Mobile phone dating - because it’s nice out there!

March 21st, 2009

If you’re in the UK, you’ll have noticed the gorgeous spring weather. The last thing you want to do when it’s brilliantly sunny outside is to be stuck in front of a computer inside. Luckily, plenty of UK sites now offer mobile phone dating, so you can keep track of your online dating activities while you’re out and about. Mobile flirting has been popular for a while and is gaining popularity all the time.

Sites vary in the form of mobile phone online dating they offer. For some, like DatingDirect.com , you’d need a WAP/3G enabled phone (which, let’s face it, is not the most useful, unless you have an iPhone), but for others all you need is a reasonable picture phone to be able to get message alerts, upload and view pictures and sometimes even send messages and use other features of the site. Usually this service is not free.

Here are some popular sites that make good use of mobile technology:

Match.com - the UK’s most famous dating site doesn’t disappoint in the mobile dating department. You can do a lot from your mobile, even if it’s not 3G/WAP: pay, upload pics and get message alerts, etc. by SMS/MMS.

Loopylove.com - Upload pics, message and renew your subscription by mobile phone on this large UK-only site, designed for people new to online dating. Make sure you read the terms and conditions before you sign up for the mobile service, though, as the subscription automatically renews unless you tell it not to.

Friends Reunited Dating - This friendly and highly popular dating site lets you upload pics and pay by mobile phone.

GirlsDateForFree - This site is fast paced and popular with the ladies for an obvious reason. It offers picture upload, messaging and subscription renewal by mobile phone at an extra cost (even for women).

Dating for Parents.com - This site offers dating for single parents. You can take out a mobile subscription and pay by mobile - handy if you don’t have a credit card!

YouCanGetMe - SMS chat, picture upload and payment by mobile phone are available on this large site that boasts many other features including audio/video chat.

BeNaughty - A casual dating site where you can choose how naughty you want to be. It makes good use of mobile technology with mobile chat, profile upload and payment.

SexInTheUK - UK only adult dating site where you can flirt and send saucy texts and pictures from your mobile, as well as pay.

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