Anybody using 123-reg.co.uk?

Midas

Hello all

Is anybody out there using the services of 123-reg.co.uk?

If so, which services (e.g. domain registration, website building, hosting) are you using and would you recommend them?


They look okay to me on the website so I am thinking of using them, but I'm a bit of a novice at all this so any advice/experiences appreciated.

Cheers!

flang

oneandone.co.uk
if you only require a domain name
and dataflame.co.uk for hosting

Been with both for about 3 years. Dataflame support is best ive seen while oneand one support is fairly poor but domains are very very cheap

Mr_Skint_2

https://www.34sp.com they are cheaper than 123 by 15 squid a year.

simsun

As other's say there are cheaper alternatives out there. I have used 123-reg.co.uk for both domain registration and hosting. Very simple to set up and easy to use.

I can't comment on the support as I haven't had a need to use them in the 9 months I have been with them.

cheers
simsun

Midas

Thanks for the replies - I'll have a look at the sites you both mention.

Anyone else out there with experience of 123-reg?

TheChillPill

I use 123-reg for .co.uk domains (mainly because of all the functions you have in the control panel - never seen any other provider give you so much control) - wouldn't touch them for hosting though, you can get it much cheaper elsewhere.

For .com/.net etc I use fxdomains.com, they are the cheapest I've found so far - around £4 per year, which is less than half the price 123-reg charge for them.

bunking_off

Agree, provide a commodity service at a cost effective rate - I use them for .com domains - certainly when I bought mine they were cheapest, indeed only a smidgin more than they'd have to be paying Verisign to actually register it.

Don't use them for hosting so can't comment; I've always found the free space provided by my ISP sufficient.

justpaper

i use 123.co.uk for co.uk domain registration,.. like TheChillPill said they give u so much options in control panel,. ok u might find some one cheaper but ur paying for a good service,. 123.co.uk service is very good,. and its owned by Pipex (boardband company) and they are very good too,. it was 4£ for 2years for my domain,.

pjala

Midas wrote:

Thanks for the replies - I'll have a look at the sites you both mention.

Anyone else out there with experience of 123-reg?

I use it for email forwarding, as I used to be with pipex and they seemed good value at the time. I have two domains, and use one as my main email name.
My experience of it is that none of my emails have been lost, and in fact all are forwarded almost instantaneously. No problem at all.

blinky

I use them for domain names but not hosting. I'm only using my ISP provided webspace at the moment. Probably use macoman for hosting. They've got a good reputation and quite cheap.

Midas

Thanks everyone. 123-reg certainly sound like a good bet for domain registration, I think I'll maybe shop around a bit more for hosting, although I don't mind paying a little more than the absolute minimum if it means I get a better service.