Dotster
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Dotster was one of the original discount registrars and has been operating since the beginning of the decade. The registrar has over 1 million domains under management.
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Reviews (10)
Jeff
November 11th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Dotster used to be considered cheap but never lowered its prices to meet competitors. At $15 a domain, it’s nothing great anymore. If you call them you can negotiate lower prices.
Ralph
November 12th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
The interface is just awful, prices are ridiculous. I really can’t find anything positive to say about them.
Rob Sequin
November 24th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Why are they not huge? I remember how they ran namewinner into the ground and could never get any traction as a registrar and they were early movers in this business.
I have had plenty of domains with them but now I only go there for the cheap .info specials.
Bad domain management and other stupid things. Sorry dotster, nothing against you but you could have been so much bigger. I don’t know why you didn’t capitalize on your early mover advantage AND keep namewinner.
Budda Magoo
November 25th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Sorry Dotster, but your prices are stuck in the 1990’s and your service reeks. Moving domains away from your service was a nightmare. You need to get real.
Craig
July 31st, 2009 at 9:22 am
Dotster AKA Domain.com use anyone but them for registration because they are a nightmare. It is no savings to use these scammers. I registered 6 domains with them and they did not change my name servers so they could try for some advertising at my expense. Save yourself some big frustration and stay clear of these people.
Mike
February 8th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Dotster is the most unethical registrars I have come across. What they did was - put my domain in a pending delete state 10 days before it expired and asked me to pay $150.00 restoration fee. I did not bother restoring it. Just moved all my remaining domains away from them.
Rob
February 15th, 2010 at 9:32 am
i hate it when registrars aren’t forthcoming with ALL of their prices (most of them are like that). often difficult or impossible to find prices until you need to click the PAY button. i transferred over some domains for the bait price of $6.99. then i saw $15 for renewals. too much. security: unable to lock domains (needed to pay extra?) customer service: i just put 3 stars, never dealt with them.
Rajhans Raut
August 25th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
I found Dotster is the safest place on planet to keep your domain if you are using their Name Lock service. Prices are little high but quality comes at price and you are paying for your priceless domains. Customer service is also good if not the best.
Softline Studios
June 20th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Stay away!
After losing a very valuable domain that I won at auction, I carefully watched how these losers expire a domain — one I didn’t care about — just to see how it’s done.
First, I get a “Dotster ICANN Whois Update Notice” ten days prior to with no mention of any expiration or renewal. Then, on the very date of expiration, 1:40 Eastern, I get “The Registration for your Domains just Expired,” clearly designed to arrive AFTER it is too late to move away.
Finally, 40 days AFTER expiration I get “Certified Dotster Domain Expiration Notice - Renew today.” Only problem, of course, is that the domain was already in pending delete status. This whole process is designed to put your assets into auction. That way, rather than make a few dollars on renewal, they can potentially make thousand.
If you want a self-serving register outside the reach of US courts, then Dotster is for you.
worst
March 27th, 2013 at 1:54 am
Least ethical registar online at this time. Charged hidden fees and then blocked access when I refused to pay these thieves $17 for absolutley nothing. Avoid at all costs.
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