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Cheapest/Best .ca Domain Registrar

I am looking to see if the current registrar I use is comparable or better then what other folks use..
I use: domainsatcost.ca
They charge $12.95/yr
The control panel includes these:
- easy to edit dns management
- domain forwarding
- consistent support

[nameslave]

If you ask me, they (Domainsatcost.ca) were terrible. From my first hand experience quite a few years ago, their control panel didn't work, and you have to call long distance (no toll free numbers) for telephone support. But the one thing that bugs me even today is their STILL claiming "the lowest domain prices in Canada" after all these years with their $12.95 price tag.





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[Adam-AEC]

I used to use Domainsatcost.ca as well. They are definitely not the lowest, as they claim.
Namespro.ca is who I am using now. They've been great so far, but charge a fee for paying with Paypal.

[Techno]

www.Namespro.ca support is fast and they have a nice control panel.
I wish other registrars has their nameserver management panel.

[Patrick]

NamesPro - Hands down!
I refer everyone there for .CA domains, and of course I use them exclusively. Lightning fast technical support, never had a problem when I needed to make "unusual" changes to my CIRA profile(s) or merging accounts and what not.Highly recommended! A+++++++... oh right, this isn't eBay.

Thanks for the replies..
Update with regards to price with domainsatcost.ca, at the checkout page the total is as follows:
Current Order Total: $12.95 CAD
Banking Fees: $0.52 CAD
GST: $0.67 CAD
Total: $14.15 CAD
You guys mention that they are not the cheapest, have any lower examples?
After some research here is my comparison list (based solely on price):
domainsatcost.ca: $14.15
netfirms.ca: $10.45
namespro.ca: $13.52
10dollar.ca: $10.97
budgetnames.ca: $13.54
canhost.ca: $13.12
trillium.ca: $10.25 reg / $10.50 renew / $9.50 transfer
There are more.. but thought this might be good start as I try to find the cheapest/best registrar.
If anyone has used netfirms.ca for transferring domains or managing .ca domains would love to hear from you. I want to try them out, but it appears they will change the nameservers automatically when I transfer a domain name.





Last edited by yukoninfohost : 11-25-2008 at 04:01 PM.
Reason: addition of question

Here is an updated price list with a correction to the trillium.ca, on their checkout page they don't list the addition of GST, only after you create the account do they add it:
domainsatcost.ca: $14.15
netfirms.ca: $10.45
namespro.ca: $13.52
10dollar.ca: $10.97
budgetnames.ca: $13.54
canhost.ca: $13.12
trillium.ca: $10.76 reg / $11.03 renew / $9.98 transfer
netfirms.ca note:
Just went through the account setup, and they seem to automatically change the nameservers during the transfer process. Which is a big turn off for me, I will transfer an unused domain to confirm whether this is the case.

[dreamcodedesign]

Usually during a domain transfer, the receiving registar does not change the nameservers. I've had a good experience with NetFirms for domains.
All the best,

Thanks for that.. I emailed them to be sure.. and they confirmed that they do not change nameservers being transfered. So if all goes well I will have reduced my .ca domain cost by 35%.