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Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by heelhook »

ereckers wrote: post #119
plusbryan wrote: post #80

The thing that surprised me most about this whole situation is that so many tech-savvy people use Godaddy. Their spammy marketing and variable pricing screams bush-league to me. I'll forgive my dad for using them cause he doesn't know he had options, but for something so fundamental, how does anyone trust them?

A long time ago Network Solutions was the place to register domains for something like $30 a year (I can't remember), and Godaddy was the cheap, fast, up-and-comer. That's when I moved onto them, and everything after that was just an afterthought. I even got really good and completely ignoring the upsells and could navigate around pretty quickly. Some of it is legacy and if I was in the market for a first time regist…

It used to be $35 a year at Network Solutions.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by squarecat »

reduxredacted wrote: post #88

My domain transfer completed today (interesting, since it said it would complete on Tuesday, but I'll chock it up to volume). Immediately before the domain transfer, I received an e-mail indicating that GoDaddy was sorry to see my one sad domain go away. I replied asking if there is a way to completely eliminate my account with them. As I don't expect a reply, does anyone know if GoDaddy provides a way to eliminate y…

For legal reasons, there is likely an ICANN policy regarding retaining of customer records for a period of time.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by tonyb »

nhebb wrote: post #113

No, but I will when the domains expire. The way I look at it, transferring all my domains now will just cost me more money for a service that I've already paid for. So part of the short term punishment is letting GoDaddy keep my money but no longer have to provide me with a service? There is the short term negative impact their SOPA support has reaped, and that's what everyone is focusing on. But there is also the lo…

It doesn't cost you more money at all.

When you transfer a domain the expiration date is increased by at least a year (more if you chose so). You do not double pay for the time that is remaining. It is basically renewing just with a different registrar.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by jessedhillon »

brudgers wrote: post #111

No. Because I do not confuse consumerism with political action. Time spent moving domains from Godaddy in hopes of some indirect impact on SOPA would be better spent upon swaying my congressional representatives directly...despite the popular wisdom, they represent me within our political system, not various corporations. To put it another way, moving domains as a way of expressing displeasure over SOPA legitimates t…

The basic premise is to deny capital to the companies whose policies you oppose.

In a system where economics and politics so thoroughly mix, I can't see how you can draw such a line as the one you claim to draw. It would make you indistinguishable from an uninformed buyer. And essentially that's what you're saying: you make purchases as if you had no information as to how the money might be used, even when you know it may be applied to goals that you feel would limit your freedom (or however a person might phrase this.) Your only concern when making a purchase is getting the best value.

Moreover, registering a domain is hardly "consumerism", unless you want to conflate the term with any act of purchasing.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by cheap »

paulhauggis wrote: post #115
paulhauggis wrote: post #108

I won't because GoDaddy no longer supports SOPA.

not sure if people are just mis-informed or just don't read the news: http://mashable.com/2011/12/23/breaking-godaddy-no-longer-su...

that doesn't matter to the immature mind that craves anarchy for the sake of pleasing the social status quo

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by cbs »

SeoxyS wrote: post #46

What surprises me is that it took the SOPA fiasco to get people to move their domains from GoDaddy. A while back, I bought one domain from them and it took less than a month for me to transfer it out. The service was just that bad. Not only is GoDaddy a morally reprehensible company, but more disturbingly they're not even a good registrar. They constantly try to upsell you, they plaster your domains with ads. They do…

What surprises me is that it took the SOPA fiasco to get people to move their domains from GoDaddy

Yeah, they suck, but in the last 5 years I've logged into godaddy exactly 5 times to renew all my domains and then forget about them for the next 11 months.

Its easier than transferring.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by aroberge »

brudgers wrote: post #111

No. Because I do not confuse consumerism with political action. Time spent moving domains from Godaddy in hopes of some indirect impact on SOPA would be better spent upon swaying my congressional representatives directly...despite the popular wisdom, they represent me within our political system, not various corporations. To put it another way, moving domains as a way of expressing displeasure over SOPA legitimates t…

What about non-U.S. citizens who will be affected by SOPA and do not have a congressional representative to lobby? This boycott is much larger than you seem to think - and, because of its global scope, should be given more thoughts.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by jeltz »

Karunamon wrote: post #102
xinjiang wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You bought that lie? That story was a PR cover-up to stop people from leaving GoDaddy. I guess it actually worked.

I'd really like to see proof that it was made up. It sounds reasonable on its face, rogue elephants trampling crops and people isn't unheard of.

It also sounds reasonable that you can pay the local authorities in Zimbabwe to get the privilege to fulfill your own great white hunter dreams by shooting a problematic elephant.

I personally think how much of the video is spent justifying it is quite pathetic, and can also see how others might be offended by the great white hunter style.

Re: Poll: Will you move your domains from GoDaddy today?

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Post by jaysonelliot »

ereckers wrote: post #119
plusbryan wrote: post #80

The thing that surprised me most about this whole situation is that so many tech-savvy people use Godaddy. Their spammy marketing and variable pricing screams bush-league to me. I'll forgive my dad for using them cause he doesn't know he had options, but for something so fundamental, how does anyone trust them?

A long time ago Network Solutions was the place to register domains for something like $30 a year (I can't remember), and Godaddy was the cheap, fast, up-and-comer. That's when I moved onto them, and everything after that was just an afterthought. I even got really good and completely ignoring the upsells and could navigate around pretty quickly. Some of it is legacy and if I was in the market for a first time regist…

When I was moving all my GoDaddy domains to NameCheap earlier this year, I decided to go whole hog and take my Network Solutions domains there as well. I had about a dozen URLs with them, and at $35 a year, it would be worth the savings.

That's when I discovered that if you call Network Solutions in person, and tell them you're leaving for a cheaper registrar, they'll match the price. I kept my dozen or so domains there, and now have a locked-in price of $9/year with Network Solutions.

I still feel some loyalty to them from the early days when they were the only registrar. For some reason, I felt like they were more credible. I know they've actually got their own skeletons in the closet, but old habits die hard.

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