PR NEWSWIRE — April 5 — IwantU.com will deliver free dating phone numbers to their 7 million members. Active members of IwantU.com will be able to contact each other via CallDigits.com. The dating phone number will ring to any phone of the member's choice and ensures privacy while enhancing the dating experience. The basic service which includes voicemail will be provided free of charge. Members may choose to upgrade to local phone numbers throughout the US and Canada. According to Keith Bussey of IwantU.com, "The phone is a natural part of the dating experience and our members will be able to enhance their online dating experience like no other service. We are the first online dating service to allow our members to actually talk to each other as part of the online dating experience."
Mark Brooks: Voice is getting a foothold in the online personals world, at last. Match launched MatchTalk powered by Jangl first. I've guided Vumber to what I think is the best service for singles. They can not only forward calls, but they can call out from their Vumber on any phone, anytime, anywhere.
It is good to see that more dating services are offering the opportunity for their members to talk safely by telephone. We would agree with Keith that the phone has been a natural part of dating pretty much since its invention.
We are seeing a good level of interest in this service in Europe and are expecting our second client dating site to go live in the next few weeks.