Network Solutions have been sued for defrauding Millions, and I am sure the next one is Godaddy and I will tell you why, keep it reading:
Whenever someone searches for the availability of a domain name through Network Solutions’ website, the company immediately registers the name for itself, preventing other companies from selling it and forcing consumers to pay Network Solutions’ expensive fees.
Network Solutions have answered this question many times on different news and forums. They say that they make that to protect their customers desire domain names. But I can call this B.S. Now, my question is why just Network Solutions and not Godaddy for example?. If you search in both sites a domain name and then you close it to make an order tomorrow you will not find it anymore.
This happened to me last year. I was searching for domain names and got a big list of them, some of them were very nice. Then I don’t remember exactly what happened (I think some internet connection problems) and I had to make the order the next day. To my surprise most of them were not available and I checked the whois and was registered by the same Godaddy company, the same is happening with Network Solutions customers. Anyways I just use Network Solutions for .us.com and .asia extensions.
If a consumer were to go to another, cheaper site to register the name, they would find the name is “unavailable.” Consumers are never informed that inquiring as to a name’s availability through Network Solutions results in the company holding a monopoly on selling that name.
This allows Network Solutions to continue charging substantially higher prices for domain name registration. Network Solutions charged $34.99 to register the name sought by this suit’s lead plaintiff. A competitor would have charged $9.99.
That’s true and that’s what I don’t like on Network Solutions, their prices are just too much even if you use Network Solutions Coupons, that’s another reason why I buy from them .us.com because is the only one registrar with Dotster that I know that they offer that extension.
My recommendation for everyone that wants to purchase a domain name, just search when you are ready to buy your desire domain name. Do not search and then make it “later” you can lose it in no time.
Read the full news: Forbes
