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Originally posted by MeEtc
I would need to pay my registration to renew with the current registrar for 1 year, and then pay the new registrar again for the same year, thus paying twice.
TBH, unless you are broke or certain you won't keep the domain beyond one year, there is no harm in doing just that. The renewal will extend it for a year and the transfer will extend it for another year on top of that, so you don't lose anything.
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Originally posted by MeEtc
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That gives me another opportunity to say what I've been saying for years. Never, I repeat, never register a domain through a web hosting service (or transfer your domain to them). Register with a reputable accredited registrar, keep your domain name there and simply point the name servers to your host's.
Very few, if any, hosting companies are ICANN accredited registrars themselves. They are just reselling the service through accredited registrars (eNom, Tucows and others) you could do business with directly. None of them are interested in helping you when you want to take your domain elsewhere, not to mention that web hosting "companies" come and go on daily basis. If they fold, you will be left trying to sort the mess out with the registrar they were working through, which will be expecting you to deal with the reseller that's no longer there. I have been there once and had to escalate the matter all the way up to ICANN to retain control of my domain. That mistake won't ever happen again.
