Well,

I just wanted to see what exactly would happen if I tried to order a domain name AFTER someone ordered the domain name..

I was chatting with Ryan from iHostDev on AIM about a domain name he was wanting to purchase.. So he told me the domain name.. I joked saying I just bought it.. he responded "Funny, I just did" about five minutes AFTER he said that.. I Really purchased the domain name from Namecheap.com (as it showed as being available still)... Everything went good... Successful , the whole nine yards..

About 15 mins after I got the domain name I asked Ryan just to verify the domains he purchased and from where.. he told me the 2 he purchased AND where he ordered from (Godaddy.com)... Then I told him what I did..

So, Have we learned something from this?? NameCheap registers the domain names faster then Godaddy :D

Just my .02 on the two registrars

BTW; Dont worry, Im going to give him the domain name ;)

Maybe he lied about buying it just so that you wouldn't buy it?

Interesting. From my experience, when I register a domain at GoDaddy, it always appears in my account within 1 minute of the purchase. Maybe there was a hiccup in validating his credit card or something, which took a little longer.

I prefer NameCheap.com. I just find their domain interface much better.

It is. The ToS is better too :)

namecheap uses enom so enom probably registers faster. between namecheap and godaddy I would use dominsite

A difference a few seconds or a few minutes can make. :D

I don't think this example proves anything about the 2 registrars, imho.

i remmeber i registered domain @ godaddy days ago
after i bought iti recieved this email

The following domain name has failed to be registered:

KEEPITHIGH.COM

Error: Add domain failed for KEEPITHIGH.COM


We will evaluate this error and retry the registration
if appropriate.

If we are unable to successfully register the domain
name, your account will be credited accordingly. Please
allow one business day for the refund to be processed.

Please contact GoDaddy.com if you need any further
assistance:
http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/support.asp?isc=gdbb14

Sincerely,
GoDaddy.com
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but it worked after 1 day ... that wasnt for me as i prefer instant activation,, godaddy alwats offer that ,, i find my domain after1/2 mins in my account but this time i found it after 1 day lol..

it always appears in my account within 1 minute of the purchase.

Yep its been pretty instant with me as well.

No probs with GD yet for me :)

I prefer NameCheap.com. I just find their domain interface much better.
I agree with namecheap.com as well :)

Godaddy by far. They have excellent phone support and are icann accredited which namecheap cannot say for either item

Yes they can. They bought a registrar.

Yes they can. They bought a registrar.

I would imagine they would need to take the name of the company they bought for that statement to be true

I don't know the legalities or technicalities, but they own an ICANN registrar. It's part of their expansion plans. Their reseller program uses them, not enom, iirc.

My experience with Namecheap has been good, especially for a newbie to domain registration. Easy management interface, quick response to my support request. Thumbs up so far.