Tele-Personals
USING PERSONALS TO FIND A MATE:
Many people will tell you that they prefer searching for a partner on the net or printed media via personals over aimless visits to the bar scene. I couldn't agree more. However, there is a another angle I'm not so sure everyone is aware of:
TELEPERSONALS
Q: WHAT ARE TELEPERSONALS?
A: Telepersonals is the method of using a voice mailbox to leave a discription of yourself and what interests you. By calling a service, a person can retrieve this message and leave messages if they're interested.
Q: IS IT SAFE?
A: Yes, but like any other dating service, you must use your common sense. The other person has no way of contacting you outside of the service until you reveal information such as your full name, age, schools attended, phone number, and/ or address.
Q: How is it different?
A: Hearing a persons voice is a great tool to have. It's one thing to read all about a persons wants and needs, it's another to hear them. You can tell so much more about a person by the way they say things.
Telepersonals is a safe and hassle-free way to meet and get to know someone. Some services are better than others. The differences between good ones and bad ones is easily found in the search menu. The bad ones (my opinion) are the ones with few, if any, options. The good ones will let you search the ads by category (Dating= casual, Romance= long term, Alternative= sexual) and age. Most are local services so they don't usually offer a search by location.
TWO DIFFERENT TYPES
900 numbers (no, not the sex ones)
Local Numbers
HOW THEY WORK
Most "900" number dating services will usually give you a toll free number to record your ad and listen to others for free. However,if you hear an ad you like you must call a 900 number to contact the person by leaving a message. They, in turn, must call a 900 number to retrieve their message, an to leave a response. Eventually you get to know eachother and exchange direct telephone numbers and it goes from there.
Local number dating servces work a little different. Most will let you listen for free. It only costs you if you want to reply to the ad. Some will charge you by the reply and bill you monthly. Others will let you purchase a block of time in advance and deduct your credits as you use them.
They're usually free to call and listen to ads, or record your own. Plus, by purchasing a block of time, you can send messages or have a live conversation with other callers while they are "on-line". Some of these services charge only the men and are completely free for the women!
With telepersonals, you are likely to meet the person you talk to faster than someone you e-mail. After all, you're already on the phone, the next step, basically, is exchanging phone numbers. If you're hesitant about giving out your phone number then be honest and tell them that. Don't let them pressure you into giving out your number by them saying it will save them (or both of you) money. In these cases, the best to suggestion I can offer is to get their number and dial a prefix when you call them so they can't read your number over their caller id.
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