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[{"user_id": 33347, "stars": [{"date_created": 1307971630.6944389, "user_id": 34414}], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307846470.2752359, "message": "Who do you prefer to register your domain names with?", "group_id": 95, "id": 1372835}, {"user_id": 4935, "stars": [{"date_created": 1308061243.8159029, "user_id": 28560}], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307849126.077184, "message": "namecheap", "group_id": 95, "id": 1372949}, {"user_id": 2726, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307849019.334048, "message": "I used domain in seconds. Price was fine. It worked. I guess that's a positive referral.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1372947}, {"user_id": 2052, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307851978.0183001, "message": "name.com", "group_id": 95, "id": 1373064}, {"user_id": 10573, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307852213.363373, "message": "I second name.com.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1373068}, {"user_id": 14874, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307860710.391387, "message": "gandi.net \u2014 been using them for 14 years. great terms of service. they recently updated their motto to be \"no bullshit\u2122\"", "group_id": 95, "id": 1373286}, {"user_id": 8595, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307875179.2277019, "message": "I'm trying to find a new registrar also. I can only recommend people to AVOID 123-reg, they're disgraceful", "group_id": 95, "id": 1373759}, {"user_id": 5863, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307878065.5797949, "message": "iwantmyname.com are excellent. Genuinely nice management UI and fast support", "group_id": 95, "id": 1373855}, {"user_id": 671, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307877664.012949, "message": "omnis.com", "group_id": 95, "id": 1373837}, {"user_id": 8668, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307882698.5348849, "message": "dynadot - professional, secure, and they don't dick me around (I'm looking at you, 123 Reg)", "group_id": 95, "id": 1374192}, {"user_id": 34249, "stars": [{"date_created": 1308204194.9211891, "user_id": 4987}], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307886986.711704, "message": "I will third name.com they have the cleanest site, no ads, no clutter, and finding obscure TLDs is very very easy with them.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1374418}, {"user_id": 30354, "stars": [{"date_created": 1308061230.000495, "user_id": 28560}], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307892730.7110391, "message": "namecheap!", "group_id": 95, "id": 1374564}, {"user_id": 543, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307941515.906852, "message": "They're nothing special, but dotster.com hasn't offended me in 9 years.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1377384}, {"user_id": 9233, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307948541.8727019, "message": "I've been using enom.com solely because I got a reseller account before they charged huge fees and now I can have sub-accounts where my friends/clients have their domains and pay their renewals but I have full access for management purposes. \n\nAlso, Gandi.net is a rip-off at $15/year for a .com!!! I pay $8.50!! Managing 20+ domains means saving $130+/year\u2026 and that's a lot of cash!!! :|", "group_id": 95, "id": 1378017}, {"user_id": 30863, "stars": [{"date_created": 1308433659.1747811, "user_id": 11999}], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307948435.5108371, "message": "hover.com - no bull. good interface. backed by a first-rate company (Tucows)", "group_id": 95, "id": 1378011}, {"user_id": 19238, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307948861.196991, "message": "ovh.ie", "group_id": 95, "id": 1378045}, {"user_id": 9233, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307948667.261843, "message": "For the record, I don't like enom.com that much\u2026 Nothing wrong with it but I dislike the interface and the \"feel\" of the company (with all its shady ghost companies and registrars\u2026)", "group_id": 95, "id": 1378034}, {"user_id": 28472, "stars": [{"date_created": 1308131476.5390329, "user_id": 14874}, {"date_created": 1308414871.815804, "user_id": 30644}], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307950251.826257, "message": "I like gandi.net. 15$ is a nice price when you factor in built in whois protection, and good service. I'm happy to pay that much.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1378166}, {"user_id": 6997, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307971198.0733409, "message": "name.com also", "group_id": 95, "id": 1379959}, {"user_id": 8668, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307973389.999989, "message": "@NARKOZ are OVH good for domains? I use them for hosting, they're mediocre but you get what you pay for (in my case, very little)", "group_id": 95, "id": 1380143}, {"user_id": 7179, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307972506.676394, "message": "Dynadot for me..", "group_id": 95, "id": 1380075}, {"user_id": 8649, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1307991897.4358449, "message": "I've used domainmonger and godaddy.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1383184}, {"user_id": 8668, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308040582.357872, "message": "I am withdrawing my Dynadot recommendation having received this this morning... have you ever seen anything like it @Leech?", "group_id": 95, "id": 1388817}, {"user_id": 8668, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308040585.865118, "message": "To minimize credit card fraud, sometimes we ask our customers to verify their identity. Please send us a copy of your credit card.\n\n1. Send by fax: +1-415-869-2893 (secure)\n2. Send by email attachment: info@dynadot.com (not secure)\n\nIf we do not receive this within 2 days, we reserve the right to cancel your domain name or web hosting.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1388818}, {"user_id": 34249, "stars": [{"date_created": 1308061251.089242, "user_id": 28560}], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308049277.912014, "message": "@ZoFreX That has scam written all over it. Are you sure that is from Dynadot?", "group_id": 95, "id": 1390011}, {"user_id": 13735, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308082725.4399419, "message": "Great Topic! I STILL keep going back to GoDaddy and their week long up sell. Definately be checking out some of your suggestions this time round. Thanks Convorians :)", "group_id": 95, "id": 1393730}, {"user_id": 1687, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308116134.9997711, "message": "I like Name.com (Denver-based). Least bullshit of all the USA-based registrars. Unfortunately, they don't have all TLDs; I use Gandi.net for everything else.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1398046}, {"user_id": 8668, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308127493.8168869, "message": "@johntracy Yes, it was from Dynadot http://www.dynadot.com/community/forums/f4-payment-issues/dynadot-slackness-on-protecting-cc-info-78_1.html", "group_id": 95, "id": 1398966}, {"user_id": 7179, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308135478.1897161, "message": "@ZoFreX ah, I haven't received it because I use Paypal for domains. I prefer my credit card tied to one service (paypal in this case) than zillions..", "group_id": 95, "id": 1399620}, {"user_id": 25818, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308146999.324774, "message": "Another plug for Hover.  Recently moved over from GoDaddy and the transition was awesome.  Painless, professional and no upsell.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1400771}, {"user_id": 33876, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308224934.1543939, "message": "GoDaddy.com had good prices and frequent offers, with 1and1.co.uk for UK domains", "group_id": 95, "id": 1409230}, {"user_id": 4149, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308242750.1101079, "message": "Godaddy has screwed me a couple of times js", "group_id": 95, "id": 1411784}, {"user_id": 33104, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308291486.32303, "message": "I use namecheap, it could have a better layout of the features, but it stands by its namesake.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1416507}, {"user_id": 20138, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308294628.2371221, "message": "Using GoDaddy to manage 50+ domains. Need to get more cron jobs. Any idead? I am limited to 10 now", "group_id": 95, "id": 1416716}, {"user_id": 25487, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308294314.0672741, "message": "Anything but GoDaddy whenever possible. Love Name.com", "group_id": 95, "id": 1416695}, {"user_id": 20138, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308294637.873121, "message": "*ideas", "group_id": 95, "id": 1416718}, {"user_id": 30354, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308318504.561537, "message": "http://www.namecheap.com/contest/2-million-offer.aspx", "group_id": 95, "id": 1419018}, {"user_id": 11999, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308433688.4193571, "message": "another vote for hover.com.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1428674}, {"user_id": 18795, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308436982.592129, "message": "Me ;) actually it's a tucows front end like hover...", "group_id": 95, "id": 1428839}, {"user_id": 27313, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308501556.1417091, "message": "I use hovers. I don't have a ton of domains that I need to administer with a hundred different redirects. I just need to point a domain to my blog and to the apps i make. Its fast an easy. I definitely recommend it.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1432279}, {"user_id": 27313, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308501567.012507, "message": "hover*", "group_id": 95, "id": 1432281}, {"user_id": 12641, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308728832.422096, "message": "I also want to caution everyone about Godaddy.  I've had poor experiences with them.  I don't use them anymore.  Granted, they are cheap... but not worth it IMHO.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1455335}, {"user_id": 15929, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308731933.4436979, "message": "on hover for non .xxx.au sites. 1. supporting twit.tv shows 2. it's cheaper than godaddy IF you want domain privacy (at least it was when i migrate everything). Now, if only hover also sells SSL :3", "group_id": 95, "id": 1455535}, {"user_id": 36184, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308742910.0118909, "message": "I use hover as well", "group_id": 95, "id": 1456203}, {"user_id": 25414, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308906297.5604579, "message": "I've been using godaddy - just want to ask people what sort of bad experiences?", "group_id": 95, "id": 1475320}, {"user_id": 20744, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308938255.054177, "message": "Never godaddy. Their JS UI is awful and it's almost impossible to move away (I migrated off it a couple of years ago and it tooks forever and a bunch of hand-made GreaseMonkey scripts).", "group_id": 95, "id": 1478342}, {"user_id": 20744, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1308938386.6418359, "message": "NameCheap has been good. Gandi is okay but with some weird support issues. e.g. I registered some names, they somehow had to do a manual payment processing, so without notifying me, they just left them in a queue for three days, meaning someone else could easily come along and take them. I logged a ticket on the first day (a Saturday, when they say they have support all day) and it took them 3 days to get back to me (Tuesday).", "group_id": 95, "id": 1478360}, {"user_id": 29444, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1311419469.623487, "message": "Webhost Giant", "group_id": 95, "id": 1705255}, {"user_id": 2653, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1311682285.9431391, "message": "i use dynadot.com", "group_id": 95, "id": 1722451}, {"user_id": 15825, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1311939937.9689441, "message": "gandi.net", "group_id": 95, "id": 1746561}, {"user_id": 21305, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1311952947.106729, "message": "I us both namecheap.com and name.com and I slightly prefer the latter...", "group_id": 95, "id": 1748190}, {"user_id": 36376, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1312551812.1102149, "message": "Fairly happy with Hover, some domains are a bit more expensive than anywhere else (like .co) but good service so far.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1801886}, {"user_id": 28326, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1312645855.788564, "message": "haha", "group_id": 95, "id": 1809987}, {"user_id": 33347, "stars": [], "topic_id": 39089, "date_created": 1313705017.3534329, "message": "I decided to go with gandi.net. I'm very happy with it so-far.", "group_id": 95, "id": 1905097}]