can anyone please suggest a low cost reliable and reputable domain registrar

godaddy was recommended but apparently they tie you with charges for transferring or changing registrar info etc.

thanks

Originally posted by merlinxyz
can anyone please suggest a low cost reliable and reputable domain registrar

godaddy was recommended but apparently they tie you with charges for transferring or changing registrar info etc.

thanks

namecheap.com (I didnt have any problems with them so far...)

Yeah, Namecheap is good. Domain _ownership_ transfers are free, dunno about registrar transfers though.

stargate.com

I use www.godaddy.com for all the domains I own. I would have chosen NameCheap, but it was down when I first tried buying a domain. It's $8.95 per year for .com standard name.

another vote for namecheap :D

directNIC.com
Namecheap.com

I use Joker (http://www.joker.com)

godaddy.com :)

I've never had any problems with Namecheap.com ;)

I use gkg.net . Good priced and DNS changes within 12 hours every single time. None of that 2-3 day crap.

Originally posted by NixHosting
I use gkg.net . Good priced and DNS changes within 12 hours every single time. None of that 2-3 day crap.

propagation time has nothing to do with a regitsrar. Domain propagation happens at the root server level which is updated by the registries. Root servers are updated at 12pm(est) and 12 am(est). They must then propagate through the rest of the worlds dns.

Does anyone like 000domains.com anymore? I've always found them to be reasonable price wise, and very helpful.

I like BulkRegister!

Originally posted by lukask
I use Joker (http://www.joker.com)

Another vote for NameCheap.Com

And DON'T use Joker... you will regret it! :angry:

Originally posted by ShareFile


Another vote for NameCheap.Com

And DON'T use Joker... you will regret it! :angry:

Could you please explain why? I have not had any problems with them.

Thanks

How about www.dotregistrar.com good api and cheap!

Originally posted by mlovick
How about www.dotregistrar.com good api and cheap!

Good API!!

The api is one of the worst I have ever seen.

If you think putting your password in plain text in a hidden field is a good API, then I would like to know what you think a bad API is.

Adam

Then you obviously do not know how to use it do you. I dont call MD5 encryption "PLAIN TEXT"!

http://www.ukreg.com/ .....they have been excellent for us!

Registerfly (http://www.registerfly.com) - Great Features but lack of support. Otherwise GoDaddy is alright except no URL forwarding and options like that for free.

What about Namesecure.com :angry:

Originally posted by puggy106
http://www.ukreg.com/ .....they have been excellent for us!

This is a reseller for opensrs.

Originally posted by TheOp


propagation time has nothing to do with a regitsrar. Domain propagation happens at the root server level which is updated by the registries. Root servers are updated at 12pm(est) and 12 am(est). They must then propagate through the rest of the worlds dns.
I think he means the registar's response time not the domain propagation time.

Hmm, I like namecheap =)

Originally posted by danrak
Does anyone like 000domains.com anymore? I've always found them to be reasonable price wise, and very helpful.

Yes, I still use 000domains with any domains need its own nameserver, and my own domains.

I won't recommend registerfly anymore, and I still had 6 domains locked in their DB. Because one of my friend used its online registration form, selected 5 AVAILABLE names, and only got 2 domains, but registerfly still charged him for 5 domains.
This happened 2 month ago, now he asked the CC company to charge-back, due to no any reply email for explaination.

I think they had trouble to provide correct whois query and billing system. Very very sorry.

Does anyone like 000domains.com anymore? I've always found them to be reasonable price wise, and very helpful.

$13.50 Isnt that a bit pricey?

I pay $7.99 at dotrgistrar!

I've used DirectNIC ($14.95) and Stargate (now $13.95). I'm going over to probably Namecheap and maybe Registerfly.

What is the difference between namecheap and registerfly? Aren't they both enom resellers?

Im surporsed that no one has mentioned www.powerpipe.com . Its another ENOM reseller. Great support the 2 times ive needed it. $7.99 per domain or $7 if you buy thousands at a time lol

Originally posted by TheOp
What is the difference between namecheap and registerfly? Aren't they both enom resellers?

Just a slight variation in price, and the quality of support may vary too. From one of the earlier replies, it seems registerfly's support may be lacking.

The featureset looks about the same. I'll have to look into powerpipe.com

Ive used 3 registrars which are quite good:
http://godaddy.com
http://stargate.com
http://awregistry.net

I dont recommend awregistry because of the price: 35 dollars a year. I ordered a domain from there about 2 years ago when domain names were still really expensive.

Godaddy is probably the cheapest and has quite good service. They are also fairly quick if you want to transfer your domain to another person.

Originally posted by mlovick


$13.50 Isnt that a bit pricey?

I pay $7.99 at dotrgistrar!

Web Interface of 000domains (OpenSRS) is better than registerfly, Godaddy's.
000domains' support is the best to NSI, Enom, Registerfly, Godaddy from my past experiences.

GODADDY

Maybe 000domsians is not the lowest prices registrar, but it is the most accurate and responsible one as I know.
Here is an excerpt from their homepage months ago when I visited.

Root registry will be taken offline for a registry imposed maintenance beginning at 21:00 (9:00 PM) ET on May 18, 2002 for 4 hours. We expect to restore service by 01:00 AM ET May 19, 2002. During this time our services will not be available for com/net/org domain names. This maintenance window is at the gTLD registry level, and will affect all registrars equally.


You can still register .Info & .Biz & .US domain names.

At the same time, I checked other registrars, no one can give me shuch info. If you did register then, I would be blocked in whois query, and waited for long time, no service available.
If I didn't visit 000domains, I wouldn't know what happen.
Most registrars are lazy to update their website for such important news/events except 000domains.
And this is 3rd time I saw such events (Root registry offline), I know it was because 000domains updated their website.
My conclusion: 000domains is low-cost, reliable registrar, but not the lowest cost.

Welll said, NelsontT...Low cost does not always equal better quality. If that was the case a Yugo would be considered better than a Ferrari.

I like netsol :D

Originally posted by lukask


Could you please explain why? I have not had any problems with them.

Thanks

They are unorganized, often demand paperes via snail mail (ownerchange etc), have a netsol attitude, their various GUIs suuck if you want to transfer and are >2$ more expensive then namcheap... I am glad to be away from them!

yrhost.com at $8.88/year seems to be good..their web-based domain control panel is also good for domain management.

Gosh, I almost hate to post this one because I think I might be alone in my comments ...

We have been at OpenSRS since they began with domain registrations. There weren't a lot of good choices at that time -- OpenSRS for $10/yr or NetSol at $35/yr or whatever.

I have had the chance to move and have had substantial offers from other companies who want our business ... but I'm not intersted in moving ...

We maintain hundreds of domains in .com, .net, .uk, .ca, .us, .biz ... and I can't remember if I skipped any (I did, .info) - but we manage them all through one control panel ... and I like it.

I have required support on a few instances and had responses within 24-hours.

So, even though I could potentially save $1.05 to $2.50 per name, it hasn't been worth it ...

My vote is OpenSRS.

I read powerpipe is enom reseller. If I register with them, can I access my domain through access.enom.com?

Originally posted by custsrvcrep
Gosh, I almost hate to post this one because I think I might be alone in my comments ...

We have been at OpenSRS since they began with domain registrations. There weren't a lot of good choices at that time -- OpenSRS for $10/yr or NetSol at $35/yr or whatever.
...

My vote is OpenSRS.

I thought that you couldn't buy direct from OpenSRS - only thru their resellers (www.000domains.com, www.myostrich.net etc..). Service levels vary among resellers but overall OpenSRS resellers seem to have a better rep than other (Enom...) resellers.

Originally posted by mlovick


$13.50 Isnt that a bit pricey?

I pay $7.99 at dotrgistrar!

Correct me if I'm wrong, please... :)

You paid $7.99/domain because you registered the 50-domain pack?

What about a person who wants to register one domain? According to the site it costs $19.95 each.

Their prices are high for people who don't want to buy in bulk.

Jessica

Originally posted by zoli
I read powerpipe is enom reseller. If I register with them, can I access my domain through access.enom.com?

Namecheap Registration Agreement says, " In the event of a charge back by a credit card company (or similar action by another payment provider allowed by us) in connection with the payments of the registration fee for your domain name registration, you agree and acknowledge that the domain name registration shall be transferred to NameCheap as the paying entity for that registration to the registry. We will reinstate your domain name registration solely at our discretion, and subject to our receipt of the initial registration or renewal fee and our then-current reinstatement fee, currently set at US$200."

Not too cheap.

RD

Originally posted by RichTek
Namecheap Registration Agreement says, " In the event of a charge back by a credit card company (or similar action by another payment provider allowed by us) in connection with the payments of the registration fee for your domain name registration, you agree and acknowledge that the domain name registration shall be transferred to NameCheap as the paying entity for that registration to the registry. We will reinstate your domain name registration solely at our discretion, and subject to our receipt of the initial registration or renewal fee and our then-current reinstatement fee, currently set at US$200."

Not too cheap.

RD

eNom.com's registration agreement says the same thing. I guess all eNom resellers will say the same thing. I wonder about other major registrars ........

Jessica

Just contacted namecheap.com yesterday about reselling and got a reply back from Rick saying they no longer do it.

Originally posted by gandalf1
Just contacted namecheap.com yesterday about reselling and got a reply back from Rick saying they no longer do it.
So what does that mean for existing NameCheap resellers? Is NameCheap saying it's doing away with its reseller program in its entirety -- including existing reseller sub-accounts? Or is it just saying that it's not going to sign-up any more new resellers, but that the existing accounts are fine?

And if it's the former, what will happen to those resellers? Must they find another eNom reseller beneath which they can set-up a new reseller sub-account and then push all their domains from their NameCheap reseller sub-account over to their new reseller sub-account?

And if it's that latter, at what risk are the existing resellers of having their prices increased at some point down the road because NameCheap doesn't really care whether they're happy or not? (I'm not saying I think that would happen. I'm just wondering if anyone needs to think about such a thing, just generally.)

And, finally, does anyone know why NameCheap made this decision?

Originally posted by Chrisliu
I like netsol :D

Yeah, me too. Also, register.com :D Just don't tell anyone else... :D

Grrrr.

What have you lot got against namebargain.com?

They sell at $8.88, they adleast deserve a mention.

I'm a reseller of **********, a local domain registrar in China. The offer me around $8.4/yr. Domains can be registered in 2 minutes after I post the form.

godaddy.com

no problems till now... all my domains are register there...

maybe you would want to try www.domainscompare.com ? i hope its not consider spamming just a recommendation :) i got this site from my friend.. it lists out reliable registrars with various pricing of individual registration and reseller too! its quite informative for me, hope it will help you in your search :)

I use namecheap, chose them because of $8.88 pricing and DNS services (your own MX/A/CNAME records etc).

Originally posted by R. K. Raja
Registerfly (http://www.registerfly.com) - Great Features but lack of support. Otherwise GoDaddy is alright except no URL forwarding and options like that for free.

What about Namesecure.com :angry:


Actually, Go Daddy does offer free forwarding, free transfer of ownership, transfer in, free registry lock...etc.

I'm very new here, but...

I did not see NameCheap.com on the InterNIC registrar's list. Are they part of another company that IS on the registrar's list? I only ask, because I was told the only safe way to find someone is to check with InterNIC...

Help?

Originally posted by Newbie Vik
I'm very new here, but...

I did not see NameCheap.com on the InterNIC registrar's list. Are they part of another company that IS on the registrar's list? I only ask, because I was told the only safe way to find someone is to check with InterNIC...

Help?
NameCheap is an eNom reseller. eNom is on the InterNIC list to which you refer. And NameCheap is one of eNom's older, larger resellers. That doesn't make them perfect, I realize. But NameCheap is very likely not going anywhere and is a safe reseller with which to do business. It has its bad moments, but overall it's fine.

And you were mislead when you were told that the only safe way to find a registrar is for the registrar to be ICANN approved (which is what you meant by "check with InterNIC," whether you realized it or not. There are, as I've stated recently elsewhere in these forums, hundreds or even thousands of reputable, reliable resellers of ICANN-approved registrars. ICANN approval, by itself, is by no stretch of the imagination a predictor of ethical business behavior. I know of several ICANN-approved registrars that I wouldn't trust to take out my trash -- Verisign/NetSol being at the top of the list. So do not necessarily follow that narrow-minded, overly-cautious advice.

At first I used GKG.net and Dotster.com, lately all Godaddy

www.names4ever.com, are they ICANN accredited?

I looked it up, they are listed on ICANN web site