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1. sage
   Member

   I know a few people who have been around the Internet for a while...

   ...in the days when there was no choice of who to register your .com domain name... all the others available were either for .gov .edu .ac or country level.

   I bought my first domain name by working part time as a student for TWO MONTHS. It set me back over $200, then there were associated fees with currency transfers...

   Still the name was bought and a hosting space was available via Network Solutions.

   I still have the domain and run the site today :-)

   About four years ago, I asked to have access to MY database for backing up etc...

   Unbelievably difficult to do.

   What has this to do with domain registrars?

   Simply put, NetSol were the company who replaced the original monopoly and although the price has dropped from $200 to $35 per year, the dreadful customer service forced me to look around. (0/10)

   Go-Daddy (5/10)

   may be popular, but with a single spam complaint, they willingly take your domain name and ask you to prove you didn't spam. With that in mind, the domain auctions are good. Privacy is about the same cost as the domain.

   The one I finally settled on, but can't get commission for! Are a brilliant, helpful and very proactive Domain Registrar called NameCheap.com

   http://namecheap.com (10/10)

   Why rate them 10/10?

   Simple: customer service. Within 5 minutes of a problem, they have a solution for you - DNS records, MX records or something REALLY complicated! Always polite, accurate and professional - unlike my first registrar.

   The Namecheap prices are also competitive and I believe the permanent voucher INTERFACE will bring new registrations to around $8. Privacy is around $3 after the first year free!

   API integration is also possible, plus no cost moving from one account to another. Useful if you set up a domain to sell on.

   I'd love to know if anyone has similar experiences - or if they think their registrar is better(!)

   Sage

   Posted 11 months ago #

2. vkw91
   Member

   Personally, I am a fan of Nominate (Yes, nate not net).

   Great service, and if you every have an issue, it gets fixed straight away. Probably not the cheapest, but the best service non the less. Plus when you ring up, you can speak to one contact all the time!

   Posted 11 months ago #

3. WhoIsHostingThis
   Key Master

   Not familiar with Nominate. Telephone service is a big plus.

   Posted 11 months ago #

4. BenPhelps
   Member

   Worst: domainsarefree.com, next to godaddy.com
   Best: domain.com

   domainsarefree.com is the worst registrar I have ever dealt with. Slow to register and ever slower to update the name servers. They are the only company I have ever seen actually take 48 hours to update/register a domain. There control panel is dead slow and hard to use. Just steer clear of this company.

   I have some godaddy domains and, I always try to stick to the, registrars do domains, web host do hosting, however, never have used domain.com, I cannot judge them on that service, but there domain service is outstanding. The domain interface is very simple to use (unlike godaddys cluttered and over done domain manager). There site is fast (unlike gadaddys). Having used godaddys hosting service, I must say, it is even worse than the fly by night web hosts ran by 15 year old uneducated kids.

   Posted 11 months ago #

5. TevinQuevedo
   Member

   I registered my domain name with NameCheap also. The process was easy and there was no extra fees. A big plus was also the Whois Guard free for one year. I would have to agree with Sage and award NameCheap a (10/10).

   Posted 11 months ago #

6. WhoIsHostingThis
   Key Master

   Interesting, I have limited experience with NameCheap but will bear them in mind in future. To explain my earlier comment, I use Moniker for 100s of domains. They're not perfect - but they are the best domain registrar I've used.

   For example: they offer phone support, account managers, free financing to move your domains there etc. And when I offered feedback on their service a while ago, I received a reply from the CEO. Not many companies offer that level of service.

   Posted 11 months ago #

7. talicy
   Member

   Hearing this from your, I might consider registering my domain from NameCheap rather than GoDaddy. Good customer service is something that is very important to me.

   Posted 11 months ago #

8. Toni
   

   I've been using Namecheap for 5-ish years and recommend them to anyone -- cheap, no upselling + free pushes to other user accounts.

   Posted 11 months ago #

9. adsrikanth
   Member

   I have been using Dreamhost and GoDaddy for domain registrations...

   Posted 11 months ago #

10. Jerzeeman
    Member

    First off never use RegFly.com!!!!!!!!
    They are by far the worst, and I should have know better when it was registerfly. I gave it a shot for one reason free privacy and a low price. Tech Support yeah right! No Phone, and no email. Just live support chat which 24/7 says a live operator is not avaiable. I changed name servers and went thru the process on thier site which stated success. I waitted and waitted I gave it the three days, and nothing. I finially got in touch with someone thru live chat after 3 days of trying. They satated it never changed and was in the que. To make a long story short min 5 days to change nameservers longest 8 days, plus time trying to get in touch with support!!!

    Now i have a few names left there I was waitting to transfer cause they were new purchased. I havent used them since the time mentioned above. I for some reason cant login to the site. I have used lost password request, live chat mail, and so forth. I dont recieve the new password thru the site retreive password, and no response from live chat email to rep. It has been 4 days now... I have used every feature they offer to get in touch with them 2 to three times a day and still nothing..... So now I have switched servers and new dns nameservers for my sites. I cant get to my domains now!!!

    So be warned and very aware of RegFly.............!!!!

    I currently use GoDaddy!
    ! Big Name Company !
    ! Phone Support !
    ! Email Support !
    And so forth you understand!!!
    Hope this helps someone out!!!

    Posted 11 months ago #

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