When does a registered domain name become available after expire?

[Earlsweb]

I used to own a domain name that someone else brought off me. Anyway the domain is due for renewal any day and just wondered how I got my hands back on it, providing they dont renew?

 

[Ceco Solutions]

You just wait for it to drop and then register it however if its a good name then people out their will be waiting for it too.

We offer a service soon as the domain expires we register it for you instantly(in 10 seconds) faster than any major domain provider such as 123-reg and oneandone.

Basically you book the domain and we catch it for you on a no win no fee basis.

if your interested contact pm me

 

[Faevilangel]

You just wait for it to drop and then register it however if its a good name then people out their will be waiting for it too.

We offer a service soon as the domain expires we register it for you instantly(in 10 seconds) faster than any major domain provider such as 123-reg and oneandone.

Basically you book the domain and we catch it for you on a no win no fee basis.

if your interested contact pm me

Anyone can do this for free. Check the domain renewal date @ www.who.is.

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For 40 days, the domain is in a grace period where all services are shut off, but the domain owner may still renew the domain for a standard renewal fee.
If a domain enters this period, it is a good first indicator that it may not be renewed, but since the owner can re-register without penalty, it can also just be a sign of laziness or procrastination. After 40 days are up, the domain's status changes to "redemption period". During this phase, all WhoIs information begins disappearing, and more importantly, it now costs the owner an additional fee to re-activate and re-register the domain. The fee is currently around $100, depending on your registrar. When a domain enters its redemption period, it's a good bet the owner has decided not to renew.
Finally, after the redemption period, the domain's status will change to "locked" as it enters the deletion phase. The deletion phase is 5 days long, and on the last day between 11am and 2pm Pacific time, the name will officially drop from the ICANN database and will be available for registration by anybody.
The entire process ends exactly 75 days after the listed expiration date.

As long as you're watching you can nab the domain quickly

edit: This is for a .com domain, but it will be similar for the .co.uk

 

[liquidauctions]

I had to let a domain of mine expire as it was with an old business partner and he wouldnt give it back, it took months before it became available
Roughly you have something like 30 days after it expires and you can still get it back but it costs alot, After this time it takes about another 30 days before you can register it again

 

[Ceco Solutions]

Anyone can do this for free. Check the domain renewal date @ www.who.is.

The following will explain the next part


As long as you're watching you can nab the domain quickly

edit: This is for a .com domain, but it will be similar for the .co.uk

.co.uk domains exipre after 99 days (once in renewal status) and can drop anytime on the 99th day however if they are marked on someone list and they have added to drop catch service they chances of a nomral person registering the name via normal vendors is 0.

 

[FreelanceSoftwareDeveloper]

I'm watching a .co.uk domain name that expires 1st week of January 2010, its currently just on a holding page not actually in use.

Do I work out 99 days after this date as the earliest I will be able to register it (assuming it's not renewed)?

 

[Ceco Solutions]

I'm watching a .co.uk domain name that expires 1st week of January 2010, its currently just on a holding page not actually in use.

Do I work out 99 days after this date as the earliest I will be able to register it (assuming it's not renewed)?

if you give me the exact date i can calcuate it what day it will fall or alternatively book it with us and we will catch it for you on a no win no fee basis.

thanks

 

[FreelanceSoftwareDeveloper]

It's the 6th January.

Please let me know what your fee is, either here or by PM. I'll check in the New Year and see if it looks like it could become available.

It one of those, to use a ficticous example where I have flasholidays and this is flashholidays. Also i'm a sole trader so securing both sites makes it difficult for someone to register Flash Holidays Ltd and have a web presence.

 

[Tommo]

If it's a sought after domain, I would use a good dropcatcher, major catchers like Snap often get the good names.

They have many many servers in different locations checking the availability of domains much much more often than you can refresh a page.

Tom

 

[Ceco Solutions]

If it's a sought after domain, I would use a good dropcatcher, major catchers like Snap often get the good names.

They have many many servers in different locations checking the availability of domains much much more often than you can refresh a page.

Tom

Snap is good for international names however uk domains its pretty lame

 

[NRG-David]

It can really depend on the company where it was purchased.

You will find it will got to a for sale page for a while selling for a stupid amount of money.

 

[sysconfig]

.co.uk domains exipre after 99 days

Then your drop-catch service will most likely fail

Nominet as the only authoritative source for co.uk domains say:

If a renewal request is not received within 30 days of expiry, the domain name will be suspended. [...] After a 60 day suspension period the domain name will be cancelled and will then be immediately available for re-registration by someone else. At any point during the suspension, your registrar can renew the domain name for you and the suspension will be lifted.

Makes 90 days. Call me nitpicker, but if it's a popular domain, every split-second counts! (And if it's not a popular domain, there's no point using drop-catch anyway.)

Source: http://www.nominet.org.uk/registrants/maintain/renew/

 

[MASSEY]

There are people all over the internet complaining about the free domain catchers saying how awfull they are, you need to pay with a bigger company than the guy in this post trying to steal your domain from you, and you need to pay up front.

 

[Ceco Solutions]

Then your drop-catch service will most likely fail

Nominet as the only authoritative source for co.uk domains say:


Makes 90 days. Call me nitpicker, but if it's a popular domain, every split-second counts! (And if it's not a popular domain, there's no point using drop-catch anyway.)

Source: http://www.nominet.org.uk/registrants/maintain/renew/

Sorry did i write 99 days its 90 days

actually its every millisecond that counts ! seconds are to slow in drop catching lol

 

[Ceco Solutions]

There are people all over the internet complaining about the free domain catchers saying how awfull they are, you need to pay with a bigger company than the guy in this post trying to steal your domain from you, and you need to pay up front.

I hope your talking about me their massey !

 

[Matt1959]

probably not a lot of use this post, but I fancied the co.uk of my full name. It was taken when I looked but due to expire within weeks. I think it took me 6 - 8 weeks to get the name by continually looking at the avaialability then low and behold one day it was free and I nabbed it! I think if I was looking to get a name that was sought after (mine obviouslly wasn't) , I'd pay whatever it cost to get the best in the business to get it for me...

 

[astutiumRob]

We offer a service soon as the domain expires we register it for you instantly(in 10 seconds) faster than

10 *seconds* ? If the domain is worth having the drop-catchers will have it in *milliseconds*

It was taken when I looked but due to expire within weeks. I think it took me 6 - 8 weeks to get the name

If it's a .uk you want to look from 30days after it's suspended.
For com/net/org/biz/info you want to look form 59 days after expiry.