.us Is GoDaddy the only good way to backorder .US names?

[dsiomtw]

Is GoDaddy the only good way to backorder .US names?

I think Pool is the only other one to offer .US backorders, but they are not even a .US registrar so I don't see how they can compete with GoDaddy. Surely GoDaddy as a registrar gets better/faster access to register .US names right?

And just out of curiosity, how does someone like Pool attempt to register .US names for people who place backorders if they aren't even a .US registrar??

I know eNom used to offer .US backorders but I believe they stopped offering it this summer for some strange reason? I wonder why ...

 

[marisolblue]

I would not use godaddy for backorder. Pool I have used with success.

 

[dsiomtw]

I guess everyone's experience is different. Based on my research GoDaddy catches a lot more names than Pool. At least the names I'm interested in ...