davezan - 10:48 am on Apr 11, 2008 (gmt 0)

I was on the phone with them 3 times to get it back immediately. Eventually they told me that this is a waiting game, I just need to wait 24-72 hours.

If the domain name's been renewed, then it's indeed a waiting game at this
point. Especially .com domain names, they can resolve as fast as 20 seconds
(fastest I've personally seen happen) to as long as beyond 72 hours (due to a
DNS issue or so).

Your registrar said to allow 24-72 hours to set realistic expectations, even if a
bunch of people don't like it just because it's technology and it should be just
an "instant" snap of the fingers. Things don't always happen the way we want
them to.

David