What does the combination cost initially?
A new one-year .ch registration costs €9.99. Adding the first €2.70 mailbox month makes the initial total €12.69. With the €27 .ch offer, that initial payment is €29.70 including one mailbox month. Later mailbox payments remain €2.70 per month. The domain and email therefore have different billing periods. Always check the confirmed order lines and recurring amount before submitting.
Choose the name for your 10 GB mailbox
Choose an address that is easy to say aloud, such as your first name, info or hello. The offered mailbox has 10 GB storage and costs €2.70 per month per selected domain. One mailbox choice does not mean unlimited separate user accounts. Decide which address to activate. Keep an independently reachable email for your chname.ch account so you can receive sign-in messages before the new mailbox is working.
Registration, mailbox activation and DNS are separate steps
After a successful order, registration and mailbox provisioning need confirmation. Set your mailbox password through the secure account step when available, rather than sending it through the contact form. Incoming mail needs the correct MX records; SPF, DKIM and DMARC support sending and authentication setup. If you use external nameservers, your account shows the records to add with that DNS service. Test sending and receiving before relying on the address for important messages.
Budget email separately over longer terms
Twelve mailbox months total €32.40. With a new €9.99 .ch registration, that is €42.39 across the first year at the stated rates and twelve months of use. The three-year domain offer does not prepay three years of email. Request end-of-period email cancellation in your account and prepare any export or migration. A domain transfer also does not copy old mailbox messages. If you already use an email service, keep it active during a planned migration.
Your practical checklist
- Choose the domain and check the email address spelling.
- Select only domains that need a mailbox.
- Review the relevant €12.69 or €29.70 initial total.
- Record the separate €2.70 monthly charge.
- Activate the mailbox through your account.
- Test sending and receiving before publishing the address.
A useful question
Is email included with my .ch domain?
No. The 10 GB mailbox is optional and costs €2.70 a month per selected domain.
Does the €27 offer also prepay three years of email?
No. €27 covers one domain registration and two future annual renewals. Email is billed monthly.
Will my old messages transfer automatically?
No. A domain transfer and mailbox migration are separate operations. Arrange copying or exporting old messages separately.
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Sources & further reading
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