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  • AdultNex
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2003
    • 8985
    #1

    $2.50 domain registrations

    $2.50 domain regs are now available at: http://www.dot5hosting.com/

    As far as I know, they are not making a profit on selling domains this way, so what's the catch?
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    • cornhusker
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2004
      • 1374
      #2
      Well, look if you want to register for multiple years.

      1 for $2.50
      2 for $10.00
      3 for $20.00

      Still looking for the rest of the catch.

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        • Taboo
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2004
          • 3700
          #3
          Domain News & Discussion. please add.
          http://bbs.gofuckyourself.com/showth...adid=344671&s=

          and more competitive pricing

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            • PMdave
              Confirmed User
              • Dec 2003
              • 1517
              #4
              I see two possibilties
              a/renewal cost is way higher
              b/domains should be hosted with them

              And I think it's a+b in this case

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                • AdultNex
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 8985
                  #5
                  Yes, it's definitely competitive pricing, but how is this lucrative?

                  I know that eNom pays about $3.65/domain, but $2.50 for a domain sounds insane.

                  Dot5hosting is a pretty reputable hosting company too, so I'm sure they wouldn't allow a scam to rise to the surface to pollute the integrity of their business.

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                    • AdultNex
                      Confirmed User
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 8985
                      #6
                      Originally posted by PMdave
                      I see two possibilties
                      a/renewal cost is way higher
                      b/domains should be hosted with them

                      And I think it's a+b in this case
                      That's what I was thinking, is there a TOS? I can't seem to find one on their website.

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                        • Jdoughs
                          Confirmed User
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 5794
                          #7
                          Oh wow blogger is included with their hosting packages...


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                            • Taboo
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 3700
                              #8
                              Originally posted by AdultNex
                              Yes, it's definitely competitive pricing, but how is this lucrative?

                              I know that eNom pays about $3.65/domain, but $2.50 for a domain sounds insane.

                              Dot5hosting is a pretty reputable hosting company too, so I'm sure they wouldn't allow a scam to rise to the surface to pollute the integrity of their business.
                              consider all the free advertising they will get. this will completely overshadow yahoo's "big" pr about how they lowered prices to $9.99



                              hopefully this will compel other registrars to lower even further. but who knows if the service suffers because they get overwhelmed with too many domain registrations.

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                                • AdultNex
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2003
                                  • 8985
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by PMdave
                                  I see two possibilties
                                  a/renewal cost is way higher
                                  b/domains should be hosted with them

                                  And I think it's a+b in this case
                                  I just checked with Dot5hosting support, and they said that the renewal cost is NOT highe and the domains do NOT have to be hosted with them.

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                                    • Taboo
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jul 2004
                                      • 3700
                                      #10
                                      I think it's funny that they are called DOT5, but their logo has 6 dots in it.

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                                        • Marcus Aurelius
                                          No Refunds Issued.
                                          • Apr 2003
                                          • 14809
                                          #11
                                          nice price. they will do alot of volume to their site from a deal like that. always good for business. give one item away cheap and they might see something else they want on the way to checkout.

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                                            • Doctor Dre
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Jan 2001
                                              • 51692
                                              #12
                                              I really don't care about paying 5 $ more for my domain and be sure to have good quality service ...
                                              Originally posted by rayadp05
                                              I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                                • Reak
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                  • 17920
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by PMdave
                                                  I see two possibilties
                                                  a/renewal cost is way higher
                                                  b/domains should be hosted with them

                                                  And I think it's a+b in this case
                                                  what he said.

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                                                    • AgentCash
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Feb 2002
                                                      • 720
                                                      #14
                                                      Isn't the wholesale rate from Verisign $6 these days?

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                                                        • PMdave
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Dec 2003
                                                          • 1517
                                                          #15
                                                          Talked to their live support and they told me that the renewal fee is $7.95 but the domains can be hosted wherever you want

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                                                            • Taboo
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jul 2004
                                                              • 3700
                                                              #16
                                                              anyone find their bulk register form yet?

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                                                                • Manowar
                                                                  jellyfish  
                                                                  • Dec 2003
                                                                  • 71528
                                                                  #17
                                                                  they can probably do it with all the publicity and business they get from news of it

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                                                                    • AdultNex
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Feb 2003
                                                                      • 8985
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by PMdave
                                                                      Talked to their live support and they told me that the renewal fee is $7.95 but the domains can be hosted wherever you want
                                                                      Wow, talk about incompetent support. My support rep told me the renewal fee was not higher.

                                                                      Oh well, $7.95 isn't too bad.

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                                                                        • exposed
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                          • 1449
                                                                          #19
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                                                                            • GuestHouse
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Mar 2004
                                                                              • 229
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Anyone tried it yet?
                                                                              I bet they register the domains in their own name

                                                                              Sounds a bit too good....

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                                                                                • montel
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                                  • 2606
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  seems this man gonna sell himself in the market !!
                                                                                  Barefootsies

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                                                                                    • candyflip
                                                                                      Carpe Visio
                                                                                      • Jul 2002
                                                                                      • 43073
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Nice. I just got 10 new domains for my GalleryBooster project for $25.

                                                                                      Great fucking find!

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                                                                                        • GuestHouse
                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                          • Mar 2004
                                                                                          • 229
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          hmmm, still no confirmation or mail with info from them.....

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                                                                                            • EviLGuY
                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                              • Apr 2003
                                                                                              • 12745
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Thats an insanely cheap price.. I am loving it.

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                                                                                                • TheMob?
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Jan 2003
                                                                                                  • 8584
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  wow, thanks for the link.. i'm off regging some

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                                                                                                    • riosluts
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Sep 2003
                                                                                                      • 5250
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      u guys remember back in 1997 when it was like $100 to get a domain name

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                                                                                                        • Manowar
                                                                                                          jellyfish  
                                                                                                          • Dec 2003
                                                                                                          • 71528
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by riosluts
                                                                                                          u guys remember back in 1997 when it was like $100 to get a domain name
                                                                                                          Great times, and hosting was fucking worse

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                                                                                                            • EviLGuY
                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                              • Apr 2003
                                                                                                              • 12745
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by riosluts
                                                                                                              u guys remember back in 1997 when it was like $100 to get a domain name
                                                                                                              Yeah then they lowered it to 70 for 2 years, but you didn't have to pay up front.. they'd bill you.

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                                                                                                                • Hosting-Quote
                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                  • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                  • 161
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  lol I remember getting free webspace with virtualave.net and paying $70 for a domain, but had to wait several months before they let me pay for it, by that time I had sold the domain for a descent profit
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                                                                                                                    • fr8
                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                                                                                      • 5074
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Hosting-Quote
                                                                                                                      lol I remember getting free webspace with virtualave.net and paying $70 for a domain, but had to wait several months before they let me pay for it, by that time I had sold the domain for a descent profit


                                                                                                                      I had a crap load of sites hosted with them. They had probly the best free hosting plans out there.
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                                                                                                                        • Reak
                                                                                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                          • Mar 2003
                                                                                                                          • 17920
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          there's always a catch.

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                                                                                                                            • Taboo
                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                              • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                              • 3700
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              the catch is this:

                                                                                                                              their customer service SUCKS. nothing wrong with Indian Call Centers, but I asked a simple question,

                                                                                                                              "How do i reserve 10 domains at once?"

                                                                                                                              they replied, you need a virtual server.

                                                                                                                              so, I asked if they have a bulk register form so I can register 100 domains.

                                                                                                                              "For what?"

                                                                                                                              huh... I explained to register multiple domain names.

                                                                                                                              "Not possible, you must do one at a time"

                                                                                                                              HUH? wtf? I asked if I register 10 domains, does my card get charged ONCE for $25 or $2.50 a pop per domain.

                                                                                                                              "Not possible, you need a virtual host server account"

                                                                                                                              ugh. has anyone registered thru them yet? if so, have you received confirmation of domain being registered? and once you do, is it easy to register more via one-click?

                                                                                                                              seems like more trouble than it's worth. at this rate, I'll stick with $6.50 a pop.

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                                                                                                                                • strobi
                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                                                                                                  • 7383
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  2.5$/domain??? nice!!! Good thing for expired domain buyers

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                                                                                                                                    • pelcito
                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                                      • 404
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by PMdave
                                                                                                                                      I see two possibilties
                                                                                                                                      a/renewal cost is way higher
                                                                                                                                      b/domains should be hosted with them

                                                                                                                                      And I think it's a+b in this case
                                                                                                                                      Sure that is something like that. Domains are also more expensive for reseller companies that the price that they are offering to registrants.
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                                                                                                                                        • Thugmaster
                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2004
                                                                                                                                          • 1033
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          im still waiting for my confirmation email, slow shit


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                                                                                                                                            • Fabien
                                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                              • Jul 2003
                                                                                                                                              • 4789
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by mdcq
                                                                                                                                              nice price. they will do alot of volume to their site from a deal like that. always good for business. give one item away cheap and they might see something else they want on the way to checkout.
                                                                                                                                              That's the catch
                                                                                                                                              A bit like Netscape did

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                                                                                                                                                • GuestHouse
                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                  • Mar 2004
                                                                                                                                                  • 229
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Thugmaster
                                                                                                                                                  im still waiting for my confirmation email, slow shit
                                                                                                                                                  Registered my domain 16 hours ago, still no confirmation mail and domain shows up as available.

                                                                                                                                                  Looks like someone's pulling my leg....

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                                                                                                                                                    • lazycash
                                                                                                                                                      Troll Patrol
                                                                                                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                                                                                                      • 15214
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      I'm ready to register a ton at this price, but some of these posts are now scaring me off. Has anyone had any success registering through them and how is their control panel for managing the domain?
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                                                                                                                                                        • Taboo
                                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                                                          • 3700
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          something seems wrong. perhaps the $2.50 offer was just for .us and they didn't realize it. lots of companies offer .us on sale for $2.99. has anyone received confirmation? perhaps they run all their registrations 24 hours later, which means they get to "sort" through your list. i'll stick w/ $6.50

                                                                                                                                                          here's link to other cheap registrars:
                                                                                                                                                          http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/dot082004.cfm

                                                                                                                                                          "Domain prices have dropped rapidly across the industry in the last year as Web hosting companies use the dramatically low prices to attract customers in the hopes of selling them other more profitable services. In June, Globat began offering domains for $3.99 per year and 1&1 Internet is currently offering .us domains for $2.99 per year in a promotional offer. EV1Servers (ev1servers.net) and Hostway (hostway.com) have dropped their domain pricing to $6.49 and $6.95 respectively."

                                                                                                                                                          (links in article)

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                                                                                                                                                            • AdultNex
                                                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                              • Feb 2003
                                                                                                                                                              • 8985
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Taboo
                                                                                                                                                              the catch is this:

                                                                                                                                                              their customer service SUCKS. nothing wrong with Indian Call Centers, but I asked a simple question,

                                                                                                                                                              "How do i reserve 10 domains at once?"

                                                                                                                                                              they replied, you need a virtual server.

                                                                                                                                                              so, I asked if they have a bulk register form so I can register 100 domains.

                                                                                                                                                              "For what?"

                                                                                                                                                              huh... I explained to register multiple domain names.

                                                                                                                                                              "Not possible, you must do one at a time"

                                                                                                                                                              HUH? wtf? I asked if I register 10 domains, does my card get charged ONCE for $25 or $2.50 a pop per domain.

                                                                                                                                                              "Not possible, you need a virtual host server account"

                                                                                                                                                              ugh. has anyone registered thru them yet? if so, have you received confirmation of domain being registered? and once you do, is it easy to register more via one-click?

                                                                                                                                                              seems like more trouble than it's worth. at this rate, I'll stick with $6.50 a pop.
                                                                                                                                                              True, but I don't often need support for domain names.

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                                                                                                                                                                • spankstrocko
                                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                  • Aug 2001
                                                                                                                                                                  • 454
                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  I registered 2 domains yesterday and so far no e-mail confirming purchase etc.

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                                                                                                                                                                    • JayJay
                                                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                      • Jun 2002
                                                                                                                                                                      • 3739
                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      anyone got an e-mail confirmation yet???

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                                                                                                                                                                        • candyflip
                                                                                                                                                                          Carpe Visio
                                                                                                                                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                                                                                                                                          • 43073
                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by JayJay
                                                                                                                                                                          anyone got an e-mail confirmation yet???
                                                                                                                                                                          I bought 10 of them yesterday. 1 at a time no less. Still waiting on a confirmation.

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                                                                                                                                                                            • JayJay
                                                                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                              • Jun 2002
                                                                                                                                                                              • 3739
                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by candyflip
                                                                                                                                                                              I bought 10 of them yesterday. 1 at a time no less. Still waiting on a confirmation.
                                                                                                                                                                              hmmm, Think I'll wait to see what happends with you guys first,

                                                                                                                                                                              I got about 50 to buy

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                                                                                                                                                                                • strobi
                                                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                  • 7383
                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  anyone got a successfull register? Need to go throught some massive bulk registering....

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                                                                                                                                                                                    • spankstrocko
                                                                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Aug 2001
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 454
                                                                                                                                                                                      #46
                                                                                                                                                                                      I just listened to a voice mail from someone saying to call the number on the site to finalize the domain registration. I couldn't make out the name of the company so I am just going to try Dot5 and see where I get with a phone call.

                                                                                                                                                                                      I'll post asap with news of the phone call.

                                                                                                                                                                                      Spankstrocko

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                                                                                                                                                                                        • JayJay
                                                                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                          • 3739
                                                                                                                                                                                          #47
                                                                                                                                                                                          any news?

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                                                                                                                                                                                            • Sarah_Jayne
                                                                                                                                                                                              Now with more Jayne
                                                                                                                                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                              • 40077
                                                                                                                                                                                              #48
                                                                                                                                                                                              i registered one to see and I got a phone call (from a Brit btw..atleast his voice was) to confirm that I made the order. He also asked me if I wanted hosting. I said no but the email I got seems to suggest I ordered hosting as there are no directions on how to access my info and change the nameservers to my host. I went to their live chat and the person there told me that I didn't have hosting and that he would send me an email with details on how to access my name server,etc stuff in an hour. That was two hours ago. I am going to go back in there and find out again because I will register more domains but not until I know it works.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                • spankstrocko
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Aug 2001
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 454
                                                                                                                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sarah,

                                                                                                                                                                                                  I got the same guy that left me a voice message too. Andrew I think is his name. I tried calling their 866 number was never able to get to anyone. So I tried the live chat. I think I actually got andrew or they have more than one Andrews there. He was rude slow and said he would have an e-mail to me too. Still nothing as of yet.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Spankstrocko

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    • JayJay
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Jun 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 3739
                                                                                                                                                                                                      #50
                                                                                                                                                                                                      no one ever aswers that live chat thing

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