I just found that I cannot use no-ip, my host gets delays regularly, because the IP has not changed and it is not updating it:
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Out of their FAQ:
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The second case happens when everything is setup properly, but your ISP (cable/dsl provider) has not issued you a new IP address in the past 30 days. The update client will only transmit an update to our severs if the address it has is different from the previous one. If you are not using one of the paid DNS services this will cause your host names to go into a "Pending Deletion" state.
To avoid the pending deletion state you can do any of the below:
Log in to
www.no-ip.com and modify/update the host name
Restart your cable/dsl modem (ISP may issue you a new IP Address)
Upgrade to No-IP Enhanced or No-IP Plus
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So my question is: are there any dynamic IP DNS services that are both FREE and don't suck?
No-ip basically just told me: log in manually to our site or pay for it, otherwise it will not work. This is unacceptable for me.
I used to use dyndns, but they also went commercial only.
Are there other services? I don't need much, just for one host, to have a host name that I can reach it over the internet, I don't even care how the domain is called.