Domain renewal

[stefanovandelli]

I am rather pi**ed off by the renewal price quoted to me by my

current registrar. What is your experience with regard to renewing a

domain name. Any suggestion on a company that is honest when it comes

to domain transfers and renewal fees?

 

Thanks,

Stefano

[don_cooper]

Stefano, what's the price you had quoted? I just renewed for $35 for 1 year. I realize that there's lower prices available but haven't bothered due to the small savings possible. Domain transfer was included in my $100 annual web hosting fee.

[stephen_scardamalia]

<p>I can't imagine continuing to pay $35/yr for domains! I registered my most recent domain with <a href="http://www.godaddy.com/">GoDaddy</a> and just finished up transferring an older domain from Register.com to GoDaddy. The transfer and one month of basic hosting (while we figure out exactly what we need) cost less than $10.</p>

 

<p>I've used gandi.net in the past; cheap, but located overseas.</p>

 

<p>Of my three remaining domains, I'll probably switch all to GoDaddy this year. </p>

[Spearhead]

I pay $10/year and can't see any reason to pay more, especially when my experience with registration firms has been that the more you pay, the worse the service.

[mike dixon]

I've had good luck with godaddy.com. I'm still trying to wrest control of my main domain name from monsterdns.com--their customer service is a very, VERY bad joke.

[phule]

I've been using godaddy.com more and more. No problems at all. Transfering should be pretty straight forward.

[stefanovandelli]

I have been quoted 29 Pounds for a 1 year renewal by Easyspace here in the UK. That is about 50 US bucks. Can you believe it?

 

Jeff, who is your registrar? 10 dollars a year would be a fantastic price for renewal.

[J.W. Wall]

Another strong vote for GoDaddy.com.

[mfeetham]

www.look.ca will renew .com .org .net for about $16US ($19.95CDN).

 

Remember, if you are registering a .com .org or .net (and not for a specific country, like .ca or .de) then it really doesn't matter where you renew your registration.

 

So if you can find a website you trust in another country that offers cheap registration, go for it.

 

TRUST being the operative word.

[darren]

I also use GoDaddy.com, and have been more than happy with them.

 

One word of advice, though. If you want to switch registrars, do it well before your current registration is due to expire. The time you have remaining will carry over to the new registrar. If you allow your domain to expire (or your registrar delays your transfer long enough that it expires), then your old registrar is the only one that can renew it and you pretty much have to pay whatever price they demand.

[stephen_scardamalia]

I should also mention that when you transfer a domain to GoDaddy, they give you a free one-year extension on your domain. So I actually got the transfer, one month of basic hosting, *AND* an extra year on my domain for what ended up being about $8 total.