Please recommend me a domain management agent

huppy · 8 Jan 2007 at 11:18

I have a few domains all over the place, and I have recently decided that it is beneficial to transfer them all over to one host so I can keep a tabs on their expiries and status far more easily. I then plan to update the nameservers on each domain to the web hosting companys' nameservers, so they function as they do now.

Can someone please recommend me a really good domain hoster? I'd like free transfers to and from, and the ability to edit the dns entries for the domain.

Secondly, does it make a difference if this domain host are not a nominet member? I'd prefer it if they are; it just feels like it should be more "robust" than a reseller, and also I can imagine that any dns alteration with a nominet member will propagate through the internet faster than a reseller further down. I'd be keen to hear people's experiences of whether this is the case. I guess the same applies for .com domains.

Many thanks for any recommendations

huppy · 8 Jan 2007 at 16:04

The ones I have looked at:

GoDaddy - slightly concerned that they're in the US.
register1 - unnerving transfer to an external website when you want to update the domain settings
123-reg - the control panel was a maze, but i used it a number of years ago.

Can anyone recommend others?

Agent_matt · 8 Jan 2007 at 16:20

registron.co.uk - Well recommended from me.

huppy · 9 Jan 2007 at 14:44

Cheers, I'll give them a look-in.

Dr_Evil · 9 Jan 2007 at 14:50

Netnames UK?

lloydsj · 9 Jan 2007 at 16:00

ukreg

killsta · 9 Jan 2007 at 16:57

Register1.net are excellent, use them for all my domains (a lot) as do many other members on here.

http://www.ochostreview.co.uk is a good place to look.

blade007 · 9 Jan 2007 at 20:03

register1

stoofa · 10 Jan 2007 at 13:38

I always told people to avoid 1&1.
However just recently I've started dealing with them with regards .eu domains (as 123-reg are not official .eu resellers) and they have actually been excellent.
So if they can cope with .eu domains I'm sure they will be fine with other extensions too.

robmiller · 10 Jan 2007 at 13:47

I use Registron without issue but the reputable ones are much of a muchness.

zain · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:35

I use streamline - probably the only company I have not experienced a problem with. Every response to a support ticket is within 24 hours and when you reply they reply within a few hours when you send it at office hours.

Add that to 100% up time for me so far and such ease of use managing my domains, makes them a good company.

I found registering domains a bit pricey by a few pound and their hosting packages are also a few quid more. However, you get everything you need and no problems, so for the sake of a few quid its worth it.