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Originally Posted by cbscreative
I've read numerous complaints of the same scenario, bill. As long as you're happy, David, you may never have a problem, but trying to move the domain to another host could get you the run around.
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Hmm, maybe just for fun I'll move a domain from 1&1 to GoDaddy or some other registrar to see what happens.
As far as really ever needing to move the domain itself, as long as they are cheaper on their annual fee than any other registrar, I am not sure why I would need to switch registrars. I can change the name server information myself from the admin panel (and have done so on several occasions). Several of the domains for which 1&1 is the registrar already are hosted for me by other companies and the transition took minutes.
I should mention, though, that the $6.99 does come with one downside. There is no free "push" even from one account of mine to another. I have bought existing websites registered with GoDaddy, NameCheap and one other registrar I can't remember right now. Pushing the domain from one account holder to another was free in every case. 1&1 charges a small transfer fee ($6.99 for a .com). Interestingly, however, there is NO fee for transferring the domain to another registrar.