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  • camgirlshide
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2005
    • 1558
    #1

    bad news for .com prices

    slashdot article:
    VeriSign Jacks Up .com, .net Prices To the Max
    http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/03/28/2249213.shtml

    arstechnica article:
    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...-in-a-row.html
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    • L-Pink
      working on my tan
      • Mar 2005
      • 39151
      #2
      It's due to their increased oil costs and the sub-prime mortgage on their office space.

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        • Spunky
          I need a beer
          • Jun 2002
          • 133978
          #3
          The man is always digging in our pockets

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            • Iron Fist
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Dec 2006
              • 23400
              #4
              i like waffles

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                • tony299
                  lurker
                  • Aug 2002
                  • 57021
                  #5
                  how high can they go?

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                    • Shaze
                      Confirmed User
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 2662
                      #6
                      I'm pretty sure they are going to do this every year from now on so that in a couple years it will start getting expensive, and people won't just register domain names that aren't being used and just sitting there.
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                        • payd2purv
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jan 2008
                          • 2727
                          #7
                          peanuts.

                          I remember the old days when domains actually cost something.

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                            • eMonk
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 2310
                              #8
                              7% increase... could be a lot worse. i doubt this increase will free up unused domains.

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                                • Catalyst
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jun 2003
                                  • 3243
                                  #9
                                  yea.. there are still domain company out there getting 20 dollars a pop

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                                    • Snake Doctor
                                      I'm Lenny2 Bitch
                                      • Mar 2001
                                      • 13449
                                      #10
                                      Wow they're going all the way up to $9.

                                      When I first started in this biz it cost $35 a year to register a domain....with a 2 year minimum.
                                      sig too big

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                                        • HighEnergy
                                          So Fucking Banned
                                          • Apr 2007
                                          • 806
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by tony404
                                          how high can they go?
                                          All this was announced over a year ago. The 1st increase was last October.

                                          The 2006 ICANN/VeriSign agreement highpoints are;
                                          1) VeriSign will continue to manage the .COM registry until 2012
                                          2) It allows VeriSign to increase domain prices 4 of those 6 years. (2006-2012)
                                          3) The increase is capped at 7% per year.
                                          4) They (VeriSign) are required to announce increases 6 months in advance.
                                          5) Assuming (safely I'd say) they do the max the 1st 4 yrs a .COM will wholesale @ $7.86

                                          That's what all Registrars will be paying so it's anybody's guess what the retail price will be.

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                                            • AP Cash
                                              Company Monkey
                                              • Feb 2008
                                              • 113
                                              #12
                                              So we spend a extra couple bucks on domains. Big deal!

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                                                • Jens Van Assterdam
                                                  The Dupre Pimp
                                                  • Feb 2008
                                                  • 6677
                                                  #13
                                                  7%... lol
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                                                    • V_RocKs
                                                      Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                                                      • Nov 2003
                                                      • 32448
                                                      #14
                                                      This is why stock traded companies should not be running shit like this.

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                                                        • Dirty Dane
                                                          Sick Fuck
                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                          • 9491
                                                          #15
                                                          The value of the dollar currency has decreased like 40-50% in 10 years, so as foreigner, its not the costs that worries me

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                                                            • Christina Muller
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Mar 2007
                                                              • 923
                                                              #16
                                                              I dont think domains are expensive at all ,a happy meal at mcdonalds probably costs more than a domain.

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                                                                • scottybuzz
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • May 2006
                                                                  • 14799
                                                                  #17
                                                                  they may not be expensive, but if you own alot, the extra charges sure will add up to alot.
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                                                                    • Zorgman
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                      • 6103
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Yeah, it's crazy. MelbourneIT.com.au charge $35 AUD per a .com,.net,.org
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                                                                        • Zayne E.
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Apr 2002
                                                                          • 1383
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Snake Doctor
                                                                          ...When I first started in this biz it cost $35 a year to register a domain....with a 2 year minimum.
                                                                          Exactly...how young and jaded is the current GFY crowd?!?

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                                                                            • RyanL
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Feb 2003
                                                                              • 1145
                                                                              #20
                                                                              I remember paying $99 a year to register a domain :P
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                                                                                • Yngwie
                                                                                  I am an Alien from space
                                                                                  • May 2003
                                                                                  • 11118
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  hell, that small increase is still cheap to me considering I paid $75/year when I registered my first domains.
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                                                                                    • Violetta
                                                                                      Affiliate
                                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                                      • 28735
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      about time...
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                                                                                        • xmas13
                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                          • Dec 2004
                                                                                          • 5176
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          I think $10-$15 /year is still acceptable.

                                                                                          By the way, it actually became cheaper for Eurozone residents.

                                                                                          I read US dollar fell by almost 50% since 2000.
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                                                                                            • RayBonga
                                                                                              too cool for highschool
                                                                                              • Nov 2005
                                                                                              • 12164
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              How my God!

                                                                                              I should have bought them when they were cheap

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                                                                                                • directfiesta
                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                                  • 30152
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Snake Doctor
                                                                                                  Wow they're going all the way up to $9.

                                                                                                  When I first started in this biz it cost $35 a year to register a domain....with a 2 year minimum.
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                                                                                                    • s9ann0
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Sep 2001
                                                                                                      • 4873
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      verisign are wankers and will charge as much as they can

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                                                                                                        • camgirlshide
                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                          • Jan 2005
                                                                                                          • 1558
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          There was no justification for the high price when it was between $35-$99 and there is no justification for a 7% increase per year for the term of their contract either.
                                                                                                          At least that is my opinion
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                                                                                                            • Shaze
                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                              • Oct 2003
                                                                                                              • 2662
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              the people that keep saying things like "peanuts" and "that's it i should have bought it when they were cheap" probably only own a couple domains. for people that own a couple thousand domains this adds up to a big yearly expense. there is no reason why Verisign needs to raise the price except because they want more profit. all that stuff they say in the article is all BS. why should we pick up the tab if they want to improve their network. when their contact ends who says they will be the ones selected again by ICANN.

                                                                                                              you could tell the ones that don't own a lot of domains by their responses.
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                                                                                                                • Evil E
                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                  • Apr 2005
                                                                                                                  • 3201
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  *remembers when the only registrar was net sol*


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                                                                                                                    • digifan
                                                                                                                      The Profiler
                                                                                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                                                                                      • 14618
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      I have always bought them at directnic anyway...
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                                                                                                                        • Zebra
                                                                                                                          Banned from Kimmy's couch
                                                                                                                          • Oct 2001
                                                                                                                          • 5091
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Damn, I miss the '96-'97 era when domains were free lol
                                                                                                                          Old School

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                                                                                                                            • payd2purv
                                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                              • Jan 2008
                                                                                                                              • 2727
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Shaze
                                                                                                                              the people that keep saying things like "peanuts" and "that's it i should have bought it when they were cheap" probably only own a couple domains. for people that own a couple thousand domains this adds up to a big yearly expense. there is no reason why Verisign needs to raise the price except because they want more profit. all that stuff they say in the article is all BS. why should we pick up the tab if they want to improve their network. when their contact ends who says they will be the ones selected again by ICANN.

                                                                                                                              you could tell the ones that don't own a lot of domains by their responses.
                                                                                                                              You must be new school because when I started domains costed upwards of $100 what we pay now is fucking peanuts..

                                                                                                                              UNFORTUNATELY everyone and their brother buys up every god damn domain you can think of so now we gotta pay $1500 for domains.. bullshit if you ask me..

                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Zebra
                                                                                                                              Damn, I miss the '96-'97 era when domains were free lol
                                                                                                                              LOL i remember when internic would setup your domain instantly with whatever details you wanted and they would send you a bill in the mail :P

                                                                                                                              no credit card nothing needed..

                                                                                                                              well.. they never verified that information.. I had domains that never got shut down till the end of their period.. ahhh the good old days...

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                                                                                                                                • wargames
                                                                                                                                  Kliris
                                                                                                                                  • May 2003
                                                                                                                                  • 10423
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Another reason to delete shitty domains in your portfolio
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                                                                                                                                    • DaddyHalbucks
                                                                                                                                      A freakin' legend!
                                                                                                                                      • Feb 2004
                                                                                                                                      • 18975
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      It's due to three reasons:

                                                                                                                                      1. They can.

                                                                                                                                      2. VeriSign is a fuckin' monopoly.

                                                                                                                                      3. ICANN doesn't do its own job properly.

                                                                                                                                      ...mostly # 1 though.

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                                                                                                                                        • DaddyHalbucks
                                                                                                                                          A freakin' legend!
                                                                                                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                                                                                                          • 18975
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by AP Cash
                                                                                                                                          So we spend a extra couple bucks on domains. Big deal!
                                                                                                                                          If you have thousands of domains, it is a big deal.

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                                                                                                                                            • bdld
                                                                                                                                              $100,000
                                                                                                                                              • Dec 2001
                                                                                                                                              • 11452
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              sucks when you have to shell out a few grand on renewals every year

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                                                                                                                                                • GrouchyAdmin
                                                                                                                                                  Now choke yourself!
                                                                                                                                                  • Apr 2006
                                                                                                                                                  • 12085
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Shit, I remember paying $70 for 2 years (only option), and having to fax in a letterhead, blood, hair, and urine samples..

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