Domain Deals & Offers

Not quite right... In 2013/14 Nominet checked details for existing domains. They then reserved (until June 2019) the .uk version so it would be possible to register only for existing registrant. However, if a .uk domain is registered but then renewal is not done, anyone can register the .uk Also, if the .co.uk expires, a new registrant of that domain no longer has the .uk domain reserved for them. In 2016, 123-reg offered free registration of the .uk version for existing customers, so I bet thousands were registered. Then they hiked up prices (on top of Nominet hiking its prices), so there could be a load of .uk domains available. I'm off to register one which had been reserved (but the firm that had the .co.uk went bust and their domain has finally expired!)

Deal is over

you can ask for the details to be changed, but it may be too late. It should just be an initial rush then slowly die down

Anything I can do about it now? Thanks for the reply

This is why some hosting companies offer WHOIS privacy, as it's now quite common for spammers to contact the registrant of new domains and offer their services. This isn't something unique to this company

VPS -> VPN guys, do it! only £25.13 per year with ur own privacy (ninja) edit: choose SSD VPS 1, if you're techie enough, you could host a light web + openvpn at the same time!

Was waiting for an OVH offer, Thanks for posting :)

Thought I should probably follow this up after some recent changes at Innohosting - they have just been bought out by a private equity firm. They may stay a great host, but whilst I had a great relationship with their previous team I have zero experience with the new management, so couldn't comment either way on their quality any more. Personally, I have shifted some sites to Jolt.co.uk, but HostWithLove is also getting a lot of support at the moment. I hope Innohosting keeps up its long record of quality, but buyouts don't tend to be a good sign with hosting companies.

Thanks mate

Namecheap are great for domains - good prices, decent live chat support, and they don;t try to upsell. I've used them for a decade and have been very happy. Hosting is a different issue as it depends on your needs. What sort of site are you looking to host and what level of traffic do you want to plan for? For general (shared) hosting I use Innohosting and have been very happy with their service for many years - it's rock solid, well priced, UK or US servers, and their techs really know what they're doing. I host all kinds of sites there, from smallish Wordpress sites to forums to static sites. If you just want to host a Wordpress site, then Siteground are probably the budget option as they have built some infrastructure dedicated to Wordpress, which speeds up page delivery. If you are hosting a big Wordpress site then take a look at Pagely - they're fantastic.

Hello, Can anyone recommend a reputable provider please for domain and hosting. thank you

Although I've heard of this technique I wouldn't at all say its solely related to Namecheap. I've actually been pondering buying a domain recently, through Namecheap, typed it in and exited out - in fact a few times. The domain is still available to buy.

Lots of wine was half price in my local coop, but wasn't marked down. They must have thought I was mad returning to the self checkout with arm fulls to investigate

I may have just visited a second store...both are in student areas and neither had been emptied - it seems the students these days just don't care about bargains on booze!

Cheers OP. No Prosecco and thanks to me, there's now no Cava :D

They've been having a clear out at my local one too - including this wine so probably national

Thank you for the info. I'll be moving all our domains away from Heart Internet immediately.

Thanks for the info. I'll stay well clear off those companies.

not only .co.uk, I picked up a .uk address for 99p for future use using the code. Also applies to .org.uk if you prefer that. personally, used Heart internet for my domains for many years and can't say a bad word about them. they don't pressure you into getting anything else from them, I bought the .uk domain and within an hour I chucked a quick website onto some free hosting and had the name servers updated and some email forwarding setup without a hitch.

Many thanks!

I use similar services elsewhere but intend to move some services to InfinityFree on expiry. "Free" hosting typically has no or forum-only support, limited server resources and limited email services. Some providers insist that you login every xx days to show the account is still active. Most of these requirements are reasonable considering the cost being charged. Some free hosting providers place ads on your site; Infinity states it does not.

Seen them advertised a lot recently and I just wouldn't trust them, even more so going by some of your reviews. 123Reg - Never once had an issue, and been with them for over 10 years.

Since my experience with them was probably 10 years ago, I doubt they give a stuff. Anyone who doesn't Google them first probably deserves what they get

A company to be avoided at all costs. Yes, you get a cheap domain for a year but then they chase you with debt collectors for renewal fees.

I'll be kicking off migration to another provider 6 months prior to the renewal date.

I do hope 1and1 they read this. They have an absolutely shocking reputation across the industry.

not worth the hassle. i had web hosting with this company and it seems everything you buy is on a contract and renewed automatically.

They could be free from 1&1 and I'd still vote cold.

They chased me for 4 years for money owed on an account that i cancelled well within the time they asked for. Ironic thing was that i could still log in to the account in all that time. Eventually i logged in, changed the address on the account and other details and never heard from them again.

Awful company, automatically renew domain and chase fees for almost a year.

Free whois privacy with thrm now, pretty cool. I just transfer a few .com domains to them, 20yrs frre privacy now :)

Cheap domain name yet forced to take expensive webhosting - cheaper to register at full price elsewhere. The usual 1&1 con.

COLD terrible company. I canceled renewing my domain, but they didnt. Sent countless letters requesting money. Scumbags.

These charged me while in a free trial a few years back, would never use again.

namesilo

It's a shame these deals are only ever for 1 year!