Get yourself on the CORE Beta Program..
Posted by Jordan Gross on 30/06/2009
Hostroute & Nameroute will be launching something very exciting in the coming months, but first we are doing an extensive Beta Program. To be part of it, click "here":http://core.hostroute.com We're expecting to go live with the Beta in early September, Beta customers will get access to a lovely range of discounts and special offers in return for their feedback. Watch this space for more news. Continue Reading →.tel domains now available for purchase!
Posted by Jordan Gross on 30/06/2009
You can now search and register these automatically via Nameroute
They are priced at £13.70 (inc VAT) per year, don’t be fooled by our competitors pricing which is PLUS VAT and actually more expensive than ours..
Continue Reading →We want your feedback!
Posted by Jordan Gross on 25/05/2009
Tell us what you think about our service (good/bad/ugly) and tell us what you’d like to see us do in the future. We promise to listen intently!
Continue Reading →Manage all your domain names in one place!
Posted by Josh Delsman on 13/11/2008
We are pleased to announce our new Domain Manager which allows customers:
- Log in and see all the domains you have registered
- View expiry dates
- Renew domains
- Set domains to auto renew if required
- Store card details on file for regular purchasing
- Register new domain names
- Change name servers
- Change registrant (where permitted)
- Lock and Unlock (where permitted)
All domains are still supplied with free email, web space, website builder and other useful features.
You can register new domains via Nameroute
All customers automatically have access to Portal.
Continue Reading →New, easier domain ordering process
Posted by Josh Delsman on 12/11/2008
Customers registering domain names now have the option to log in and use their previously saved details once the availability of the domain has been confirmed. This will allow people to register domains without having to fill in a registration form each time. The form will be pre-filled with your previous details (which can then be amended if required).Increase in Domain Prices
Posted by Josh Delsman on 11/11/2008
A month ago, the registry for .com and .net domains increased their prices slightly. We absorbed that increase, but because these registries charge us in US dollars the reduction in the value of the pound has put the cost price of these domains up by 32%. Further increases are likely if the pound continues to fall against the US dollar.
We are therefore increasing our retail prices for all gtld domains to £14 per year including VAT. This is regrettable, but its the only way we can maintain the level of service that customers have come to expect.
Until a year or so ago we did charge £14 per year for these extensions so in many ways it is a return to previous pricing. We will not be making any extra profit, just covering the increased cost and the associated extra VAT and card processing fees on the higher amounts.
The domains affected are:
- .com
- .net
- .org
- .biz
- .info
- .mobi
We will be having a number of promotions on other domain extensions shortly and will be adding a number of other extensions to our portfolio.
We also have a special offer for customers moving their web hosting to us so its possible you could save more than the extra you are paying for domains in other areas.
Live support now available
Posted by Josh Delsman on 08/11/2008
We have introduced Live Support via a chat interface. This is available during office hours via the link on the front page of the Hostroute web site. The service is already proving useful to customers as an addition to our helpdesk system.
.mobi domains price reduction
Posted by Josh Delsman on 04/01/2008
Starting in January 2008 the .mobi registry have reduced their pricing. Therefore we are passing this on to customers. The price for .mobi domains will now be the same as for .com. You can also register .mobi now for 1-10 years. Previously the mimimum period was 2 years.
How to use Gmail to send and receive mail from your Nameroute or Hostroute email account
Posted by Josh Delsman on 03/12/2007
It is possible to send and receive email from your domain based email address using the Gmail service (currently Google do not charge for this). This includes the gmail webmail interface, IMAP (with a very large inbox) and SMTP delivery from email programs like Outlook. These instructions explain how to set this up.
Note: We can not provide support for doing this and this information is provided for information only. We can not promise it will work or do anything to make it work if it does not.
There are a number of things you need to do in our control panel, the gmail web interface and your email program.
Things you need to do in our control panel:
- Decide what email address you want to use at your domain name and set up a single forwarder in our control panel to forward mail from that address to your gmail address.
- Disable POP3 email delivery in our control panel.
- Disable spam assassin (Gmail has its own spam filtering and you might lose real mail if you filter twice).
Things you need to do on Gmail:
- Create a Gmail account through the Google web site.
- Disable spam assassin in our control panel (or you may lose mail, Gmail has its own spam filtering)
- Click on the “accounts” tab in settings and under “send mail as” click on “add another address”. Enter the address under your domain that you have set the forwarder up for in our control panel. An email will be sent to this address. You will need to recover that email (it will arrive in your Gmail account) and click on the link to confirm you have the right to send mail from that address.
- Now go back to the “accounts” tab in the Gmail settings and click on “make default” next to your domain based email address.
You can now send and receive from your domain based email address using the Gmail web interface. If you want to use an email program like Outlook then see the steps below.
Things you need to do to use an IMAP email program like Outlook:
- Log into the Gmail web interface click on settings (in the top right hand corner). Under settings click on “Forwarding and POP/IMAP”. Enable IMAP. Do NOT enable POP3.
- Click where it says “configuration instructions” and configure your email program accordingly, making sure you set up all the advanced settings or it will not work. You need to set it up as an IMAP account in your email program.
- Make sure you enter the log in username for IMAP as your gmail address and gmail password.
- You need to set the email address in your email program as your domain based address so that it sends from the correct address. For example, in Outlook Express this is the address in the general tab in account settings (the field called E-mail address).
- (optional) In Outlook Express you can hide some of the unused folders marked [Gmail] to keep things tidy. Do this by clicking on the account in your inbox area in Outlook Express and then on the “IMAP folders” button at the top of the page. I only have inbox, sent items and spam folders showing in my Outlook Express.
If you do not own a domain name, we have a special offer on at the moment which includes email forwarding!
Announcing the new Nameroute website builder and domains for £1
Posted by Josh Delsman on 15/05/2007
All domains registered through our Nameroute domain registration service now come with a website builder free of charge. This is a WYSIWYG web page editor. Use it to create pages and edit your page designs without needing any additional software.
To celebrate the launch we are offering domain names for £1 so you can try it out, just click on the banner ad below:
