$3.99 domains promo

[aww]

A company called Globat.com/DomainsAreFree.com is doing a big press release for their launch of $3.99 domain registrations.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040623/law029_1.html?printer=1
http://www.tophosts.com/articles/?001032.html
http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/glo062304.cfm
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/showarticle.asp?id=2212

They are going to do .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, and .us at $3.99

I am sure its only a promo price to get them off the ground and will eventually increase by a few dollars but for some of us this can be a good savings even in the short term. Just watch out for transfer-away fees (or lockouts) which has happened with other promos of this nature in the industry.

 

[matrics]

hmm... doesn't that sound a little fishy?
I'll check it out

Plan .com/.net/.org/.us/.info/.biz
1 year $3.99
2 years $12.98
3 years $21.97

That's what their prices look like. And I bet renewing costs a bunch too

 

[aww]

Ah nice discovery there.
I bet the 2 and three year plans reflect what their regular prices are going to be. But that would still be a good deal at $6.50 per year.

I guess this drastic price is what a company has to do to try to compete with enom/godaddy but they still ain't no enom/godaddy.

It's definitely going to temp a few folks just like the EV1 specials did half a year ago. I wonder how happy those people are now?

 

[matrics]

Well, I can tell you. Not quite happy.

 

[Riceman]

Many of these hosting companies are doing this to attract new customers. oneandone(5.99), ipowerweb(5.50), myvaluehost(4.00) . Not worth the headache in my own opinion

 

[matrics]

I'd rather pay a fair 7$ at name.com, which is ICANN accredited rather than 'save' a couple of bucks now and lose in the long run.

 

[jstep]

ya, its not worth it

but anyone who wants to i can give them to you at 5.00 a name

 

[Raf]

Thanks for news. :tu:

 

[aww]

That's another good point, I don't see any mention of ICANN accredited. Are they even registered with ICANN or reselling for another larger company?

 

[Crusader]

I believe they are an enom reseller.

 

[netPH]

i'm still with GD. Thanks for the info aww

 

[suthra]

Thanks aww. But i think they do not give full control over the dns records. Do they?

 

[EdwinJ]

They're Tucows reseller.

Found in their FAQ....

Q: How do I find out what the renewal fee for my domain name is?
A: We will advise you to the renewal fee for your domain name closer to the time of renewal, so you will have enough time to make a decision about what to do with your domain name.

Doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

 

[simpson733]

i dont really trust it though seems kinda impossible too get a domain for about 3.99

 

[.edu]

Nothing fishy here folks. Just a form of marketing as we seen with ev1servers in the past. Instead of spending loads on advertising, they are expensing in the domain department at a lost.

 

[simpson733]

okay il trust you .edu do you have a domain there and how reliable do you think it is.

 

[RareIQ]

nice price.....