free upgrade from Godaddy

[Franksdomains]

Just now received this free upgrade notification email from Godaddy.

We're upgrading the protection for your domains to something even better, and at no additional cost to you.

We care about your privacy and the protection of your domains, so we'll soon be upgrading them from Private Registration to Full Domain Privacy & Protection. It will include these features to protect your domains and private information:


Protects against active threats like domain hijackers and malicious transfers.


Safeguards you from honest mistakes like accidental transfer or expired credit cards.*


Prevents spam with private email forwarding.

The following domains are scheduled to be upgraded:

The best part? You don't need to take any action at all. We're going to take care of the upgrade for you.

Sincerely,

GoDaddy Domains Team

[trafficseller]

The email was in my inbox when I got online, nice of them to do this offer.

[jag]

How I see this, Namecheap gives private registration for free, so this is a way Godaddy is justifying charging for their service.

[shoopa]

No extra cost seems a good price

[gspotman]

Nice offer

[killah]

when I hear free I know there has to be some fine print which will cost me money, going to look into this offer see what it is all about.

[TheButcher]

when I hear free I know there has to be some fine print which will cost me money, going to look into this offer see what it is all about.

There is no catch they re upgrading a service you pay for with more features.

[cimage]

It is free and a nice add on.

[blingman]

They need to drop their renewal prices on domains, they are becoming too expensive.

[CTE]

go with Namecheap the privacy is included in the price.

[HarryXxX]

why has Godaddy become so expensive for domains, they were so cheap just a few years ago.

[alina]

I received the email and think it is a good offer being free. Now 3 of my sites have it.

[bestfreeporn]

Really not a major advantage for me

[Nakedtruth]

Do you really need these additional features

[BrentG]

can you opt out of the upgrade?