Hi,

Looking for the cheapest domain name registration but ... I've seen some posts of people not getting the features they expected.

On the shortlist were
rackshack
enom
*******
web

But I require
Cloaked web forwarding of directories & pages.
Catch All E-mail Forwarding
No transfer in fee
No transfer out fee
Online Domain Management
Able to change Contact Details
Able to change Name Servers

I'm almost sure the above companies don't have all of the above features ... so have any of you guys got any suggestions of the cheapest, reliable domain registration company that has the above?

(golly - on preview, one of them's already been banned!!! :eek: )

Thanks :)

You can't get the cheapest price with all those features. Cheapest price is $5.41 All you get is nameserver manage at EV1

Cheapest price with all those features is:

Registerfly - $9.99 - probably has the most features. - enom
Namecheap - $8.88 - enom
Godaddy - $8.95 - wildwest.

fewcoin

Thanks fewcoin.

Did more searching re your suggestions - only over the past month or so.

Registerfly : A few people seem to have bad experience with registerfly support.

GoDaddy: A few people seem to have real problems transferring domain name away.

Namecheap : Seems ok. Support seems to get bumped into WHT sometimes but seems to get sorted out amicably in the end.

So unless someone comes up with 'bad' experiences with Namecheap in the next few days, I'll probably go with them.

Thanks :)

I've not had any problems with any of them. I would go with anyone you feel comfortable with. I guess in a way, it depends on how many domains you have too. If you have many and don't want to waste time, I'd go with namecheap. You can do global edits the easiest. All of them will do global edits but are not as smooth as namecheap.

My only irritation is the interfaces at these register sites. I guess I have to say godaddy has the most confusing interface. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've gone in circles trying to do something. That and they try to sell you a dozen things before you reach checkout. Once you get the "learning curve" it's ok. Function wise, everything works good.

fewcoin

Originally posted by fewcoin
I guess in a way, it depends on how many domains you have too. If you have many and don't want to waste time, I'd go with namecheap. You can do global edits the easiest. All of them will do global edits but are not as smooth as namecheap.
I've got a few domains of my own in mind and around 10 or so for an association I'm involved with. So sort of middling amount.
Originally posted by fewcoin
I guess I have to say godaddy has the most confusing interface. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've gone in circles trying to do something. :D

I have dealt with namecheap support in the past and have received response within hours. I never had problems with them yet regarding support.

I have went through hundreds of domain name resellers and have not found any better price/features site than http://*******.com

Originally posted by Laetitia
I have went through hundreds of domain name resellers and have not found any better price/features site than http://*******.com Had a look. They tie you in for two years to get 7.49/yr rate. Not much technical spec on their site.

Actually, I have not used their $7.49 price for my domain name. It is a promotion that they only recently introduced. I have paid $14.98/year for my domain name. They are only one provider who has LIVE access to their interfaces so that we do not only see description but also try everything. With other registrars I had to buy domain name first and only after that I have been discovering their hooks, and hidden fees, and a lack of services. I think *******.com has best (features+service)/$14.98 ratio in todays domain name market.

What other ones have you tried and what didn't you like about them compared to *******.

Anyone else heard of / used *******?

Well, I have tried godaddy, joker, a lot of resellers of godaddy and a lot of enom. I have also tried NetSol/Verisign, register.com. All of the resellers that I have tried, they have not created anything new, they have not added any additional services. So that all resellers look pretty much the same. Enom and godaddy I dislike in particular due to spam abuse, bad forwarding services, hidden fees. Register and Verisign have high proces but lack of technical support.

Originally posted by Laetitia
Enom and godaddy I dislike in particular due to spam abuse, bad forwarding services, hidden fees.Do tell! What experiences have you had about these from these 2??

I have the same experience that once Enom sent me a mail telling me that my domains were about to expire and that I should renew with them as soon as possible, but I actually reigstered my domains with OnlineNIC, I don't know how to call this kind of fraud, what do you think?

I have over a dozen names at enom, In a year I have never received an email from them for anything except when I am transferring a domain in.

I think, you all know about DROA.com DROA is affiliated with Enom. DROA uses its' common name "domain registry of America" in order to fool out people. They send out regular mail to all people who's info that have taken from public whois. And, it is not just in USA, they send their letters all around the world. Their letters say that the domain name is about to expire and people need to renew it with DROA. My regular mail-box is full of letters from DROA. They do not even care that the address is the same on my domain names. They address letters to particular domain. Other Enom affiliated companies spam by emails. I keep all of the letters and if needed I can provide them in the court. As I have mentioned, Godaddy affiliated also started sending junk emails. I recognize them by the same image of the lady on their web-site. They all act under different names. They all have hidden fees such as "private registration" and "domain/url masking". Their URL and Email forwarding work very slowly.

Originally posted by Laetitia
I think, you all know about DROA.com DROA is affiliated with Enom. DROA uses its' common name "domain registry of America" in order to fool out people. They send out regular mail to all people who's info that have taken from public whois. And, it is not just in USA, they send their letters all around the world. Their letters say that the domain name is about to expire and people need to renew it with DROA. My regular mail-box is full of letters from DROA. They do not even care that the address is the same on my domain names. They address letters to particular domain. Other Enom affiliated companies spam by emails. I keep all of the letters and if needed I can provide them in the court. As I have mentioned, Godaddy affiliated also started sending junk emails. I recognize them by the same image of the lady on their web-site. They all act under different names. They all have hidden fees such as "private registration" and "domain/url masking". Their URL and Email forwarding work very slowly.

So then it would be safe to say that you have an issue not so much with Enom or GoDaddy, but their resellers? Keep in mind that these companies act independent of the actual registrar. If you have a complaint that one of these companies is spamming you, perhaps you should report it to your ISP, and the registrar of the domain that they are using (droa.com or randomwildwestreseller.com).

Most ISP's and registrars have an email address abuse@ or spam@ that you can forward the spam messages to.

<edit> Granted for DROA, they are sending the spam through snail mail, so perhaps that would be something to take up with your local Post office, or their registrar. </edit>

Your advice is very wrong. Soon, there will be a law in California under which I can get $1,000 for each of the letters that abusers have sent to me. Good law indeed!

Shame that Arnold will raise the taxes to make up for the mess CA is in. Your $1,000 will be worth much less :D

Arnold is my friend. We drink beer together :beer:
He will not raise taxes and I will be rich :usflag:
Thanks to spammers like Godaddy and Enom :spam: