1and1 is the worst domain name registrar

This company has awful business practices. Avoid them. They are just a
bunch of crooks.

I live in the US and here's some what I found:

1- Do not let your domain name expire with them if you do not need it
anymore. While other registrars let your domain name expire without
penalties, these crooks automatically auto renew your domain name and if
you do not pay them, they will happily transfer you to a collection agency,
NCO Financial. I won't be surprised if the agency is a subsidiary of theirs
for more revenue.

2- If you cancel their auto renew feature any time during the year, they
disable many features like changing your dns settings. I talked to a
customer rep and she said I have to reactive the auto renew feature to make
changes. They want to suck as much money from you as they can by making
sure you stay with them and them hoping you forget to cancel the autorenew
and if you don't pay them after they automatically renew it for you, it's
the collection agency. The agency collects a fine plus the registration fee
and the nice surprise: $8 at the time you give your credit card. What is
this? It's a fee for charging your credit card. What a scam.

It's a vicious cycle.

I truly despise this company and every time I see their 8 ad in many
magazines I read, it irks me. Specially their CEO with the smirk on his
face.

I wish they go out of business and disappear.

John DD
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