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SirArthur
June 14th, 2001, 00:34
What's the difference between Register.com and the ones talked about on here? Register.com is $35 bucks but there seems to be a lot of tidbits with it. I'm new, so your answers are important to me. Thank you.
Chicken
June 14th, 2001, 01:53
The main difference (as far as I can tell in my experiences) is about $20-$25.
}:8) Supermoo
June 14th, 2001, 03:08
Ouch! $20 difference? That's expensive!
ducktape
June 14th, 2001, 15:51
yup you could register 3-5 domains elsewhere for the price of one there
patrickw
June 15th, 2001, 22:53
Really, there's not much of a difference, other than the obvious price.

The "bells and whistles" that are added on by registrars are ususally provided by your web host - email accounts, mx records, etc. - and are certainly not worth an extra $20-$25!

Whether you pay $35 or much less, you'll still get your domain registered and fully usable for the period purchased. Beware of so-called "free" services, because you'll usually end up having to purchase the domain after a year, or be in the never ending popup and banner zone.

Good luck registering your domain and with your web experience!
SirArthur
June 16th, 2001, 00:21
Thanks for the answer. In that $12.00 domain reg. how do I address the domain to a website -- or is it self explanatory?
And thanks.
LeX
June 16th, 2001, 03:43
With every registrar, in order to point the domain to a page, you will need a host that can host domains. You will need the host's DNS servers (the things that go ns1.blahhost.com 255.255.255.255) and input them at your registrar thru the cp.
patrickw
June 16th, 2001, 06:50
SirArthur,

I just sent you a pretty detailed email - hopefully it will answer most of your questions about name servers and hosting.

Thanks!
allanh
July 28th, 2001, 23:07
hi, patrickw, can you send me the email as well? I would like to learn more about domain registration. My email is allan_hsu@hotmail.com

Thanks.
zmax
July 31st, 2001, 22:01
register.com also owns namebargain.com which I used but they have raised thier prices so Im transfering my domains at renewal time. NB used to charge $10 (for a while $6) and now its $13.

Their technical support ( namebargain uses register.com) is not very good because it takes them a long time (2+days ) to reply and you may not always get a reply. In this case you dont get what you pay for.

I use www.npsis.com