Registering .ca domains

[Weapon_R]

I need to register a .ca domain, and most of the bigger providers don't have this option. Does anyone know of a good site that I can register this domain without having to host with them? And preferably somewhere that charges me a one-time fee or yearly fee because I want to register the domain and let it sit for a couple years before actually hosting anything on it.

[Ben]

http://www.netfirms.ca/

[2BLUE]

Not to highjack youre thread but say you were to own rogersvideo.ca name and they (rogersvideo) came along and wanted that as there website would they:

Have to may you for the name?
Pay the company who gave you the domain?

And how about the money $$$$ how much would they offer you 1000 or 1 million..?

Always wondered that.

Sorry again.

[iblizzard]

I use Domains at Cost for all my domains. Including .ca's.

[eblend]

Originally posted by 2BLUE
Not to highjack youre thread but say you were to own rogersvideo.ca name and they (rogersvideo) came along and wanted that as there website would they:

Have to may you for the name?
Pay the company who gave you the domain?

And how about the money $$$$ how much would they offer you 1000 or 1 million..?

Always wondered that.

Sorry again.

that is called cybersquatting and is illegal. Basically if you use a trademark name for your own domain then the company who holds the rights to that name will more then likely be given your domain in dispure resolution handeled by the domain registrering authority

[rage2]

Originally posted by eblend
that is called cybersquatting and is illegal. Basically if you use a trademark name for your own domain then the company who holds the rights to that name will more then likely be given your domain in dispure resolution handeled by the domain registrering authority

Yea, it's a PITA. When beyond.com (huge US software provider during dot com era) came after me, I spent about $5k lawyer fees to prove that I legally owned this name BEFORE they did. Apparently, I was lucky to have used this for a business back in the day, and legally registered beyond in Alberta. Otherwise, even if I did use this name for a beyond car forum without legal registration (or registered it AFTER they were in business), it'd still be considered cybersquatting, and probably would have lost it. My lawyer told me it would've costed me 50-100k to fight that one off, with no guarantees of a win.

[tictactoe2004]

edit... nm, i thought they had .ca but apparantly they don't. my bad


www.godaddy.com

I used them, so far so good.. they will even call you on the phone to make sure everything went good for you... great service and yes, you can host with someone else.

[Weapon_R]

I used netfirm, best price I found. I didn't realize registering a .ca account required so much extra hasslethough compared to a .com account.

[saiyajin]

how would one be able to find out if there is a business with the domain name i have in mind and its already in use?

like the example of there being a rogersvideo and i too went on netfirm and registered rogersvideo.ca without being aware theres a big ass company out there with this name

[forced14]

Does anyone remember this coming up in the news a couple of years ago:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/interne....rowe.soft.ap/

[forbiddenera]

www.reg.ca

[Mibz]

I used Netfirm.

[Palmiros]

Originally posted by Mibz
I used Netfirm.

If you're looking to ONLY register your domain, go with Netfirms. If you're looking to get the domain, AND host, buy the domain at Netfirms and host at a different host.
For example 1and1.com.
Good luck.

[eur0]

Originally posted by iblizzard
I use Domains at Cost for all my domains. Including .ca's.

Been using these guys for a long time.

[tictactoe2004]

Originally posted by Weapon_R
I used netfirm, best price I found. I didn't realize registering a .ca account required so much extra hasslethough compared to a .com account.

apparantly i didnt know either :P

[saiyajin]

Originally posted by Weapon_R
I used netfirm, best price I found. I didn't realize registering a .ca account required so much extra hasslethough compared to a .com account.

sorry to be bumping an old thread but didnt want to make a new one..

what areas do i need to look out for when im registering a .ca domain..

and can someone please answer my question that i originally posted in this thread

Originally posted by saiyajin
how would one be able to find out if there is a business with the domain name i have in mind and its already in use?

like the example of there being a rogersvideo and i too went on netfirm and registered rogersvideo.ca without being aware theres a big ass company out there with this name