Buying Domain names

stuartw101

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Obviously i want to buy one for the cheapest possible price, but was wondering does it really matter where you get it from?

I have seen 1 and 1 do domains for £1.98 a yr and reg 123 £2.59 a yr.

Which would you choose?

Thanks
 
I've used uk2.net now for many years and find them very efficient, reliable and trustworthy...:thumb:
 
uk2.net do don't they? where do you buy your domains from?

Also why do they charge me £5 for Domain name Hosting + the 2 years of £3.98?
 
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Do i agree that the registry Nominet (for .uk domains only) will publish additional (address) information on the WHOIS ??

Also when i register can anyone get my adress using a WHOIS search?
 
Yes, using WHOIS i can find out where you live and the owner of the domain.

It however can be hidden.

I use 123Reg for all my domains, just because it's unrestricted, i've had a domain taken off of my using 1&1 before just for pointing it to services provided by companies other than 1&1, i think it's a thing in their TOS, domains must point to their services.

However 123Reg don't do this, they allow you to point your domains where ever you want them to, and the majority of mine just go straight to a holding page on my server for clients.

I would vote 123Reg if you need to get a cheap hosting package elsewhere to accompany your domain.

I would vote 1&1 if you just need an email solution, which would mean you would be going for the 'Instant Mail' package over at 1&1, i wouldn't recommend either registrar's hosting solutions, i've been there and done that and their both rubbish hosting solutions.

Just my $0.02 ;)
 
Thanks, i just want the domain name which has masked URL forwarding. So 1 and 1, as they are cheaper?
 
I would go for 123Reg for that then.

£6.09 is the final checkout price, i know it off by heart now, thats including VAT.

Then it's 5minutes activation time and then you just enter the fowarder URL and done...
 
Lemme have a look i'll find the price list for my corp acct...

I'm sure it wasn't £3.98 for the final checkout price...
 
onyl prob with 1&1 is that i think it takes a day or two for the domain to be active and as said earlier 123 take 5-10 min
 
Yeah looks good, and i understand what the domain needs to do ;)

Me being me would still go for 123Reg over 1&1 but that's because i find 123Reg much easier to manage.
 
Well, i suppose i may go with reg 123 as i have experience of using them before and a couple of pound more wouldn't hurt.
 
It took me around 36-48 hours to get my latest domain online, and it is at 1&1 for the main purpose of email, at least then whatever i do, my email will always be safe with the registrar, as currently, everything has been on my hosting servers that i run, and it's annoying if i have to take the server down for maintanence, as then all the email bounces, so for that purpose i stuck a neutral domain at 1&1 for my email.

Still is playing up now, all email from MSN is being blocked, reason is still unknown but i'll have to ring the german's who run 1&1 tomorrow ;)
 
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