Have any of you guys ever used 1&1 Internet for domains? I see they are really cheap, and I want to know if anyone has ever had a bad experience with them.

Try doing a WHT search... although I haveen't used 1&1 before personally, some people like the simplicity and ease of use of their domains whilst others have bad experiences with slow transfers to other registars. Yes, they are cheap but they are a loss leader.

Your bound to find happy and angry people with 1and1 because they are a very, very large company.

I have been with them before, just wanted to see others experiences. I have ordered 3 domains with them I beleive. I am really satisfied, fast DNS changes, and when I ordered my first domain they sent me a booklet in the mail about how to use my 1&1 Control panel etc... I was really satisfied.

I have a few domains with them. The main turn off is their transfer in policy where you have to fill out a fax. Another, although a simple thing, there is no expiration dates shown.

Otherwise, everything works, no complaints there.

fewcoin

Their interface is very bad. Even if you save $1, you will lose hours.

Originally posted by fewcoin
I have a few domains with them. The main turn off is their transfer in policy where you have to fill out a fax. Another, although a simple thing, there is no expiration dates shown.

Otherwise, everything works, no complaints there.

fewcoin

So to change owner or to transfer the domain away, you need to sign a paper and send out a fax ?

Wow, that's a great protection against domain theft. Been looking for a registrar requiring paperworks for a long time already, so far I only found Alternetdomains.com who still use paperworks.
I wish they all did it, the good old days... :)

I used them because the price looked good, and I had heard before that they were associated with Microsoft in some way (maybe not officially, but somehow) - thought that would make them reputable. When I registered my name, it took a day or more for the info to show up in whois. I didn't like that at all. I would check my domain at other registrars and it would say it was available. I wonder what would have happened had someone else tried to register the same domain that day (it does happen sometimes!). From my own experience and others comments here, it seems they are unneccessarily slow and cumbersome. I'm looking elsewhere next time.

Originally posted by Gerrit
So to change owner or to transfer the domain away, you need to sign a paper and send out a fax ?

Wow, that's a great protection against domain theft. Been looking for a registrar requiring paperworks for a long time already, so far I only found Alternetdomains.com who still use paperworks.
I wish they all did it, the good old days... :)

I asked them about this. You have to fill out and fax form for each domain. What if you had say 500 even 50 domains? No Way!...too time consuming for me.

fewcoin

I register only for own use, so without the intention of ever transferring away to another owner. So for me paperworks are definitely a big advantage over non-paperwork-using registrars.