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    Experiences with Canadian registrars?

    Hi,

    I'm trying to decide on a Canadian registrar for a .ca domain. I don't need web hosting, I already have that.

    Anyone had an experience (positive or negative) they could share? Just be nice to have done a bit of research before jumping in. One consideration is that my client doesn't like getting email advertisements.

    Companies I've considered are:

    -CanSpace (seems to be the most inexpensive - $9.75, and their website looks nice and professional)

    -namespro.ca

    -domainscanada.ca (I was more intrigued as to why domains are $50 with this company?)

    -domainsatcost.ca

    -domainpeople.ca

    Thanks,
    Andrew

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    namespro.ca (Vancouver) isn't the cheapest but has great support
    I had .coms at netfirms.ca (Toronto) but consolidated to another registrar. Nothing wrong with netfirms and they have good prices.

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    NamesPro is awesome! They respond to tickets so fast and I host all of my personal .CA domains with them. Seriously, a great provider - forget the rest.
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    There are many Companies providing domain registration services in Canada.
    Google search will help you to find the best one.
    Choose ICAN-accredited one in order to be sure in reliability of the company.

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    I use godaddy.com for all my .ca. Always use a coupon code aswell. There is a 30% off (no minumum) floating around that ends sunday.
    Sorry didn't see that part about email ads not wanted. This is the major problem with godaddy. I just filter them into trash
    Last edited by smerrikin; 02-10-2012 at 11:48 AM.
    I like stuff

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    good <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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    Domainsatcost is good - unless you need support

    I have been using DomainsAtCost for about 6 years now and I'm moving everything off there to Gandi. I was very happy with DomainsAtCost until the last year or so when their support and business practice revealed itself to be really poor.

    The issues that prompted me to leave:
    1. They blamed me for data corruption on admin/owner contact details, but I discovered the identical issue on a colleague's account. I doubt we both were guilty of the *exact same* data corruption.
    2. When registering a new domain, I discovered that they pointed it at a scammy linkdump site. The first time I contacted them about it, they flat-out denied it and claimed it might just be a DNS problem. It wasn't.
    3. I called their support number to enquire if they are making money on the click-thrus and a very bitchy woman avoided my questions, refusing to answer if this was their business practice.
    4. When I asked if I could forward the issue to management, the only response I got was a fake-cheery "I'll let them know! Have a good day!" and they hung up.


    I realize a lot of registrars will use a generic linkdump site if you register your domain but don't point it anywhere. I also realize that it is easy to point it somewhere (if you have a temporary location). However, my problem was their denial of the business practice and then the evasive answers when I called them on it.

    I am moving to a registrar that has excellent support and doesn't use any scammy linkdumps (their default page is a simple "This domain is reserved").

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    Quote Originally Posted by acalder View Post
    I have been using DomainsAtCost for about 6 years now and I'm moving everything off there to Gandi.
    .ca's can only be sold through Canadian based registrars - that's why Godaddy established 'Go Daddy Domains Canada, Inc' in Canada. Who is the registrar of record for Gandi's .ca domains?

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    Gandi. They have an office in Vancouver.

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    Namespro has been good to us

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    Uhm, Tucows?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HR-Martin View Post
    Uhm, Tucows?
    Seriously? When was the last time you bought a domain name? Tucows has been out of the retail domain business for *years*.

    From their web site:
    We do not sell domain names directly to consumers.

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