Recommended domain name & web space company?

[StevenJGore]

Hi,

I'm thinking of starting a CD32 & SX32-related website, and I've been looking to buy a domain name and some web space (not much, 50MB will be more than adequate). Trouble is, there are literally hundreds if not thousands of companies all trying to sell domain names and web space, and the majority of their websites look a bit gimmicky, ie. a bit too cheap, and are worded in a similar style to spam e-mails. So I was hoping people may be able to recommend (or warn me about) particular companies that they have had experience with or know something about? Anything would be better than me guessing! I'm based in the UK, but I'm guessing that I could use just about any company worldwide?

Thanks!
Steve.

[StevenJGore]

Steve,

In regards to the domain name, try entering "CD32" into the box at directnic.com and it'll show you hundreds of possible variants for you to purchase. DirectNIC isn't the cheapest Internet registrar out there, but they do have the easiest system to use and I've never had any trouble out of the 18 domains that I've registered through them (admittedly, I used to work for them, but I still like their system the best)

In regards to hosting, if you're going to put together a site like amiga.org, I highly recommend our current host, planetxoops.com. They're cheap, they seem to know what they're doing, I love the admin interface they use (CPanel X) and they've been very helpful to us. If you write them, mention us and they'll be more than happy to help you as well.

Wayne Hunt
Amiga.org

Courtesy of DirectNIC, I am now the proud owner of cd32.info! :-)

It cost me the princely sum of $15.00 (£8.23) which is cheaper than most UK-based sites (123-reg and ukreg were £8.99 and £9.00 ex-VAT respectively, making the final price about £10.50). DirectNIC's system seems very configurable, and I was impressed with their site in general.

Now I just need to find some web space, and I have already checked out most of the suggestions above... either uh-hosting.co.uk or planetxoops.com looking pretty favourable at the moment. I might even consider DirectNIC's own bannerless hosting, is it any good Wayne?

Thanks to everyone for their replies!

Steve.

[StevenJGore]

You should check out lunarpages.com. Their plans are cheap (from $7.99 for 40GB/month) and offer very high bandwidth on their hosting plans. They have a forum for customers and prospective customers at www.lunarforums.com.

That looks very promising! Good prices too.