I&#x27;ve always wondered why I never see pairNIC mentioned on the &quot;everybody knows godaddy is garbage but who should I use to register domains?&quot; threads on HN.<p>I have used them since they opened (2002) and never used anybody else after that, because I have never been dissatisfied. (I don&#x27;t remember if the box is checked by default, but they definitely offer whois privacy, along with services like custom&#x2F;dynamic DNS and some other stuff, at no extra charge).<p>Their site is kinda barebones and old-school, but there are real humans in the rare case you actually need one, and they&#x27;ve never done me wrong.<p>So for whatever that&#x27;s worth: another recommendation on HN.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pairnic.com&#x2F;about.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pairnic.com&#x2F;about.html</a>