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I'm currently with Dreamhost for my personal domain... I signed up under one of their "9.99 for a year for everything!" promotions. I don't want to pay $119 for next year, so I'm looking to switch.
I was looking at Godaddy. It seems they charge $6.99 to transfer, and they give you the remainder of your current registration plus a full year. Then, it's $6.99 per year after that. It seems they also include a free email account on the domain--perfect, since I'm planning on hooking the domain to my MobileMe account for web hosting, which won't provide email support for a personal domain. I wonder if I'm missing something, though. The normal price for a domain registration is $10.99 per year... Do they give you the $4 discount since you were previously with another registrar? Or is there a "catch" I'm not seeing? If anyone can recommend a different registrar, do post it. http://www.godaddy.com/domains/domain-transfer.aspx |
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I was put off godaddy long ago by their commercials. I don't use them so I am not an expert. However I switched to namecheap and they have been more then helpful. Can't recommend them highly enough. They actually took the time to describe a problem and possible solution I had with another host faster then I could get a generic "you need to prove your identity" email from network solutions! I was totally impressed right there.
Check it out if you want. They have the hosting stuff which I use for one site, and far geekier domain registration stuff for the pro. |
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I recently switched 3 domain hosted by DreamHost to GoDaddy. DreamHost cost was too much (about $109.00 I think for each domain). For email I switched to Google Apps, it is wonderful. Setup is very very easy and you are not limited to just 1 email. You can create as many as you want.
For hosting i guess you can use MobileMe with GoDaddy. I don't have MobileMe. But one can also make simple pages with Google Apps as well. Machine:PowerBook 12" Processor:1.5GHz PowerPC G4 Memory:1.25GB HD:100GB OS:Mac OS 10.5.8 Entertainment:iPod nano (Orange) 8GB Phone:Nokia 5230 |
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The "problem" is, they usually are the cheapest, despite the megabucks they pay for their Super Bowl ads. But I've never heard of namecheap...I'll check them out. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Why would you not use them just because of those commercials? When I got my first domain, it was GoDaddy I went to... Because that was the name I knew for domains, because of those commercials. Their site is a bit clunky to navigate yeah, but the pricing is good and I've never had any technical issues. |
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Is this the Google Apps you use--the free "standard" version?
http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/group/index.html I figure I'll do the hosting through MobileMe to keep all my "online storage" in one place, and I'm paying for it anyway. We're on a family plan and use the email addresses as our primary, and we like the seamlessness it provides with Mail.app and iPhone. |
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Do you know if the Google Apps email supports Google Sync? When used with iPhone, it essentially becomes an Exchange server that can push your mail to iPhone. |
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Messages appear within few seconds on iPhone. Machine:PowerBook 12" Processor:1.5GHz PowerPC G4 Memory:1.25GB HD:100GB OS:Mac OS 10.5.8 Entertainment:iPod nano (Orange) 8GB Phone:Nokia 5230 |
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It's the same as any other sort of advertising. Ads exclusively targeting one segment of the population tend to alienate the others. It's the same reason I'm not about to buy a Dodge. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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