Moving from one DNS provider to another

Posted by Senthil Kumaran on Pro Webmasters See other posts from Pro Webmasters or by Senthil Kumaran
Published on 2011-01-17T16:10:07Z Indexed on 2011/01/17 16:59 UTC
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I had registered with a particular DNS provider X and I have been unhappy with their services and now when the time for renewal came, I did not renew and I let it expire. I am hoping that once it is expired from this provider, I would be able to sign up for the same domain name from an alternative provider which I have tested and I am satisfied.

What kind of precautions should I take? The domain name is not a critical one, it is of a NGO and we prefer to own it again without any change in the name.

The information given by the expiry notice says

Domains can be renewed between 90 days before and 14 days after the expiry date. If domains are not renewed they will be removed from the account and set for deletion.

Should I wait for time till gets deleted at their end so that I can sign up for the same from another provider?

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