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"Encouraging companies to host data directly in Brazil" I hope they change how hosting and domain registration work in Brazil. I gave up registering .br domain

by kroger 13y ago

"Encouraging companies to host data directly in Brazil" I hope they change how hosting and domain registration work in Brazil. I gave up registering .br domains because the way it works in Brazil is very obtuse. There's a centralized register (registro.br), their web site is stuck in 1995 (you can't change data easily, etc), and you can't register a domain for more than a year at a time (you have to renew every year).

soneca 13y ago
Well, I used Registro.br and GoDaddy a few times and think Registro.br is much, much easier. And, yes, you can register for more than a year. Hosting on the other hand is terrible. Expensive and unreliable and with an awful customer service.
- dspillett 13y ago
  I wouldn't use GoDaddy as a "good" example to compare other services to!
  - jebblue 13y ago
    GoDaddy is easy to use, clear, their prices broke me free from Network Solutions' high prices, they are a top domain registrar.
    - dspillett 13y ago
      I've not touched them for some time having moved all the domains I used to have through them elsewhere (mainly due to opinions I have of them as a company than any technical issues as a registrar) so things may have changed. Back when I did have domains registered through them I found the interface to be very busy and cluttered, full of opportunities to be upsold to, and there was not way of just registering a domain without actively saying no to a small pile of upselling related questions. I remember setting up private name servers being relatively hasslesome too (possible, but the options not obviously easy to find). I think I pay a few cents (maybe even tens of cents, oh! the humanity!) per domain per year extra elsewhere (or did at the time of the move IIRC, I've not compared prices recently) but that isn't exactly going to break the bank for those I still bother to not let expire. > they are a top domain registrar They are certainly a popular registrar with a large customer base. Opinions on them being a top registrar vary widely especially as "top" could mean many things! But as I've not used them for a while I can't judge on technical matter or their current UI, I'll have to defer to you judgement on that. Other things would stop me ever moving back though.
PauloManrique 13y ago
This is totally wrong. Registro.br is very very easy to use, all you need is a brazilian personal or company id number, and you can pay up to 10 years on a domain, which costs less than 15 US dollars/year.
- kroger 13y ago
  It's good to know it's changing. But it's still a centralized system and awfully bureaucratic. You need to register as an "Entity", where they give you a difficult to remember ID (unlike my easy to remember username at name.com, for instance) that is tied to your CPF (Tax Registration Number).
Carioca 13y ago
The last part changed. I just renewed a .ato.br domain and had the option of up to ten years with a progressive discount.

by kroger 13y ago

soneca 13y ago

Well, I used Registro.br and GoDaddy a few times and think Registro.br is much, much easier. And, yes, you can register for more than a year. Hosting on the other hand is terrible. Expensive and unreliable and with an awful customer service.

dspillett 13y ago
I wouldn't use GoDaddy as a "good" example to compare other services to!
- jebblue 13y ago
  GoDaddy is easy to use, clear, their prices broke me free from Network Solutions' high prices, they are a top domain registrar.
  - dspillett 13y ago
    I've not touched them for some time having moved all the domains I used to have through them elsewhere (mainly due to opinions I have of them as a company than any technical issues as a registrar) so things may have changed. Back when I did have domains registered through them I found the interface to be very busy and cluttered, full of opportunities to be upsold to, and there was not way of just registering a domain without actively saying no to a small pile of upselling related questions. I remember setting up private name servers being relatively hasslesome too (possible, but the options not obviously easy to find). I think I pay a few cents (maybe even tens of cents, oh! the humanity!) per domain per year extra elsewhere (or did at the time of the move IIRC, I've not compared prices recently) but that isn't exactly going to break the bank for those I still bother to not let expire. > they are a top domain registrar They are certainly a popular registrar with a large customer base. Opinions on them being a top registrar vary widely especially as "top" could mean many things! But as I've not used them for a while I can't judge on technical matter or their current UI, I'll have to defer to you judgement on that. Other things would stop me ever moving back though.

PauloManrique 13y ago

This is totally wrong. Registro.br is very very easy to use, all you need is a brazilian personal or company id number, and you can pay up to 10 years on a domain, which costs less than 15 US dollars/year.

kroger 13y ago
It's good to know it's changing. But it's still a centralized system and awfully bureaucratic. You need to register as an "Entity", where they give you a difficult to remember ID (unlike my easy to remember username at name.com, for instance) that is tied to your CPF (Tax Registration Number).

Carioca 13y ago

The last part changed. I just renewed a .ato.br domain and had the option of up to ten years with a progressive discount.