For those fleeing Registerfly

[WizKid101]

I'm fortunate to have only ever had 7 domains registered with Regfly, but when I went to transfer them in light of their imminent demise I had a hellofa time figuring out where to find the auth codes using their control panel. I saw in the MyDomain transfer section that they have a link with specific instructions on how to find RegFly auth codes and thought I'd share in case anyone is still having trouble figuring it out.

They have a promo running with Registerflies.com for $5 transfers from RegFly to MyDomain, and this link has details about that promo as well.

http://www.mydomain.com/reginfo.php

 

[Robert Allen]

Thanks for the link. I use namecheap myself, rep added.

Rob

 

[Archangel]

I just acquired $50 and I think I now will go about my business of moving my names out of RegFly. Rep added -- thanks

 

[dnb8]

wow nice promo, they accept paypal ?

 

[WizKid101]

wow nice promo, they accept paypal ?

They don't currently but said they will again sometime soon (that was several weeks ago). I always paid with PayPal but noticed about a month ago when I went through their checkout process that the option was no longer available. I submitted a support ticket about it and they said they had decided to pull it down while the worked out some problems that customers had been experiencing. The support rep said they were working to get it back up as soon as possible.

Thanks for the rep!

 

[verbster]

I believe mydomain(dot)com is owned by namesdirect(dot)com...who is owned by Dotster(dot)com.

Don't mean this as bad or good...just think it's what it is.

 

[WizKid101]

Yup, this is from the Registerflies page linked in my first post:

Who is MyDomain.com?

*Been in business since 1998
*Purchased by Dotster in 2003
*We manage over 3 million domain names

 

[Albert]

I got billed $89.50 what happen? I used the coupon and transfered 10 domains over. I submitted an support email and i am waiting for their reply. For those who plan to use this coupons please watch out!

wow nice promo, they accept paypal ?

They don't currently but said they will again sometime soon (that was several weeks ago). I always paid with PayPal but noticed about a month ago when I went through their checkout process that the option was no longer available. I submitted a support ticket about it and they said they had decided to pull it down while the worked out some problems that customers had been experiencing. The support rep said they were working to get it back up as soon as possible.

Thanks for the rep!

The paypal is back. I used it 14 hours ago.

 

[WizKid101]

I got billed $89.50 what happen? I used the coupon and transfered 10 domains over. I submitted an support email and i am waiting for their reply. For those who plan to use this coupons please watch out!

The paypal is back. I used it 14 hours ago.

Did you pay with PayPal?

 

[dongan]

GoDaddy offers a promo now for RegisterFly.

 

[wangjinhk]

Wow!~

 

[WizKid101]

GoDaddy offers a promo now for RegisterFly.

I saw that too. It definitely isn't as good as MyDomain's ($5 vs. $6.50 i think), and IMO MyDomain is way better anyway.

 

[Albert]

I got billed $89.50 what happen? I used the coupon and transfered 10 domains over. I submitted an support email and i am waiting for their reply. For those who plan to use this coupons please watch out!

The paypal is back. I used it 14 hours ago.

Did you pay with PayPal?

Yes i pay by paypal.

 

[WizKid101]

I just checked and I still don't see a PayPal option on their site. Strange. The problem you're describing is the whole reason they pulled it down in the first place.

As you can see in numerous threads here on NP and elsewhere, Dotster--and by extention MyDomain--have had trouble with PayPal transactions for some time. They almost always seem to bill the correct amount in the end, but because their system has in the past has treated PayPal like a credit card it first captures/authorizes the full amount of the transaction prior to applying the coupon. Once PayPal tells their system that you have the money to cover the order, it runs the transaction through their billing system and applies the coupon. The result with a credit card isn't a problem, but PayPal locks in that authorized amount and holds it in your account for something like 30 days.

Does that seem like what you experienced?

 

[Albert]

WizKid101
I didn't check with namepros before i go with mydomain! Hold my account for 30DAYS???!!! OMG! Their billing department haven't reply my support ticket yet. Let's see how they explain. I will post here once i get their reply. What a weird system. Such a big company with such a lousy billing system.

I still see the paypal system. See my attachment

 

[HBK216]

This is what happens when you use second rate registrars. Avoid the hassle & use Moniker. Are the small savings (if any) worth the hassle?

 

[Albert]

What to do I had proceed with the transfer and 60 days later i will transfer away to moniker

 

[cache]

good to know mydomain has promo.

 

[WizKid101]

I still see the paypal system. See my attachment

You used Dotster, not MyDomain. Look in the top-left corner of that page. The coupon probably isn't valid on Dotster, just MyDomain. You're going to have to contact them and tell them that you used the coupon on the wrong site, and ask them to refund you the extra money you accidentally paid. The MyDomain guy who's posting on the Registerflies forums can probably help. Look at the last post in this thread.

This is what happens when you use second rate registrars. Avoid the hassle & use Moniker. Are the small savings (if any) worth the hassle?

I've been in this biz a long time and I can tell you that MyDomain (Dotster) isn't a second rate registrar. I've had just as many problems with Moniker over the years as I've had with anyone. When Dotster has a problem, they fix it. I'd never recommend a registrar I hadn't used for a good amount of time, I'd never recommend a second rate registrar.

 

[enetwork]

You used Dotster, not MyDomain. Look in the top-left corner of that page. The coupon probably isn't valid on Dotster, just MyDomain. You're going to have to contact them and tell them that you used the coupon on the wrong site, and ask them to refund you the extra money you accidentally paid. The MyDomain guy who's posting on the Registerflies forums can probably help. Look at the last post in this thread.


I've been in this biz a long time and I can tell you that MyDomain (Dotster) isn't a second rate registrar. I've had just as many problems with Moniker over the years as I've had with anyone. When Dotster has a problem, they fix it. I'd never recommend a registrar I hadn't used for a good amount of time, I'd never recommend a second rate registrar.

For those of you that still have domains from Registerfly under your control at enom and would like them under your NameCheap.com contro panel, we will allow you to transfer them over into NameCheap for free.

Just email our support and they will explain to you how it's done.

Once again, the domain must be under your control with enom.