Is there a problem registering .uk names at present?

[JamesTaylor]

How long should it take to register .uk name? A few seconds, minutes, hours or days? I tried to register a .uk name yesterday and still no joy:? Maybe it's me.
James

 

[keys]

How long should it take to register .uk name? A few seconds, minutes, hours or days? I tried to register a .uk name yesterday and still no joy:? Maybe it's me.
James

Normally a few seconds, perhaps minutes. However, if there are problems with the system then requests are queued and you could wait hours for Whois to update.

Currently there is no delay and domains are being registered immediately.

 

[JamesTaylor]

Many thanks it took 24hrs

Many thanks for that. I mainly register .coms
It took 24hrs to register my .uk name
James

 

[Johnp]

James

It often depends who your UK registrar is.

Most of the time 123Reg / HeartInternet do it within a few minutes although as previoulsy stated sometimes requests are queued. 1and1 takes several hours - I don't know why - if you are in a hurry - i.e. trying to reg. one of names posted on this forum as available - choose your registrar carefully.

Cheers


JohnP

 

[Steve Russell]

Go Daddy

If you think Go Daddy is only for .COMs, it's not.

I may pay a tad more than the folks using UK registrars--(US$8.99 [£4.50] per yr x 2)--but I get .UKs into my account in seconds, and Go Daddy's service is absolute perfection, 24 x 7 x 365. If I have to spend less than a packet of UK fags or a decent pint of bitter in the difference, I'll take good service any day over cheap, cheap prices and crap service.

No, I don't own shares... it's all Bob's.

Steve

 

[JamesTaylor]

Thanks guys for your help

Helpful posts. Thank you all
James

 

[JamesTaylor]

Is there a Go Mummy?

Steve, is there a Go Mummy ? Or is that a porn site?
J

 

[Steve Russell]

Go Mummy

James, you're hijacking your own thread!

As to GoMummy.com, ask Mr. K.C. in London (per the WHOIS record). Clever boy reg'd it a few years back, although he's not doing anything with it except it's parked on a free GoDaddy page.

Steve

 

[stevebrowne]

2 .co.uks regged today still aren't showing. I think nominet are slooow today

 

[grantwgrantw is verified member.]

The automaton is responding almost instantly, if you reg'd them through a registrar then Im guessing they havent even sent the request yet.

Grant

 

[stevebrowne]

given 123-reg a kick. They are normally OK.

 

[stevebrowne]

It was 123's fault...

 

[mallymally is verified member.]

I regged one yesterday, shown on their system as being mine and not available, not shown as regged on nominet

 

[olebean]

2 days ago I regged one and still nothing showing..

 

[mallymally is verified member.]

2 days ago I regged one and still nothing showing..

just regeistered the one I done with 123 yesterday with ukreg and it was shown on nominet within about 3 minutes.

123 sucks!

 

[olebean]

huh It's deffo a 123-reg problem it took as long as to confirm details to looking at nominet records for it to be regged..

 

[aoaz]

Gomums

Steve, is there a Go Mummy ? Or is that a porn site?
J

not sute abt Gomummy but i own Gomums.com

whats you think abt the name though?

 

[aoaz]

hmm

yeh agreed its with reg123.

registered 1 with 1and1 and its up n running.