Wheres the best place to buy domain names?

What do i do once i buy the name/s, do i need to find someone to host it and pay monthly?

Dont really know much about this at all so any info is appreciated.

Cheers

 

I've used 123-reg, part of Pipex, to buy domains in the past - very easy and reliable.

With one domain my ISP will host it free for email and a fairly basic website, but for anything more sophisticated you would need a host. The IT gurus on here will know about traffic and when you need your own server there.

 

Cheers mate. Just this minute registered one with 123 as it happens.

 

Spot on but they have had a fair few security issues but I would recommend them

 

I have used 1and1.co.uk in the past.

 

You got me worried now mate, what sort of problems they had?

 

Accounts were hacked and passwords had to be issued by post, still a great company and service

 

I must have been lucky because I bought domains for three or four companies and had no problems like that, though Streamline who host one of them had a big security scare pre-Christmas which gave us some problems with passwords being reset at short notice.

 

heartinternet have been trouble free with my sites for 3 years now, very reasonable too

 

www.4uhosting.co.uk fantastic customer service! have been using them for a few years now, if you have any problems with website, pm me

 

I use 1and1 for all mine.
Never had any faults and the customer service is 10/10