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by Alex3917 5023 days ago
While those things are certainly annoying, they take up about 10 minutes per year of my time. Yes, GoDaddy has lots of issues, but it's not like other registrars are any better. E.g. on the front page of NameCheap they advertise that .com domains are 3.99, but when you actually do a lookup they in fact cost $10.69.
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alexanderh 5023 days ago
It does not say .com names are $3.99

It is slightly misleading (since the default search box is for .com), but all it says is "DOMAINS FROM 3.99"

which is absolutely true. Some .info domains go for as low as $3.99

That is nowhere near as bad as GoDaddy's upselling crap PLUS namecheap's configuration and control panels are really nice to use.

Comparing GoDaddy to NameCheap is like comparing MySpace (before the last major redesign) to Facebook. They both have to make money somehow (and so have certain lame tactics to be competitive), but NameCheap is obviously lightyears beyond godaddy in any informed persons mind (ESPECIALLY when actually using the service after having paid for it... NameCheap's control panels are the best i've ever seen anywhere)

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jen_h 5023 days ago
Namecheap is a fabulous hosting provider. Love 'em. That said, highly-redundant DDOS-resistant DNS infrastructure is not their focus--they offer it as a free service with hosting, but it's best to cough up a few extra bucks and move your DNS to something more robust with AnyCast (DNS Made Easy, Route53...) when you can if uptime's important to you.

Check this out for real-time query speed testing: http://cloudharmony.com/dnstest

(And yeah, looks like GoDaddy is a solid "Test failed" still...)

Funny note after running the test a few times--the worst performing provider is the one whose salespeople contact me the most...

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jread 5023 days ago
I created this DNS test. If your are evaluating DNS services, you might also check out a blog post I wrote last month summarizing the results we've collected from the DNS tests: http://blog.cloudharmony.com/2012/08/comparison-and-analysis...
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jen_h 5023 days ago
Wow - you're seriously a hero. Thanks so much for building the test and thanks (even more) for the blog post (especially the legwork on pricing). I look forward to the day when "can we jump on a call?" sales processes are well and truly dead and self-service and transparent pricing is the norm.
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Alex3917 5023 days ago
Right below there it says web hosting starting at 2.95 per month, and if you click on the link the lowest price listed is 3.45 per month and that's only with a 24 month commitment. Why would I go with a company that is outright trying to steal money from me? I ask because they seem to be the most recommended GoDaddy alternative.
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Karunamon 5023 days ago
>Why would I go with a company that is outright trying to steal money from me?

You really think they'd resort to deception for an extra 50 cents per month? Ignorance before malice.

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