GoDaddy Raising Prices

[radiusbob]

Just receive this:
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Dear...,

On July 1, 2010, VeriSign®, the registry for .COM and .NET, will increase prices – .COM will go up 7%, and .NET by 10%.

The increase will be passed to registrars like Go Daddy and then, unfortunately, to consumers like you.

As of July 1, we will be forced to raise registration and renewal* prices for these two popular top-level domains.

If you wish to avoid this price increase, you can renew your domain names by June 30 and add another year to your current expiration dates. You have the option to register or renew for multiple years and lock in long-term savings. Of course, should you have any questions, please give us a call at 1-480-505-8821.

Thanks as always for being a Go Daddy customer. [/FONT]

[FONT=arial, sans serif]Sincerely,

Bob Parsons
CEO and Founder
GoDaddy.com[/FONT]

 

[Pangaea]

You want to buy domains on the cheap?

Go to, domainsarefree.com (owned by Globat)

Search for the available domain on the right column.

Proceed to Checkout

Delete all the crap they add to the cart.

Boom--I just got you domains for $3.99.

Kiss me, I'm American.

 

[dmiller90]

Just receive this:
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Dear...,[/FONT]

[FONT=arial, helvetica]On July 1, 2010, VeriSign®, the registry for .COM and .NET, will increase prices – .COM will go up 7%, and .NET by 10%.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial, helvetica]The increase will be passed to registrars like Go Daddy and then, unfortunately, to consumers like you.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial, helvetica]As of July 1, we will be forced to raise registration and renewal* prices for these two popular top-level domains.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial, helvetica]If you wish to avoid this price increase, you can renew your domain names by June 30 and add another year to your current expiration dates. You have the option to register or renew for multiple years and lock in long-term savings. Of course, should you have any questions, please give us a call at 1-480-505-8821.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial, helvetica]Thanks as always for being a Go Daddy customer. [/FONT]

[FONT=arial, sans serif]Sincerely,[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans serif]

[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans serif]Bob Parsons[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans serif]CEO and Founder[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, sans serif]GoDaddy.com[/FONT]

So much better services out there, besides Go Daddy. I would not use there individual server, horrible for speed, which is a huge Factor for ranking in Google

"Top Hosting Services" Go Daddy is way down the ladder.

 

[radiusbob]

Completely agree. Only use GD for domain names and nothing else.

 

[Mark]

WHo cares if they go up .70 cents.. lol

That is just godaddy trying to get you to renew your domain name early. If they do go up, just go somewhere else..

I still think domains names are very cheap to buy and renew with any company.

 

[Newby]

I've got a few domains through Go Daddy. So if I pay for future years now, I get the old price and I don't lose on the 1/2 year I already have?

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Aaron_4SIGHT]

I've got a few domains through Go Daddy. So if I pay for future years now, I get the old price and I don't lose on the 1/2 year I already have?

Thanks for the heads up!

Yep, paying for future years just gets added on to the end of your current registration. Of course, this is exactly what GoDaddy wants.

You can thwart GoDaddy's marketing attempt by transferring your domain to another registrar and topping off your registration there, still getting current pricing.

There are lots of better options than GoDaddy. Probably 25% of our customer support time is spent helping our customers deal with problems with GoDaddy's domain system. Such a headache...

 

[Tampa Bay Rep]

You want to buy domains on the cheap?

Go to, domainsarefree.com (owned by Globat)

Search for the available domain on the right column.

Proceed to Checkout

Delete all the crap they add to the cart.

Boom--I just got you domains for $3.99.

Kiss me, I'm American.

When the website wouldn't come up, I googled the website and still could not access the site by clicking the site link that came up in google search. In searching the name in Google I did see other info about the company that other people posted about the company like the following:

"I tried to register with domainsarefree.com. I tried getting some info before I did and was directed to their alleged live chat who all he wanted to do was sell me a web hosting (not yet, I said about 4 times). When I tried to ask the basic question I had (can I park the website elsewhere?) I was cut off. Well, guess what. I decided to register anyway and when their instant activation didn't work, I tried calling and finally got through to this really rude "customer service" rep who said I would have to scan my credit card to send to them. When I told him that the website wouldn't let me do the alleged instant activation and it concerned me that my domain name (which I thought I had bought through them) was still available! When I explained that this certainly did not put my mind at ease to use them for other services (as they push) the very rude customer service rep told me to be quiet, then hung up. Cheap is not always good, just like your mother told you".

And anothe posting:

"DomainsAreFree.com is as slimy as they come. They're actually associated with a hosting company, ******.com. When you register a domain with them, it's free if you buy their hosting, but $3.99 if you want to host elsewhere. Fair enough.

But then a month or two later, you will get an e-mail informing you of an upgrade to the hosting account that will cost $40, unless you decline it. If you ignore this email thinking it doesn't apply to you because they aren't hosting your site, they will go ahead and charge your credit card $40 for the nonexistent upgrade to the nonexistent [COLOR=blue !important][FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif][COLOR=blue !important][FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]hosting[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR].

If you decline it, you'll get the same email about a month later, with another $40 charge.

They are very good about apologizing and refunding the money, if you catch them at it and call. If not, too bad for you. I know two other people who both got dinged for $80 and didn't get it back until I told them to go check their credit card records. They got their refunds, but how many other people didn't?"

In their agreement that they count on most people not reading it says:

Quoting their agreement:

"3.1 Customer acknowledges that from time to time, but not more than twice per calendar quarter ****** may automatically provide Customer with upgrades, new products, and new services that ****** introduces and Customer agrees that ****** may bill Customer for such products and services on the credit card, checking account or other form of payment Customer has provided and that is on file with ****** to pay for ongoing services. Customer understands and agrees that there is no purchase obligation and that Customer will have 30 days after receipt of any new products and services to cancel such additional products or services by opening a Billing Ticket at [redacted] and put 'Cancel Additional Service' in the subject field for a full refund".

 

[medx]

When the website wouldn't come up, I googled the website and still could not access the site by clicking the site link that came up in google search. In searching the name in Google I did see other info about the company that other people posted about the company like the following:

"I tried to register with domainsarefree.com. I tried getting some info before I did and was directed to their alleged live chat who all he wanted to do was sell me a web hosting (not yet, I said about 4 times). When I tried to ask the basic question I had (can I park the website elsewhere?) I was cut off. Well, guess what. I decided to register anyway and when their instant activation didn't work, I tried calling and finally got through to this really rude "customer service" rep who said I would have to scan my credit card to send to them. When I told him that the website wouldn't let me do the alleged instant activation and it concerned me that my domain name (which I thought I had bought through them) was still available! When I explained that this certainly did not put my mind at ease to use them for other services (as they push) the very rude customer service rep told me to be quiet, then hung up. Cheap is not always good, just like your mother told you".

And anothe posting:

"DomainsAreFree.com is as slimy as they come. They're actually associated with a hosting company, ******.com. When you register a domain with them, it's free if you buy their hosting, but $3.99 if you want to host elsewhere. Fair enough.

But then a month or two later, you will get an e-mail informing you of an upgrade to the hosting account that will cost $40, unless you decline it. If you ignore this email thinking it doesn't apply to you because they aren't hosting your site, they will go ahead and charge your credit card $40 for the nonexistent upgrade to the nonexistent [COLOR=blue !important][FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif][COLOR=blue !important][FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]hosting[/font][/font][/color][/color].

If you decline it, you'll get the same email about a month later, with another $40 charge.

They are very good about apologizing and refunding the money, if you catch them at it and call. If not, too bad for you. I know two other people who both got dinged for $80 and didn't get it back until I told them to go check their credit card records. They got their refunds, but how many other people didn't?"

In their agreement that they count on most people not reading it says:

Quoting their agreement:

"3.1 Customer acknowledges that from time to time, but not more than twice per calendar quarter ****** may automatically provide Customer with upgrades, new products, and new services that ****** introduces and Customer agrees that ****** may bill Customer for such products and services on the credit card, checking account or other form of payment Customer has provided and that is on file with ****** to pay for ongoing services. Customer understands and agrees that there is no purchase obligation and that Customer will have 30 days after receipt of any new products and services to cancel such additional products or services by opening a Billing Ticket at [redacted] and put 'Cancel Additional Service' in the subject field for a full refund".

Thanks for the information.


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[Pangaea]

That information is GROSSLY mistaken.

I've bought my domains through Globat (aka: domainspricedright.com) for years. They're just an enom reseller (now I have my own enom account so I don't need to).