# Web Hosting and ISPs - webcentive

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Web hosting, domains and internet service, with scams first. Fake "domain renewal" letters and emails are common: renew only through the registrar you already use, and check your real expiration date with ICANN Lookup. ICANN never bills you directly. Then registrars, hosts, and how to find internet service at your address, including satellite for rural and off-grid homes. Listings are commercial.  

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Links last checked Oct 19, 2026.  

- **Domain and hosting scams (start here)**
- [consumer.ftc.gov](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams) - FTC: recognize and avoid phishing (may block automated checks) | X: none found
- [ftc.gov](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2003/09/network-solutions-settles-ftc-charges) - FTC: the domain "renewal" notices that were really transfers | [X: @FTC](https://x.com/FTC)
- [ic3.gov](https://www.ic3.gov/) - FBI IC3: report internet fraud | X: none found
- [icann.org](https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/be-careful-what-you-click-alert-of-new-fraudulent-domain-renewal-emails-29-9-2014-en) - ICANN: fake domain renewal emails | [X: @ICANN](https://x.com/ICANN)
- [icann.org (registrars)](https://www.icann.org/en/accredited-registrars) - ICANN: accredited registrar list | [X: @ICANN](https://x.com/ICANN)
- [icann.org (tips)](https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/help-keep-domain-name-secure-30sep20-en.pdf) - ICANN: keep your domain name secure (PDF) | [X: @ICANN](https://x.com/ICANN)
- [lookup.icann.org](https://lookup.icann.org/) - ICANN Lookup: who your registrar is and when your domain expires | X: none found
- [reportfraud.ftc.gov](https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/) - Report a scam to the FTC | X: none found
- **Domain registrars**
- [cloudflare.com](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/) - Cloudflare Registrar: at-cost renewals | [X: @Cloudflare](https://x.com/Cloudflare)
- [gandi.net](https://www.gandi.net/) - Gandi | [X: @gandibar](https://x.com/gandibar)
- [hover.com](https://www.hover.com/) - Hover | [X: @hover](https://x.com/hover)
- [namecheap.com](https://www.namecheap.com/) - Namecheap (may block automated checks) | [X: @Namecheap](https://x.com/Namecheap)
- [opensrs.com](https://opensrs.com/) - OpenSRS: Tucows wholesale registrar (opensrs.org on the old page) | [X: @OpenSRS](https://x.com/OpenSRS)
- [porkbun.com](https://porkbun.com/) - Porkbun | [X: @Porkbun](https://x.com/Porkbun)
- [squarespace.com](https://domains.squarespace.com/) - Squarespace Domains (formerly Google Domains) | X: none found
- **Web hosting**
- [digitalocean.com](https://www.digitalocean.com/) - DigitalOcean | [X: @digitalocean](https://x.com/digitalocean)
- [domain-website-hosting.com](https://www.domain-website-hosting.com/) - Domain-Website-Hosting.com (on the old page) | X: none found
- [dreamhost.com](https://www.dreamhost.com/) - DreamHost (on the old page) | [X: @DreamHost](https://x.com/DreamHost)
- [he.net](https://www.he.net/) - Hurricane Electric: colocation and transit (on the old page) | X: none found
- [hosting.com](https://hosting.com/) - hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | [X: @wearehostingcom](https://x.com/wearehostingcom)
- [inmotionhosting.com](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/) - InMotion Hosting | [X: @inmotionhosting](https://x.com/inmotionhosting)
- [linode.com](https://www.linode.com/) - Akamai Cloud (Linode) (may block automated checks) | X: none found
- [netlify.com](https://www.netlify.com/) - Netlify: static sites | [X: @Netlify](https://x.com/Netlify)
- [pages.cloudflare.com](https://pages.cloudflare.com/) - Cloudflare Pages | [X: @Cloudflare](https://x.com/Cloudflare)
- [pages.github.com](https://pages.github.com/) - GitHub Pages: free static hosting | X: none found
- [siteground.com](https://www.siteground.com/) - SiteGround (may block automated checks) | [X: @SiteGround](https://x.com/SiteGround)
- [webhosting.net](https://webhosting.net/) - WebHosting.net: Miami hosting (on the old page) | X: none found
- **Internet service: find a provider**
- [9netave.net](https://9netave.net/) - 9 Net Avenue (on the old page) | X: none found
- [alaskacommunications.com](https://www.alaskacommunications.com/) - Alaska Communications (ptialaska.net on the old page) | X: none found
- [broadbandmap.fcc.gov](https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/) - FCC National Broadband Map: who serves your address | X: none found
- [dfn.de](https://www.dfn.de/) - DFN: German research network (on the old page) | X: none found
- [fcc.gov](https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandlabels) - FCC broadband labels: compare prices and speeds | [X: @FCC](https://x.com/FCC)
- [hughesnet.com](https://www.hughesnet.com/) - HughesNet | [X: @Hughesnet](https://x.com/Hughesnet)
- [islanderis.net](https://www.islanderis.net/) - Islander Internet Services (on the old page) | X: none found
- [mauigateway.com](https://www.mauigateway.com/) - Maui Gateway (on the old page) | X: none found
- [spectrum.com](https://www.spectrum.com/) - Spectrum (rr.com on the old page) | X: none found
- [starlink.com](https://www.starlink.com/) - Starlink: satellite internet for rural and off-grid homes | [X: @Starlink](https://x.com/Starlink)
- [velocom.com.ar](https://www.velocom.com.ar/) - Velocom, Argentina (may block automated checks) (on the old page) | X: none found
- [viasat.com](https://www.viasat.com/) - Viasat satellite internet | [X: @viasat](https://x.com/viasat)
- **Hosting directories and network services**
- [amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wifi+router&tag=webcentive0d-20) - Amazon: routers and modems | [X: @amazon](https://x.com/amazon)
- [dyn.com](https://account.dyn.com/) - Dyn: dynamic DNS (dyndns.org on the old page) | X: none found
- [hostindex.com](https://www.hostindex.com/) - HostIndex: hosting directory since 1998 (on the old page) | X: none found

Number of links: 42  
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