OC5 Nitpicky Domain Question

June 12th, 2005, 4:48 PM

I am VERY interested in opening up an OC5 account with Surpass Hosting. The price is unbeatable for the services, and many reliable sources have pointed me here. However, I am working under a very very strict budget (for a few school clubs) and I have a nitpicky question:

We do not have any Domain registered yet. I know that the OC5 plan lists 2 Parked Domains and 2 add on domains, but do I have to pay extra to register a domain for the first time? In other words, if I were to go out and pay 59$ for an OC5 account, would I get a domain with that, or would I have to pay an extra 16$ to register a domain for the first time?

This probably doesn't impact my decision directly, but I NEED to know in order to request the EXACT amount of money from the school for our budget. Thanks.

H · June 12th, 2005, 5:27 PM

Yes, you would have to purchase your domain seperately from the hosting package. No plans at Surpass give you a domain.

Add-on and parked domains are additional domains that you can add to your account. More information about them can be found here; What Would You Do If...

The reason Surpass doens't give you domains with your account is that a) it raises the price of the hosting, b) many people already have a domain and c) it allows the hostees to have full control of their domain if they choose to leave.

You can also save a lot of money registering your domain at GoDaddy.com rather than at Surpass Domains.

June 12th, 2005, 4:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheTerg - HHS Guest n/a posts	OC5 Nitpicky Domain Question I am VERY interested in opening up an OC5 account with Surpass Hosting. The price is unbeatable for the services, and many reliable sources have pointed me here. However, I am working under a very very strict budget (for a few school clubs) and I have a nitpicky question: We do not have any Domain registered yet. I know that the OC5 plan lists 2 Parked Domains and 2 add on domains, but do I have to pay extra to register a domain for the first time? In other words, if I were to go out and pay 59$ for an OC5 account, would I get a domain with that, or would I have to pay an extra 16$ to register a domain for the first time? This probably doesn't impact my decision directly, but I NEED to know in order to request the EXACT amount of money from the school for our budget. Thanks.

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June 12th, 2005, 5:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,055 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 129 times	Yes, you would have to purchase your domain seperately from the hosting package. No plans at Surpass give you a domain. Add-on and parked domains are additional domains that you can add to your account. More information about them can be found here; What Would You Do If... The reason Surpass doens't give you domains with your account is that a) it raises the price of the hosting, b) many people already have a domain and c) it allows the hostees to have full control of their domain if they choose to leave. You can also save a lot of money registering your domain at GoDaddy.com rather than at Surpass Domains.

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