Hello, If I purchase a domain name off Go Daddy, after how long will it be activated? (Perhaps existing Go Daddy customers will be able to answer this question better.) The reason I am asking is because I want the domain name to commence/expire on exactly my birthday. Also, will the purchase date/time be according to Arizonian time (where the Go Daddy headquarters are located) or my time zone? Thanks in advance.
From what I understand, it would be active and considered registered exactly a few minutes after you complete the purchase arrangement. As far as I know, in the Whois details, it does not include the Time but just the date based on UTC/GMT +0000 time.
When i buy domains from godaddy its within minutes that i have confirmation emails to confirm my purchase and ownership.
If your trying to hit a certain time window don't underestimate the looong godaddy checkout process as they constantly try to upsell you during checkout, im so sick of that!
Thanks guys. From what has been said, it seems like activation is a few minutes afterwards most of the time, and the time being GMT.
i was just thinking that if the domain you want is at all half decent you should consider grabbing it now and commemorate your b-day with a site or something else. Just the act of searching for an available domain can sometimes be detected and your domain may be taken before your b-day. hopefully its something obscure that only has personal meaning to you so it wont be in demand by poachers.