I somewhat agree with this. I do believe that a larger provider is less likely to lose their domains than an individual is (there are always exceptions).
Domains expiring is one reason why I always have my domains paid for 10 years in the future and renew every year to extend it by a year. I’d like to see service providers who work on a prepaid credit model (not a monthly or annual charge model, where the cards or payment methods may have been closed or canceled) and renew the domain automatically every year as long as there’s a balance in the account.
Last I checked, even Cloudflare doesn’t allow prepaid credit balances to be used for domain renewals and insists on charging the payment method on file. And it’s not even the case that people haven’t asked for it. Cloudflare’s billing policies are weird. This is one of the reasons why I’ve avoided transferring domains to it.
I wish ICANN would allow paying for domains (at least the most common TLDs) for a longer period though. If my domains aren’t renewed in 10 years after I’m gone and someone is dependent on those, there’s nothing much that can be done.
Domains expiring is one reason why I always have my domains paid for 10 years in the future and renew every year to extend it by a year. I’d like to see service providers who work on a prepaid credit model (not a monthly or annual charge model, where the cards or payment methods may have been closed or canceled) and renew the domain automatically every year as long as there’s a balance in the account.
Last I checked, even Cloudflare doesn’t allow prepaid credit balances to be used for domain renewals and insists on charging the payment method on file. And it’s not even the case that people haven’t asked for it. Cloudflare’s billing policies are weird. This is one of the reasons why I’ve avoided transferring domains to it.
I wish ICANN would allow paying for domains (at least the most common TLDs) for a longer period though. If my domains aren’t renewed in 10 years after I’m gone and someone is dependent on those, there’s nothing much that can be done.