How long does it take to transfer a url from one company to the next?

[MASSEY]

I have a good url that i want to use that has been stuck with bt and i had no access to it :mad:

I logged on to 123 reg to transfer to them it was free :)

I did this friday nite. And the url still points at the crap site its with,

Does anyone know the timescale.......

[Magsite]

Have you logged onto 123-reg and edited the domain nameservers?

The nameservers should be changed to match your new hosting company

[MASSEY]

I wasnt planning on hosting it yet, just moving it to 123 so it doesnt point at the site its with,

Do i have to host the name somewhere?

[Magsite]

no you don't need to host it.

Check who the current registrant is, goto nominet.org.uk and enter the domain name into the box on the top right under WHOIS

On the result you will see if its been transfered to 123 or not.

I'm not a great fan of 123-reg, I prefer UKreg.com or domainmonster.com

[MASSEY]

its still regd with bt , i must have to give it a couple more days,

It me being to eager lol

[KM-Tiger]

Who owns the domain?

Have BT changed the TAG to allow 123Reg to take it over?

[MASSEY]

Who owns the domain?

Have BT changed the TAG to allow 123Reg to take it over?

It was purchased with a hosting package with bt,


But they messed up my account big time blocked me from all the stuff, i only had a crappy site with it i was just playing with but i want the url now.

If you look at the whois i own it

http://whois.domaintools.com/renovateyourproperty.co.uk

[Faevilangel]

Registrar:
Register.com Inc t/a British Telecom [Tag = BTNAMES]
URL: http://www.btconnect.com

In some cases, a transfer can take up to 14 days,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_registrar

[MASSEY]

14 days dayum,

So gareth will 123 just do it all for me then,

[Faevilangel]

14 days dayum,

So gareth will 123 just do it all for me then,

Should do, if they need anything from you, they would contact you. There is not a lot of work for them to do.

Just keep an eye on the who.is and if it's taking a while, ring up and ask

[MASSEY]

Should do, if they need anything from you, they would contact you. There is not a lot of work for them to do.

Just keep an eye on the who.is and if it's taking a while, ring up and ask

Yeah will do,

I learnt something any way, never host with bt they are crap,

[Faevilangel]

Yeah will do,

I learnt something any way, never host with bt they are crap,

I always buy .co.uk domains with 123.reg (cheapest & reliable, now have 11 domains with them)
Always host the website with someone else, in case the hosting provider goes kaput, or servers go down, you can quickly change the nameservers to point at a new server.

BT should doing phone lines & broadband only, leave web hosting to the pro's

[myTymonLy]

you should monitor the url to that company and it takes weeks from what I have experience to my friend

[Magsite]

.co.uk should not take more than five minutes, .co.uk is total different to transfering .com .net .org etc...

Also bt has to do it change the TAG to 123-REG and you can transfer it to 123-reg

Phone them and they should do it on the phone.

I've surprised you don't have the option yourself in the admin area where your domain currently is