We are pleased to announce the new .tel TLD is now available with XDnet.co.uk

Because .Tel is a brand new TLD currently it isn’t as straightforward as registering your .com or .net domain, we will attempt at breaking this down step by step below.

The release schedule for .Tel domains are as follows:

Sunrise (Trademark Owner)

Sunrise for .Tel started Wednesday 3rd December 2008 3pm. Sunrise is the introductory period where trademark owners can claim their .Tel domain and to deter abusive, such as people bulk buying trademarked names, such as Apple.tel and Microsoft.tel

Trademark owners are welcome to register their trademark .Tel and should note:

• Application date for trademarks should before 30th May 2008
• If there are more than one valid applicant for a .Tel domain it will be processed in a “First come, first served” basis.
• The minimum registration period is 3 years

Landrush:

• Anyone is able to apply for a domain
• The minimum registration period is 3 years
• If there are more than one valid applicant for a .Tel domain it will be processed in a “First come, first served” basis.

To register your .Tel domain please contact XDnet directly via support ticket or live chat.

To find more information about .Tel domains, please visit the official .Tel website.

Prices

Below is a list of preliminary pricing which may be subject to change (up or down).

Minimum registry period is 3 years and is set by the registry (TelNic).

Sunrise: £100/yr

Landrush: £unknown. (Trying to get this ASAP)

Open: £12/yr

For more details take a look at telnic.org or contact XDnet.

We are pleased to announce that we are currently completely revamping out shoutcast structures and packages.

We are currently putting together the new packages, which we hope to get into our system, and the website within the next few days.

Existing Shoutcast users:

We are in the process of setting up your streaming accounts on the new server (info about the new french DC will be added soon) and will email you the details once everything is complete.

Also it should be noted that unlike the US shoutcast which includes hosting we have chosen not to include this, to provide a better hosting experience for all users the shoutcast server will be used exclusively for shoutcast.

Of course we aren’t going to leave users without web hosting for their sites, so we are transferring the streaming to a similar package and providing all existing shoutcast users a FREE Basic web hosting account (you can of course upgrade hosting should you need to).

We are also in the process of transferring clients website files to the new hosting accounts, please bare in mind any changes made to your settings or files on the US Shoutcast account may not be fully synced to the hosting and/or stream. If you have made changes inform us and we can make sure everything is properly synced to avoid issues.

Domains, any users who currently have domains for their shoutcast, domains managed by XDnet will automatically be re-configured to point to our server when required, domains managed by other registrars please contact support so we can advise on required changes.

Any questions or comments, please leave a comment below, open a ticket or chat to us live using the live chat.

We are pleased to announce we have introduced a new live chat system, this will mean live chat support will now be easily available to all users and XDnet, increasing our level of support ensuring your hosting experience is a positive as possible.

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