Question about domain registration

[w0lfe]

What's the difference between registering a domain name with network solutions, vs. a company like dixiesys.com, or any other company. it seems that network solutions sells domain names for $35/per year, while other companies are half that price or even more. What gives?

Thanks in advance.

 

[dakata24]

the only difference is the price..

Namecheap and Godaddy are the cheapest domain registrars that people around these parts recommend. i'd go with either one.. Namecheap costs $8.88/yr, Godaddy $8.95/yr (multi-year a few cents cheaper a year).

if you want ease and planning to get a hosting plan with dixiesys, you could go that route. $15 and they setup the nameservers for you.

 

[RossMAN]

I know of a few corporations which only register with Network Solutions because of some reasons I forgot.

If you have a small business or are registering a personal website I would go with a reseller, NameCheap.com is my personal favorite.

 

[rh71]

Right, there is absolutely no difference. Network Solutions used to be the only ones able to do it, but that monopoly is gone.

I've used godaddy.com twice with no problems and also transferred an existing domain to them.

 

[BigJohnKC]

On a related note, those of you that have domain names, where do you host your site?

 

[Maverick2002]

The reason NetSol and Register.com sell domains for higher price tags each year is because they're more reliable. A lot of times when a small company is bought out by a larger one, any domain names registered through that company are up for sale immediately, so if you have a good name and a booming site/business/whatever, someone can snatch up your name and then you're SOL. Really depends on what you need. I went to register.com for my site (see sig).

EDIT: oh yea, we're hosted by Meemsites, best deal I've seen anywhere (we were actually the first customer when the guy first started the company). They use unmanaged RackShack servers and provide their own 24/7 tech support team. Great stuff.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: BigJohnKC
On a related note, those of you that have domain names, where do you host your site?

Dixiesys.com or 3-95.com (they're the same)

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: BigJohnKC
On a related note, those of you that have domain names, where do you host your site?

Dixiesys.com or 3-95.com (they're the same)

True, but 3-95.com is the only place that you'll get Gary's personal phone number.

nik

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: BigJohnKC
On a related note, those of you that have domain names, where do you host your site?

Dixiesys.com or 3-95.com (they're the same)

True, but 3-95.com is the only place that you'll get Gary's personal phone number.

nik

I don't know if I have his "personal" number but I've called a 205 Alabama phone number a few times, it's published on Dixiesys's contact page, are they the same #?