Who do you register your domains with?

**bdude** · 10-13-2007, 04:54 PM

I use GoDaddy mostly, but I have a .net with Name Cheap

**Caddyman** · 10-13-2007, 05:08 PM

godaddy for me too

10-13-2007, 05:20 PM

Godaddy and 1and1

**Teepeg** · 10-13-2007, 05:45 PM

1 & 1 here.. :golf:

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-13-2007, 06:40 PM

godaddy
namecheap
whiz.in

and I have another one, but I don't remember the site..lol

**Yogesh Sarkar** · 10-13-2007, 11:48 PM

I use Godaddy and Namecheap, but mainly Godaddy for my normal domains and Namecheap for domains I plan to sell or domains that I don't want people to know I own

**eric** · 10-14-2007, 12:30 AM

Got a reseller account from a big name and do register with me own ;-)

**ukfg** · 10-14-2007, 10:17 AM

i use televo

**joshbond** · 10-14-2007, 01:40 PM

I've used a lot of different ones over the years. I've found the godaddy has by far the best customer service and is the most reliable by far out of everyone else. In my opinion they are head and shoulders above any other registrar.
Anytime I have any kind of issue, I just call them up and they always sort it out in the most friendly and helpful way imaginable.
I really cant recommend godaddy enough, they are awesome.

**bdude** · 10-14-2007, 09:39 PM

I've never had to use GoDaddy support, but I've heard they're good.

**Yogesh Sarkar** · 10-14-2007, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshbond

I've used a lot of different ones over the years. I've found the godaddy has by far the best customer service and is the most reliable by far out of everyone else. In my opinion they are head and shoulders above any other registrar.
Anytime I have any kind of issue, I just call them up and they always sort it out in the most friendly and helpful way imaginable.
I really cant recommend godaddy enough, they are awesome.

My experience with their support has been exactly the opposite! I use to even host with them, but switched because when ever I emailed their support, they took at least 8 hours to respond!

**eric** · 10-15-2007, 08:25 AM

if you want to make me happy and have Godaddy engin ;-) follow the link in my sig, almost same price and same service :-) For once I make some pub for me. Second line, blue link

:devilheadbang:

**joshbond** · 10-15-2007, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

My experience with their support has been exactly the opposite! I use to even host with them, but switched because when ever I emailed their support, they took at least 8 hours to respond!

I've never e-mailed them. I always call. they pick up on first ring never any hold time and they take the time to figure out how to help you. never e-mail them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric

if you want to make me happy and have Godaddy engin ;-) follow the link in my sig, almost same price and same service :-) For once I make some pub for me. Second line, blue link

:devilheadbang:

thanks.

**eric** · 10-15-2007, 09:01 AM

Regarding hosting I heard several opposite stories with Godaddy, I don't use them for that since I manage a few servers for other people and have my little spots on there. I guess it depends once more on what you order with them. Windows or linux, shared, reseller etc... If you're on shred and someone messes the server with loop code, then each is in problems till the admins over there solve it.
Regarding domains, I can only say, for the 7 years now I use them, I only once had a problem with a customer of mine that lost his logins. He couldn't get his details anymore since the addy he used with registration was dead. I contacted my support as reseller with the problem and they found a nice way to solve it in less then 24 hours true me.
The options you have with a domain with them is about everything you can get. I saw other systems with far less for way more expensive.

For me I can only say I'm very satisfied as user and reseller. All of my customers renew their domains each year and I have several going for multi year now.

Only downside for me, as a 56 k user, their system is pretty heavy because all is via https .... that I can't deny.

**Big Dan** · 10-15-2007, 09:32 AM

All of the above:

1&1: Because their they cheapest but the CP sucks! I normally buy domains here and if I want to hold on to them, I transfer them out to GoDaddy before the renewal period.

GoDaddy: Awesome control panel! This is where I purchase and renew long term domains

Namecheap: Started an account here because I bought a domain from a namecheap user, it was easier just to transfer the domain to another account rather than transfering out to GoDaddy. I've bought a couple of domains here since. Nice control panel, decent prices.

I've used a couple of GoDaddy affiliates (aka Wild Wild West domain affiliates) a few times. Since it used GoDaddy's backend it was all the same, I'd rather go straight to the source though.

**James** · 10-15-2007, 09:36 AM

I use GoDaddy! I get a call from them once about every 2 months to see how things are going. Can't beat that.

**Yogesh Sarkar** · 10-15-2007, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshbond

I've never e-mailed them. I always call. they pick up on first ring never any hold time and they take the time to figure out how to help you. never e-mail them.

I am from India, if I call Godaddy it would be a long distance paid call for me. Thats why I always look for a host with a good email turn around time.

**bdude** · 10-15-2007, 09:07 PM

Is it a 1-800 number? you can use skype to call us 1800 numbers for free

**Luigi** · 10-15-2007, 10:43 PM

I registered with godaddy because of the ease of adding the private registration.

**callumj** · 10-15-2007, 10:56 PM

I use NameCheap, I never had any experience with GoDaddy and I see no reason to change as NameCheap are doing a fine job of just holding the domain as I use my own NS.

If it ain't broke, why fix it?

**Luigi** · 10-15-2007, 11:03 PM

Quick question: Does it matter who you register your domain with? I mean if the company is reputable like godaddy, namecheap, 1and1, etc, ultimately it shouldn't matter right, so go with the one that offers the cheapest domain registration?

**Big Dan** · 10-15-2007, 11:49 PM

As you long as you're using a major registar pretty much the only difference is price & included features.

1&1:

Worst support I've ever dealt with. Slow canned responses, every response takes at least 2 days, nothing gets fixed in less than 4 emails!
Free whois privacy (private registration)
Crappy & Hard to navigate control panel.. No bulk updating of name servers :bangin:
Free email address with each domain (*maybe* looks like a new feature)
Convulted (purposefully misleading) domain cancellation process

GoDaddy:

Best Control Panel. Fast and user intuitive
Support is okay, canned responses are a bit annoying though.
Free email address with each domain
Free hosting account with each domain but the catch is it's ad supported, so I skip that.
Easy domain cancellation/deletion process

Worst part of GoDaddy is the upsells at every turn. It gets annoying after awhile

Name Cheap:

Easy to use Control Panel
Transfers between users, super easy.
Decent Coupon Codes
Easy cancellation process

Cannot say anything about support, never had occasion to use it.

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Even though 1&1 is the worst on my list, I use them for most impulse buys as their the cheapest. If I don't develop the site, I can just cancel it and only loose $6.

All in all GoDaddy is the best IMHO.

Forgot to add another registrar above: Dreamhost, I had a couple of domains with them when I hosted there. Nice CP, free whois privacy, it's easy to set auto-renew options for each domain individually.

**tinkerbell** · 10-16-2007, 02:23 AM

Last year the person who set up my forum and registered our name used 1and1 but I found the bills too high, now I dont know if it was just him or if it was the company so when I left and moved away from him I changed name and host and now I am with hostgator and i cant name one complaint or gripe or niggle and I wouldnt change for the world.
Great selection of packages
fair price
great service
no interupted service
No complaints :dancingbanana:

Tinks

**Michael Biddle** · 10-16-2007, 08:16 AM

I register with Web Hosting, Cheap web hosting, Domains, Domain Name - Omnis Network is the #1 cheap web hosting provider, I have for a long time, and they work great for me. Also located here in Socal

**James** · 10-16-2007, 08:23 AM

Big Dan nailed it, I have used GoDaddy for years and I have no plans for changing.

Yes the up-selling is annoying, but you just hit the continue to checkout and your done.

**eric** · 10-16-2007, 08:50 AM

marketing marketing , Godaddy has to make money somewhere, their buy rates with icann are not enough for cost covering