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09-19-2006, 09:44 AM
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   | .com is a TLD while .co.uk is a ccTLD for United Kingdom, there is a lot of difference between the two and their potential use so they aren't comparable imo.
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09-19-2006, 10:57 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: on a oil rig just off Ireland
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| .co.uk is the main address for UK only based businesses. It's not comparable to .com as it is a ccTLD (compared to a gTLD). It's more comparable to .us or .in or whatever, but it is used much much more than .us.
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09-20-2006, 04:41 AM
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| There is still a market for .co.uk domains. (I have to say this as I have a few  )????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/239253-co-uk.html Transferring .co.uk domains seems expensive ... according to Nominet, who control the uk TLD, transfer fees are £30 + sales tax http://www.nominet.org.uk/registrant...tain/transfer/ even suggesting it is done on a "cost recovery basis". I don't know what costs are involved, but it does seem excessive. I just renewed 4 .co.uk domains for 2 years each and the total bill was less than £30 including VAT! Also, the actual transfer process is long winded and involves both buyer and seller writing letters (  ). So last century  http://www.nominet.org.uk/registrant...nsfer/confirm/ For larger value domains it isn't a problem, but for domains in the $xx range it can be a big hit on price/profits. Mike
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09-20-2006, 06:06 AM
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| I don't see how transferring a second level ccTLD can be in any way more complicated than transferring a first level ccTLD/gTLD. The UK domain system sucks big time. I mean sure, I love .co.uk domains, and they do look professional & are widely used; but why does it have to be second level? And why does everything have to be so complicated? *Sigh*.
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10-03-2006, 08:21 AM
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However, pushing/transferring a .co.uk domain to someone else, be it at the same registrar or a different one (both are instantaneous btw, no waiting for authorisation like .com's) is incredibly easy. At most UK registrars you are still able to change all the address details and stuff. The only thing you can't change is the name of the person the domain is registered to - this is what costs the £30. i.e. you can transfer uk domains just like any others, except it will be registered in the other persons name unless you pay the fee and sign the documents. You'll still have control of it though, so unless you legally need to have your own name listed, like if you're going to be doing business through it then you can more or less ignore the fee, at least that's what I've done a couple of times. Having said that, when it comes to renewal it could be a problem. Nominet send (by snail-mail) a letter to the registrants name and address on the day of expiry - if not renewed by then. Say you're paying by credit card and the previous owners name is listed in the WHOIS still, you could be faced with a big problem. So yeah it's not something I recommend doing, just saying it can be avoidable that's all. | ||||
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