Domain name for less than $6?

cdfreelancer · 02-21-2006, 03:46 PM

The reason I say less than $6 is because that's the amount I presently have in my paypal account. It's going to take over 10 days to transfer more funds and I want to register a domain now.

Anyone know of anywhere I can do this?

Skie · 02-21-2006, 10:47 PM

I know that there are companies that have offered domains for a few dollars, but that's usually as a special. At the moment, I can't think of anyone that currently offers then for that cost or less.

However, only the largest domain registrars would be able to afford to sell domains at that cost.

cdfreelancer · 02-22-2006, 10:00 AM

I guess I'll have to wait then.

Here's a noob question... If a domain is .com does that mean that the servers are in America? And .co.uk means that the servers are in the UK?

Skie · 02-23-2006, 11:18 AM

A .com, .com.au, .co.uk, .whatever can be hosted where ever you want. However, they're usually used for people within a particular country. I have several customers that use .ca and .co.uk domains and my servers are in the USA. Canadians will usually use .ca and the English will usually use .co.uk. I myself live in the USA, but I could probably register a .ca or .co.uk for myself, but there's no real need for it. Some countries require that you be a resident living in the country to register one of their domains.

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Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 2,194 OS: Gentoo Linux, CentOS, OS X My System	I know that there are companies that have offered domains for a few dollars, but that's usually as a special. At the moment, I can't think of anyone that currently offers then for that cost or less. However, only the largest domain registrars would be able to afford to sell domains at that cost. __________________

02-22-2006, 10:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
cdfreelancer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southwest UK Posts: 332 OS: XP pro 32bit	I guess I'll have to wait then. Here's a noob question... If a domain is .com does that mean that the servers are in America? And .co.uk means that the servers are in the UK? __________________ AMD Athlon 2400+ Radeon 9600 (256MB DDR) DDR-SDRAM PC3200 1024MB 10MB cable broadband

02-23-2006, 11:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 2,194 OS: Gentoo Linux, CentOS, OS X My System	A .com, .com.au, .co.uk, .whatever can be hosted where ever you want. However, they're usually used for people within a particular country. I have several customers that use .ca and .co.uk domains and my servers are in the USA. Canadians will usually use .ca and the English will usually use .co.uk. I myself live in the USA, but I could probably register a .ca or .co.uk for myself, but there's no real need for it. Some countries require that you be a resident living in the country to register one of their domains. __________________