1and1.com Domain Names

DJ-Sound · 06-06-2004, 03:04 PM

has anyone used 1and1.com to register domain names? Any feedback?

They only charge $6 a year, is this the cheapest domain register that offers free Masked forwarding?

Thanks,
-Ryan

Peter · 06-06-2004, 03:55 PM

I would personally highly recomend against using 1and1 you have absolutely no control over your domain name and they are very militant you could find yourself in a situation like me where by the looks of it I am losing my domains even tho I dont owe them any money.

Riceman · 06-06-2004, 03:58 PM

Spend a dollar more and get full domain control

jj2ii3344 · 06-06-2004, 04:33 PM

Agreed with all the fellow NPers here. I am currently with 1and1.com's hosting plan, and I am completely disgusted at their web interface.

DJ-Sound · 06-06-2004, 04:48 PM

Thanks for the feedback! I am glad I posted before I registered.

Thanks guys,
-Ryan

Riceman · 06-06-2004, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jj2ii3344
Agreed with all the fellow NPers here. I am currently with 1and1.com's hosting plan, and I am completely disgusted at their web interface.

How is the reliability? I have heard somepeople say the uptime is OK

jroy · 06-06-2004, 06:44 PM

never used them before but by the looks of it their pouring way too much money into advertising, one of my computer magazines had 13 whole page ads for their company

Anthony · 06-06-2004, 07:40 PM

Be sure to check out this related thread:
http://namepros.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32948

Riceman · 06-06-2004, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jroy
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/33094-1and1-com-domain-names.html
never used them before but by the looks of it their pouring way too much money into advertising, one of my computer magazines had 13 whole page ads for their company

Perhaps I am not good at math but this does not add up. They sell domains at a loss (5.99) but probably spend millions on advertising. They must have a very good CFO

Peter · 06-07-2004, 03:14 AM

Riceman, they make most of their money from hosting and email, I think it is something like 4 million domains they manage

Raf · 06-07-2004, 04:27 AM

Like people have mentioned already I would stay away from 1and1 and go to domain registars like NameCheap.com, GoDaddy and etc. You then know you will have full control of the domain instead of 1and1 being able to control what goes on with the domain.

domdom · 06-07-2004, 04:32 AM

they undercharge for domains with no control,
overcharge for nameservers etc,

i actually paid almost $30 for a uk domain when in the same 1and1 account i have a lot for $10 (2 years) which is about the cheapest u can get them for anywhere. reason i did it was just fed up with having to use forwarding, (which is slow) cant change the nameservers or anything for the cheap price

DJ-Sound · 06-07-2004, 07:49 AM

I just registerd the domains at godaddy, but I will be hosting them on my new server, i just needed a good register.

Thanks

dx3k · 06-09-2004, 01:37 PM

i never used them but i havent heard good things bout them

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Raf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,744	Like people have mentioned already I would stay away from 1and1 and go to domain registars like NameCheap.com, GoDaddy and etc. You then know you will have full control of the domain instead of 1and1 being able to control what goes on with the domain.

06-07-2004, 04:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
domdom NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 206	they undercharge for domains with no control, overcharge for nameservers etc, i actually paid almost $30 for a uk domain when in the same 1and1 account i have a lot for $10 (2 years) which is about the cheapest u can get them for anywhere. reason i did it was just fed up with having to use forwarding, (which is slow) cant change the nameservers or anything for the cheap price

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DJ-Sound Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,812	I just registerd the domains at godaddy, but I will be hosting them on my new server, i just needed a good register. Thanks

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dx3k NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: www.dx3k.com Posts: 581	1&1 i never used them but i havent heard good things bout them __________________ I B Back

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