.ca dn registration - any recommendations for inexpensive registration?

[PW Armstrong]

Hugh - Your on-line chat with Ryan was correct, I had selected an 
additional item, and when I went back and reordered, I unselected it, 
and the final price was 10.65 (9.95+gst). Thx for the clarification.

-Peter




D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:

>On Fri, 16 Dec 2005, Peter Armstrong wrote:
>
>| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:42:29 -0500
>| From: Peter Armstrong <pwa.linux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>| Reply-To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>| To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>| Subject: Re: [TLUG]: .ca dn registration - any recommendations for inexpensive
>|      registration?
>| 
>| > --- Leigh Honeywell <nyetwork-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>| >
>| > > On 12/13/05, Scott Elcomb <psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>| > wrote:
>| > > > On 12/13/05, PW Armstrong <pwa.linux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>| > > wrote:
>| > > > > can anyone recommend an inexpensive registrar
>| > > for .ca dn's?
>| > > >
>| > > > Netfirms charges $9.95/yr -
>| > > http://www.netfirms.ca/domain-names
>| > > >
>| > >
>| >
>| Actually, if you try to purchase a .ca from
>| Netfirms,
>| the final price is $18.09, not $9.95 as advertised!!
>| 
>| Double what they advertise(!).
>| 
>| They add on $6.95 for "Shipping & Handling Surface
>| Mail (CAN)"(?!), and of course gst of  $1.19, for a
>| total $18.09
>
>This is ourtrageos.  So I thought I'd check.
>
>I just asked their live chat support about this.  They seem to think
>the S&H is for some CD that sounds useless.
>
>Did you get a CD?
>
>BTW, the prices are in Canadian dollars.
>
>    Chat Information Welcome to the Netfirms Live Sales Chat! A Sales
>    Representative will assist you shortly.
>    Chat Information You are now chatting with 'Ryan'
>Ryan: Hello, thank you for contacting us. How may I help you today?
>Hugh: Your web page says that a domain is $9.95 / year. I've heard
>    that you actually charge a large "shipping and handling" fee on top of
>    that, but I do not see that mentioned on your page. Can you point me
>    to this policy?
>Ryan: The domain name is $9.95= $10.65 with taxes. We do not charge a
>    shipping and handling fee unless you order the Net Objects Starter CD
>    which is NOT mandatory.
>Hugh: OK. All I want is to renew my domain. I don't need a DNS host
>    and I don't need a web host. So it would be $10.65 / year? That's
>    good.
>Ryan: I will be right with you.
>Ryan: Yes but did your domain already expire?
>Hugh: no. A month or two away.
>Ryan: You can transfer your domain using the registrar transfer option
>    for the aforementioned price
>Ryan:
>    https://secure.netfirms.ca/signup/ca-en/signup-fs_domainlookup?hostingproduct=hostingbasic
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