Hello,
would like to transfer my domain from register.com due to high price. Am thinking about godaddy or registerfly. Your suggestions would be welcome.

Godaddy is good as a registrar! I use them for my company. I would beware their hosting though if you are going to do anything like use php,asp,.net etc

Also give a look at namecheap.com, had nothing but a great relationship with them and they are very popular around these here parts.

I have over 5000 names with RegisterFly.com. Love them. You also have the benefit of 24/7 phone support which is great

lanas,

I would go to Registerfly as well out of that two.

But for me the best is Namecheap. They are really great.

I always go with namecheap.com, simple, good support, perfect.

Godaddy is a pain, so much promotion and advertising, makes the page hard to navigate... drives me crazy! You order a domain name and have to go through 3 pages of their ads before you can check out. I'm done with them.

I would go with RegisterFly.com, their interface has more security options and tools than namecheap, godaddy. I would wait until they run a 5.50 special and just transfer a bunch at once to RegisterFly

solidar,

What kind of security options you mean for domain names?

There is Registrar Lock. WhoisGuard. What else?

Originally posted by maxo
solidar,

What kind of security options you mean for domain names?

There is Registrar Lock. WhoisGuard. What else?

From Their site
SecureRange - Limit logins to a single Ip address or range
SecureNotify - E-mail notify when your account is accessed or any changes made to your domains(contact info, dns et).
SecurePush - Enable/Disable Pushing
SecureLock - Enable/Disable Ability to lock/unlock names

They also offer domain lock and Whois Protection.

The part I am starting to like is sub-user. You create a subuser account and can assign names to that sub-user so they are only allowed to manage just those names while the main holder sees all the names under.

very cool stuff an powerful and best of all for penny pinching like me FREE

I personally like namecheap.com, every domain ive gotten from them the dns propogates in like ten minutes it’s really cool. unlike godaddy which takes 24hrs.
I use paypal for everything and namecheap.com makes using paypal so easy. GoDaddy though, I have yet to figure out how to use paypal on their site without having a credit card. so I would go with namecheap if I were getting a new domain. Especially with that WHOIS Guard Protection.

Go with Godaddy!

Registerfly isn't bad for registry, although I found their hosting had too much downtime. Registerfly's privacy protection is cheaper than Godaddy.
I still prefer Godaddy. Some annoying issues I had with Registerfly included getting them to respect opt out of mailing lists. Registerfly recently notified me in quadruplicate that they'd signed up my domain (which I'd transferred to Godaddy in September) for the free trial version of some search engine submission company. I canceled that. I also finally figured out to go to the Reports and Refresh to get my Registerfly account to recognise my domain as being no longer registered there.
I'm not sure of all the Privatefly options. Godaddy's Domains-by-Proxy offers user selectable email forwarding unfiltered, spam-filtered, or block all forwardings. However one little annoyance is that the Domains-by-Proxy log-in requires a different number than the Godaddy account number. (Maybe that is considered a security feature.)

i had some domain names in registerfly they moved all of my domain name to Fraud account with no reason and never reply my mails.. i also contact them via phone but they dont answer me... now i registered my domain name via NameCheap and they are good

if i had to choose i'd go with registerfly amazing support backed with enom power

Until today, I would have suggested GoDaddy.

Today, however, GoDaddy was complicit in:

1)the fraudulent access of one of my accounts
and
2)the theft of several domains from my account.

This has turned into a nightmare.

At best, they were negligent in failing to safeguard the security of my account immediately after I had just contacted them with my concerns about unsolicited attempts to reset my password.

They allowed a complete stranger to access my account, reset passwords, change the official email address, transfer away domains, etc..... all less than 2 hours after I had telephoned them and been told by them that I had absolutely no reason to worry about compromised security.

At worst, they may be co-conspirators in the criminal theft of my property.

It gets even better: Two hours after they told me not to worry, I received yet another automated email advising me of an unsolicited request to unlock one of my domains. I immediately tried to log onto my account, but apparently the password had been changed. I immediately telephoned them, but they kept me on hold for over 30 minutes (on my dime, not toll free), while my domains were stolen, before I got to speak with anybody.

I guess they need to pay for their Super Bowl commercials somehow.

They will NEVER EVER EVER get another penny of my money. I will be gradually transferring away to other registrars hundreds of domain names that I manage.

GoDaddy really screwed up big time. If they don't do more than immediately restore all my domains and make me whole, they will find themselves named as codefendants in a civil suit and possibly under investigation for criminal prosecution (theft/larceny/unjust enrichment).

Did you know that anybody who can guess the last 4 digits of any credit card that was ever used on a given GoDaddy account can assume complete control of that account, effectively stealing it?

My advice is to go with a Registrar that actually cares enough to protect its customers---and that ain't GoSaddy.

efrem, I am sad to hear of this. It isn't the first time this has happened at GoDaddy. They will do nothing to help you.

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=308996

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=313415

End result - the thief stole the same domain twice and both times GoDaddy refused to do anything. Now all domains are at eNom.

This is beyond outrageous.

Worse than the stories on the links you provided, my email address was not compromised, nor did anybody know my GoDaddy account password.

Apparently that did not prevent GoDaddy from handing the keys to the kingdom to a malicious telephone caller who then had the ability to change both the account password AND the official email address.

I've been in touch with an old college buddy who's an intellectual property and internet-related lawyer, and he's pretty sure that the GoDaddy TOS or Agreement that attempts to avoid any and all responsibility is so full of holes that it won't stand up in court.

We may just find out.

breach of contract, breach of warranty of implied fitness, unjust enrichment, negligence, fraud.......at the end of the day, only the attorneys will be smiling all the way to the bank.

efrem

Sad to hear about that. reason #119 to avoid Godaddy

Update:

After close to 30 hours, during which it was necessary to hound GoDaddy and repeatedly stress to them the simple point that they were in fact entirely responsible and liable for any and all damages arising from their blatant disregard for the security of my account and any and all information contained within that account.......GoDaddy finally came to their senses (i.e., their lawyers most likely explained to them the potential size of their exposure) and they restored the stolen domains to my account.

However, they still are attempting to deflect their culpability by throwing around meaningless and toothless phrases like:[list=1]
"...GoDaddy followed protocol in this situation."
"...we have upheld our responsibilities as laid out in the domain registration agreement..."
"We are considering this matter closed."
[/list=1]

Ha! It's obvious that even GoDaddy doesn't believe that line of garbage, or they wouldn't have restored the domains to me, the rightful Registrant.

That was GoDaddy's latest response to my request that they provide to me some additional info about the theft, because I want to press criminal charges against the perpetrator(s).

Well, GoDaddy, all I can say to you at this time is: I have given you ample opportunity to make me whole in the wake of your indefensible screwup. You are now simply tightening the noose around your own neck.

If you choose to remain uncooperative, and continue to protect these criminals, then you are going to be held fully liable for any and all damages arising from the fact that you let them into MY account. Yes, you let them into MY account almost immediately after I contacted you to express concern about account security, and almost immediately after you assured me that my account was secure.

When GoDaddy let the criminals into my account, not only were some domains stolen, but the thieves also were able to see ALL the credit cards ever used in the account, and ALL the domains in the account, etc. Let me see......the thieves now use that stolen credit card info.....the thieves now use the info they gained about other domains to damage the businesses of my clients and myself......who do YOU think is going to be named as defendant in the wave of lawsuits???

Hello, GoDaddy!

Ok, let the attorneys have at it then. Thank you, GoDaddy, for you are about to help pay for my next house.

I would suggest GODaddy

Yours,
- Hispo

Originally posted by acts837
efrem, I am sad to hear of this. It isn't the first time this has happened at GoDaddy. They will do nothing to help you.

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=308996

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=313415

End result - the thief stole the same domain twice and both times GoDaddy refused to do anything. Now all domains are at eNom.

well the only thing that matters is that they can lure in new customers with cheap bimbos on superbowl ads.

why should they care about you?

Just read your story, efrem. And am both saddened but eventually
glad to hear you got your names back.

Did you get all of them back, though?

Good luck also on holding them accountable for what they did, or
rather what they didn't do. Although their legal fine prints state
what they state, the only way to find out how strong or weak it is
is if you go all the way.

LaurenStephens.com, nevertheless it's in the registrar's interests
also if they'll take time to assist the customer instead of saying,
"Sorry, as far as we can tell, the account changes and transfers
were legitimate, so we did all our parts." when it comes to things
like this. And as you and everyone else knows, this is serious
business.

They should've remembered the sex.com case enabled Gary K to
hold NSI/Verisign liable for what they did, though they eventually
settled out of court...

Originally posted by LaurenStephens.com
well the only thing that matters is that they can lure in new customers with cheap bimbos on superbowl ads.

why should they care about you?

Godaddys volume is increasing significantly. I can only imagine the games that will be played in 1 year when they become the biggest.

1 - Go Daddy - 240,453 - 5,893,395 ( More than 5 million domains???? )

enom has 3.5 Millions so I guess dmaven has raised a very strong point

http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/top-registrars/global/
if you add godaddy + their sister company wild west domains it comes 7+ million , more than NSI :D

The point to remember is Godaddy's names under management are more or less domain names registered directly under them (5+ million). Enoms and tucows are names registered via their reseller channel. To register 5-6 million names is an impressive feat.

i believe even domains registered via each registrar reseller is counted at WHI

Originally posted by Bashar
i believe even domains registered via each registrar reseller is counted at WHI

They are, I was just pointing out regardless of godaddy's goods/bads they registered a ton of names which was very impressive to me.


I also find it impressive resellers like RegisterFly can register over 1 million names. Imagine what they can do being a registrar.

so true, registerfly is bigger than 90% of registrars out there