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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 obituary_latte »

tamar wrote: post #142
jedc wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been a beta-tester of Google Domains for months, and it's just such a nicer experience than GoDaddy/Namecheap. Particularly with GoDaddy, I feel like there's always a chance I'm going to click on the wrong thing and then get subscribed to some ridiculous service. With Google, it's a clean, transparent, USABLE interface. I'd encourage people to try it out with a domain and form your own views. As for me, I'm movi…

Hey jedc - Tamar from Namecheap here. Can you provide insights into the Namecheap experience? I hear the GD side. Would like to know what you mean from ours. As far as our dashboard, we're building a better user experience, so that's nothing to fret about. I bet you'd agree when it's live that the experience is far more stellar than anything you'd find anywhere else.

I'm a current namecheap customer as well. When I have to use your management interface for something, I feel like I've been transported back in time to a cpanel interface ca. 1999. I have 25 some odd domains but you can't show them all to me at once unless I expand preferences and select "all" which, by the way, I have to do every time I navigate back to the list.

It's a minor quip (and just one off the top of my head), granted, and otherwise I'm a happy customer, but am very tempted to migrate as well as my domains come up for renewal.

Any screenshots or other indications of where you might be going?

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by nly »

blfr wrote: post #42
rndn wrote: post #24

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What is private registration?

Registration without revealing your private information in the whois database. Providers usually put their own details there and forward emails to the end user. Depending on the registry, it's unavailable or at least against the rules for some tlds.

> Depending on the registry, it's unavailable or at least against the rules for some tlds.

And yet other TLD registries are sensible enough to make privacy the default for private individuals. .EU isn't bad in this regard, and others like .SE even go so far as to hide your name (most only hide your postal, email, telephone)

Frankly I don't know why anyone who can avoid it would want to touch Verisign TLDs with a barge pole... they have the continued gall to keep putting their prices up despite more competition than ever, and fail to raise the bar on basics like whois protection. Even .UK domains can be had for $5/year with registry level whois protection for heavens sake.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by msoad »

I was a beta tester for Google Domains for a long time. Here are reasons I'm very satisfied:

- Unlike other domain sellers, Google Domains is NOT trying to sell me anything other than domains.

- Canceling is easy! I don't have to wait in calls with 1&1!

- Customer support was great. They get back to me after an hour if I email and if I call, responses are very fast.

- User interface is clean and clear.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

#156

Post by higherpurpose »

gesman wrote: post #58
nostromo wrote: post #39

Google: please provide free and easy to setup SSL with every domain. :)

It's more of a request to your hosting provider albeit Google likely will be happy to selling you SSL certificate :) Agree though - clear instructions are missing.

Apparently their certificates are only SHA1. Ugh. What happened to the whole SHA2 promoting thing?

https://twitter.com/geeknik/status/555150703090364416

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by nly »

marincounty wrote: post #72
LeoPanthera wrote: post #30

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Private registration has always been free at gandi.net. Also they do not suck. https://www.gandi.net/domain/whois/

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

$15-17 for .com/net/org, but as well as whois protection you also get a 1 year SSL cert. Unlike StartSSL, this includes fee-free revocation. Probably not worth much given that 'Lets Encrypt' is just around the corner, but it's still a respectable gesture. They also have a really good management UI, responsive customer support, free (roundcube) webmail, and DNSSEC management (Namecheap lacks this). Also, they're French, if you're feeling a bit US-wary lately.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

#158

Post by tamar »

yzzxy wrote: post #149
tamar wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey jedc - Tamar from Namecheap here. Can you provide insights into the Namecheap experience? I hear the GD side. Would like to know what you mean from ours. As far as our dashboard, we're building a better user experience, so that's nothing to fret about. I bet you'd agree when it's live that the experience is far more stellar than anything you'd find anywhere else.

Here's some feedback: your 2FA experience is terrible. I appreciate that you use 2FA, but I have to hit the send button multiple times to get a text message every single time on my US mobile phone. After that the form fails 50% of the time. I also find it frustrating that the domain dashboard has no clear path to my host record settings, which is 90% of the use case for me. I always have to click four or five times t…

Well, that's all fair and all stuff we're addressing this year.

The dashboard is, frankly, out of date compared to the UI experience people would expect from us in 2015. We're building that right now.

And we plan to support TOTP 2FA, so you don't necessarily have to rely on SMS at all.

But noted. Just wait -- we've got some pretty cool things in store for you.

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by tamar »

obituary_latte wrote: post #151
tamar wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey jedc - Tamar from Namecheap here. Can you provide insights into the Namecheap experience? I hear the GD side. Would like to know what you mean from ours. As far as our dashboard, we're building a better user experience, so that's nothing to fret about. I bet you'd agree when it's live that the experience is far more stellar than anything you'd find anywhere else.

I'm a current namecheap customer as well. When I have to use your management interface for something, I feel like I've been transported back in time to a cpanel interface ca. 1999. I have 25 some odd domains but you can't show them all to me at once unless I expand preferences and select "all" which, by the way, I have to do every time I navigate back to the list. It's a minor quip (and just one off the top of my hea…

Nope, I haven't even seen it yet. I know that we have a dedicated team working on the domain dashboard exclusively though. And yeah, 1999... close. 2001. :)

Re: Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by [deleted] »

tamar wrote: post #142
jedc wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been a beta-tester of Google Domains for months, and it's just such a nicer experience than GoDaddy/Namecheap. Particularly with GoDaddy, I feel like there's always a chance I'm going to click on the wrong thing and then get subscribed to some ridiculous service. With Google, it's a clean, transparent, USABLE interface. I'd encourage people to try it out with a domain and form your own views. As for me, I'm movi…

Hey jedc - Tamar from Namecheap here. Can you provide insights into the Namecheap experience? I hear the GD side. Would like to know what you mean from ours. As far as our dashboard, we're building a better user experience, so that's nothing to fret about. I bet you'd agree when it's live that the experience is far more stellar than anything you'd find anywhere else.

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