Where to purchase a domain?

lapsaJ · #1 08-21-2006, 10:11 AM

My first post on PF, and wasn't too sure where to put this so please move if necessary.

At the moment I have about 10 domains registered under 1&1, but I don't really like some aspects of it. For example, if I use my own name servers, the email forwarding doesn't work.

Can anybody recommend where I can move to, looking to buy about another 5 soon.

Thanks in advance.

camuk19 · #2 08-21-2006, 10:21 AM

I would use http://www.namecheap.com or http://www.godaddy.com but i recomend namecheap at the moment since they offer free WhoisGuard on each domain. You can also find coupons for both these sites at http://www.dncoupons.com/

Hope that helps!

lapsaJ · #3 08-21-2006, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camuk19

I would use http://www.namecheap.com or http://www.godaddy.com but i reccomend namecheap at the moment since they offer free WhoisGuard on each domain. You can also find coupons for both these sites at http://www.dncoupons.com/

Hope that helps!

Thanks for that. May go with namecheap then. Like their name says...are they one of the cheapest? I can tell there's big difference in price between them and 1&1. Are there any extra charges than the $8.88, like any extra one off registration charges?

Thanks. Btw, doesn't this forum make use of the reputation system?

aloksingh · #4 01-18-2007, 03:30 AM

I have purchased both of my domain names at www.namecheap.com and i have never had any problems with them. So, I recommend them to you.

Submerge · #5 01-18-2007, 12:10 PM

I'd recommend NameCheap of iDotz.net

NameCheap seems to be the major domain player, so I'll probably transfer many of my domains to them when they expire.

igauresh · #6 01-29-2007, 10:08 AM

I felt for the first year one could try netfirms.com cause its the cheapest.
Though I am a bit new in this field yet I feel that they do provide sufficient features. Do let me know if I am wrong.

boron · #7 01-29-2007, 10:24 AM

There are only small differences in price for .com or .net domains. You will pay for them from $6 to $9/year anywhere. But reliability, speed of changing nameservers, navigation mean the most, so I didn't search a lot for all registrars but went with Namecheap after reading few reviews.

The other thing is, if you from some reason need a lot of very cheap domains, like .info for $0.85. Someone bought 100 .info domains, developed PR and then start selling links very succesfully...

Tyler · #8 02-01-2007, 10:27 PM

I'd recommend NameCheap and GoDaddy. Both are reliable, cheap, fast, and reputable. But they really are cheap, as a result you'll have to navigate your way through a lot of ads.

I mainly use GoDaddy.

Submerge · #9 02-02-2007, 11:23 AM

I'd suggest not using Go Daddy personally. I've known a couple people who's domains have been taken from them by Go Daddy. That personally right there makes me have no trust in Go Daddy, plus after seeing interviews of the president of Go Daddy on TV, looks like an S.O.B. Plus all they do is advertise their crap every second they get on their site, it's annoying. Dislike them very much.

Arif · #10 02-02-2007, 12:08 PM

Agree with Submerge avoid Godaddy, one of the domains that i owned got slapped with a invalid whois, i think someone reported on me, and godaddy took the domain down till the updated it with a valid information and paid them $20 US. For .ca domains i strongly suggest namespro.ca