Who should I use for a domain registrar?
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November 14th, 2006
I have a bunch of domains registered through a free account with 1and1. This is going away soon and I'd like to move my domains to somewhere cheaper/better.
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Well, Microsoft is nowing giving away webhosting and registration (Offic Live), but I can't recommend them
However, it's the only free option currently that I know of
I used godaddy, and it seems to be working all right. But I am not an expert in this--just a place to check out.
1&1 currently is the cheapest, and even though I'm using them I've read some poor reviews
Ben - have you figured out a way to keep the domains with them but cancel the account?
no--but I plan to do this soon
theoretically, you should be able to just transfer them
right, but you have to pay someone to keep up the registry fees
http://forum.textdrive.com/viewtopic.php?id=12641
sounds like the guy in that thread is trying to do the same
Interesting... Yeah, I'd like to know a good domain registrar myself
Hopefully someone else will chime in
I actually got a domain through yahoo!
I'm looking into transferring right now...
nope, Yahoo only does redelegation
looking into godaddy
sounds like you can do an upgrade to an Instant Domain package, and the domains are still $6/yr
ahh... sorry, that's what I currently have
It's works fine... and the price is hard to beat... haven't come across any problems yet but wouldn't recommend it for large scale stuff
dreamhost is pretty good to me.
gandi (.net) gives you full control and ownership over .{com,net,org,biz,info,name,be,eu,fr} 1gb email for 12euro/yr. no other real services, but i like them
directnic.com is $15/year, but I've always had a good experience with them
i've used namebargain in the past, but can't remember if they're slightly more expensive than they have to be.
instantdomainsearch.com can recommend some registrars.
I've used dreamhost for registration-only and hosting, and I think they're good. $10/year. They have given me good service, and it's hard to screw up domain registration. (The only problem would be a completely unethical company that tries to steal or keep the domain if you try to leave them. Dreamhost won't do that.) I've also used gkg.net, which is a little cheaper (variable pricing, but $9/year for .com).
It's hilarious that "namebargain" is slightly more expensive
networksolutions.com
godaddy is the biggest. cheap and easy. never had a problem. for production hosting on dedicated servers, i like
cari.net
yes, yes, yes -
godaddy.com is BY FAR the best. they can do anything, just like reading rainbow. AND, they have the best customer support in the world, by far.
GoDaddy. Sick customer service (I don't know how they put up with some of the questions, really). And they have funny commercials.
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