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Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Jan 24, 2025 · 1 registrant change since 2009 · last checked Aug 20, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 10, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described freeserve.co.uk from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 10, 2013 (5 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Current AboutUs recordJun 19, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registrar
CSC Corporate Domains, IncCSC Corporate Domains, IncJan 24, 2025 – Oct 18, 2026 (latest)Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc in the registration data recorded, first on Jan 24, 2025 and most recently on Oct 18, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 21, 2026
Registrant
Registrant recordsJan 4, 2009 – Jun 1, 2026Registration records for freeserve.co.uk are held from Jan 4, 2009 to Jun 1, 2026 (658 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
Nameservers: pol.co.ukJul 12, 2016 – Jul 26, 2016Registration records listed pol.co.uk nameservers (pridns1.svr.pol.co.uk, pridns2.svr.pol.co.uk, pridns3.svr.pol.co.uk…) for freeserve.co.uk from Jul 12, 2016 to Jul 26, 2016.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: cscdns.net
Certificate
No certificate recorded yet.
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (8)
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 10, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described freeserve.co.uk from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 10, 2013 (5 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jan 4, 2009 – Jun 1, 2026Registrant: Registration records for freeserve.co.uk are held from Jan 4, 2009 to Jun 1, 2026 (658 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Feb 13, 2011Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Feb 13, 2011. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 12, 2016 – Jul 26, 2016Zone file: Registration records listed pol.co.uk nameservers (pridns1.svr.pol.co.uk, pridns2.svr.pol.co.uk, pridns3.svr.pol.co.uk…) for freeserve.co.uk from Jul 12, 2016 to Jul 26, 2016.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 4, 2016 – Jun 1, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed cscdns.net nameservers (dns1.cscdns.net, dns2.cscdns.net) for freeserve.co.uk from Aug 4, 2016 to Jun 1, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Registrant changeFeb 13, 2011The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Feb 13, 2011. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 registrant change, 2009–2026
Nameservers: cscdns.netAug 4, 2016 – Jun 1, 2026Registration records listed cscdns.net nameservers (dns1.cscdns.net, dns2.cscdns.net) for freeserve.co.uk from Aug 4, 2016 to Jun 1, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to cscdns.netAug 4, 2016freeserve.co.uk's nameservers moved from pol.co.uk to cscdns.net between Jul 26, 2016 and Aug 4, 2016. Last seen at pol.co.uk: Jul 26, 2016 (registration record). First seen at cscdns.net: Aug 4, 2016 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Aug 4, 2016Zone file: freeserve.co.uk's nameservers moved from pol.co.uk to cscdns.net between Jul 26, 2016 and Aug 4, 2016. Last seen at pol.co.uk: Jul 26, 2016 (registration record). First seen at cscdns.net: Aug 4, 2016 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jan 24, 2025 – Oct 18, 2026Registrar: Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc in the registration data recorded, first on Jan 24, 2025 and most recently on Oct 18, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 21, 2026
Jun 19, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
0 of 2 safety checks passed (Nov 4, 2026).
Registered 1998 · AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Nov 4, 2026)
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Current facts
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latest result
Domain registered Jul 31, 1998 — 28 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 27, 2026).
Authority 62/100— ahead of 62% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
62 is a percentile: higher than 62% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #18,850)+8
Verified continuity: 28.3 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+11
Model score: 32/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 62/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 75 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 75 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Recorded HTTPS check did not confirm a valid connection
No MX and no DMARC (mild)
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1998
Domain registered (Jul 31, 1998).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 5 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“FreeServe.co.uk - Mobile phone and broadband services in the UK”