I've never had any issues with GoDaddy for domains. There are always coupons for renewals. I've never paid more than $7/yr for each of the twenty or so domains I have.
Just make sure you don't have domains autorenewing.
Network Solutions Auto-Enroll: $1,850
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#62Using your stored CC info to auto-bill you for an unrelated product that you never consented to be billed for is quite likely in violation of their merchant agreement with the CC processor.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/bankinforeg/regecg.htm They would be in violation of this above Regulation for banking. Chargeback through your bank would be the quickest way to both get your funds back and penalize them. If you want to make it a federal case that is also an option.
Is there any chance that they can weasel their way out of this by having their lawyers point to fine print?
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#63I really do not trust hosting or domain register companies, which is why I use paypal to pay them. But recently, they have been able to setup an automatic recurring payment when I do this (9web). There is no option when I entered paypal, but to paypal's credit they did send me an email, and it was easy to log back into paypal and stop this.
Re: Network Solutions Auto-Enroll: $1,850
#64Using your stored CC info to auto-bill you for an unrelated product that you never consented to be billed for is quite likely in violation of their merchant agreement with the CC processor.
Competitor of Network Solutions here. Impossible for me to believe they are actually doing this. And auto charging the credit card. Something doesn't add up with this.
The official (verified by Twitter) Network Solutions @netsolcares account says it's a real e-mail.
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#65Network Solutions has been doing other unethical things for years. I used to search for available domains using Network Solutions to only find that the domain instantly had become inaccessible to purchase. I later found out they were buying the domain people were searching for , for a period of 5 days so that you wont be able to purchase it from anyone else. very shady
They don't even buy it. As a registrar, they can put a hold on it for free.
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would as well recommend Namecheap.com, really professional.
I liked Namecheap, but have had major issues with their DNS service. you can't switch off of them without downtime. So don't use their dns, otherwise you are locked in. which is kinda shitty.
> I liked Namecheap, but have had major issues with their DNS service. you can't switch off of them without downtime.
That doesn't make any sense. As long as you set up the proper records in your new DNS provider prior to switching nameservers, there'll be no interruption.
It sounds like you switched nameservers first, assuming the records would just transfer over?
Re: Network Solutions Auto-Enroll: $1,850
#67I HATE that they require you to call to transfer your domain. Every client I ever come across that still has Network Solutions I immediately transfer them out.
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#68Here I collected prices for domains (only what I'm interested in). If you did that too, I'd be glad to see your spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Amel5Zz4w7aLdFl...
Look at http://www.crazydomains.co.uk/, they only charge £2.67 per domain name, the cheapest I have seen.
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#69Is anyone else afraid to check their ancient Network Solutions account to see if they have outstanding bills for thousands of dollars worth of crap they never purchased or agreed to purchase?
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
I liked Namecheap, but have had major issues with their DNS service. you can't switch off of them without downtime. So don't use their dns, otherwise you are locked in. which is kinda shitty.
> I liked Namecheap, but have had major issues with their DNS service. you can't switch off of them without downtime. That doesn't make any sense. As long as you set up the proper records in your new DNS provider prior to switching nameservers, there'll be no interruption. It sounds like you switched nameservers first, assuming the records would just transfer over?
Namecheap controls both the domain name settings and the dns (if you use theirs). The moment you switch the nameservers for the domain, they immediately purge the records from their DNS.
So, when you point to new nameservers, anyone pointing to namecheap's dns during propagation will get SERVFAIL.
It sounds absurd... but I've gone back and forth with support about it, with no solution.