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Yahoo Domains: $1.99 / yr

Posted in Deals & Savings by Elliott Back on September 2nd, 2005.

Spammers rejoice, Yahoo is selling domains at only $1.99 a year! link.

The most popular domain name extensions
(.com, ,net, .org, .biz, .info, .us)

24-hour toll-free customer support

Domain name registration terms from 1-5 years

Easy-to-use control panel with DNS management

Domain forwarding so you can point to an existing site

Email forwarding to a free Yahoo! email address

Bonus starter web page to post online until you are ready for a web site

Domain locking helps prevent unauthorized transfers

Private Domain Registration helps protect you from spam by blocking your contact information from the public WHOIS database (+$9.00, at sign-up)

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    Yahoo domains is a scam, all they provide for you is services on controlling your domain, not actual domain registration. So they're basically providing redundant services if you have a good domain registrar (such as domainpeople.com). Complete waste of time and money. (*especially when you will never get any money back when you cancel your contract with them.)
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    I second that, Yahoo Domains is a scam. I feel like they robbed me of the fee I paid to them and my domain name that is not accessible.
    Yahoo = Scam, stay away from them as far as possible and repeat to yourself:

    Yahoo Domains is a scam
    Yahoo Domains is a scam
    Yahoo Domains is a scam
    Yahoo Domains is a scam
    Yahoo Domains is a scam
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    Incase you are not familiar with domain name registrations, they cannot be refunded once you purchase them. Go to any domain registrar, NONE of them will refund payments made for domain registration.

    Victor, could you please explain why they are a scam.

    These days I cannot believe it when someone spites another company. I highly suspect you are just a small business owner who cannot obviously compete with Yahoo and therefore trashes them.
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    I've registered a domain name --at Yahoo Business-- for future use. $1.99/yr. was the best price for domain registration... $2.99 is still a very good price without having to sign up for non-domain package. I have access to control panel to make changes and/or forward the domain to my website.

    I absolutely agree with Travis on "refund" issue after registration. No one in the domain registration service would refund after you registered a domain name. So, don't mis-type your new domain name.

    I hope someday, Yahoo Domain would let me transferring my domain names from others to Yahoo for these low prices --for multiple-years term, of course!.
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    "Incase you are not familiar with domain name registrations, they cannot be refunded once you purchase them. Go to any domain registrar, NONE of them will refund payments made for domain registration. "

    Actually, I have received refunds in the past from GoDaddy.

    Yahoo is a scam. Their advertising was very misleading. I thought I was transferring my domain. Instead I ended up paying $2.99 (A $9.99 value) for absolutely nothing.

    I guess they figure since it's only $3 they'll get away with it. But if they scam a million people then it's worth it to them.

    Now I know to stay away from Yahoo, and tell everyone I know to take their business elsewhere.
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    Hi all please help me find a cheapest domain as I am in need of one now.
    I await suggestion of cheapest registrars,I am also searching for it and I feel I could make it faster with you people already having experience.

    thanks in advance please mail me swamyjithiru@gmail.com
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    Well yahoo domain is a great service 4 me as i need 3-4 domains and they would add up to $10( same as 1 domain in most other registrars) PLUS their service is great
    i have DNS, Foward and all the stuff so its great 4 me...
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    Hi, After you get your domain name..( Personally I like Yayoo. You can only get your first domain at $1.99) After you get a domain name .. I also use Godaddy I have been with then for 7 years. Just joined Yahoo, so far so good. After you get your domain name go to www.turnkeyhosting4u.com to get a hosting account.
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    i noticed on http://www.hit1million.com they have a link that sells yahoo domains for $1.99.
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    I spend an extra 6.00 per domain name compared to yahoo because i noticed the scam too. I can't believe they think people are that stupid. I am happy to pay the 6.95 x 400 domain names. they can keep the extra money because i cant control those domains anyways if i were to buy from Yahoo
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    Don't worry guys, here is the link for you to register the domains on Yahoo at $1.99 / yr.
    http://www.showroute.com/yahoo
    I registered 130 domains already from the link. But for each domain, you need a new yahoo account. That is all. Good Luck.
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    Yhaoo domains is the best!
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    yahoo is not a scam the only catch is its auto renewed at slightly higher than normal price i use tons of yahoo 1.99 domains the dns changes instantly,i think theyre great i never use thier hosting domains work excelant great service and the above posters right just make new id example sitename and order another one for 1.99 as far as competing with yahoo in all reality thier hosting isnt that great we beat them consistantly on both uptime and costs the only reason they do 1.99 is most non internet experienced people will just buy thier overpriced hosting when they purchase discounted domain to save time.if i bought the domain for you as yahoo does at 1.99 year i wouldnt refund you either they have to pay full year for it u ordered it u should too.no domain company refunds not even godaddy as above poster claims thats like asking for yr auto insurance payment back 5 months after being insured.its just not gonna happen and expecting it too means your not very bussiness smart and perhaps you should take up photoshop instead of running a website bussiness more your intelectual capability thanks for the read
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    I totally agreed that Yahoo Domains service is a scam and very misleading. Yahoo doesn't yet offer registrar transfer. Instead, customer can only redelegate their domain to associate with Yahoo web hosting and email services. I already have a website hosting elsewhere and I want to change my registrar since the renewal fee is expensive. After paying for the service and change the nameservers to Yahoo YNS1.Yahoo.com, YNS2.Yahoo.com, I found that my working website has changed to under construction. I read and reread from articles in Help section and found the truth about registrar transfer hidden in those articles. Also, it took me forever to find the contact phone number. It is buried deep down from contact us page. You need to narrow the question through 3 steps in order to reach the phone number or email information page. I finally found the phone number to call at http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/contactus/contac...
    . However, after waiting for almost half an hour, there's still no human answer my call. This is very frustrating. I would not recommend Yahoo Domains service. Just wonder if they make a lot of money from selling domain name that in reality can't be transferred between two registrars.
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    YAHOO HAS STARTED ROBBERY ON DOMAIN RENEWAL OR QUITTING FROM DOMAIN REGISTRATION & HOSTING SERVICES

    Everything was going fine until yesterday when I received an email from yahoo small business for the renewal of my domain name. I was shocked to find that yahoo has increase the domain renewal price from $9.95 per year to $34.95 per year, nearly 400% increase.

    Does this mean… yahoo has planned to quit its domain registration and hosting business in its Yahoo small business arm by increasing the renewal rates by 400%. Any how this is going to burn the pockets of few hundred thousand users who have registered their domain and hosting services with yahoo. This may go unnoticed until you get your credit card statement as more than 90% people have opted for auto renewal.

    I now have enough time to transfer my domain and hosting to a more reliable provider, whom I can trust, with whose support I can instantly call & get reply or get instant replies to the email. I researched through google & found a reliable domain registration provider Silicasys Technology http://www.domains.silicasys.com who is in domain registration & hosting business for the past 8 years & providing reliable service.

    Transfer your domains at http://www.domains.silicasys.com easy & fast.

    To know more please browse through http://www.silicasys.com/yahoo-domain-renewal-s...
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    BEWARE of Yahoo Domains!!!
    I registered one domain at the low price of $1.99 for one year. Received a note earlier this year that the price would be raised to $34.95 for this year. Since I did not want to pay this much, I transferred the domain to godaddy. When my renewal time came, they charged my CC $34.99 even though I have no domains registered with them. I've spent well over 3 hours trying to contact someone to get this resolved, but cannot get through. This is unbelievable...
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    I had no idea and the domains are not even mine. I am taking care of them for a friend who is a musician.
    They took teh $35 from his card and they tried to take $35 more from another card but it was empty.
    How can this possibly be legal ?
    While they may of course increase their prices any day they want, how can they take your money ?
    There were no emails from yahoo to either tell us "payment day is approaching" (like the others do) or to give notice of the price increase !

    I won't hesitate to support a court action against yahoo, if asked to provide testimony and if I was a citizen of the U.S.A. I 'd have already started it.
    I guess it's difficult and impractical to sue yahoo from abroad, but I 'm willing to appear in the witness box.
    This should go in history as the "yahoo scam" in the websites dealing with scams and scammers.
 

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