I've transferred or am transferring about 10 of my domains from places like GoDaddy and 1and1 to NameCheap. I love NameCheap. I typically go for whatever registrar is the cheapest regardless of how crappy the interface is and NameCheap has successfully become the cheapest registrar for a number of my TLDs. The benefit is that their service and web interface are great! I highly recommend.
Namecheap now offer .io domains
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Re: Namecheap now offer .io domains
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
You've posted this msg at least twice in the thread (at least one was deleted). Seems you're using the thread in a way that doesn't help HN as much as yourself. Can you post some examples of this policy being used unfairly? Surely some real-world, verifiable examples would help your case. (And what if the examples are nonexistent... what then?)
Domain registration is a commodity service, where all but one company selling this commodity does so without any strange contract terms. Even if the chance that Gandi acts on their contractual rights is slim, there's no reason to give them that right in the first place. A company's brand, good will and years of backlinks are tied to their domain -- it's not something to put at risk lightly. I deleted the copy of my c…
So no examples, then? Sounds like FUD to me.
Re: Namecheap now offer .io domains
#63Competitor to namecheap here. [1] [2] We don't offer .io domains. Nor do we offer any of the TLD's that seem to be popular with some startups. Even though we could make money selling them. Like our competitors do. Although popular (with startups) they aren't mainstream with the public. If you become successful you will just end up buying (at a much higher price) the .com equivalent. Or end up having misdirected mail…
Better to pay a lot for a domain name when you can than when you cannot.
Re: Namecheap now offer .io domains
#64I've never heard of namecheap, but given their name I'm surprised they charge so much more than gandi.net ($39). Is it normal for a company branded as the low cost provider to charge above market for rare goods?
I think it's just the name. In many ways they don't act like a typical low cost provider. For example, they accept bitcoin.
Re: Namecheap now offer .io domains
#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
Namecheap is just an eNom reseller[1]. They simply use the eNom API to handle all domain management and registration. Their prices are dictated by the prices given to them by eNom. Their business is low margin, high volume. [1] http://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/troubleshoote...
Namecheap is an accredited domain registrar, they started out as an eNom reseller and still maintains that account.
They still register all of their domains through eNom.
Re: Namecheap now offer .io domains
#66I use NameCheap because it's simple. Nothing fancy about it.
I hate the crazy amount of popups GoDaddy gives you.
Re: Namecheap now offer .io domains
#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Domain registration is a commodity service, where all but one company selling this commodity does so without any strange contract terms. Even if the chance that Gandi acts on their contractual rights is slim, there's no reason to give them that right in the first place. A company's brand, good will and years of backlinks are tied to their domain -- it's not something to put at risk lightly. I deleted the copy of my c…
So no examples, then? Sounds like FUD to me.
We call companies out on their ToS all the time, even if there's no provable harm that has happened in the past. If it's in the contract, they both intend to use it and have the legal right to use it. I'd rather not that that chance, personally.
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
The upside is that the higher price may be inhibiting squatting and thus you're more likely to find a good name available.
"the higher price may be inhibiting squatting" The high price is a result of the fact that the base cost of the domain is much higher than it is for .com/.net/.org/.info. Here is the wholesale .io pricing which is based on volume (doesn't work that way for .com/.net/.org/.info) http://www.nic.io/join.html So for example nic.io regular price is $60 US. Even at the top bracket the best a registrar could do is $30 per d…
Where do you see the nic.io price is $60? I just paid $96 us dollars last week from the site. Nic.io prices are in pounds.
Re: Namecheap now offer .io domains
#69Competitor to namecheap here. [1] [2] We don't offer .io domains. Nor do we offer any of the TLD's that seem to be popular with some startups. Even though we could make money selling them. Like our competitors do. Although popular (with startups) they aren't mainstream with the public. If you become successful you will just end up buying (at a much higher price) the .com equivalent. Or end up having misdirected mail…
Might be true in the US but for the rest of the world, local tld's are fine. Amazon.co.uk, bbc.co.uk, etc.
Re: Namecheap now offer .io domains
#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
"the higher price may be inhibiting squatting" The high price is a result of the fact that the base cost of the domain is much higher than it is for .com/.net/.org/.info. Here is the wholesale .io pricing which is based on volume (doesn't work that way for .com/.net/.org/.info) http://www.nic.io/join.html So for example nic.io regular price is $60 US. Even at the top bracket the best a registrar could do is $30 per d…
Where do you see the nic.io price is $60? I just paid $96 us dollars last week from the site. Nic.io prices are in pounds.
Your right. I missed the pound saw it for EU but missed it on non eu.