Comment by arcturus17
5 years ago
> Switch to a provider that takes your money for whom you are the customer
Google now sells domains, as well as email through GSuite.
I use them a lot on new projects, because I find them so insanely convenient, but I can't help shake the feeling that now I'm both the product and a paying customer.
So I'd probably nuance your words with: "select a provider whose livelihood depends on your custom".
If you want to get your own domain to take control of your identity, do NOT under any circumstances register it through a hosting package. Ideally keep it separate from everything, including your email provider.
And do NOT register it through a provider whose only support is Machine Learning!(tm).
Can you access the DNS records of the domain you bought if your Google Account is ever locked?
Not OP, but I can, since I bought the domain elsewhere and just point MX records at Google.
If you buy a domain through Google, you should still be able to transfer it to another registrar.
Or better yet, get the domain elsewhere. (Not GoDaddy either.)
You can the use whatever service you want. G Suite, Exchange Online, roll your own, …
If recommendations are useful here, both EasyDNS (easydns.com) and Hover (hover.com) seem ok.
I've used both over the years, though the EasyDNS UI is a bit harder to work with. They seem more technically competent than Hover though, who are decent but not fantastic. ;)
OVH’s UI is awesome for the domain settings compared to all the providers I’ve seen (1and1, GoDaddy, Aws, DigitalOcean). Even at DO what has a fantastic UI, the settings of a domain are complicated.