Google Domains Launches to All in U.S

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Post by KarenS » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:17 PM UTC

Google Domains Launches to All in U.S
techcrunch.com

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Post by arifulanam » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:23 PM UTC

That's very good news. BIG threat to GoDaddy :D

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Post by Alex3917 » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:32 PM UTC

It looks like CrunchBase may have gotten hacked. Their URL for Google points to a spam domain.

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Post by qeorge » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:33 PM UTC

$12/yr - not bad at all. I might recommend this next time a friend asks how to buy a domain.

Namecheap takes great care of me at $10/year though, so I'm not very compelled to switch.

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Post by tdicola » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:36 PM UTC

Funny, I had just switched over my last GoDaddy domain yesterday to start using a different nameserver and finally move it off their system entirely. Might have to give this a try.

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Post by wise_young_man » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:40 PM UTC

qeorge wrote: post #4

$12/yr - not bad at all. I might recommend this next time a friend asks how to buy a domain. Namecheap takes great care of me at $10/year though, so I'm not very compelled to switch.

I started moving all of my domains back to NameCheap from Badger after they raised their prices to what Hover charges.

The domain renewal with whois privacy/guard at NameCheap ends up being a little more than Google Domains.

I keep hoping NameCheap will overhaul their control panel design like they did with their main site.

I will probably end up moving to AWS Route53 or Google Domains or to use their DNS and a clean/modern interface and simpler pricing (include whois privacy).

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Post by grayfox » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:41 PM UTC

Can't wait to ditch enom. This looks like a good suitor.

No Canadian support yet.

Soon, eh!

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Post by venomsnake » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:44 PM UTC

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

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Post by AlyssaRowan » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:48 PM UTC

wise_young_man wrote: post #6

qeorge wrote: post #4

$12/yr - not bad at all. I might recommend this next time a friend asks how to buy a domain. Namecheap takes great care of me at $10/year though, so I'm not very compelled to switch.

I started moving all of my domains back to NameCheap from Badger after they raised their prices to what Hover charges. The domain renewal with whois privacy/guard at NameCheap ends up being a little more than Google Domains. I keep hoping NameCheap will overhaul their control panel design like they did with their main site. I will probably end up moving to AWS Route53 or Google Domains or to use their DNS and a clean…

The dealbreaker for us with NameCheap/eNom is simple: still no DNSSEC.

It's been how many years now? And all they say is "we're working on it" and have no ETA. So we moved most things to Gandi.

Feels good having no GoDaddy, however.

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Post by toxican » Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 7:50 PM UTC

wise_young_man wrote: post #6

qeorge wrote: post #4

$12/yr - not bad at all. I might recommend this next time a friend asks how to buy a domain. Namecheap takes great care of me at $10/year though, so I'm not very compelled to switch.

I started moving all of my domains back to NameCheap from Badger after they raised their prices to what Hover charges. The domain renewal with whois privacy/guard at NameCheap ends up being a little more than Google Domains. I keep hoping NameCheap will overhaul their control panel design like they did with their main site. I will probably end up moving to AWS Route53 or Google Domains or to use their DNS and a clean…

Yeah I'll never forget the shock I had when I first got into their control panel after experiencing the well-designed half of the site. Youch.