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NEED TO MOVE MY .com SITES

  • 12-08-2007 08:40AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I have a few site names and hosting packages with a company called freehost.ie but I received an email saying they were going out of business..

    I wanted to ask if anyone knows of a good service thats cheap for both registering the .coms and hosting 2 sites.
    I think that freehost ( the company I was using) charged around 40 euros for hosting and registering the names..

    I am open to idea !


    the reason it needs to be cheap is that I dont get much traffic and some of the names are just ideas that are never used, in these cases I dont even have any traffic to the site..

    How difficult is it to move a site from one provider to another?


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  • Moderators, Politics Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 45,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Do you already have a domain - you will need to change the DNS settings to point towards your new host.
    Make sure you have a copy of the entire old site asap and then get this up on the new host asap.

    Several hosts are out there such as Blacknight.ie, hosting365.ie, etc.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Moving them shouldn´t be too hard as long as you can still access the email address associated with the domains and can get the EPP key for the transfers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭sunny2004


    I cant seem to get a reply from the company that took them over and is now also out of business..

    I am not concerned about the email accounts but am concerned about holding onto the .com names..

    What do I do now ?

    edit update~

    OK freehost was taken over by Ketec and then Gel !! all 3 are gone and those numbers below simply do not work !

    Email received..


    Dear Client,

    The companies Ketec.ie and Freehost.ie have now been taken over by Gel
    Communications please note our new address;

    Gel Communications
    Unit 1, Porters Road
    Coolmine Ind Est,
    Blanchardstown
    Dublin 15
    Ireland

    Ph: +353 (0)1 8236914
    Fax: +353 (0)1 8236904

    they have swapped hands a few times :(

    OK.. so lets say they are gone completly.. what do I do now ??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭mneylon


    If the domains are on their OpenSRS account and you cannot contact them you may be able to move them to another OpenSRS account ie. internally within the registrar (Tucows)

    We've had to do it for a few people in the past

    Michele


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