Anyone else get flooded with telemarketing calls after registering a new domain name? I purchased a .com domain 1 year ago through godaddy. I went to renew it yesterday and godaddy threw an offer at me to purchase the .net, .biz, and .info for the same domain name for a great price, so I took the bait. At checkout, there was some privacy protection option enabled for all 4 domains that jacked the price up 4X what i thought it would be. So I turned that option off. Today my phone has been ringing off the proverbial "hook."
Most of these if I answer it's just silence. One time an Indian guy was there peddling something about my .info domain and I hung up on him.
I've had similar experiences before, like when I bought my house. They are still sending me spam (refinance offers, and crap that's supposed to look like it's from my bank or the IRS) to my physical address. They get my contact info from the public record that is generated when you buy a house.
I didn't get all this crap when I registered my .com domain last year so I must have paid for the privacy protection. So now I'm wondering (with my typical level of paranoia) if I am merely getting these spam calls because of public records, or if it's because godaddy actually sold or gave my contact info to these spammers because I didnt pay for some BS feature.
Anybody have the inside scoop?
Most of these if I answer it's just silence. One time an Indian guy was there peddling something about my .info domain and I hung up on him.
I've had similar experiences before, like when I bought my house. They are still sending me spam (refinance offers, and crap that's supposed to look like it's from my bank or the IRS) to my physical address. They get my contact info from the public record that is generated when you buy a house.
I didn't get all this crap when I registered my .com domain last year so I must have paid for the privacy protection. So now I'm wondering (with my typical level of paranoia) if I am merely getting these spam calls because of public records, or if it's because godaddy actually sold or gave my contact info to these spammers because I didnt pay for some BS feature.
Anybody have the inside scoop?