I've found 2 so far:

http://www.dotster.com
http://www.domainmonger.com

I *was* gonna go for domainmonger, cuz a few days ago they listed prices for a 3 year registration for only $25, now its $33 for 2 years. Either it was a typo or they decided to jack up the price.

Dotster has a slightly cheaper rate at $15 a year. Im interested in getting a year registration, (and if possible a 2 year registration if its under $25), but doubt I could find a better price.

Does anyone know of a very affordable, reliable domain registrar that will allow me to tranfer nameservers etc? Thanks, I really have no idea where to look.

Yeah, go to http://www.joker.com, or http://registrar.godaddy.com/. They are the cheapest I have found yet. Don't know about the services at godaddy, but with joker they are great at quick updates, and allowing you to edit your domains easily.

Forgot to mention prices! Godaddy is 8.99 yearly, and joker is 11 - 12 yearly!

[Edited by TonyGM on 04-13-2001 at 03:14 AM]

I've had a great experience with http://www.gkg.net registered a couple of domains and nameservers with them.

It's the nicest system I've seen so far and the updates are fast. I haven't had to e-mail them because the system was easy to use.

The price was $20 for 2 years.

lol you ever look at their hosting section? I don't know about 9GB webspace, with only 10GB bandwidth.. HEH..

http://www.dotregistrar.com ?

Thanx for the tips. I think I'll go with http://registrar.godaddy.com , that seems like a great deal!

You should be careful though man, Alot of companies are not always what they seem to be.. next thing you know they will probably go out of business or something.. just a thought

:D

Maybe it's just me, but I think your domain name is kind of important. Spending an extra $5-7, the cost of a lunch at Taco Bell, to get with a reputable registrar that has support and isn't going under next week is worth it. We have one client who can't get his domain taken care of because he registered it through an INWW reseller who has stopped doing registrations. He doesn't know his 'key', which is cruciasl to getting the domain moved (and some incorrect infromation changedi n the record) and the only place he can get it per the INWW site is from the reseller who sold him the domain. Of course, emails to the reseller do not get answered, and pleading emails to INWW have been unanswered for 5 days now. The site is useless until this is resolved. Ouch. All to save $5.

Even though you may never need support for your registration, think of it like insurance. Because if you do need help someday, I am sure you want to be able to get it. Some things you shouldn't think twice about. My $0.02.

The choice of registrar is nearly as important as the choice of host. If you choose by price alone, you deserve whatever happens to you. Price is no indicator of quality of service. There are both expensive and cheap lousy registrars.

There are some terms from GoDaddy I find disturbing:

In the case of renewals you agree that you will be responsible for notifying Go Daddy should you desire not to renew any domain name previously registered on your behalf. Notification of your intent not to renew will be provided to Go Daddy no earlier than 30 days prior to the date the domain name you wish not to renew is due for renewal and on or before the renewal date. In the absence of notification from you, Go Daddy will automatically renew, for a period of one year, any domain name that is up for renewal and will charge the credit card you have on file with Go Daddy, at Go Daddy's then current rates. Renewal rates once charged will be non refundable.

You agree that Go Daddy may modify this agreement from time to time. Go Daddy may also discontinue services it provides under this agreement. You agree to be bound by any changes Go Daddy may reasonably make to this agreement when such changes become effective. Go Daddy will post any changes it will be making to this agreement on its web site thirty (30) days prior to such changes becoming effective. You agree to periodically review Go Daddy's web site to determine if any changes to this agreement are forthcoming, and if there is notice of such changes, you agree to review the modified agreement with the purpose of determining your concurrence.

They are putting all responsibility on you. Unless you notify them 30 days before domains expire, yuou agree to pay whatever they charge at the time. You have to review their site to keep up with any such changes.

I think it's more common for registrars to send renewal notices and let you decide to renew or not.

Hi,

Originally posted by Delerium
Does anyone know of a very affordable, reliable domain registrar that will allow me to tranfer nameservers etc? Thanks, I really have no idea where to look.

I use Stargate Inc. (http://www.stargateinc.com/), they are Official Registrars (ICANN Credit.) and have following Prices:
1 Domain/per Registration: USD 10.--/Year
2+ Domains/per Registration: USD 8.--/Year

For Transfers to Stargate you can now (NEW) use there TransferXpress-Service for USD 8.--/Domain/Year !!!
[found this out today]

Good Registrars are also:
- PowerPipe (http://www.powerpipe.com/)
- Joker/CLS (http.//www.joker.com) - My former No. 1 Registrar -- I'm still very Happy with them -- great Service

I use Dotster.

Fast service, seem reputable, no problems. Good price at $15 too.

I would agree with many saying that spending just a little extra is worth it for peace of mind.

http://www.namebargain.com 9,99$ (register.com ?!?!?!?)

Personally, I've used http://www.weblaunching.net, an OpenSRS reseller. Another one is http://www.bottomdollardomains.com, who is also a member of WHT. Remember, you can manage your domains from any OpenSRS reseller's site, regardless of where you bought it from. That, to me, is a major plus. :)

you can manage and you can renew your domain at any other opensrs reseller .. or if anytime soon .. you'll be opensrs reseller.. you can renew your domain for $10 (price for .com .net .org) at opensrs

This is too important to mess around with over the cost of a Big-Mac-Meal per year. If you have less than 10 names I suggest you take "cheapest" out of the question. In any event you should treat any name you actually use or are partial to with care; select an outstanding registrar for these.

Also, (boy, advise really flows around here) I would not register though a site I buy hosting services from (sorry guys). I would not pay more than $15 per year because their are too many outstanding opportunities at or below that price. If there were none I would pay more for my best names.

With openSRS you can go around the reseller (e.g. their server goes down, they go out of business) and access you domain on-line, directly at openSRS. This may be possible with other registrars, I don't know.

Gary

(Edit: Changed "by" to "my")

Does anyone know which, if any, of these registrars offer a main account that holds all your domain names? I want 1 login and password for all of 'em instead of one for each domain.

Thanks!

I can't say for the others I haven't used, but I know Register.com can do this, as well as BulkRegister (of course you have to join that one).

Register.com is still charging the $35, but they recently changed their affiliate program to something more like BulkRegister - allowing the partners to set pricing. So you actually can get the same service for a better price if you find a partner versus going direct (insert subtle hint). In any case, you can use the same username/password with many domains.

lol you ever look at their hosting section? I don't know about 9GB webspace, with only 10GB bandwidth.. HEH..

I've never really bothered to look at their hosting.. I just know that the domain registration service is good.

9Gb storage and 10 GB of bandwidth isn't necessarily unrealistic. Storage relates to storage and thats all bandwidth is access to stored files. Maybe you have a big
database? You could have a large database that requires alot of storage space.. and the bandwidth would only relate to the number of requests taht you get to serve data from the database.

We use http://www.DiscountDomainRegistry.com for only $14.99 per domain year. Their service and features are awesome!

i use directnic.com $15 a domain and you can add your own nameservers with there control panel.

Originally posted by Duster
The choice of registrar is nearly as important as the choice of host. If you choose by price alone, you deserve whatever happens to you. Price is no indicator of quality of service. There are both expensive and cheap lousy registrars.

There are some terms from GoDaddy I find disturbing:
...

I'm glad I'm not the only one that was creeped out a little by GoDaddy's TOS. This is the part that bothers me:
You agree that for each domain name registered by you the following information will be made publicly available in the Whois directory as determined by ICANN Policy and may be sold in bulk as set forth in the ICANN agreement:

The domain name
Your name and postal address
The email address, postal address, voice and fax numbers for technical and administrative contacts
The Internet protocol numbers for the primary and secondary name servers
The corresponding names of the name servers
The original date of registration and expiration date

You agree that, to the extent permitted by ICANN, Go Daddy may make use of the publicly available information you provided during the registration process.
Then on GoDaddy's main site, the bio of the owner says he made his fortune in direct marketing. This sort of gives me the impression (*pure speculation here*) that the reason GoDaddy's prices are so low is that they make most of the money by reselling your information to direct marketing companies. I know that information listed on a domain name is public and I don't really know how commonplace reselling of information is by domain name registrars (I don't find any such language in the Dotster.com registration agreement), but that "may be sold in bulk" line seems pretty blatant.

Originally posted by Jujubee
Does anyone know which, if any, of these registrars offer a main account that holds all your domain names? I want 1 login and password for all of 'em instead of one for each domain.

Thanks!

opensrs account.. will be enough to handle your need

i have almost 50 domains with BulkRegister.com. i have been using them for over 1 year with no bad experiences. i pay $12/year/domain. the nice thing is that they cater to resellers only. they don't try to compete with you. they claim to be the second largest registrar after NSI. although they just went through a restructuring of some sort i haven't noticed any difference in performance. they are now sending emails to me to let me know when registrations are coming up for renewal instead of just charging my CC automatically. overall i have been happy with them.

P.S. one username and password controls all of my domains. they are all fully editable and listed on my one account.

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[Edited by BC on 04-14-2001 at 06:10 AM]

How about http://www.gkg.net/? That has some pretty good prices, are they in a good light? Or should I just go with Dotster?

I have signed up 9 domains with them... great service plus free hosting with it... $15 a year.

Hi everyone - new here :blush:

How about www.registerfly.com? I have 8 domain registered with them at 9.99$ a year. I have 1 central account with 1 username and password and a very good cp. So far, they were quick and efficient.

Originally posted by jhcashman
I have signed up 9 domains with them... great service plus free hosting with it... $15 a year.

IMVHO, I must disagree. After seeing it being recommended on this board, I went with them for some of my domains. Several things bothered me...

1. I never received credit/discount points for bulk domain registration.

2. When I transferred a domain to them from NSI, I had verified that the DNS info was correct. When I checked it again several days later, the DNS info was changed to point to their under construction/domain parking page. Because of this, the site was down and emails were undelivered. (Now, before people jump on me on this, I must note that with my other transfers to directnic, everything went smoothly.)

3. When I had problems, I used their online trouble ticket form. It usually required several e-mails before they response to the actual problems. However, in two incidents, the problems were never resolved... and I just gave up.

I have used joker.com to register domain names on a few occasions, and have only good things to report about them. Dotster's web site is prettier though.

Hi everyone,

I just want to jump in here and make a few comments.

First of all, not all registrars are equal. Drop an email to their tech support or hostmaster before you register your domain with a simple question - something like, "how much does it cost to register a domain for three years?" - a really simple question - and see how long it takes to get a reply.

While it's true that most of the time you won't have to contact your registrar again, it will show if they have good/bad/ugly support.

Also, as far as OpenSRS goes, if you register a domain with an OpenSRS RSP, you can modify that domain at any other RSP or at OpenSRS's web site. Each request is encrypted, sent to OpenSRS's central server, then sent back to the RSP's web site. I know you guys already mentioned that in a previous post, but I wanted to confirm that it was correct.

One more thing - it is an ICANN policy that ALL REGISTRARS - OpenSRS, Network Solutions, or whomever you use MUST PROVIDE THEIR COMPLETE WHOIS DATABASE to anyone who is willing to pay the fee. Last I heard, it's around $10,000. There is no way around this, it's an ICANN regulation. That explains all the junk mail you get after you register a domain.

Next time you order a domain, add "Marketing Division" or something like that to your address. In a couple weeks, you'll start getting junk mail sent to the "Marketing Division" of your home or office.

Hope this was informative.....

Originally posted by patrickw
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One more thing - it is an ICANN policy that ALL REGISTRARS - OpenSRS, Network Solutions, or whomever you use MUST PROVIDE THEIR COMPLETE WHOIS DATABASE to anyone who is willing to pay the fee. Last I heard, it's around $10,000. There is no way around this, it's an ICANN regulation. That explains all the junk mail you get after you register a domain.

Next time you order a domain, add "Marketing Division" or something like that to your address. In a couple weeks, you'll start getting junk mail sent to the "Marketing Division" of your home or office.
...
I've noticed this phenomenon with junk faxes too. We changed our fax number and the only place we listed it was in a domain registration. A week later the junk faxes started coming in. We no longer list our fax number in domain registrations.