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[-] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

question, i bought domains a few times, and the first year is super cheap, then the second year they jack up the prices. no, I'm not paying 140$ for a domain I only use for my kids Minecraft server.

[-] example@reddthat.com 39 points 11 months ago

that's why you always look at renewal prices and never first year prices. tld-list.com has a good comparison.

[-] Taldan@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

A lot of the big ones like to jack the prices up every year. Just dropped Namecheap because my domain tripled in price over 3 years

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago
[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago
[-] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

They start at 50€/Month but get cheaper over time!

[-] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

thanks, that's what i need to know

[-] Euphoma@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Thats why I bought a dirt cheap domain that is entirely numbers, and it renews for 10 dollars every 10 years.

I just need to remember the digits.

.xyz

[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Heh. I own https://9007199254740991.com/

It’s the max safe integer in double precision floating point format.

[-] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago
[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago
[-] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 3 points 11 months ago
[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

You’re the first person to mention it. :)

[-] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

So... you reinvented ip addresses.

[-] Euphoma@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

With subdomains and ddos protection

[-] radiouser@crazypeople.online 2 points 11 months ago

Can you recommend a good site to find/check these prices? No problem if not, I'm utterly clueless and entirely curious lol.

[-] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Cloudflare sells domains at cost

[-] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Those are class 1.111B domains. I actually buy them a little cheaper, but have to do it one year at a time. It's only 6-9 digits though, not any string of digits

[-] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

my domains were also dirty cheap. they jacked up the prices afterwards because they can

[-] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months ago

Make sure you're buying .com or another common standard TLD and not some weird TLD with super high prices.

And check the renewal price, if your registrar doesn't make it very clear then go somewhere else.

[-] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I have a .us domain, I don't even remember what I pay, I only do it every 6 years, it's so cheap...

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

you must have a high traffic TLD like a .ai or .sucks or something.

[-] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

one was .eu, another .uk

don't remember the rest

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