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Two quick notes.
First, AFAIK, the $199 transfer is a registrant
transfer not a registrar transfer. The funny story about that one is that it was
introduced to turn a customer service fiasco (incredibly difficult registrant
transfers) into a revenue opportunity. If I recall correctly this fee actually
preceded competition.
Second, we don't think we are being singled out
necessarily. We have the most transfers and the most discussion which means you
will hear it the most here!
Regards
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 3:44
AM
Subject: Re: VSign Transfers
On 04:57 PM 26/01/2002, Mike Allen
wrote....
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Verisign
offers a "Expedited Transfer Service" (LOL - That's why they turn so many
down and take forever!) -------------------END QUOTE
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First of all, I checked out this link and
for a mere $199 I can have my site transferred in "two business days". Why
would I do this?! Are they causing so much trouble with transfers that people
are willing to pay $199 just to get away from them?
Now to change my
tune: I have heard so many horror stories about Verisign and Net Sol and how
difficult it is to transfer domains from them but I am going to stick my neck
out and praise the competition (just a little) by saying that I have had
nothing but courteous success from them. Perhaps they are getting better now
that Verisign is in charge because yesterday morning I sent a request to
transfer 7 domain names from Network Solutions and today they are already
transferred and show up on the whois at the new registrar. Didn't cost me a
penny. My only reason for transferring was their ridiculous annual price, and
I am happy I did.
Considering the competitive positions of Net Sol and
Open SRS do you think the slowness and problems with transfers I have seen
mentioned time and again on this list is evidence that they are singling out
OpenSRS It seems obvious to me that they are since I do not hear of the
same problems from other registrars.
Just curious
Bob
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