Canadian Engrish? 1

[gbaughma]

OK, so after the last round of BlackBerry parts I had to order took a month to arrive from China, I went looking for a supplier in the US with comparable prices.

Well, first problem; no such thing exists. Prices in the U.S. for exactly the same parts are 4x what I can get them from China for.

But I thought I hit pay dirt... I found a site with a .US tld... at

http://www.gsm4world.com

However, after reading their FAQ, I think perhaps they're not from this continent....

Gsm4world was found in 2002, based in Canada. Our warehouse is in Hong Kong which we can provide all lastest products direct from the top brand of mobile accessories factories in mainland with the great price. Offering all accessories from Blackberry, Dopod/ O2, Nokia, Sony Ericssons, Motolora ,Samsung and more.

We have knowledgeable staffs to answer all question from customers. We are willing to serve our customers with warmly service and fast shipment from Hong Kong . You can purchase products from us with confidence that you will get item as you expected.

With our exellent experienced in worldwide trade.We are fast-growing online cellular phone accessories company. we have customers from every corners of the world. Our great reputation was builted by customers satisfaction and we will strive to keep our quality as always.

Now, the question remains thus:

Why does a Chinese company, with an office in Canada, have a .US TLD?????



Just my 2¢

"What the captain doesn't realize is that we've secretly replaced his Dilithium Crystals with new Folger's Crystals."

--Greg

http://parallel.tzo.com

 

[guitarzan]

See

http://www.nic.us/policies/nexus_requirement.html

Also, from wikipedia:

Under .US Nexus Requirements .US domains may be registered only by the following qualified entities:

* Any United States citizen or resident,
* Any United States entity, such as organizations or corporations,
* Any foreign entity or organization with a bona fide presence in the United States

To ensure that these requirements are met, NeuStar frequently conducts "spot checks" on registrant information.

To prevent anonymous registrations that do not meet these requirements, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has ruled that registrants of .us domains may not secure private domain name registration [1].

Registrants are required to provide complete contact information without omissions. [2]

Domain names corresponding to 5-digit or 9-digit US postal codes or telephone numbers are reserved; a project is underway at zipcode.us to provide locality-specific information under a full set of 5-digit postal-code .us subdomains.

A whois shows godaddy as the registrar, and contacts all from Hong Kong.

 

[gbaughma]

My bad, btw... that should have been

http://www.gsm4world.us,

not com.



Just my 2¢

"What the captain doesn't realize is that we've secretly replaced his Dilithium Crystals with new Folger's Crystals."

--Greg

http://parallel.tzo.com

 

[KenCunningham]

I blame the French influence.

The internet - allowing those who don't know what they're talking about to have their say.

 

[Welshbird]

But I own some .com domains and I don't have a presence in the US. In fact, one of those is my companies name so I really don't want to have to give that up.

Have I been unethical then?

Fee

"The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea." Isak Dinesen

 

[guitarzan]

willif: No, this refers to .us domains, not .com

 

[Welshbird]

Thank goodness for that!

Fee

"The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea." Isak Dinesen

 

[mintjulep]

Of course a "bond fide presence in the US" probably includes a "having a .us domain name".

 

[kjv1611]

guitarzan,

Thanks for posting the wikipedia info. I tried it out by just posting my zip code with .us into the browser, and find it sorta neat. It's a great idea, I think, if it really catches some momentum.

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"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me