Gandi Bar - Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - Comments

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:59:01 +0200

Hello Marisa,

This is the blog for the French domain name registrar gandi.net, where you can register and manage domain names for e-mail, websites, blog, and other online goodies. If you are curious as to what this is all about, you can have a quick look at the following page: http://www.gandi.net/faq/tutorial/6...

Thank you for your compliment!

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - marisa

marisa — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:46:57 +0200

hello- i was wondering what your website is for? its a beautiful site simple & earthy.

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - Richard, internet admin.

Richard, internet admin. — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:08:04 +0200

I echo the sentiments of Chris and others above re. the pricing of Gandi. It has been a good run, my listing our domains with Gandi. But with the change in euro value vs. the US dollar, I can no longer justify using Gandi. Sorry 'bout that.

I see nothing that I cannot get from others and for less. And I have to justify my decisions to others. Just because I personally don't like Windows/Microsoft and would rather use open source (like Gandi), it becomes a bottom-line issue. Sorry 'bout that.

The best to you and your "thousands of staff"....hope you can get back your grove so we can return.

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - Fen

Fen — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:18:37 +0200

I've been using Gandi for many years and host nearly 20 domains with it. I came primarily for privacy reasons as explicitly stated in the Gandi contract ("you are the owner of the domain name" whereas with Godaddy it appears you pay them to own your domain name for you) but also enjoyed Gandi's competitive prices and appreciate the lack of advertising on their website.

Godaddy charges $1.95 for "privacy" though data is not additionally protected by EU privacy restrictions and I'm not clear what loopholes exist in this service (and I note that with three or more domain registrations, this fee is waived).

Since 12 EU is over 15 US, Gandi is nearly twice as expensive as Godaddy, so I could be saving over $100 a year (a very good dinner with my wife) by going with the latter. The advantages I mention above will keep me at Gandi, but it's getting to be a tougher sell, not only with colleagues that I try to get to switch to Gandi, but also with my wife!

My request is for Gandi to lower their base rate to at least 10 EU - and maybe 8 EU for 10 or more registrations. While this is still more expensive that Godaddy, the integrity of Gandi more than makes up the difference.

BTW - I like the new site!

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - KH259-GANDI

KH259-GANDI — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:00:14 +0200

I think that Gandi has to make its prices a bit more competitive, either by price lowering, or adding enhancements that would over-ride price issues. That GD has moved from *nix to Win based servers does not mean anything, what is meaningful is their price and service advantage. I am (will be) renewing with Gandi for the 3rd year, but I have been thinking whether to do it or not.. So, I hope that you show us some added advantages, most important to me is the privacy issue. (I don't want my address and identity floating around the net.. other services mask this information, and this is the least that Gandi can do.)

btw: please elaborate about the store vs tailor made suite.. What is sooo special about Gandi offering ??

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - stephan

stephan — Fri, 26 May 2006 00:33:37 +0200

Chris : please take a look at the new services and products included with any domain sold as of next week, and we'll talk again :D

Anyway, we don't want to compete with Godaddy, we are not doing the same work. It's like comparing a tailor made suit with one bought in a store : they look like the same, but it's on the long run you realize why it was more expensive ...

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - Chris

Chris — Wed, 17 May 2006 06:53:34 +0200

Its pretty simple .. if GANDI can compete on price you will retain your customer base. At present for a .com GODADDY charge $8.95 even less if dicounted, GANDI $12!! I bought my first domain name with GANDI and dozens of others since BUT what do I get for the additional $3+ from GANDI? The satisfaction that you have retained you core values? Where is the continual improvement in service, features, functionality? Im sad to say lift your game or lose my business.

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - James

James — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:06:39 +0200

I hope you have plans for privacy protection, it pains me to move from Gandi but it has become a feature I value highly enough to move for.

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - yep

yep — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:23:08 +0100

have used gandi.net for several years, thanks for the good service.

Go Daddy, and never come back !!! - chewie

chewie — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:01:53 +0100

Glad to hear that you're sticking to your core values! I've been happy with service from gandi.net and don't plan on changing service any time soon!