Originally Posted by selena

I have been transferring domains over a period of months now from GoDaddy to Namecheap for that exact reason.

I think that the free whois on Namecheap is on new registrations/transfers only, and that you have to pay for it on renewals. Can't remember the exact price, but it is dirt cheap.

Hit me up on icq if you decide to switch, and I'll give you a link I follow for Namecheap coupon codes.