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Lifeline · packet8.net over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 24 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Jun 17, 2007 · 1 registrant change since 2007 · last checked Aug 20, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredApr 26, 2002packet8.net was registered on Apr 26, 2002.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 14, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described packet8.net from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 14, 2013 (11 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Registrar
Register.com, Inc.Register.com, Inc.Jun 17, 2007 – Jun 28, 2026Registrar Register.com, Inc. (IANA 9) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for packet8.net, from Jun 17, 2007 to Jun 28, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Registrant
Registrant recordsJun 17, 2007 – Jun 28, 2026Registration records for packet8.net are held from Jun 17, 2007 to Jun 28, 2026 (184 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: packet8.netJun 17, 2007 – Jan 15, 2009Registration records listed packet8.net nameservers (ns1-eqix-sjo.packet8.net, ns1-l3-sjo.packet8.net, ns2-eqix-sjo.packet8.net…) for packet8.net from Jun 17, 2007 to Jan 15, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncApr 30, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026DigiCert Inc issued 2 certificates for packet8.net from Apr 30, 2026, the latest valid until May 6, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Amazon
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (17)
Apr 26, 2002Registration: packet8.net was registered on Apr 26, 2002.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 14, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described packet8.net from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 14, 2013 (11 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Packet8 is an affordable, easy-to-use broadband telephone and videophone service that allows anyone with high-speed Internet access to use any analog phone to make UNLIMITED calls in the U.S. and Canada for just $19.99 …”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jun 17, 2007 – Jun 28, 2026Registrar: Registrar Register.com, Inc. (IANA 9) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for packet8.net, from Jun 17, 2007 to Jun 28, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jun 17, 2007 – Jun 28, 2026Registrant: Registration records for packet8.net are held from Jun 17, 2007 to Jun 28, 2026 (184 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
Said about itself in 2006
Jul 1, 2006
“Packet8 is an affordable, easy-to-use broadband telephone and videophone service that allows anyone with high-speed Internet access to use any analog phone to make UNLIMITED calls in the U.S. and Canada for just $19.99 …”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 22, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC
Aug 28, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026 (latest)
Registrar Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 28, 2026 and most recently on Nov 4, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
Registrant changeMar 18, 2014The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Mar 18, 2014. 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, 2007–2026
Nameservers: register.com
Jan 22, 2009
Registration records listed register.com nameservers (dns010.d.register.com, dns020.b.register.com, dns039.a.register.com…) for packet8.net from Jan 22, 2009 to Jan 22, 2009.
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to register.comJan 22, 2009packet8.net's nameservers moved from packet8.net to register.com between Jan 15, 2009 and Jan 22, 2009. Last seen at packet8.net: Jan 15, 2009 (registration record). First seen at register.com: Jan 22, 2009 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: packet8.netNameservers: packet8.netMar 21, 2009 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed packet8.net nameservers (ns1-eqix-sjo.packet8.net, ns1-l3-sjo.packet8.net, ns2-eqix-sjo.packet8.net…) for packet8.net from Mar 21, 2009 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to packet8.netMar 21, 2009packet8.net's nameservers moved from register.com to packet8.net at some point between Jan 22, 2009 and Mar 21, 2009. Last seen at register.com: Jan 22, 2009 (registration record). First seen at packet8.net: Mar 21, 2009 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 58 days in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: packet8.netNameservers: packet8.netOct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018packet8.net (ns5.packet8.net, ns6.packet8.net) were the nameservers listed for packet8.net at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: packet8.netNameservers: packet8.netApr 4, 2018 – Jun 28, 2026Registration records listed packet8.net nameservers (ns1-eqix-sjo.packet8.net, ns1-l3-sjo.packet8.net, ns2-eqix-sjo.packet8.net…) for packet8.net from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 28, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 12, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026
Amazon issued 10 certificates for packet8.net from Jun 12, 2026, the latest valid until May 19, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 17, 2007 – Jan 15, 2009
Zone file: Registration records listed packet8.net nameservers (ns1-eqix-sjo.packet8.net, ns1-l3-sjo.packet8.net, ns2-eqix-sjo.packet8.net…) for packet8.net from Jun 17, 2007 to Jan 15, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 22, 2009Zone file: Registration records listed register.com nameservers (dns010.d.register.com, dns020.b.register.com, dns039.a.register.com…) for packet8.net from Jan 22, 2009 to Jan 22, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 22, 2009Zone file: packet8.net's nameservers moved from packet8.net to register.com between Jan 15, 2009 and Jan 22, 2009. Last seen at packet8.net: Jan 15, 2009 (registration record). First seen at register.com: Jan 22, 2009 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Mar 21, 2009 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed packet8.net nameservers (ns1-eqix-sjo.packet8.net, ns1-l3-sjo.packet8.net, ns2-eqix-sjo.packet8.net…) for packet8.net from Mar 21, 2009 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Mar 21, 2009Zone file: packet8.net's nameservers moved from register.com to packet8.net at some point between Jan 22, 2009 and Mar 21, 2009. Last seen at register.com: Jan 22, 2009 (registration record). First seen at packet8.net: Mar 21, 2009 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 58 days in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: packet8.net (ns5.packet8.net, ns6.packet8.net) were the nameservers listed for packet8.net at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Mar 18, 2014Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Mar 18, 2014. 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
Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 28, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed packet8.net nameservers (ns1-eqix-sjo.packet8.net, ns1-l3-sjo.packet8.net, ns2-eqix-sjo.packet8.net…) for packet8.net from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 28, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 30, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 2 certificates for packet8.net from Apr 30, 2026, the latest valid until May 6, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 12, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 10 certificates for packet8.net from Jun 12, 2026, the latest valid until May 19, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 22, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 28, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Registrar: Registrar Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC in the registration data recorded, first on Aug 28, 2026 and most recently on Nov 4, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 20, 2026
1 of 2 safety checks passed (Nov 5, 2026).
Registered 2002 · AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Nov 5, 2026)
Packet8.net VoIP Internet Phone Service Provider
Packet8 is an affordable, easy-to-use broadband telephone and videophone service that allows anyone with high-speed Internet access to use any analog phone to make UNLIMITED calls in the U.S.
Make sure the site responds over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Apr 26, 2002 — 24 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 28, 2026).
Authority 65/100— ahead of 65% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
65 is a percentile: higher than 65% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #16,388)+8
Verified continuity: 24.5 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+12
Model score: 33/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 65/100 — 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 76 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 76 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Recorded HTTPS check did not confirm a valid connection
What packet8.net said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Packet8 is an affordable, easy-to-use broadband telephone and videophone service that allows anyone with high-speed Internet access to use any analog phone to make UNLIMITED calls in the U.S. and Canada for just $19.99 per month. All Packet8 subscribers get worldwide UNLIMITED in network calling (calls to other Packet8 subscribers) at no extra charge. Calls to non-Packet8 numbers outside the U.S.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2002
Domain registered (Apr 26, 2002).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 11 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Packet8.net VoIP Internet Phone Service Provider”