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I have had an account with them for years and have had nothing but trouble with their "technical support staff" - They spam your email, but cannot understand the basics of SMTP transfers. Recently, it took me 2 HOURS to get the person to understand that I needed help with tracing an email that I sent THROUGH their service that I was paying for (have "professional email"). They claimed that they could not provide me with ANY tracing information, including the hand-off date/time/IP of recipients system - claimed it was "secret"?! You know, every "Received" line in every Internet email. The're claiming, and I have evidence and proof, that SMTP transfers are secret and they cannot release any information related. One can only conclude that they're dropping emails from their customers and refusing to fess up. Early on, I had one of their "expert managers" tell me that an email address of "*******@subdomain.domain.com" was not ligitement. I guess every government email address is wrong. Also note that 3 out of my 4 calls to "technical support" where hangups. The last one I hung up after on hold for 40 minutes. When I called their new sales staff, they claimed that it was "normal" to be on hold that long. I should have known that once they got bought out, and the massive email changes they've gone through, they would go down the road of AOL. This is NOT a good nor professional hosting provider.

This is probably the top of the horrible experience in my 20+ years of IT career. I inherited over 30+ domains under register.com at my job and it took almost 6 months to complete the transfer-out process. I spent countless hours dealing with their customer service, averaging 30 - 1 hour wait at the phone listening to their stupid waiting music. I just don't see any reason for a sane person to subscribe to their services. As an individual consumer, there are cheaper options and WAY better customer service who care about your business. As a business consumer, their infrastructure is severely outdated with horrible customer support. Uninformed people will probably subscribe to their service due to their popular domain name (register.com) but please do your research before falling into the trap.

Since my first domain registration decades ago, I have always registered my domains with Network Solutions, and i continued to use them exclusively... until now

I have been trying to call them and get a human being on the phone for months.

All I wanted was an English explanation of what the recurring charges... for my handful of domains... were for.

I suspected i was paying for options i really did not need, and the Tecno gibberish they use to explain the line item description of charges tells me nothing. Of late, i was incurring charges of around $60 a month.

All I wanted was to talk to someone for a couple minutes so they could tell me what this and that was for and I could hen make a decision about whether or not to keep those options, these unknowns typically running five, six, seven dollars a month

After calling them randomly for the past 2 months and being put into voice mail on hold hell I have given up.

Because I cannot get someone on the phone, and an a direct chat request to have someone CALL ME went unanswered... I am transferring what I have to another registrar.

So simple to fix on their end

I wish I could give negative stars, because Register.com is not even worth a single star.

Since June 7,2019, I have been trying to reach Register.com about a domain that is no longer in use and to cancel any and all services for that domain. I tried calling Register.com on Saturday -- Register.com states very clearly their hours of operation for Monday thru Friday, and Saturday and Sunday -- they were supposed to handle calls until 10:00PM on Saturday, and I called at/around 8:30PM. After going through numerous prompts to filter or focus my customer service needs, I get a recorded message that they're closed and call back during business hours (and I DID CALL BETWEEN BUSINESS HOURS!).

Since the call didn't work out, I filled out their online support form and was given a 'ticket number' and read that it may take 24 to 48 hours for support to get back in touch with me. When I tried to check back about my 'support ticket', there was no 'support ticket' opened. So, once again, I filled out another support form, got a 'ticket number'. It's been over 48 hours and no one has contacted me. I am beyond aggravated and believe that basically I'm out $38.00 for a domain that is no longer in use and hasn't been used for several months.

Register.com allows you sign up for services online, but to cancel, you have to call, and then they NEVER answer. Really, I just think and believe its a way to screw people over and out of their money --- you know, give the customer the run-around long enough and they'll give up.

I will NEVER use Register.com's services again and I certainly will warn everyone to steer clear of doing business with Register.com. Awful customer service. Terrible, nonexistent support. NO communication. Horrible business ethics and practices. Register.com is a 'loophole thief'.

Anyone who reads this review, my most sincere advice -- do business with another company and save yourself the headache and frustration of dealing with and losing money to Register.com.

While browsing for website developers, it is my good fortune to discover and work with Web.com. My new website is personal, not a company, with the challenge of integrating 3 very different topics. My technical experience is limited, so I had to ask a lot of questions and the support was in real time and professional. Each phone call was answered promptly and passed to qualified specialists to resolve the issue. My concerns were listened to as one-to-one conversations, sometimes lengthy. The final result is my personal e-commerce website with reports and e-books; and, I'm excited to continue using their marketing expertise. Wish to thank all the agents and modification experts for helping to make a dream come true.

I dealt with Josh initially, to help me determine what my actual business needs were. Next I was transferred to Marty who spent over an hour on the phone with my partner and I. Both Josh and Marty asked us questions about our business, plans, objectives and services. In some instances they were asking us questions that we ourselves had not thought to ask, but that were highly relevant to our business. At one point the call got disconnected, and within less than 1 minute we received a call-back from the same person who was helping us in the first place. Attention to detail was evident, and it became obvious that these guys actually cared to deliver a product that would be an asset to our business, and would help us grow.

Having a third party asking tough questions about our business was eye-opening, and it reminded us that (in business) it sometimes pays to pause and find out "what you don't know". Extremely professional throughout.

I haven't yet received the product(s) I've purchased from this company, as we've just gotten stated. However, the customer service up to this point was awesome! Rachael P. Was super sweet and knowledgeable. She explained everything in great detail and answered all of my questions. Rachael seemed very in tune with my vision, and was extremely helpful on the creative end.
Cory, on the sales end of this experience, was also terrific! He was patient and explained the product with a great deal of detail.
I'm looking forward to a long (and hopefully profitable) relationship with this company.

The smooth talking salesmen suck you in at one price, then you end up paying a different price - all for a website that looks like it belongs in 1994. I just switched to SetMySite and had them build me a new site. Night and day. Web.com is SNAKE OIL. Don't fall for it. Look at all the reviews on other sites throughout the web before you fork over the credit card.

Spoke with Craig in Nova Scotia this morning re: cancellation of my website because I'm now retired and no longer wish or need to have an internet presence. Not only was he completely professional, he was friendly and helpful. (Of course he followed corporate "script" re: renewal for a discount, etc. which I imagine is obligatory, but not with a 'pushy/obnoxious' approach I've endured many times with reps from other businesses.). I've been with Register.com for over 10 years and have always had positive experiences with associates and I shall continue to recommend your company to friends and colleagues... Jerry MacLauchlin

I was with them for over 20 years but when Web.com bought them all the agreements they made were not honored. They flat out LIE. After over a year of lies I moved all my domains, however, to this date, over 15 days they have not completed the move, causing me and my businesses financial damage. I was told prior by associates that they would find a way to make any change miserable and disruptive. "They will make it long, claim mistakes, and you will have to file legal docs against them to get the move completed." To this point that statement appears to be true. DO NOT DO ANY BUSINESS WITH THEM OR WEB.COM. If you are looking for HONESTY & INTEGRITY, buy a dictionary.

Noticing that the company provides WordPress services, I called to purchase technical support for my WordPress website. As Network Solutions and its parent, Web.com provide hosting services for websites, I made it clear I was using another hosting company and was told that wasnt an issue. Rather than getting what I called about, I was led on a glossy internet marketing odyssey. It started with SEO, Search Engine Optimization, theoretically used to improve site rankings. Everyone wants their site to rank high in searches. I was told I would first be transferred to an SEO specialist followed by a WordPress technician who would solve my technical issues.

Cutting to the chase, this was sort of a Yellow Brick Road replete with brainless people aimlessly wandering around. The SEO was not Network Solutions SEO solution, but placing you on Facebook. Obviously anyone can deal directly with Facebook for those services. When I explained that I was looking for their personalized service, I was told that was a different SEO. This went on for about 45 minutes.

Ultimately I was transferred to their WordPress guru who explained they couldnt provide the service as I was already hosted by someone else and would have to sign a new hosting contract with them. Had all of this been explained up front I would have saved over an hour of wasted time and bait and switch tactics. As it turns out, this company has a history of serious legal problems for misleading customers in which the FTC presided over a settlement. A leopard never changes its spots.

The last few support calls to NS were much better than a few years ago, yet there still is a wide variance in the knowledge & customer service quality from one rep to the next. Hang up and call back if your rep seems to be leading you down a wrong path.

Register.com charged us for an extra year ONLY because they had delayed the transfer of a domain past the renewal date. After every one of 4 phone calls, they assured us that they would refund the $48.00 in fees for that extra year we didn't need.

Now more than 2 months later, they still haven't refunded the money that promised they would after every one of 4 phone calls to them. It's just the same old game of stall, stall, stall and see if they will go away. In the end, if I ever do get my money back, it'll have cost me way more than $48 in my time.

There are plenty of other inexpensive Registrars out there. I'm not here to promote them. I'm just warning you about these guys. They just want your money and they don't care if they give you anything in return.