Don't use 1&1! From my understanding they "lock" you into their service, and technically they own the domain.
Yeah .... I never heard of this ....
That can't be accurate. Don't talk shit.
You buy the name - you own it. (of course as long as you renew every year).
You can transfer to any other registrar if needed. If it's a new purchase the waiting period to transfer to another registrar is generally 6 months.
But I am giving you additional info that is unnecessary. - (as it pertains to a domain transfer to another registrar).
The answer to your question has been stated. Leave with your registrar and point your nameservers. That's it.
Just change the nameservers to match those of the company you are hosting with.
Ask them - they will advise exactly what to to put in your control panel of your existing registrar. Example : NS1.HOSTINGIWANT2POINT2.COM, NS2.HOSTINGIWANT2POINT2.COM
It's that simple.
@mj10pop
If your buying 100-200 ... may I ask for what ? Are they spread out? or just different variations of the same name?
I can probably help you save a couple of bucks. I would recommend godaddy.... most likely.
1&1 has the second best prices right now on the market ....BAR NONE!
But there price can change at any time without notice ( as I inquired and tried to get locked rates on 1000 names) -they can't guarantee you that. Not that any company would. - But what they are really saying to me ... is by the time you renew (1 year) ... the price may be more. That's a big thing to consider when you have many names.
I have a good way to keep this consistent with godaddy.
I also just found an excellent way to get names at 5.99 (yes .com) - through someone at this very FORUM!!!.... - Thanks BHW.
