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03-21-2005, 07:49 PM #1Newbie
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renewing without tripling the price
my domain will expire in 30 or 40 days, and i'd like to renew. however, my DNS provider charges way more for a renewal than they did for the first year. i got the first year for $4 or so. lots of other places still sell new domains for around $4, but i can't find one that will transfer the domain for the same price. i just want to extend another year for about $4, and the only service i need to go along with it is something to point the browser to the real location of my website, which is located on my schools server. maybe a domain name cloaking or somehting like that so you can actually type in folder names on the domain name (anyone know what that's called?)
anyway, does anyone know of a good place that will transfer my domain and not hook me into either giving it up or paying double next year?
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03-22-2005, 12:11 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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Sometimes it is easier to transfer away to another registrar. I think RegisterFly runs 5.50 transfer specials on occasion
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03-22-2005, 07:41 AM #3Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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The truth is: those below-the-cost registration fees (like anything less than $6) are BY DESIGN loss leaders that won't last forever, unless you start ordering hosting service with them. Just think: why wouldn't anybody give out a domain name at a price that is lower than their cost?? That is also why it is VERY difficult (if not impossible) to find transfer/renewal offers at that rate.
Co-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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03-22-2005, 07:50 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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why a double post?
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03-22-2005, 02:07 PM #5Newbie
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that was a mistake, it got put in two different forums, and the moderators moved it to this forum.
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03-23-2005, 03:25 AM #6Retired Moderator
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Originally posted by nameslave
The truth is: those below-the-cost registration fees (like anything less than $6) are BY DESIGN loss leaders that won't last forever, unless you start ordering hosting service with them. Just think: why wouldn't anybody give out a domain name at a price that is lower than their cost?? That is also why it is VERY difficult (if not impossible) to find transfer/renewal offers at that rate.Bashar Al-Abdulhadi - KuwaitNET Internet Services Serving customers since 1997
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03-23-2005, 06:50 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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does anyone know of a good place that will transfer my domain and not hook me into either giving it up or paying double next year?
A company has to turn a profit to stay in business so don't gripe when they won't continue to sell you something for less than it is costing themNil illegitimi carborundum
I'm getting old and don't do drugs. I get the same effect just standing up fast.
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03-26-2005, 07:53 PM #8Newbie
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Originally posted by Goldwing
Your under the misaprehension that you are paying double this year when in fact what actually happened was you paid half last year.
A company has to turn a profit to stay in business so don't gripe when they won't continue to sell you something for less than it is costing them
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03-26-2005, 08:12 PM #9Mobile Multimedia Minimalist
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Originally posted by brentonboy
come on, it doesnt' cost $4 for them to regester a domain.Co-Founder @HostHideout. Profoundly influenced by #Bauhaus, @Nameslave unrepentantly embraces #Minimalism with a bias for functionality, color theory and pixel precision: a #multimedia messenger in the McLuhan sense. His totally irrelevant M.Ed. dissertation examines Organizational Culture and Change Management. He also likes Patrik Ervell, Wong Kar-wai and IKEA.
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03-27-2005, 05:43 PM #10Retired Moderator
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even .org and .biz is $5.5+/name
people just throwing guesses here and there based on nothingBashar Al-Abdulhadi - KuwaitNET Internet Services Serving customers since 1997
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03-28-2005, 05:00 AM #11Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by brentonboy
come on, it doesnt' cost $4 for them to regester a domain.Nil illegitimi carborundum
I'm getting old and don't do drugs. I get the same effect just standing up fast.
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03-28-2005, 10:39 AM #12Web Hosting Master
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the only exception is .info where affilias is running a special as low as .99 to registrars
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03-28-2005, 03:48 PM #13Retired Moderator
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yeah after their free campaign
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