Best registrar for .EU domains

[necokop]

Hi,

Which registrar do you recommend for .EU domains? I gotta create a 'Trade Request' (somehow Sedo doesn't want 'Transfer Requests') and I have very bad experience with EuroDNS. Could appreciate some ideas.

cheers,

N.

 

[Domineiro]

Godaddy?

 

[Gerrit]

Name.com has them for less than 10 USD per year, but .eu requires an address within a EU country. Namecheap 11 euro per year.

United-domains.de 29 euro per year but temporary promotion has the first year for just 1 euro Mind that their interface is in German.

I haven't tried Namecheap but am satisfied with both U-D and Name.com, mind though that if you are not in the EU you need a registrar providing a EU address for you.

 

[dotker]

name.com is the cheapest i have found.

 

[Gerrit]

and name.com is a quality registrar as well. Customer since nearly 3 years and never had an issue at all. Pricing is great as well as long as it's generic TLDs (with some exceptions, ccTLDs tend to be slightly expensive)

 

[saucey]

DYNADOT

eu $8.99

 

[DragonADR]

Please be aware that you need an address somewhere in Europe to be able to register .eu Domains.

 

[gumchwin]

well Weycrest Domain Name Registration includes Free Email and Web Forwarding. Web Forwarding is sometimes known as "URL Redirection." See how easy it is to get started with our Free Domain Forwarding Services.....

 

[globegenius]

Please be aware that you need an address somewhere in Europe to be able to register .eu Domains.

It depends who you use for a registry company. We sell the extension also. The company has a partner that will register the domain on your behalf. Its the same as .de domain extensions. They usually take a little longer than a .com to register, but it can be easily done. You do not need a UK address as the company looks after it for you.

 

[saucey]

Please be aware that you need an address somewhere in Europe to be able to register .eu Domains.

No you dont...

 

[Kate]

Who can register a .eu domain name?
Any company or organisation based in the European Union and any natural person living in the EU is eligible to register a .eu domain name. These eligibility criteria are defined in article 4 of the EC regulation 733/2002.

FAQ | EURid

 

[Pichichi]

.eu:

5.99€ at OVH.
6.95€ at DonDominio.

 

[saucey]

Quote:

Who can register a .eu domain name?

Any company or organisation based in the European Union and any natural person living in the EU is eligible to register a .eu domain name. These eligibility criteria are defined in article 4 of the EC regulation 733/2002.

So the way I see it... there is a difference between an "Owner" and a "Registering person,company or organisation"...

If a "Non European" registers an EU name through a European based registrar, or one who is registered to conduct business in Europe, then no probs. The owner may not be European, but the company who registered it for that person was eligible to register it for him or her.

Basically, what I am trying to say is that there is a difference between "Owner" and "Registrant"

Not sure if I'm right.. but that's how I interpret it!

 

[Gerrit]

True, in the same way non-Germany-based people register .de names, and Europeans can register .us names.

However, my personal advise is to keep your hands off it in case you need to rely on someone else providing you with an address in the country. I mean, how do you know if the person/organisation is reliable? There have been reports in the past about people where the registrar owned the domainname and not the customer, who basically got screwed paying for a domain which he in the end didn't own himself. I am not saying this is common, but you do take the risk...

I know local restrictions are a blow, but I don't trust that much on third parties providing me with a local address. I have one .nl domain where I do it, but I am still hoping SIDN changes the rules someday soon so that I don't need to rely on anyone for this domain.

As for .eu : registrars enough who can provide you with the local address, but I would at least advise very proper research which ones are reliable. Don't go for the cheapest in this case, but for the most reliable. You want to own your own domain after all, not just borrow it from the legal owner.



PS: a trick to bypass local restrictions (for those willing to pay for it) is to buy a PO Box in the country. It costs a bit of money, but this way you're in total control without relying on any third party. And this goes for both .eu, .de, .us, .ca, .com.au ... any extention. As far as I know anyone can register a PO Box anywhere, that forwards mail to your own letterbox. This way you got an own address and don't need to rely on the address provided by a third party. Maybe more expensive, but you're in total control then.

 

[wer]

Try subreg.cz - 6.92 Eur

 

[mitok]

Dynadot, one of the cheapest and best registrars with excellent support, that is my experience.

No, i dont own or work for Dynadot:hehe:

 

[DDR]

$6.99 - internet.bs

 

[realtimeregister]

There is no difference between an owner or a registrant.

In another post, .EU and .DE regulation were said to be similar, but they cannot be compared.

For .EU, the registant/owner of the domain should have an address in the European Union. This cannot be bypassed by using a EU registrar for the domain registration.

For .DE, the registrant/ower can be anywhere, however the administrative contact needs to have an address in Germany. This rule is very important, as the contact person needs to be present at the given address, in order to be able to receive recorded delivery mail.

We offer .EU at EUR 4.85 and .DE at EUR 4.50 (at highest discount rate). We can also provide an address in germany for the .DE aministrative contact.
For .EU, we are not able to provide an address, as we do not want to 'own' the domain.

Quote:

Who can register a .eu domain name?

Any company or organisation based in the European Union and any natural person living in the EU is eligible to register a .eu domain name. These eligibility criteria are defined in article 4 of the EC regulation 733/2002.

So the way I see it... there is a difference between an "Owner" and a "Registering person,company or organisation"...

If a "Non European" registers an EU name through a European based registrar, or one who is registered to conduct business in Europe, then no probs. The owner may not be European, but the company who registered it for that person was eligible to register it for him or her.

Basically, what I am trying to say is that there is a difference between "Owner" and "Registrant"

Not sure if I'm right.. but that's how I interpret it!

 

[malcarada]

Bookmyname.com

€4.99 registration/renewal