Readit Newsted0 commented on Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase namecheap.com/blog/upcomi... · Posted by u/nonoesp
ted0 commented on Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase namecheap.com/blog/upcomi... · Posted by u/nonoesp
I consolidated my domains on Namecheap, but this behavior pisses me off enough to move ALL of them. And I have dozens. Right after I post this screed I'm going to deactivate auto-renewal on every goddamned one.
Don't rip us off and then launch a new service and point to it saying, "Hey look, since you caught us ripping you off, try this one!"
Unbelievable.
How would you call this ripping you off? Seems like quite the stretch here. Namecheap is a business — we can choose to take a markup on registrations, which by nature is transparent given that wholesale prices are public.
Spaceship has been in the works for years and it’s something we’re excited about, hence why I’m letting you know about it.
ted0 commented on Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase namecheap.com/blog/upcomi... · Posted by u/nonoesp
ted0 commented on Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase namecheap.com/blog/upcomi... · Posted by u/nonoesp
spaceship.com has a "sale" on .com domains, $7.88 now and $8.80 list price. since both of those are lower than the current fee of $9.15, how is anyone expected to trust that the price will not increase in the future if you're selling them at a loss?
We are committed to having competitive pricing at Spaceship for the long term. If you’re concerned, you can also lock in current pricing with multi-year registration.
Fwiw, you could say the same about anyone else in the market. Wholesale pricing is controlled by the registry, retail pricing can be updated by the registrar at any time.
ted0 commented on Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase namecheap.com/blog/upcomi... · Posted by u/nonoesp
I kinda want to switch. Namecheap started playing into politics which is a very bad move for an internet infrastructure company.
What are you talking about specifically? Namecheap has always been vocal and active with advocating for issues like net neutrality and SOPA.
ted0 commented on Upcoming .com and .xyz domain price increase namecheap.com/blog/upcomi... · Posted by u/nonoesp
Ted from Namecheap here. We have launched a new beta registrar, Spaceship.com, which has wholesale pricing on most extensions. A reminder that wholesale pricing is set by each TLD’s registry, not us.
Would love your feedback on this early version of Spaceship.
I'm not about to reward a company that WASTES MY TIME by shuffling my business between THEIR brands. I will make damned sure that my next registrar has nothing to do with Namecheap.