Most registrars make it simple to transfer out to another registrar. Not Network Solutions.

They still haven’t gotten over losing their monopolistic hold on domain name registrations. In a futile attempt to retain customers (at their exorbitant registration and renewal costs), they make it wholeheartedly painful to transfer names out of their system.

To transfer out your domain, you need an authorization code. This is provided INSTANTLY by all registrars. Network Solutions takes 3 days. With a caveat, IF THE TRANSFER IS APPROVED.

WTF???? – Who are they to approve / disapprove my wanting to transfer my name out???

Anyway, here are the steps. And remember, do this at least 4 days prior to expiration.

  • Log in to your Network Solutions Account Manager.
  • Under the My Products and Services tab, select My Domain Names.
  • If you have more than 1 domain, click Manage next to the desired domain. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
  • Manage should take you to a screen which contains a ‘ Transfer ‘ option. Follow the steps from there on to Request an Authorization Code
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    Request Authorization Code – Use the code emailed to you on your new registrar.

 

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