I've been reading that Moniker has such great security and no domain name thefts but I just can't figure out anything they do, that is so different from more standard services like Namecheap, that really makes its higher price that justified.
Could anyone better inform me on this? Thanks.

it's not worth the price, only buy when on sale, they have / had $5 .net's a few days ago, I got a bunch of them!!!!

They have a VERY nice control panel, I REALLY love it, best one I have ever used, but I wouldn't pay more than 6.95 for a domain even from them.

Namecheap is too expensive too. I look for 6.95 and less. Strictly.

Originally posted by arghhosting
I've been reading that Moniker has such great security and no domain name thefts but I just can't figure out anything they do, that is so different from more standard services like Namecheap, that really makes its higher price that justified.
Could anyone better inform me on this? Thanks.
I believe that you have to call them before they do a transfer to another registrar for added security

Price and value is in the eye of the beholder. If you feel they're
more expensive than what you believe, then don't use them.

If they're offering 24/7 toll-free phone support, then they're darn
cheaper and more worth it than, say, netsol. :D

That does not say anything, does it? I mean, maybe you find Netsol that crap that you'd rate anyone higher than them :)

But... I am a rather paranoid guy when it comes to safety, and if my registrar is as paranoid as me I'd say it's worth a few extra dollar/euro/pound a year. And they're ICANN accredited so it looks like they're trustworthy ; ICANN will not accredit registrars that are not trustworthy usually... And it's not like they're so expensive you cannot afford it...

Originally posted by Gerrit
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ICANN will not accredit registrars that are not trustworthy usually... And it's not like they're so expensive you cannot afford it...

says who? remember totalnic/pacnames thread? 16 pages or so and yet they are icann accredited...

hang on, I have a question related to this.

ICann Accredited. What does this REALLY mean? Can a person like me start up a domain registration company without getting "ICANN ACCREDITED?"

What does being accredited REALLY mean, aside a VERY small
"sense" of security?

Does anyone know how I can become a registar without icann accreditation or can I not buy .com, .net, and .org unless I am accredited, and if so, then what does "icann accrediation" really mean?

In ICANN's words, "ICANN is a technical coordination body. Our primary objective is ensuring the stability of the Internet's system of assigned names and numbers. This objective is furthered by the requirement that every business desiring to become a registrar with direct access to ICANN-designated top-level domains must first become accredited for this purpose by ICANN." (http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation.htm)

Basically, yes, you have to be ICANN accredited to be a Registrar. You do not have to be accredited to be a reseller of a Registrar, so you CAN register domains without accreditation, but only as a reseller.

There is a whole lot of paperwork to go through to become one, and it's a very long and tedious process, but you CAN still become accredited and not be the nicest or most ethical company in the world. Granted if you start doing things that actually violate ICANN policy you can loose your accreditation, but I can't say how often that actually happens.