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Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by owkaye » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 9:54 AM UTC

I'm using name.com which costs me $6.99 per year for the first year, although I don't know what renewals will cost since this is my first year:

"For a limited time you'll be able to take advantage of $6.99 pricing for new .com registrations by using the promo code TLHF99 when you checkout. This is currently only good for one year registrations."

Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by fgblanch » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 10:52 AM UTC

I used to register the domains with yahoo but the renewal price its quite high.

Today i've registered one with google (godaddy) for google apps for domains and everything went ok 10$ per year and google apps for domains set up by default

Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by j0ncc » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 11:21 AM UTC

sidsavara wrote: post #7

I use godaddy. I have used 1and1, NameCheap, ipowerweb, yahoo, etc. GoDaddy may suck balls for a lot of things, but they are the best that I've found for having multiple domains. I don't have a lot, just a dozen or so active - but the interface is sweet, fast, and very easy to do domain locking/unlocking, nameservers, multiple edits, etc. Of course, I'm not authority. This is just me saying what I've done, and what I…

I hate how the godaddy UI is packed full of adverts. When you buy a domain you're bombarded with 50 or so offers that you're almost tricked into signing up to. Really not a fan.

I'm an avid namecheap user. The interface is clean and there are no adverts blocking your view. They've also just released their own API for registering domains off-site if that's your gig.

Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by christefano » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 11:59 AM UTC

socmoth wrote: post #6

i just switched to http://www.gandi.net/ , i wasn't able to find a single bad review.

Gandi is by far my favorite registrar. I started moving my domains away from GoDaddy to Gandi after CNET did interviews with several registrars to find out which were the most friendly to free speech: http://www.news.com/2100-1025_3-6155614.html

Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by lowkey » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 1:18 PM UTC

aditya wrote: post #2

dreamhost does pretty well at $9.95/yr

I switched from GoDaddy to Namecheap and haven't looked back. Domains under $10/ea (less with their frequent coupon codes) and a clean ad-free admin console. Highly recommend Namecheap.

Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by modoc » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 1:29 PM UTC

I use joker.com. Have for many many years. No complaints.

Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by izak30 » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 1:32 PM UTC

I'm a reseller at opensrs. It works out very well for what I need.

Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by josefresco » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 1:34 PM UTC

Become your own Registrar, and buy the domains wholesale for $10/year.

http://resellers.tucows.com/opensrs/

/I use GoDaddy

Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by igorhvr » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 1:37 PM UTC

I use http://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/.

They bill 8.59 for a top level US domain renewal or registration.

Their service is good for anyone that understands DNS - they let you directly edit your DNS records.

Re: Ask YC: Need a new domain name registrar

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Post by sireat » Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 2:24 PM UTC

I use both NameCheap and GoDaddy. I would have switched off GoDaddy completely but actually GoDaddy is the cheapest (around $7/yr) when using coupons...

One more tip, hosting with the registrar is usually a bad idea.