Vidahost hikes domain name fees by a third, blames Brexit Domain name biz Vidahost has hiked up the cost of its pricing by 33 per cent, blaming Brexit-induced exchange rate woes. In an email sent to customers and seen by The Register, the biz said: "Prior to the referendum to leave the EU, we spent time working up rigorous plans for the Brexit scenario. "True to form we focused on …
As a reseller I cannot afford such luxury.
Waiting for my provider and all other UK based registrars to do the same now.
"Some get the gravy
And some get the gristle
Some get the marrow bone
And some get nothing
Though there's plenty to spare"
Joni Mitchell
So a .com from Verisign costs $7.85 and the icann cost is $0.18 totalling $8.03 (others are less)
Before Brexit this equated to £5.39, today this equates to £6.08 an increase of 69p (13%)
This is the reason that a price increase of £2.50 (33%)?
Rather than state you are putting prices up, just blame Brexit eh? Or is it just profiteering?
Maybe my maths is wrong but
Pre-Brexit £1=$1.50
Post-Brexit £1=$1:30
Surely that is a drop of $0.20 over $1.50 or 13% not the 20% listed since a drop of 20% would surely be $1.50 x 0.8 = $1.20?
20% sounds bigger of course but surely if rounding up then 15% would be more accurate?
reasons to charge more ... 1,2,3
exchange rate too high,
exchange rate too low,
interest rates not changing,
interest rates changing,
barbecue summer,
wash out summer,
mild winter,
snowpocalypse,
terror attacks,
no terror attacks
is a pattern emerging ?
The Register 
Biting the hand that feeds IT
Copyright. All rights reserved © 1998–2024
