Free domain name registration
Freenom seems the only provider who offers free 2LD registrations, This is under TLD .tk, .ml, .ga, .cf and .gq. To get such free domain name, on Freenom site fill in FQDN to check availability. Beside accepting terms and conditions, registration with email and some account details are needed. Some information about configuring URL Forwarding, DNS records, nameservers, A, MX, CNAME, other records and more can be found in Knowledgebase of Freenom.
- Be warned. Free domain name registration at Freenom seems to have its issues.
- Reminder to renew domain name seems not sent as mentioned in https://my.freenom.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=12.
- On email to [email protected] no reply received within 24 hours during working days as mentioned in http://www.freenom.com/en/contactus.html and there seems no reply at all,
- Email confirmations after opening tickets (https://my.freenom.com/submitticket.php) are missing.
- In "Email History" reminders about renew domain names, response from "[email protected]" or confirmations of ticket openings are missing.
- Tickets seems closed without further information from Freenom.
- After a domain receives an expired status, "period of time" as paid domain seems vague and not stipulated in https://my.freenom.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=12.
- Registrations getting status "Fraud" without further information and only referring to terms and conditions (https://my.freenom.com/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=20).