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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by nostromo on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @03:00PM (#8882151)
One of the headaches of setting up a domain is getting the email sorted correctly. Instant integration to Gmail is a nice feature.

If you want privacy protection on your whois lookups, then Google would be cheaper than the other providers, as they sell it as an add-on.

I also trust Google to have speedy DNS servers, if you're leaving the defaults in place. GoDaddy's DNS can be quite slow.

Perhaps not a "mind-blowing" product, but one I'd consider using.

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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by crdoconnor on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @09:13PM (#8883884)
>One of the headaches of setting up a domain is getting the email sorted correctly. Instant integration to Gmail is a nice feature.

name.com has had that for years. Click a button and it configures all the MX records for you and a few CNAMES on top (so you can do stuff like mail.yourdomain.com and calendar.yourdomain.com).

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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by curiously on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @12:16AM (#8884459)
please stay the hell away from name.com, their webmail is an absolute joke!
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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by crdoconnor on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @02:27AM (#8884824)
I only use them as a registrar and DNS.
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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by jvagner on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @10:33AM (#8886812)
...which is why Google got into the game.
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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by adrianlmm on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @05:49PM (#8883156)
>then Google would be cheaper than the other providers, as they sell it as an add-on

Godaddy also sells this as an addon, actually, every domain seller does, I don't know what is so special about Google's offert.

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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by kevinoconnor7 on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @05:56PM (#8883181)
It's included with Google. Thus if it's something you use (and most people do), then Google's pricing is very competitive for domains.
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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by scrapcode on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @08:59PM (#8883845)
It has been free for the first year with Namecheap for as long as I can remember.
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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by sthrs on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @07:32AM (#8885801)
It's free for Google indefinitely, not just for the first year.
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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by DomKM on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @01:39AM (#8884709)
NameSilo includes whois privacy and is cheaper than any alternative (.com is $9/domain).
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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by reacweb on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @05:22AM (#8885401)
When I want to know if a site is trustworthy, the first thing I check is whois information. If hidden, do not trust.
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Re:Google Domains Launches to All in U.S by reacweb on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @11:05AM (#8887081)
This seems to be a controversial opinion: first +1 point, then -2.

I whish I could make a poll on this subject: Do you think you can trust a website if it is hidding its whois information ?

Would you trust a bank where all employees were wearing a mask ?

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