Author Topic: Domain registration and hosting (Read 5996 times)

Armin · « **on:** December 21, 2006, 11:21:15 am »

My friend wants me to register a domain name for him. Who do people use for this? In the past I've used godaddy.com and have no complaints but wondered if there were better deals out there?

hoonin · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:24:47 am »

Depends which domain you want, I guess.

Theres so many of them about now that you just need to shop around to find the one that meets your specific needs.

Heres a full list of Nominet agents:

http://www.nominet.org.uk/governance/members/list/

Raul! · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:26:46 am »

Gareth is right - horses for courses.

godaddy is brilliant for anything that is for personal use and relatively low key. I have a couple of sites registered there.

We use network solutions and pro hosting for the work sites.

hoonin · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:31:20 am »

I'd avoid Network Solutions like the plague. Awful company.

A few years ago I had around 120 work related domains to move to new name servers. Approx half of those were registered with NetSol. They were so hard to deal with and get hold of on the phone that I landed up finding thier CEO's telephone number and leaving him a voice mail complaining.

A couple of days later I got a call from one of his lackys, offering his help

Raul! · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:40:23 am »

Quote from: Gareth on December 21, 2006, 11:31:20 am

I'd avoid Network Solutions like the plague. Awful company.

A few years ago I had around 120 work related domains to move to new name servers. Approx half of those were registered with NetSol. They were so hard to deal with and get hold of on the phone that I landed up finding thier CEO's telephone number and leaving him a voice mail complaining.

A couple of days later I got a call from one of his lackys, offering his help

You are right on Net Sol. Since my last post I have discovered that we have sacked them and use only pro hosting now.

Armin · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2006, 11:43:39 am »

Its for a small business. Thinking of taking their economy hosting package as well. Had a quick look at another couple of sites but it's dull dull dull and as I said have no complaints about Godaddy.

Ben S · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2006, 12:05:15 pm »

For .co.uk's I always use 123-reg and for .coms, .nets etc www.namecheap.com. godaddy have the shitiest control panel I've ever come across. If you use namecheap, use the coupon code yaffaspecial to save an extra $ or so.

We have around 50 or so domains with namecheap and no problems and their control panel deffo shits on godaddys.

carlosfromtheotherforum · « **Reply #7 on:** December 24, 2006, 03:20:54 pm »

I use 4uhosting.co.uk for both registration and hosting and although they had problems in their early days i cant fault them now. They have a domain availability checker on site, several packages to choose from and their .co.uk's are cheap as anything, about £7 a year!

Mighty_Red · « **Reply #8 on:** December 24, 2006, 10:13:09 pm »

I use http://easily.co.uk/ never had a problem, their quite cheap £10 for a .co.uk for 2 years with web forwarding and email forwarding. The only thing thats ever happened was that my name & address was still comin up after I opted on a whois to keep it private. I sent an email and they sorted it straight away.

Another thing, they recently implemented their own spam filter and even without changing any settings, its cut spam down to 1 a month at most

¡Basta Ya! · « **Reply #9 on:** December 24, 2006, 10:51:12 pm »

Quote from: Mighty_Red on December 24, 2006, 10:13:09 pm

I use http://easily.co.uk/ never had a problem, their quite cheap £10 for a .co.uk for 2 years with web forwarding and email forwarding. The only thing thats ever happened was that my name & address was still comin up after I opted on a whois to keep it private. I sent an email and they sorted it straight away.

Another thing, they recently implemented their own spam filter and even without changing any settings, its cut spam down to 1 a month at most

can i recommend you don't go with easily - friend of mine had horrific problems with the domains he got with them.

another godaddy supporter here

marsav · « **Reply #10 on:** December 28, 2006, 04:10:09 pm »

I've been using hosting365.com for the last year or so. Providing a good package with email and webspace. Some handy tools also included in the package.

redchiz · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2006, 04:49:53 pm »

http://www.123-reg.co.uk/

- simple and cheap!

Matt S · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2006, 06:35:29 pm »

Quote from: redchiz on December 31, 2006, 04:49:53 pm

http://www.123-reg.co.uk/

- simple and cheap!

i agree. Never had any problems.

Rob Jones Maybe? · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2007, 07:23:06 pm »

anybody in the know, anybody know where the best place is for a cheap .co.uk address, preferably payable using Paypal?

Registered for 123reg and others but would make life a lot easier if I could get it at a similar price paying with Paypal.

[streety] · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2007, 03:31:16 pm »

Looking for a domain name and web hosting for my online portfolio. What sort of package should I be looking for?

The domain will be a .tv address and host all my illustrations, animations and movies.

Stretch Armstrong · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2007, 03:37:31 pm »

I used namecheap for the domain name and Godaddy for the hosting - Godaddy is meant to be pants compared to namecheap though in all aspects

M|chael · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2007, 03:39:42 pm »

Always used namealerts, never had a problem with them and quite cheap as well.

leighton · « **Reply #17 on:** April 27, 2007, 06:52:23 pm »

Quote from: Ben S on December 21, 2006, 12:05:15 pm

For .co.uk's I always use 123-reg ...

few of mine are with 123reg, in the dogs name of course

postie always shouts through the letterbox when ones for him, goes fecking bananas

[streety] · « **Reply #18 on:** April 27, 2007, 07:39:53 pm »

So the general concensus is to use godaddy, namecheap or 123-reg...

Ben S · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2007, 02:08:45 am »

Would sooner eat me own shit than use go daddy for anything.

Slick_Beef · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2007, 02:22:40 am »

I use http://www.one.com/en_GB/ have done for a few years now and never had any problems (they even let me off a bill once)

Martyn. · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2007, 11:56:58 am »

I use NameCheap and I have never had a problem

BrettD · « **Reply #22 on:** April 28, 2007, 10:58:26 pm »

Try SiteGround in the US.

In a nutshell, they're fucking stunning.

http://www.siteground.com/atrack.php?referrerid=35658/

Chindits · « **Reply #23 on:** April 29, 2007, 09:34:22 am »

They are massive oversellers,what down time have you had an do you get all what they state?

cornelius · « **Reply #24 on:** May 7, 2007, 10:38:11 pm »

I've been looking at various domain websites and unsurprisingly all the best ones (.com, .co.uk, .net, .org) for my chosen website name are gone.

I was wondering if someone could please tell me if it makes a significant difference to a small business having .tv or .org.uk as opposed to .co.uk or .com? And if so which are the best alternatives?

cj · « **Reply #25 on:** May 7, 2007, 11:28:45 pm »

Old thread really but why not eco the sentiments. I manage 20-30 domains a year. While there may be cheaper deals out there you will struggle to find someone who provides you with a better service and/or support than godaddy. I've been f*cked over by a lot of other registrars during the years. Never ever had a single issue with these guys.

//Edit:
As for hosting I would recommend Webair, who are also extremely good at what they do.
//

Ben S · « **Reply #26 on:** May 8, 2007, 12:44:30 am »

Godaddys control panel is seriously shite, poorly laid out, covered in ads and unintuitive compared with namecheaps.

cj · « **Reply #27 on:** May 8, 2007, 01:11:55 am »

I'm rather used to their cp but I do agree it can be a bit clunky.
As for ads I do agree with you completely. Rather annoying having to reject all the same crappy offers every time you renew a domain.

Still rather unparalleled in p2p (not filesharing) service though, at least in my experience.

One to certainly stay away from is joker.com. Overpriced and understaffed.

cornelius · « **Reply #28 on:** May 8, 2007, 03:15:27 pm »

Quote from: cornelius on May 7, 2007, 10:38:11 pm

I've been looking at various domain websites and unsurprisingly all the best ones (.com, .co.uk, .net, .org) for my chosen website name are gone.

I was wondering if someone could please tell me if it makes a significant difference to a small business having .tv or .org.uk as opposed to .co.uk or .com? And if so which are the best alternatives?

So is .tv a good domain to have then? Obviously LFC have done ok with it but for a small business would it make a difference? At the moment it's one of the few domains left available that I like. It's either that or change the name which I don't want to do really.

cornelius · « **Reply #29 on:** May 9, 2007, 12:22:56 pm »

I'll take that as a no then!

gamble · « **Reply #30 on:** May 9, 2007, 02:36:25 pm »

pipex are shit. they own webfusion. just about to send of a legal claim against them.

they also own 123reg, bit worried about what that'll mean to my domain registrations.

I also had a successful claim against fasthosts. These hosting companies are lawless, they have no regulation and use dirty contract tricks to extort their customers. still looking for a suitable UK based hosting company for long term.

mobydick · « **Reply #31 on:** May 9, 2007, 02:50:37 pm »

Quote from: cornelius on May 9, 2007, 12:22:56 pm

I'll take that as a no then!

Go for an .eu I think it make you look like a forward thinker and doer.

cornelius · « **Reply #32 on:** May 9, 2007, 02:56:59 pm »

Quote from: mobydick on May 9, 2007, 02:50:37 pm

Go for an .eu I think it make you look like a forward thinker and doer.

Serious? Are you sure it just won't make me look cheap?!!!

mobydick · « **Reply #33 on:** May 9, 2007, 03:07:21 pm »

Why should it make you look cheap?

It's a legitimate domain. so what's the worry?

Whenever I've used someones services from a web site I never even noticed whether it was .co.uk, .com, .net , it's just not relevant, as long as their service is what I'm after

[streety] · « **Reply #34 on:** May 9, 2007, 04:14:19 pm »

Quote from: cornelius on May 8, 2007, 03:15:27 pm

So is .tv a good domain to have then? Obviously LFC have done ok with it but for a small business would it make a difference? At the moment it's one of the few domains left available that I like. It's either that or change the name which I don't want to do really.

I am going to register a domain name very soon and going with a .tv address. There are no real advantages other than it sounds better than the others.

Those that are recommending Godaddy, why haven't you gone with their hosting?

cj · « **Reply #35 on:** May 10, 2007, 01:34:04 pm »

"Those that are recommending Godaddy, why haven't you gone with their hosting?"
Would you buy a telly that had a dvd,vhs and a cappucinomaker included?

Godaddy are good at domains. In all fairness I haven't tried their hosting though. Can't say I ever will either since I'm really happy with webair.

[streety] · « **Reply #36 on:** May 11, 2007, 09:11:27 am »

Quote from: cj on May 10, 2007, 01:34:04 pm

"Those that are recommending Godaddy, why haven't you gone with their hosting?"
Would you buy a telly that had a dvd,vhs and a cappucinomaker included?

If it was a good deal, yes...

Ben S · « **Reply #37 on:** May 11, 2007, 11:47:48 am »

Quote from: gamble on May 9, 2007, 02:36:25 pm

still looking for a suitable UK based hosting company for long term.

Is there a reason why you want them to be UK based, you will get better pricing & probably service from a US based provider.

gamble · « **Reply #38 on:** May 11, 2007, 12:33:26 pm »

Quote from: Ben S on May 11, 2007, 11:47:48 am

Is there a reason why you want them to be UK based, you will get better pricing & probably service from a US based provider.

yeah, for legal accountability reasons in case something goes wrong

[streety] · « **Reply #39 on:** June 9, 2007, 08:25:30 pm »

I have a domain with LowCostNames (streety.co.uk) and I have now bought some hosting from GoDaddy. Without checking first, I went to transfer the domain but they don't allow .co.uk transfers.

After speaking to their customer support they said you can find the IP address from your domain company and then change the ip address in the "zone file a record" in your hosting account.

Has anyone done this with GoDaddy?

Author Topic: Domain registration and hosting (Read 5996 times)

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