NicGrab.com - Frequently Asked Questions

1. How much does each registration cost?

Prices are currently based on the type of domain you are registering in US dollars and per registration per year. Click here for pricing details

2. Are there any additional charges beyond the registration fee per year?

Absolutely not.. The registration fee is the only one. You need not purchase any other services from NICGRAB.com

3. How can this be so affordable?

With the opening of domain registrations to many companies, and ICANN accrediting multiple registrars, there is greater competition for the business of registering and renewing your domain. More competition results in pressure to provide the best services at the lowest possible prices. You benefit from this competition by being able to register your domain at reduced fees. Current policies put into place by ICANN and agreed to by Network Solutions have opened up domain name registration services to many companies.. Essentially, by partnering with OpenSRS, NICGRAB.com is able to offer these discounted domain registration services.

4. What Top Level Domain's will NICGRAB.com offer?

NICGRAB.com covers .com, .net, .org, .tv, .ca, .uk, .biz and .info registrations.

5. Is there any limit to how many years can be pre-paid in advance for a registration?

You can register and renew domain names for terms of one to ten years.

6. Who is responsible for maintaining the NICGRAB.com databases?

Network Solutions Registry is still responsible for maintaining the "A" Root server and the publication of the relevant zone files. OpenSRS is responsible for maintaining the Whois service for all registrations made through NICGRAB.com.

7. How does OpenSRS deal with domain hijacking and other related security issues?

OpenSRS authenticates all transactions between the client and server, as well as between the registrant and the OpenSRS client. We feel that the processes in place to ensure that the verification of identities is in most ways superior to the vast majority of registrant identification and authentication procedures in place today.

8. Will modifications and transfers be allowed ?

Yes. The client software is designed to allow for complete transfers and modification of the domain record.

9. What is the dispute policy?

The ICANN Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy as found at http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.html.

10. What methods of payment will be accepted ?

Please see our pricing and payment information.

11. If I change my registrar to NICGRAB.com will I lose the time I have paid for with another registrar?

No, any time you have paid for already will be transferred. That means that if you have one year and three months remaining on your current registration and transfer your domain to NICGRAB.com for registration purposes you will still have your one year and three months. Should you choose to purchase renewals for two additional years then you would have three years and three months on your current registration.

12. Do I have to host my domain with NICGRAB.com or have my web site designed by NICGRAB.com?

No you are not required to use NICGRAB.com for any other services

13 Now that I have a domain name, what is next?

You will need to determine what you want to do with the domain name you just registered?. Did you register a domain for investment purposes? or do you want to have branded email, creat, modify and display web pages or sell products over the internet?

If you registered for investment purposes, then there is two options,

Do nothing, leave the domain in free parking or
Purchase a DNS forwarding service (see NicGrab's DNSPlus service) Click here for more info...

If you registered to publish content or conduct e-commerence on the World Wide Web you will need to host you web site with a web hosting service (see What is web hosting)

14 What is Web Hosting

Hosting a web site allows the owner of a domain to publish the content of that web site or e-commerence activities on the World Wide Web. Additionally, web hosting hosting allows for branded email. Branded as in this example (anyone@yourdomain.com). Web hosting usually provides a certain amount disk space and bandwidth for a specific monthy, quarterly or annual fee. The fees varies with each vendor and depends on how much disk space, bandwidth and other services you would require. For great deals and good service, check out our hosting partners in the Resource Center.

15 How long does it take before my domain shows up in Whois and DNS

Normally it will take from 24 to 48 hours for your new domain to show up in Whois Queries. Your domain was made unavailable as soon as you registered them on the OpenSRS system. OpenSRS updates it's Whois servers in real time while the other registrars (including Internic and Network Solutions) update their's once every 24 hours.

If you cannot wait and would like to see your domain now, follow this link and insert your domain name. http//www.opensrs.org/whois/index.shtml

Also, if you were to change your Name Servers, you would have to wait from 12 to 48 hours for your DNS to resolve your domain to your new name server addresses.