enom price dilemma

[Vincent]

Hello guys, i hope i'm posting this in the right forum.

I have a domain held at enomcentral.com. Now, the domain is up for renewal. The renewal fee is $34.99.

Does anyone have such dilemma, or is it just me? How can a registrar charge 5 times what other registrar charge.

Are there discount code or promocode I can use to help me with the cost?

If not, what do I do? My domain is expired for a few day, and I still have 3 weeks to renew it.

i wonder if I can transfer the domain to GoDaddy even though it's expired) and then renew the domain there. I'd rather pay 8 bucks than 35 dollars.

[realtimeregister]

If the domain has not exired and you are still the owner of the domain then you shouldbe able to transfer the domain to another Registrar.

[biggedon]

Hello guys, i hope i'm posting this in the right forum.

I have a domain held at enomcentral.com. Now, the domain is up for renewal. The renewal fee is $34.99.

Does anyone have such dilemma, or is it just me? How can a registrar charge 5 times what other registrar charge.

Are there discount code or promocode I can use to help me with the cost?

If not, what do I do? My domain is expired for a few day, and I still have 3 weeks to renew it.

i wonder if I can transfer the domain to GoDaddy even though it's expired) and then renew the domain there. I'd rather pay 8 bucks than 35 dollars.

what you do is get yourself an enom reseller account, either directly from enom or from a trusted member who can set-up a "sub-account" for you at enom.

then you can "push" the domain to that account which will have a lower reg /renewal cost ($7.99 > $9.50) depending on how and who you get the account from.


the other issue with enom reseller accounts is:

you will have to fill it with cash prior to ability to renew/reg ( minimum $100)

or send check directly to enom


or pay with paypal ( minimum $100)

or via wire or c card


as a enom reseller you can also set up a "retail" account under you and register domains without preloading cash.


imo...

[urlurl]

transfer it out or sell it - thats what i did when i noticed their renewal fee's... ouch!

[David G]

I would stay away from Enom if possible. I find being forced to fund the account with at least $100 a huge negative since if you only have 1 name at Enom (and don't plan to use Enom in the future), it's almost like paying $100 to renew it.

[ksinclair]

I am losing enthusiasm for Enom. They dont step up enough when you ask them for help. GoDaddy helps me a lot so I am a big fan of godaddy.

Plus, if you buy or sell, a lot of the time the other guy has a godaddy account, so its a quick push. Stick with godaddy.

[Vincent]

Thanks all for your advice and your sharing of experience.

My domain already expired. I wish the guy who sold me the domain, a fellow member of this forum, had told me of the possible issue and advised me the best way to proceed. All I knew is I had to create an account to be able to do transfer. And that's what I did. In either case, I'm new, and i'm learning. You guys are great!

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One last question- if I create a reseller account and assuming I have 100 credit in the account. If i decide to close the account in the future, will i get a refund. Or is there time set contract?

[Glamorama]

yep, stay away from enom!

[chillking]

I'm now stuck with the same problem thanks for the advice biggy, now they want $77.90 to renew 2 .com's i might just pay it and then transfer them.

[dmyre]

I too am moving my domains away from Enom...

[goodyork]

eNom is reseller based business. You must find a reseller , do NOT use www.enomcentral.com directly

[Acro]

eNom's reseller accounts were great through the years, a matter of choice whether to use them or not. I recommend Fabulous.com