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Ask HN: Who do you register domains with?

5 pointsAliAdams17 comments

So I keep hearing about not using Godaddy for registering domains and my current registrar (123-reg) is terrible but I thought it would be interesting to hear what people on HN use/recommend and why?

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I used http://namecheap.com earlier today.

I've been pretty happy with namecheap as well.

Beware they charge you a fee to transfer a domain _away_ from them. If you wish to move away you'll pay twice - once to get an unlock code, and ones for the renewal/transfer in to the new owner.

http://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/...

Thanks for the update. 6 months ago I paid £10 a piece to unlock 5 domains and move them away. I was not happy about it.

I use https://dnsimple.com. They offer only DNS services (no web hosting). It's a bit more expensive than other registrar, but it's sooooo easy to use. The additional price is definitely worth the extra convenience. There are pre-defined templates for popular services (Heroku, Google Apps, Wordress, Blogger, etc) which will create the dns records for you. I love it and won't go back. Plus the user interface is not bloated at all, compared to what I've seen elsewhere.

I have been using Badger. The UI is pretty clean without upsells, they have an API, and they let you easily link the domain with other services.

They also have an affiliate program where you get your first domain for $5 and the referer gets essentially a tenth of a free domain. (My URL for this is http://www.badger.com/fivebucks/ if you want to take advantage of it.)

Looks like they only support 5 TLD so far (com, net, org, info, me). That is a pretty limited selection.

I do love their linking feature with other domain providers though I wish they would support Namecheap as well.

They don't support a lot of TLDs, but the ones they do support they do well. Support is responsive and helpful, and their site is very clean and function with few frills. Exactly what I want out of a registrar.

I recommend using http://Hover.com.

UI is simple and elegant. They don't charge for a private whois database or try and up-sell on you with emails every other day. Transferring domains over is simple. Check them out! @hover on twitter.

http://internetbs.net. Cheap, generally intuitive user interface, and no problems in the 3 odd years I've been using them.

http://www.blacksun.ca/ I cannot say enough good things about their amazing support.

http://www.mydomain.com

No problem for the last 8 years.

http://gandi.net, never had any issues.

Based on past HN recommendations, I chose Gandi for my registrations last week. I'm having quite a bit of trouble getting them to reply to my support emails. The relationship is off to a rocky start. I'm still hopeful.

Can't say I've ever been in contact with their support, hope all gets resolved!

nearlyfreespeech for me

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