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Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by joeblau »

SEMW wrote: post #27
joeblau wrote: post #16

I've been using this for a few months now and it's been great. The cool thing is that they allow you to solve the problem of having domain emails pointing to your personal emails so for example blahblah@joeblau.com -> josephblaus@gmail.com. The only challenge with this is that I use Cloudflare as my CDN and Google's email redirects work if you use Google's nameservers.

> The cool thing is that they allow you to solve the problem of having domain emails pointing to your personal emails so for example blahblah@joeblau.com -> josephblaus@gmail.com Am I missing something...? I didn't realise this was a problem - I've never used a domain provider that doesn't let you do this. I currently use Namecheap, which certainly do.

Ah I've been using iwantmyname as my domain provider and they didn't do this. Your domain provider clearly offers more features.

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Post by zippergz »

Someone1234 wrote: post #81
zippergz wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I always have a hard time understanding why price is such a motivator for people in domain registration, when we're talking about differences of a few dollars a year, and when a bad registrar can screw you over royally. I mean, sure, if you have thousands of domains, it matters. But if you have a handful, isn't it worth paying a bit more if needed to get a better registrar? Not really aiming this directly at the pare…

Everything you said is correct. But really all registrars boil down to two "types" the sub-$20/year ones (which are like 90% of the market) and then the $1K+/year ones which bundle in all kinds of brand protection products and domain protection stuff (e.g. Mark Monitor). Neither Google or Name Cheap are different enough for price to be a deciding factor, but NameCheap has a better track record than Google in this spe…

Not to derail too much, but I have worked with MarkMonitor, and their price is FAR less than $1k/yr per domain. Much closer to the $20 end, though I'm sure it depends on the specific deal, and I'd guess they probably have some minimum number of domains they'd want to manage for it to be worth it to them.

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Post by markdown »

Karunamon wrote: post #15
venomsnake wrote: post #8

Knowing first hand google support I will stick to namecheap ...

+1. As much as I like the idea of managing everything from one place, Google's propensity to have crap-tier support and their other propensity to drop services with little warning means I've got no desire to even try this.

Their support is as good as mine. If you pay me, I'll take your call at any hour. Otherwise, fuck off.

I recently had an issue with Google Apps, and contacted them via email for support.

I received a phone call almost immediately and the issue was resolved in minutes. I live in Fiji.

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Post by getpost »

larrys wrote: post #76
brianmartinek wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

+1 Shitty Google support is the reason I won't even consider this as an option for my domains

Also an issue is what ends up becoming benign neglect after the new shiny ball is no longer fun. That actually is my biggest concern. Example is google voice which is frozen in time.

With Google's track record of customer service and product abandonment, I can't see doing business with them, except when there is no alternative.

Why would a company as rich as Google want to be in the domain business? It can't ever be material to them. I wouldn't be surprised if Google abandoned this business and transferred domains to, say, Godaddy.

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Post by iancarroll »

martinml wrote: post #86
marincounty wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea, but their domain registion prices are high. I have always appreciated the honesty/integrity/simplicity of gandi though.

You might want to try NameSilo. Cheap, free privacy, 2FA, acceptable interface.

Uniregistry is great but they have limited TLD support, sadly.

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Post by iancarroll »

EarthLaunch wrote: post #52
uptown wrote: post #26

So when somebody steals your domain, do you actually get to talk to a person at Google to help resolve the matter, or is it like every other customer service experience they offer?

That's just it - it's impossible to social engineer a takeover of your domain, since nobody can reach a human!

Actually, I've gotten pretty fast response times on normal business days with Google Domains.

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Post by kolev »

Someone1234 wrote: post #13

None of Google Domain's features are novel. In fact the article spent most of its time talking about an up-sell. Which isn't to say Google Domain isn't a good product, just that we now should look at price because nothing else seems interesting... ~ Google Domains charges $12/year for .COM, .NET, .ORG. ~ NameCheap charges $10.69/year for .COM, $11.98/year for .NET, and $11.48/year for .ORG. Sometimes with an 18c/year…

I pay $8.19/.com with GoDaddy with the Domain Club - nobody can touch their prices, but GoDaddy doesn't have an API and according to their account executives I spoke to, they won't offer one anytime soon.

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Post by torbit »

vld wrote: post #35

I'll stick with internetbs [1], $8.49-8.99/year for .com and free private registration. 1: https://internetbs.net/domain_names_usd.html

A domain host that is pushing .bs & with a cliche web 2.0 logo & .net. That alone worries me. How long have you been with them.
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