[ale] A "high quality" domain name registration?

[Jerald Sheets]

I use them as a hosting provider today, and having nothing but good  
to say about them.

When I call, they are knowledgeable, professional, prompt, and  
several other adjectives that almost makes them a boy scout.

--j



On Jul 12, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Jay Finch wrote:

> Hi Allan -
>
> Speaking as someone who has been using GoDaddy for about 7 years  
> now, I can say that compared to Verisign (formerly Network  
> Solutions) or any of the other "premium" TLD Registrars, they've  
> been comparable if not better.
>
> I've got about 30 domains registered through GoDaddy, and not a  
> single complaint.  (Mind  you, I've *only* used them as a TLD  
> Registrar, and not a Hosting Provider, so I can't speak to that.)
>
> Honestly -- In my experience so long as the TLD registrar is  
> reputable & isn't going to go out of business or sell your name to  
> a mailing list, cheap is not bad.  (Heck, I think it's a BIT of a  
> racket, but that's a story for another day...)
>
> So to answer - Yes, GoDaddy is fine.  Paying more for TLD  
> Registration is silly, IMNSHO.
>
> Cheers!
> Jay
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > godaddy.com presents a cluttered site, lots of adds, and provides
> > domain name registrations for 8.95 a year.
> >
> > By contrast, register.com and networksolutions.com seem to be more
> > "professional", but the same domain name registration costs $35 a  
> year.
> >
> > What am I missing? If I use godaddy.com, will I regret it later? Do
> > these other two companies offer more value somehow?
> >
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