About transfer domains

#1 10-04-2005, 08:07 AM

If I transfer a domain from another host to Hostgator, and it expires in 6 months, do I must wait for the expired date or you give me an extra-6 months-free period.

I mean transfer domains costs exactly the same as get a new domain, but if I transfer a domain,I´m going to loose some months, not am I?

Please, I need an answer. (sorry for bad english)

#2 10-04-2005, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unregistered

If I transfer a domain from another host to Hostgator, and it expires in 6 months, do I must wait for the expired date or you give me an extra-6 months-free period.

I mean transfer domains costs exactly the same as get a new domain, but if I transfer a domain,I´m going to loose some months, not am I?

Please, I need an answer. (sorry for bad english)

I am pretty sure you get a year of service when you do a transfer to us.

jlgreer1 · #3 10-04-2005, 09:02 AM

You can maintian your domain name at the same company you purchased it from. Just have it directed to the hostgator nameservers for the server that you are on.

It doesn't cost anything. All but one of my domain names are through Godaddy. When my Gladhost went belly up, I changed to Hostgator with the same domain names. No charge.

Jeff

#4 10-04-2005, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlgreer1

You can maintian your domain name at the same company you purchased it from. Just have it directed to the hostgator nameservers for the server that you are on.

It doesn't cost anything. All but one of my domain names are through Godaddy. When my Gladhost went belly up, I changed to Hostgator with the same domain names. No charge.

Jeff

OK, that's what I thought.

Thanks a lot!

Serra · #5 10-06-2005, 09:26 PM

Companies like goDaddy will also allow you to transfer your domain to them. They add a year to the exp date, so if you transfered it now, you'd have 18 months left on it.

The advantage of moving it to somewhere like goDaddy or Web.com is that they make it a little easier to manage the domain. Hosting company (I have no clue about HG) normally don't handle it as well as domain companies.

If you end up managing more than one domain, then goDaddy is great because they make it easy. I have about 40 domains registerd with them.