine, the ones behind .mobi? I use google.com/pda for search and last week they just started showing ads. There is even a mobile web button to search with, I wonder why?? DOES google own part of mobi, naw thats not it. All new tlds sell for outragous amounts when they 1st come out dont they?? NOPE, just ones with search engines and large corps behind them.

What about browser detection??? Is that something that doesnt work anymore? You type in www.freeredboxcodes.com in the box on your phone and wow it detects what browser your on and directs you to www.freeredboxcodes.com/mobile which has removed all the pop ups and bs and gives the content the user wanted.

Has anyone read what the requirements are to develop the actual site code?
http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD.mobile-bp-20060113/
http://pc.mtld.mobi/documents/dotmobi-Switch-On!-Web-Browsing-Guide.html

UM, the purpose is to provide quick and concise info on screen so small that there is to be limited graphics and limited number of links. SO you want to pay big money for a name that wont have ads because there isnt room to view them. Now dont get me wrong, I am in no way mad at the people selling these names for big money. I would do the same. But to think that these will be worth a lot is insane. I see all these names and typos being bought and sold and I really dont think that they understand how a phone internet user uses the net.

How many are going to pay 60.00 a month to get high speed access? I dont think many and those that do already are using good web capable phones, ie Treo or other smartphone. Ok so they are using the GPRS or whatever mode offered which is equal to dial up. How many of you surf the net on dial up?? Wont happen. You would look up the ONE bit of info you needed and get offline.
When exactly are you going to use your phone to surf the net? As you drive, at your desk, in the car ride home?? The net on your phone is a standby luxury that I can use to look up movies or the spur of the monent trivia answer at the dinner table.

I dont think that the implentation will be effective to anyone but the resellers of the names and the mobi'esqe info. How many people are going to surf smurfs.mobi as they drive because they have that instant need to learn the names of Gargamels cat. The names with the direct names might work, phonebook, movies, info, stuff like that. OH wait when I had horrible nextel they had mobile net and I could selct from a menu numbered 1-10 with the same headings. It would give me local info and as slow and as bad as it looked it worked for that spur of the monent need for information.

My one .mobi is adultclips.mobi and well there is nothing up yet. Since the only thing the net is good for is porn, there is no reason not to think that the phone will be used to get that also. I tried to find the line up for the 1986 Houston Rockets and searched everyway possible and didnt find anything, but if I looked for black midget lesbian jello wrestling I could find it no problem.

In conclusion lol, you know you like reading this dribble, names with a use that can be attributed to cell phones will be used and probably prosper. I just read sportsbook.mobi sold for 6 figures. Maybe I am thinking only USA, maybe in the rest of the world they will use the .mobi differently. Degenerate gamblers have there passcode and the 1-800 memorized so I cant see them using the phone to place there bets. I am not jealous or anything like that so people dont go off on me for sounding like a hater. I am just a stater and to see these names sell for so much and to see people hyping this up when this is just as bad as .us or .gs. The only difference is that google and everyone else isnt behind .gs. ANyone selling scam.mobi, I'll take it.
 
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pluto459 said:
WOW, a fan huh. Thanks, been trying to find the 2 white guys lol

A houston rockets fan huh? See thats your other problem...jk :)
 
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Didn't the Boston Celtics take that Houston team to the woodshed and give them a terrible beating? A "Boston Massacre"?

Mr. Pluto -- I will be setting up a mobienvy site in the future -- initial consultation fee followed by 12 hours of treatment and we will help you recover from the "non-mobi-buyer remorse syndrome". You're welcome to pay in Dollars, Euros. Moreover, we accept Paypal, credit cards and we will also accept quality mobis.

Your new mantra: "Mobi is a good thing...mobi is a good thing....mobi is .....

best regards, Dr. Mobi
 
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I started investing in domains right at the start of the .mobi landrush and chose instead to go with .TV.

I am very hopeful that .TV will still be a good investment, but there is no doubting the fact that as for right now, some .mobi guys are making a real killing and the ext is enjoying the kind of attention I wish .TV could get at least 50% of...

How long this .mobi faze lasts is anyones guess, - it may indeed be an all out winner and here for the long term - but to ignore the success of its here and now is turning away from the bleeding obvious.....

with envy and good spirit all mixed in one I wish all of you guys success and to be careful at the same time in case the tide does turn....
 
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MILLERSCROSSING said:
I started investing in domains right at the start of the .mobi landrush and chose instead to go with .TV.

I am very hopeful that .TV will still be a good investment, but there is no doubting the fact that as for right now, some .mobi guys are making a real killing and the ext is enjoying the kind of attention I wish .TV could get at least 50% of...

How long this .mobi faze lasts is anyones guess, - it may indeed be an all out winner and here for the long term - but to ignore the success of its here and now is turning away from the bleeding obvious.....

with envy and good spirit all mixed in one I wish all of you guys success and to be careful at the same time in case the tide does turn....

I am also a big fan of .tv. I think it will be a good year for that extention. Good luck with your investment.
 
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What about browser detection??? Is that something that doesnt work anymore? You type in www.freeredboxcodes.com in the box on your phone and wow it detects what browser your on and directs you to www.freeredboxcodes.com/mobile which has removed all the pop ups and bs and gives the content the user wanted.

My exact point in a previously heated thread.... can ANYONE counter this point? All i have recieved are flames. Perhaps a serious minded .mobi investor can counter this.
 
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seanboy said:
A houston rockets fan huh? See thats your other problem...jk :)

That Boston - Houston game was on ESPN the other day to be honest. Jim Peterson was great and couldnt think of his name and they didnt talk about him. Looked 20 mins for the lineup so at least I got his name from this thread so thanks to whoever gave the link.

seanboy said:
I am also a big fan of .tv. I think it will be a good year for that extention. Good luck with your investment.

I like .tv names for products. Every tv show and product advertising has a .tv site. But from a reseller standpoint unless you own the copyrighted show name or product what do you really have. I just sold my only .tv for 2.99 and the next day i see it listed back on here.

There is a tld for everything now. Cant wait for the typo of .com to be released. .cm and .con will sell thru the roof.
 
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damitssam said:
My exact point in a previously heated thread.... can ANYONE counter this point? All i have recieved are flames. Perhaps a serious minded .mobi investor can counter this.


That's a dead horse, but I'll beat it again. .mobi is not going to and is not meant to replace the .com. Yes any .com can make a mobile version and many of the good ones probably will in time. Some already have.

However, turning what has been designed as a .com site into a site that can be browsed on a mobile device is not the same thing as designing a site from the ground up with the on the go mobile user in mind. In many cases actual content, not just the way it is displayed would be diferent.

Also, as it has been said numerous times before :sick: many people don't like going to unknown .coms because they have no idea if it will actually will be mobile enable. The .mobi solves that problem.

I wouldn't call myself a mobi investor though, just bought some names for future development.
 
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this is exciting :) this is my first experience with the .mobi world :)
 
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damitssam said:
My exact point in a previously heated thread.... can ANYONE counter this point? All i have recieved are flames. Perhaps a serious minded .mobi investor can counter this.


HMMM serious minded investors??
.Mobi seems to be gathered up by web polluters and the push for profit is pushing this tld more and more. Sure in theory its a great idea, but is it needed?? Isnt this domain for use by mobile devices. I guess IE7 and firefox wont block mobi from loading so if there reselling them to be used on desktops that makes MOBI no different that .FM and .AM

So instead of the domains being used for a real site, not parked they are bought and held for sale creating this market of domainers who will fight tooth and nail to spread there point that this domain is not a scam.

All i see is web polluters buying and trying to sell mobi as if it is gold when in reality is copper. Was there all this hype when .FM and .AM were released??
 
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I had just been chatting with one of the .mobi buyers who has recently purchased one really high priced domain name [Yes a .mobi one]

And he seems happy with his investment.

Right now it is bit confidential. But maybe in somedays when his confidential thing is over. I will let you know which domain name I was talking about and what we talked on it.

Plus one more point. I don't own a single .mobi myself. But still I don't think it is scam. Just an opinion. So please don't get offended. :D
 
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neobodhi said:
Also, as it has been said numerous times before :sick: many people don't like going to unknown .coms because they have no idea if it will actually will be mobile enable. The .mobi solves that problem.

I wouldn't call myself a mobi investor though, just bought some names for future development.
What phone are you using to look at .coms on that you arent sure that they are mobile enabled?? The worst that happens is it doesnt load correctly.

Mobi solves the problem if it is used for mobile applications. All thats happening now is the buying of names and then reselling the names. Isnt there already a mobi sales catagory on here now?

Just say you want to make a profit and you dont care about the implementaion of the mobi for its use and I will leave this alone. The web is already polluted. Every possible .com is bought and used for parking and typos squatting. There really isnt a need for more tlds or is there??
Is .mobi gonna be blocked from every browser except mobile browsers?

At least you want to develop a site later.

-Nick- said:
I had just been chatting with one of the .mobi buyers who has recently purchased one really high priced domain name [Yes a .mobi one]

And he seems happy with his investment.

Plus one more point. I don't own a single .mobi myself. But still I don't think it is scam. Just an opinion. So please don't get offended. :D

Isnt a free economy great. I would hope he would be head over heels, paying whatever he did, for his domain. Ask him to share his biz plan for the site. I would love to finally hear of one domain being used for a mobile application besides my one mobi--www.adultclips.mobi :$:
 
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i am happy to say i dont own a single .EU.MOBI.ZUNE.WII :imho: there were a couple of gems amongst them i do admit but .TV is where its at :)
 
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deb said:
i am happy to say i dont own a single .EU.MOBI.ZUNE.WII :imho: there were a couple of gems amongst them i do admit but .TV is where its at :)
TV is there if you plan on selling products on tv or you own a TV show. DO YOU i'd like a job lol :)

Otherwise its a high price.biz
 
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pluto459 said:
Isnt a free economy great. I would hope he would be head over heels, paying whatever he did, for his domain. Ask him to share his biz plan for the site. I would love to finally hear of one domain being used for a mobile application besides my one mobi--www.adultclips.mobi :$:
Yeah there is nothing to ask. I already know that he is not a sucker and he will make more from it. By just reselling it to someone else who might be a sucker according to you :)
 
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Waaaw,

Finally, after reading through 3 pages I want to say the following to all those .mobi haters and those who believe this .mobi thing is a scam (not mentioning any names, in most particular addressing PLUTO).

Dear Pluto, (sarcasticly)

I believe you have made it quite obvious that you are not the biggest .mobi lover of all of us! Instead you think the idea is crap, however still believe it may work out well for porn. So since you have bought your one domain name (adultclips.mobi) which I find is not a bad name but then again is not as good as a name such as fun.mobi (lol) wouldnt you want this whole scheme to pick up and think a bit more positively? If .mobi wins, you win, I win, fellow namepros members win and yes those top guys at dotmobi and whoever you may believe are behind this deal will win. Most importantly, the user (population) WINS!

I find it a waste of time talking to someone who has apparantly made up his mind allready.
Now you are wondering, why I am talking to you?

You paid what? $60 for your domain name?
So since you hate dotmobi I will end your suffering by buying your name ...
yes im a crazy fool buying a dotmobi domain name ... haha ... look at me here, im so sad but cant help it ....
I offer you not only $60 but will double that to $120.
Happy now or will you start thinking about .mobi?
The future you are thinking about is next month, this year,next year...
The future im thinking about has no date ...
It will happen whenever it has to happen and whenever it is ready to happen!
Look at .com, those have been around since 1986 where only top 100 companies had there own .com. Look now 20 years later.

I guess you could do two things at this time:

Option A: Hate dotmobi, spam forums with your negative comments about dotmobi which havent been justified by yourself or anyone = pure speculation (aka bullocks in the uk) + Double your money, but dont get rich by selling your sexy name to me.

Option B: Change your attitude towards dotmobi, he who dares ..., do more research, if you dont try you dont know, get yourself a portefolio together instead of having late nights and spending your money on booz


Whatever happens for me and my dotmobi portefolio .... im not to concerned

IT IS NOT LIFE TREATENING!!!

There is one thing i regretted with .com, i wasnt there as i was to young and didnt know much about it ........

But, now there is this second chance! So i feel that i cannot waste this opportunity!!!

YOUR CALL MATE!

P.S. Nothing Personal.


Rosh
 
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pluto459 said:
TV is there if you plan on selling products on tv or you own a TV show. DO YOU i'd like a job lol :)

Otherwise its a high price.biz

.tv is getting more expensive for the late investor, although you still do have some very good two word keyword combinations left at under $25yr

im a speculator not a developer sorry :)

re last post: this is getting a little heated :( be cool polite professional or sumfing like that :)
 
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damitssam said:
My exact point in a previously heated thread.... can ANYONE counter this point? All i have recieved are flames. Perhaps a serious minded .mobi investor can counter this.


Your question about browser detection has already been answered many times..

ANY tld can detect your browser... it doesnt matter what tld it is..

.mobi is supposed to be a marketing/advertising tactic, it is *supposed* to denote a site is for mobile use.... i.e. mobile content.. .MOBI IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE TECHNOLOGY!


it is simply the same thing as having a commercial say "go to website.com on your mobile phone"

the idea is, that you wont have to say "on your mobile phone" and just have it be website.mobi... that is ASSUMING .mobi became a household name... but right now, nobody in america knows what the hell a .mobi is.

So this is not reality right now... but i dont know why people keep claiming .mobi is supposed to be a technology.


is .info a technology?

what about .biz?

what is the tech reason behind those extentions?

there isnt one. and there isnt one for .mobi either... it is an advertising style that is *supposed* to target users of mobile content.


bing bang boom, the end.
 
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steven22 said:
It sold for 100k via auction, are you saying that if it were put up for auction again tomorrow it would get a lot less?

No, the .mobi market is very strong right now. The name might go for more tomorrow. That is not my point. My point is flash forward 12-18 months and that name like 98% of the other .mobi names will be worth a lot less.


please enlighten us to what else will be popular 12-18 months from now. any stock tips? who will win the super bowl next year (great odds if you bet now)? medical breakthroughs? ... please share your foresights with us all.

damitssam said:
My exact point in a previously heated thread.... can ANYONE counter this point? All i have recieved are flames. Perhaps a serious minded .mobi investor can counter this.

all this from someone who spent what $2000 on .gd .... dot ggg ddd?????

http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/267790-new-domain-launched-look.html
 
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If .mobi does turn out to be a total bust, I've already made a profit... So .mobi's been good to me! sorry, Pluto.
 
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People thought I was crazy when I started selling swimsuits online ten years ago. No one was buying swimsuits online back then. Now Bestswimwear.com is the leading independent online retailer of designer swimwear - go figure. When I started the business people were accessing the web on 486's at 14,400 - 28,800.

It is healthy to have some cynics. I believe that it was Oscar Wilde who once said, "the cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing".
There are no guarantees in life, unless of course you are in possession of the 2025 Sports Almanac. No guts, no sausage.
 
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deb said:
this is exciting :) this is my first experience with the .mobi world :)
deb said:
re last post: this is getting a little heated :( be cool polite professional or sumfing like that :)
Deb, welcome to the fun. Don't let the crowd bother you. Most discussions here are polite and professional, but we do have a spicy thread (like this one) on occasion.

:gl:
 
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pluto459 said:
What phone are you using to look at .coms on that you arent sure that they are mobile enabled?? The worst that happens is it doesnt load correctly.
Uh, that is the whole point of .mobi. :-/

pluto459 said:
Just say you want to make a profit and you dont care about the implementaion of the mobi for its use and I will leave this alone.
I can confess to wanting to make a profit by developing most of the domains I purchased. That is where the real money is IMO. Does this mean you will leave this all alone now?
 
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I hope that my post didn't draw the red flag.
 
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