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Best .IE name Registar?

  • 31-01-2008 10:57am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭


    Hello Guys ...

    Can you tell me who the best Ie registar for .ie domain names are and why ..

    Thanks

    Tom


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭louie


    from my experience www.blacknight.ie as everything goes smooth and very fast.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭Sposs


    www.register365.com is now only €21.95 ex VAT per annum ,and you get a web based control panel to manage nameservers , renewals as well as 24/7 technical support.







    Disclosure - i work for reg365 - so any questions PM me :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    The best thing you can do for yourself is to see which of the Irish hosts do IE domain registration and look at their packages. Speak with their support staff if you have any questions.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    I quite like www.letshost.ie - domains are €19.99 per year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    Can any one posting here declare their employer if relevant to this discussion?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭tmcd


    re: Can any one posting here declare their employer if relevant to this discussion?

    just out of curiousity and absolutely nothing to do with my orignal question who is your employer? :)

    lads keep the names coming thanks ..

    i have a few questions about them when i have more domain registars

    thanks

    Tom


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    MiCr0 wrote: »
    Can any one posting here declare their employer if relevant to this discussion?

    Good idea. I am not employed by letshost, blacknight, or hosting365.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,265 ✭✭✭MiCr0


    tmcd wrote: »
    who is your employer? :)

    well i'm a mod of this forum - and want to make sure that people aren't just pimping their business.

    i work for a large IT multinational that is unrelated to domain name registery


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭di11on


    dublindude wrote: »
    I quite like www.letshost.ie - domains are €19.99 per year.

    If speed and performance are important for your website, I wouldn't recommend letshost.ie. Their servers are US based and it is my experience that performance can be very sluggish. It even times out on me from time to time.

    (I'm a customer of webhosts... don't work for any)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    di11on wrote: »
    If speed and performance are important for your website, I wouldn't recommend letshost.ie. Their servers are US based and it is my experience that performance can be very sluggish. It even times out on me from time to time.

    (I'm a customer of webhosts... don't work for any)

    I've only heard bad things about these guys too, I dont know how people put up with them when there are so many options!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    I've actually never experienced their hosting - I just know they are cheap and have prompt and polite customer service.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭di11on


    For all your information, letshost.ie have suspended my website because of my post above. They suspended the account while I was in the middle of downloading a backup of the website.

    See for yourself: www.woodentoys.ie


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,890 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    From my experience with 2 guys there, they've been very helpful and competitive. Like DublinDude, I've never had hosting from them but their own site (control panels & support sites, etc.) have always been fine. For a long time now, they've been the cheapest provider of .ie domains.
    di11on wrote: »
    For all your information, letshost.ie have suspended my website because of my post above. They suspended the account while I was in the middle of downloading a backup of the website.

    Suspended because of your post, or suspended because you'd breached T&C/AUP (the link you provide doesn't say)?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭di11on


    cgarvey wrote: »
    From my experience with 2 guys there, they've been very helpful and competitive. Like DublinDude, I've never had hosting from them but their own site (control panels & support sites, etc.) have always been fine. For a long time now, they've been the cheapest provider of .ie domains.

    Suspended because of your post, or suspended because you'd breached T&C/AUP (the link you provide doesn't say)?

    How would I know - didn't receive an email or a reason. Is it in their T&C that I can't express an opinion of their services? If you are in some way associated with them, perhaps you could enlighten me, or ask them to tell me what I need to do to get my livelihood back online.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,890 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    di11on wrote: »
    How would I know - didn't receive an email or a reason. Is it in their T&C that I can't express an opinion of their services? If you are in some way associated with them, perhaps you could enlighten me, or ask them to tell me what I need to do to get my livelihood back online.

    How about you contact them yourself, rather than spreading un-substaniated rumours! Is that not what most people would do? Would you not try that if you "livelihood" depended on it (your livelihood is dependent on shared/virtual hosting??!!)? Use the head.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭di11on


    cgarvey wrote: »
    How about you contact them yourself, rather than spreading un-substaniated rumours! Is that not what most people would do? Would you not try that if you "livelihood" depended on it (your livelihood is dependent on shared/virtual hosting??!!)? Use the head.

    Of course I've tried to contact them. Phones on voicemail and emails unanswered.

    Try accessing www.woodentoys.ie yourself. It was working this morning. What's unsubstantiated about that?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,890 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    di11on wrote: »
    What's unsubstantiated about that?
    You claiming that they took the site down based on your post above.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,262 ✭✭✭di11on


    cgarvey wrote: »
    You claiming that they took the site down based on your post above.

    I have the email to prove it - after the event however - I received no warning. Breach of T&C according to them.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭steve-hosting36


    Specifically what Term or condition did you breach?

    Feel free to PM me if you need any help getting back online... :(


  • Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    cgarvey wrote: »
    You claiming that they took the site down based on your post above.
    It is very likely that this is the case considering what has taken place cg.

    See this thread in Feedback. Personally I'm incensed that something like this could occur, and if you cowboys are reading this post (which you obviously are) you can take it that I'll be recommending everyone I know and work with to stay away from you and I hope others will do the same.


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    CuLT wrote: »
    It is very likely that this is the case considering what has taken place cg.

    See this thread in Feedback. Personally I'm incensed that something like this could occur, and if you cowboys are reading this post (which you obviously are) you can take it that I'll be recommending everyone I know and work with to stay away from you and I hope others will do the same.

    Agreed, as I said in the feedback thread I hosted with them before with no trouble and the lads were helpful. I was going to get a hosting package soon but I know I won't be going near them or recommending them.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭steve-hosting36


    That's pretty disgraceful behaviour to be honest. If we all cut off customer's who complained we'd never improve as service providers.

    Shameful day for irish hosting :(:(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    Hosting / Domain name recommendations

    http://www.blacknight.ie/ - €45
    http://www.hosting365.com/ - €21.95
    http://www.digiweb.ie/ - €29.99

    Take your pick really :)
    bit of a price difference but in order of preference so up to you :) ... you can always mix and match hosting / domain registration one would assume :)

    [for the mod ... self employed ... firsthand experience with all three companies at the moment ... as well as letshost.ie but won't comment on them]

    edit: hadn't read the rest of the posts ... but it all stays the same when I have.

    Personally I didn't like dreamhosts downtime ... but very happy with their support / service (US provider) have mentioned being unhappy in the past and all is good with them.
    Its a bit crazy that someone can't say you aren't happy with the service you are receiving ... if any of the above said that to me or had it in their T&C I'd be dropping them instantly

    Its only through our mistakes that we can learn ... and I'd have said its a chance for them to come onboard .. say sorry and we'll work on it


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    While I am here can anyone please tell me where I can get some decect hosting that I can pay by laser??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭steve-hosting36


    jonny24ie - all of the host mentioned by forbairt accept Laser, including us.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭mneylon


    That's pretty disgraceful behaviour to be honest. If we all cut off customer's who complained we'd never improve as service providers.

    Shameful day for irish hosting :(:(

    Damn it. I find myself agreeing with you again

    *sigh*

    Seriously though, that's nuts


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,853 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Cheers Steve. I'll look into all of them now. ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    blacknight wrote: »
    Seriously though, that's nuts
    I thought they were at least a half respectable company... Di11on, are you absoloutley sure that it was because of that post?

    Why the hell would they do that? Muppets..


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭miju


    personally having been with both blacknight and hosting365 i would recommend and opt for the latter.

    guys in hosting365 have been very helpful and efficient as of late and i can also easily manage the 20 odd domains / websites im running from the same control panel :):)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    No offence lads but dillon's problems are on two other threads - in Feedback and Consumer Issues. So I'm just gonna answer the OP :)

    I use Digiweb for two domains - hosting. Haven't had a problem with them at all. In fact they even helped me with configuration of one of the services I was setting up on one of them. Prices are reasonable and while I've never had to ring them their email support is very quick.

    Recently I registered a .org domain with hosting365 (why not digiweb? - it was €1 cheaper with register365 and I'm a tight ba$tard :D). Only 1 quibble - I was only parking the domain with them and hosting elsewhere but got no option to provide the IP during the purchase. However, I got on to their live help and got a very helpful guy who changed the DNS entry immediately. Next day I realised that the MX record hadn't been changed and got on to the live help again - MX record changed instantly.

    So for support there's 2 good experiences with Digiweb and Hosting365. I'd have no problem dealing with either again. There's not a lot in price between most of the better hosters so support is at the top of priorities.

    [edit]I see the posts I was referring to at the start have been moved - please ignore the first line ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,890 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    di11on wrote: »
    I have the email to prove it - after the event however - I received no warning. Breach of T&C according to them.

    My use of "un-substantiated" was from you posting you wouldn't recommend them, then posting they had suspended your account but you didn't know why. It only later emerged that you'd received an email (after the suspension).

    Even still, there could be any number of reasons why it was suspended. It would be helpful if they actually told you the Term or Condition that you breached. Obviously, if they've behaved as you say, for the reasons you allege, that would be extremely poor form. Noone here would disagree with that (I presume!).

    Anyway it's back online and I hope you get it sorted!

    EDIT: Leaving the original post intact, but I see now they did tell you the reason, and re-iterate what's already been said lots of times, that is poor form. I guess small hosting companies have that as a downside as well (they tend to take things more personally, in a good and bad way).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,890 ✭✭✭cgarvey


    cgarvey wrote: »
    My use of "un-substantiated" was from you posting you wouldn't recommend them, then posting they had suspended your account but you didn't know why. It only later emerged that you'd received an email (after the suspension).

    Even still, there could be any number of reasons why it was suspended. It would be helpful if they actually told you the Term or Condition that you breached. Obviously, if they've behaved as you say, for the reasons you allege, that would be extremely poor form. Noone here would disagree with that (I presume!).

    Anyway it's back online and I hope you get it sorted!



    EDIT: To get back on topic .. tmcd, given the structure of the .ie domain, any reseller has little to do, so they're all good at it (and you can directly contact IEDR for most things anyway).

    If you are getting hosting as part of the same package (not something you have to do, and not something I'd particularly recommend), then your decision should be heavily weighted by the quality of hosting (an ongoing measure of the quality of the comany, whereas once the .ie is setup the company do nothing more with that). When looking for hosting, there's all the usual quesitons which have been done to death in this forum already.

    If you're not looking for hosting, and have your own name servers/DNS, then your choice will probably be very much focussed on price.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭mneylon


    cgarvey wrote: »
    Even still, there could be any number of reasons why it was suspended. It would be helpful if they actually told you the Term or Condition that you breached. Obviously, if they've behaved as you say, for the reasons you allege, that would be extremely poor form. Noone here would disagree with that (I presume!).

    Read their TOS.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭tmcd


    Thanks for all the replies

    It looks by your posts we have

    http://www.register365.com
    http://www.hosting365.com
    http://www.digiweb.ie
    http://www.blacknight.ie

    So far I think by your answers www.register365.com tops the bill

    Just on Sposs reply www. is now only €21.95 ex VAT per annum ,and you get a web based control panel to manage name servers , renewals as well as 24/7 technical support. this is actually untrue .. You do not get a control panel to change the name servers on an .ie on .anything else yep but not .ie


    Originally posted by steve-hosting36 aka register365.com
    That's pretty disgraceful behaviour to be honest. If we all cut off customer's who complained we'd never improve as service providers.

    Shameful day for Irish hosting


    Reply from: blacknight

    Damn it. I find myself agreeing with you again

    *sigh*

    Seriously though, that's nuts


    Well then Blacknigh you wont mind me saying that while your hosting service has been 100% in my view because I am a customer of yours .. I do think that your policy of Anyone registering a .ie through you that gets turned down by the IEDR you still charge the customer full whack even though they didnt actually buy anything. Nor do the IEDR charge you.. To me its like gambling. Why would I try register a .ie through you if I thought that there might be a chance that the IEDR might turn me down? I would loose my money to you for nothing..

    You seemed to be the only company that does this.
    Maybe this is something you should have a look at in your terms and conditions.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭Sposs


    Actually it is true :) , we have worked with the IEDR in integrating their API into our Custom control panel, and offer nameserver management through our control panel which connects directly into the IEDR API.

    The only company in the country to offer this :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭Explosive_Cornflake


    I used Always Amber for my .ie registartion. I then used the free editdns.net after that. Worked out the cheapest at the time. I host from my old college netsoc account, home box, and I might start to use VPS Village in the future, as I've used a friends account and liked it.
    I don't work in webhosting/registrartion.
    Edit: 2^10 'th post!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭tmcd


    What company are you sposs? If anything the editing of your own nameservers is a must and difinatly the first thing anyone should look for when registering a .ie


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭Sposs


    Im with Register365/Hosting365


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭mneylon


    tmcd wrote: »
    You seemed to be the only company that does this.
    Maybe this is something you should have a look at in your terms and conditions.

    We're not. Have a read of everyone else's terms of service. The wording may vary from one company to another, but I don't think you'll find anyone who will give you a full refund if you fail to comply with the rules

    I'd also point out that the IEDR rules are available online and when you place an order with us for an IE domain you are told clearly that you need to comply with them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭tmcd


    Well Sposs i actually rang register365 about 2 minutes before i posted my message to check and he said no that i could not have a control panel

    Blacknight
    I have called Irishdomains, digiweb register365 and another two that i just cant remember at the moment.. yer one at irishdomains nearly6 wet herself saying dont be daft sir, digiweb said no we do not charge unless the domain goes fully through and register365 said the same..

    Sorry but They dont charge... Nor do the IEDR charge unless a domain is registered

    Plus to let you know the domain in question was a domain i tried to register last year that never went through ---- you were charging me again this year for it until i questioned the bill


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭mneylon


    tmcd wrote: »
    Sorry but They dont charge... Nor do the IEDR charge unless a domain is registered

    We may revise the policies that we have in place based on user feedback.

    Our main issue is that when we used to refund ALL requests we were getting a lot of dubious requests from people who had zero intention of ever providing ANY documentation or making any effort to do so.

    I'll be having a chat with our management and sales team about this later today to see what we can do with it
    tmcd wrote: »
    Plus to let you know the domain in question was a domain i tried to register last year that never went through ---- you were charging me again this year for it until i questioned the bill
    That was a clerical error and shouldn't have happened. I presume it was sorted out?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭Sposs


    I can assure you DNS management is available, im the sales and marketing manager so trust me :)

    Im not sure who you might have been talking to , but will let all staff know.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭steve-hosting36


    Hi tmcd,

    Perhaps the staff member you spoke to mis-understood - we offer a comprehensiuve control panel, from which, for all TLD's you can manage and maintain contacts and DNS servers online (as well as billing, support, etc, etc).

    By the end of this month, we'll also be offering (completely free) DNS Zone file management, web and email forwarding, fully manageable through our control panel (and backed up with our 24/7 support (the only provider in Ireland offering 24/7))

    Also, if for any reason your .ie does not proceed (even if you decide not to yourself) you get a full refund.


  • Company Representative Posts: 537 ✭✭✭Digiweb


    Just to clarify, we don't charge at all until your .ie domain is approved - we don't take your money in the mean time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭Sposs


    And what happens if its approved and then the customer doesn't pay?


  • Company Representative Posts: 537 ✭✭✭Digiweb


    Sposs wrote: »
    And what happens if its approved and then the customer doesn't pay?

    Doesn't generally happen, to be honest. We collect contact information pre-purchase and the people who qualify to buy a .ie domain are generally good honest companies/organisations/people with perfectly traceable contact information - the benefit of the .ie managed registry!

    We don't engage in registrations of a dubious nature nor make fraudulent applications for .ie domain names - credit control hasn't been a problem for us.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Digiweb wrote: »
    Doesn't generally happen, to be honest. We collect contact information pre-purchase and the people who qualify to buy a .ie domain are generally good honest companies/organisations/people with perfectly traceable contact information - the benefit of the .ie managed registry!

    Just because someone is traceable doesn't mean they are going to pay in a timely fashion
    Digiweb wrote: »
    We don't engage in registrations of a dubious nature nor make fraudulent applications for .ie domain names - credit control hasn't been a problem for us.
    You don't or your clients don't?

    It seems like a strange statement to make in any case


  • Company Representative Posts: 537 ✭✭✭Digiweb


    My point is that if the IEDR are happy to grant someone a domain name (by dint of their documentary requirement), we're happy to give them credit on the order.

    We have seen attempts to register .ie domains by people who have a dubious claim to a name, no claim at all and even use other people's documentation fraudulently. We've seen attempts by people to 'game' the system and warehouse .ie domains. We wouldn't be happy to process their order or give them credit.

    I assume you guys are trying to give me commercial advice? Thanks :) I think the OP's original question has been answered, so I'm going to duck out at this point.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭tmcd


    in reply to blacknight the girl i actually spoke to lied to me which i think was way out of order .. she (wont mention her name) told me that the IEDR charge you and that was the reason that you were charging me.. But after a 2 min call to the IEDR I knew she lied.. But ON A PLUS FOR BLACKNIGHT whilst you did not refund my money you have agreed to take it off my next bill witch is in march.. so things aint too bad..

    Come ere to tell the truth i'll probably still you you.. but i'll wait to see if you change that policy first..

    in the mean time next week i've to register two names for a friend that is trying to start up a new company based on his web names..
    there is not a hope in the owrld i will go through blacknight for this because if it doesnt go through the IEDR I'll loose 100 snots.. if i go through register365.ie and the names dont go through i loose nothing only my time...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,740 ✭✭✭mneylon


    tmcd wrote: »
    in reply to blacknight the girl i actually spoke to lied to me which i think was way out of order .. she (wont mention her name) told me that the IEDR charge you and that was the reason that you were charging me.. But after a 2 min call to the IEDR I knew she lied.. But ON A PLUS FOR BLACKNIGHT whilst you did not refund my money you have agreed to take it off my next bill witch is in march.. so things aint too bad..

    If the domain was "provisionally accepted" then we would have been charged. I don't know which domain you were dealing with us about, so I have no way of knowing what was said / inferred / suggested or otherwise.

    If you feel you have had a bad experience with us please feel free to contact me directly. It's not as if I'm hard to contact :)


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