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I have been a happy Siteground customer since 2016, and was VERY surprised (not to say annoyed) to learn today that a hosting plan is required to access DNS management services. This is true even if you don't actually host with them, and use them only as a domain registrar.
There is LITERALLY NO WAY to contact this provider unless and until you pay for hosting...even if you have other products with them. Very poor form to make customer service an upsell embedded in a services some customers have no need for.
Some basic level of service should be available to EVERY paying customer, and if they want people to pay for additonal customer support, then allow them to pay JUST for that. Don't embed it in hosting they may neither need nor want.
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Hello Tara,
First and foremost, we’d like to thank you for being a loyal customer all these years. Your review caught our attention and we’d like to use it as an opportunity to provide more clarity about your concerns.
The domain DNS zone that you mention is indeed one of the default services that all SiteGround customers receive as part of their Site Tools when they activate an account. DNS is just one of the many essential hosting features that are included for free with all our plans, along with SSL, CDN, daily backups, email services, spam protection, etc. DNS management has always been included in our hosting services.
The domain can also be managed on its own if you no longer require hosting. Users have complete control over their domain admin details, privacy settings, billing information, and also name servers, so they may point them to an active hosting account/DNS management tool at any time if needed (this does not have to be with SiteGround). In such scenarios, we do not impose any restrictions or limitations, and users are free to connect their SiteGround-registered domain to another host or even a free third-party DNS provider by simply entering their name server records.
Our support team is available 24/7 and ready to assist with such requests as well. All of our clients have access to all 3 support channels regardless of whether they are using a hosting account or just a domain name.
For any domain-related questions, you would need to visit the Help Center page in your Client Area and select "Domain" from the list of categories. Most of the categories are related to websites and we would require you to specify the exact site in your inquiry. Hence, the domain category is the appropriate one for clients who only manage domain names with us.
It is our hope that this information helps. And if there is any further assistance required, our team is available and ready to help, so feel free to reach us at any time!
For your convenience, we’ve included a tutorial with steps on how to reach support below:
https://stgrnd.co/contactus
Kind regards.
The SiteGround Team