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Crazy Pricing! €6.00 .Net Domain Sale!

Monday, June 29th, 2009

All Dot-Net Registrations & Transfers €6.00 until Midnight on Friday!

Use coupon code ‘net600′ at checkout.

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There are now over 12 million Dot-Net domain names, making it the second largest generic top level domain (TLD) after .com.

Established in January 1985, the .net extension was initially intended for network-orientated websites such as Internet service providers, but there are no restrictions on who can register a dot-net. It is often treated as a second dot-com, and businesses should buy both to protect their brand name.

Get yours today!
To take advantage of this promotion, please check your domain’s availability and enter ‘net600‘ as the promotional code at the checkout.

Offer valid until Friday 3rd July 2009 @ midnight, available to both new and existing customers, and the €6.00 price is recurring. Offer available on all registrations and transfers, but not on renewals of existing domains.

Crazy Pricing! €5.55 .EU Domain Sale!

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

All .EU Registrations & Transfers €5.55 until Midnight on Friday!

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Use coupon code eu555 at checkout.

There are now over 3 million EU domain names. Get yours today!

An .eu domain is great if your business sells products to the European marketplace. It’s perfect for trans-European businesses, cross-border organisations or any group or person wanting to celebrate their European identity!

There are many advantages to using a .eu domain name:

  • It puts you on the map. It shows customers that you or your organisation is European.
  • It’s practical. Many companies use .eu for a corporate umbrella website. That lets them use a single Internet address on all packaging and in all communications.
  • It’s trustworthy. The .eu registry is operated according to established European Community regulations.

To take advantage of this promotion, please check your domain’s availability and enter ‘eu555‘ as the promotional code at the checkout. Offer valid until Friday 19th June 2009 @ midnight, available to both new and existing customers, and the €5.55 price is recurring. Offer available on all registrations and transfers, but not on renewals of existing domains.

Domain Services ‘final notice’ email scam

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Spiral Hosting has today warned customers of a domain services scam.

Domain Services have been sending email solicitations to many of our customers requesting payments for Search Engine Submission. The emails request payment details are sent to an American fax number for payments of between $75 and $295. The emails may appear to be sent from Hotmail email addresses, but the source is actually a company calling themselves ABC Domains. This is a scam. Customers are advised to disregard the letter.

Happy Birthday to the .EU Domain Extension

Monday, April 20th, 2009

The .EU Domain Extension Has Turned 3 Years Old!

An .eu domain is great if your business sells products to the European marketplace. It’s perfect for trans-European businesses, cross-border organisations or any group or person wanting to celebrate their European identity!

eu_100mm_cmykjpg1Since its official launch in April 2006, .eu has become the ninth-largest top-level domain in the world. The number of EU domain registered grew by 10% in 2008. There are now over 3 million EU domain names.

There are many advantages to using a .eu domain name:

  • It puts you on the map. It shows customers that you or your organisation is European.
  • It’s practical. Many companies use .eu for a corporate umbrella website. That lets them use a single Internet address on all packaging and in all communications.
  • It’s trustworthy. The .eu registry is operated according to established European Community regulations.

Our .eu pricing: Register €7.25, Transfer €7.25, Renewal €8.25

If you’d like to register an .eu domain, please check it’s availability or contact us with any questions.

Cracking Prices this Easter on Domain Names

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Happy Easter from Spiral Hosting.

We’ve just introduced .Tel domains, permenantly reduced pricing on .EU domains, and have a special on new .TV domains. Here’s more information:

dot_tel_logo.Tel domains Just Launched Only €10/yr

Dot-Tel is like a big phonebook. Your .tel is your business card on the Internet. Imagine never having to tell people you’ve changed your phone number or email address. They know your .tel domain and it stores all your contact information - you can even choose which details are shown to everyone and what is shown to your friends. More information.

.EU domains Permenantly Reduced Now only €7.25 for 1st Year or Transfers and €8.25 for Renewals

Do you sell products to other countries? EU domains are perfect for trans-European businesses and cross-border organisations. The number of EU domains registered grew by 10% in 2008 and it’s now the ninth largest Top Level Domain. There are over 3 million EU domain names. Our price has lowered so we are passing on the saving straight to you!

reg_tv_domains.TV domains Limited Period Only €20/yr

If you use video or TV to market your product, then .TV is for you.  To maximise your audience, you need an exciting, distinct and memorable website with compelling content. For a limited period we are offering €25.45 off the normal price of new .TV registrations! More information.

Why Ben Chose A .Tel Domain

Friday, April 10th, 2009

This morning we launched .Tel domain name registrations — only 10 euro a year from Spiral!

In this video Ben tells you why to choose .Tel!

.Tel domains now available only 10 euro!

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Spiral Hosting has today introduced .Tel domain registration to its long list of domain services.

Dot-Tel is  unlike any other domain extension and it’s very different from a normal website.  There’s no webhosting needed as everything is hosted by Telnic’s DNS directory.

So what is it?
Dot-Tel is like a big phonebook. Your .tel is your business card on the Internet. Imagine never having to tell people you’ve changed your phone number or email address. They know your .tel domain and it stores all your contact information - you can even choose which details are shown to everyone and what is shown to your friends.

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All you need on your business cards is one address - yourname.tel

Over 100,000 people registered their .Tel domain in the first 24 hours of registration, and it received worldwide media coverage including BBC News and CNN.

For a demo please visit our own .tel domain: spiralhosting.tel

The most interesting part of .tel is that in the future applications could be developed for your phone - so you don’t store your friends phone numbers, you just store their .tel domains. The .tel address always has the most recent information - so essentially you are putting your friends in control of their contact information stored on your phone.

The best bit is the price - only €10 from Spiral Hosting.

Click here to check if your .tel is available.

.TV Domain Promotion: New domains only 20 euro

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

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.TV Domain Promotion

For a limited period only, Spiral Hosting are offering new .TV domain name registrations for just €20 /year.

The normal price is  €45.45. Please use coupon code tvpromo to get your discount!

Why .TV?
A .tv domain
means your Web address can communicate more than just where your site is - it can tell people what your site is - an entertaining destination worth visiting again and again. A Web address that ends with .tv tells your audience that a vibrant rich-media experience awaits, before they even get there! And since .tv is so distinct and memorable visitors will have no problem recalling your address when they want to come back.

A Quick Guide to Paying for Hosting

Friday, March 13th, 2009

For your convenience, this is a quick guide of the many ways to make payments to Spiral Hosting.

  1. Credit Cards (recommended)
    • We accept all major credit cards: Visa, Mastercard, Laser cards and also 3V top-up cards.
    • Credit Cards are processed by Realex Payments. They are Europe’s leading payment processor with clients such as Aer Lingus and Vodafone Ireland.
    • Advantage: If you wish you can keep your credit card encrypted and securely stored on our client area, we will automatically bill your renewals to save you the hassle or worry of your services expiring.
  2. PayPal.com
    • PayPal allows you to pay money from your credit card, bank account or PayPal account balance.
    • Advantage: No need to register (depending on your country). Accepts American Express.
  3. 2Checkout.com
    1. 2Checkout is our secondary credit card processor. For many years we used them for all credit card processing, and many customers still choose 2Checkout.
  4. Bank Transfer
    1. Some clients prefer to send us BAC/IBAN transfers. If you’d like to do this, please open a support ticket so we can give you our bank account details.
    2. Also, please tell our Billing Dept when you have initiated a bank transfer, so we know to look out for your payment.
  5. Mail In Payment
    1. We accept cheques in the post. Please cross cheques and make payable to Spiral Hosting Ltd. Also, include details of the account holder or invoice number! Our postal address is at the top of all invoices.
    2. If you are paying to renew hosting, please ensure payment reaches us in time. To avoid any downtime please allow plenty of time for the payment to clear. We cannot credit your account until the funds have cleared with our bank.
    3. Lastly, it sounds obvious - but our business operates in Euro!
      If you are paying in another currency please send too much money instead of too little! Any change left over will be added to your account balance for future purchases.
      Costs incurred on cashing/converting foreign currency cheques will be deducted from the final amount added to your balance.

Need to contact our Billing Dept?
We’re here to help. Please open a support ticket or email/phone us.

Domain Renewal Group domain names scam

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Spiral Hosting has today warned customers of a domain registration scam.

Domain Renewal Group has been sending letters to many of our customers, and even sending letters directly to Spiral Hosting. The company is American, although have a PO Box address in the UK. The letters request payment of £18 for a domain renewal and transfer of ownership to the Domain Renewal Group. To regain ownership, there is a $200 fee. Customers are advised to disregard the letter.