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Domain Name Registration Transfers £19.99 (plus vat)
There is very rarely any technical need to transfer a domain registration between registrars. Many hosters pretend that there is - but the entire premise of the internet is that services such as DNS, web and mail hosting can be distributed around multiple hosting services to improve resilience and avoid single points of failure. And to be frank, most hosting companies want to control your domain name because they then have leverage over your entire internet presence.
For example, if USP manages your domain name(s) and hosts your DNS, and you fall out with your web design/hosting or email services providers, we can have your web and email presence redirected and re-established anywhere in the world within 5-10 minutes. If you want to argue the toss over a commercial dispute of any sort with the people who hold all your online cards, you can guess the rest...
Also check the transfers policy of the registrar that is enticing you to switch. Look and see how easy it is to find their outward transfer policy listed. They will make it very simple to transfer domains into their service, but rather less obvious and simple to extract again.
In order to cover the costs of administering this optional transfer service, from 1st May 2003 we will be charging a fee for transferring a domain name out. The fee will be £19.99 plus VAT per domain name and will apply to transfer applications received by USP Networks from 1st May 2003 onwards.
To initiate the process, you will need to send us an email from your usual contact address, listing the domain(s) in question, (and if this involves a .uk domain, the TAG of the receiving .uk registrar) to transfers@usp.net stating the domain name, your contact details and who you wish the domain to be transferred to, and we will initiate the process. In view of the problems encountered when attempting to recover incorrectly transferred domains from regsitrars without easily accessible phone support schemes staffed by competent people, we may require additional proof(s) of identity to ensure that the request is genuine.
As part of the process, for "gtld" domains other than .uk, you will generally be required to enter into various formal agreements with the new registrar, and the process takes several days to complete. UK domain "Tag" changes are immediate. |
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What is a 'Domain Name Registration Transfer'?
If you no longer require your domain name, instead of surrendering it you may transfer the remaining period of registration to another person. |
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