Best domain name host?

[hitogoroshi]

Okay, so I have a friend who has webspace that's he willing to share a bit of with me. I want a website to put writing and stuff on, without being a crappy freewebs site or whatever. And since the server is the lions share of the cost and domains are pretty cheap, I've promised to buy myself a domain name and make a website (and by make a website, I mean bug Zieg to make one and help him a little bit) if I win NaNoWriMo. However, most of my searching has just found a bunch of deals with server space bundled with a free domain name. So I ask you, pavilion: what is the best place to purchase a domain name from if I don't want server hosting?

[Valkysas]

Re: Best domain name host?

godaddy.com is the cheapest, I believe.

I don't go through them, but eh...

[hitogoroshi]

Re: Best domain name host?

Well, that's why I said best, not cheapest. I mean, if someone here has good things to say about godaddy, that's great, but otherwise what I've seen of them seems to concur with your "eh".

[thetruecoolness]

Re: Best domain name host?

I use 1and1, and I'm not really sure what you mean by best. I mean there is only so much a domain buying company can deliver beyond the promised domain. I guess there could be shifty ones that sell them off after you buy them or something, but I've used 1and1 for a couple of years with no complaints. They also may be the cheapest, and you get a free 2GB mailbox with them, and private domain registration if you don't want to have your personal info on the whois database (or at least publicly accessible on it). You also get a couple of subdomains (blah.yourdomain.com), though they're not all that useful. Apparently you also get $5 off a 2 year contract through the end of November as well. So here is their site 1and1 domains.

Feel free to shop around though, if you're looking for something specific.

[Alex]

Re: Best domain name host?

dyndns.com

[Translucid]

Re: Best domain name host?

I bought a domain from godaddy. Very cheap, but they ask for your phone number and then call it soon after your purchase in order to "welcome" you, but also kind of to see if they can sell you serverspace. Other than that, they're fine.

[Libby]

Re: Best domain name host?

I have a friend who uses Rydia.net

It's a site that's specifically designed for artists and protecting their rights. My friend has had the best luck with them, and I think he's even said that they have pretty good server costs.

[Chad]

Re: Best domain name host?

I use Godaddy with no problems. Quick and painless and they send me reminders to renew.