What happens if the domain name expires? the renewal charges for an expired domain are same or different ?
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I always pay the same charge to renew my domains yearly. If a domain expires and the company that owns it sees it as popular I guess they may charge whatever they feel it is worth.
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http://www.dot.tk/ [free domain names]\nhttp://www.signdomain.com [some of the cheapest .com domain names - $10 per yr]\nhttp://www.mydomain.com/ [some of the cheapest .com domain names - $8.50 per yr]
128751
Register.com has created a "coming soon" page that amounts to their face in my face (popups etc). Can I get rid of this?\n\nOnce you create your site, and modify the DNS to point to the new site, that will stop.  Ask Register.com for instructions on setting the new DNS.\n------------------------\nDo I have to use their servers or their website creation services?\n\nNo.  If all you bought is the registration, you can point it anywhere.\n------------------------\nIf by chance my proposed .com got to be big, do they own a piece of it or have any rights to it?\n\nNo, unless you forget to renew your domain name - then, anyone can pick it up (including me) and sell it back to you for a profit...
989386
No, you don't have to buy both at the same place. You can shop around for your domain, and you can get really good deals at sites like godaddy.com, etc. Even Yahoo offers dirt cheap options for registering domain names. Each of these companies, however, will try to sell other services (hosting, email, etc.) to you that cost a lot more. Compare the price of the hosting services separately and sign up with the best/cheapest. During the signup process with your hosting service, it will ask you if you want to register a new domain or transfer an existing one. Then, you can choose to transfer the existing domain which you got earlier. The process of transferring an existing domain is always free, I think.
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If you're talking about trying to register the domain name, then it's because it has already been registered by Tony Chris on 23 March 2006.\n\nIf you are trying to visit the site and can't then it's probably a network problem and I'd suggest just trying again later.
662975
try reporting it to ICANN i guess. or do a domain name whois from a site like godaddy.com then see who the registrar is and contact the company that registered the domain name.
750007
Your experience is very common. But without further details no one can say whether there's "foul suspected".\n\nOnly ICANN-accredited domain registrars can truly register domain names. But they form reseller partnerships with other companies to expand their services, especially hosting providers.\n\nUnfortunately not all resellers register a domain name in real time. Some actually put orders on queue and forward them to their registrar partner to register...if they're available.\n\nA lot can happen within a few minutes, especially if multiple parties are trying to register for the same name at the same time.\n\nBut to answer your question, no. Not yet, anyway.\n\nOn the other hand, there's another practice called "domain kiting" or domain tasting that's been going on. Essentially some parties register a domain name that's been "looked up", taste whatever traffic or see if anyone's interested in it, then either let it go within 120 hours (5 days) or keep it.\n\nIf what I explained above indeed occurred, don't contact the current registrant of the domain name and don't look it up on your browser. Give it about 120 hours (5 days) from its initial creation date.\n\nWith luck, it might become available by then. If it is, be sure to register it with a REAL domain registrar like Go Daddy, Domainsite, etc.\n\nBut again, without further details (like the domain name's WHOIS record minus the name), it's hard to say what possibly occurred. It could be coincidental for all we know.\n\nGood luck and good hunting.
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Yes, as a matter of fact there is.  Right now 1&1 webhosting, http://order.1and1.com/xml/order/Instant;jsessionid=D0CB12E869A34D448518BE2DF1272D09.TC61a?__frame=_top&__lf=Static&__sendingdata=1&dom=1 (and domain registrar) is offering up to five free .info domains (that is free for one year).  After one year you will have to pay the registration fee or cancel them.  But once you have your free domains you will be able to set them to redirect to your real website.  You will also have to register with a valid credit card (but no charges will be applied unless you decided to renew it when the free period is up).
1038270
A very good site. Looks cool. If you want to get a full domain name, and keep your old site, check out www.dot.tk, they will give you a full domain name, with a Javascrit redirect link. Check it out!
866895
Make sure the domain is correct. There may be a drop down box with different options, so mess around with those until you find the right one.
980417
I just checked a domain registry and www.....com is not valid. Go to www.godaddy.com and type in what you want and it will tell you if it is available...that is if it is valid
363781
when domain names aren't paid for they go back into the pool to be sold again to whoever buys them. That person can use them for porn, advertising or whatever they want.
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You can use a third party such as register.com. I don't know what sort of fees they collect but it may be free when use them to reregister that domain name.\n\nSearch for the domain name and look into the "Make an offer" option.
648066
The idiot above me doesn't understand what a domain is or he was just going for the points. I don't know of anywhere where you can get one for free but you can get one for $1.99 at Godaddy.com
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See if there is an "Options" button on the login, try hitting it and see if the domain box appears.\n\nIf it doesn't, then your computer is no longer a member of the domain. You'll have to take it back to work and have a domain admin re-join it back to the domain.\n\nAs a standard user, you will not be able to join it yourself. Even if you had the rights to re-join it, you won't be able to do it from home. You must be plugged directly into the network to re-join.
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You can go to any domain registrar and check for the availability of a domain.  If the domain is not available, most will offer suggestions of alternative options.  Network Solutions is good but very expensive for registration.  You can find cheaper domain registration through:\n\nGoDaddy - http://www.godaddy.com\nYahoo (limited to certain domain suffixes) - http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/
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Yes, unless you have a 2 year license. The expiration date shows in the opening splash screen. I would like to say I found this program and the support of webroot  to be the best I have ever found.