Voicemail for dating sites

by David Evans on July 19, 2005 · 3 comments

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A reader is looking for a voicemail system for his dating sites. Everyone gets a VM box, and have free access via telephone. Leaving message would cost the sending $N/minute.

This being 2005 and the internet and all, I started thinking about a VOIP solutions.

Skype would be a good solution, but not a revenue generator unless you did a deal with them to take part of the fee. It’s free to make/receive calls to your screen-name, but an assigned phone number and voicemail features costs around $90/year. I just ordered both features and am inviting select friends, family and associated to call my new # from their phones, which rings on my laptop when I’m logged in. When I’m offline, their call goes to voicemail. Sweet.

Stacy at gNumber might have more to say about this. They have some new products and services that might address the issue. Looks like their site is down for a revamp but I’ve been using their DateNumber product for a while now.

Anyone else know of a turnkey voicemail solution worth considering? I remember seeing CallKey at iDate. Another one is MyPrivateLine, which has been mentioned here previously.

[tags: gnumber, skype, callkey]

Tagged as: Technology

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Adam Segel 07.19.05 at 3:33 pm: TPI can do it. We’ve got the pay-per-call services set up for 900, credit card, and pay by check. We also have a huge database of voice greetings that people can use for browsing. If they’re interested I’d be happy to talk to them.
Carla Fasti 07.22.05 at 2:36 pm: Yea MyPrivateLine is way cool and essential - kinda like my American Express. Don’t leave home without it. It has good voice mail too. When I wanna to give out a number to a guy, but not MY OWN #, I use the 800 number and my own extension. Lots of strange postings online, so it is coming in more handy than ever. Miss the call, get the mail. Ha!
Roberta 07.26.05 at 9:48 am: Hey Carla,

I use MyPrivateLine too. Actually its more like Triple A (AAA) card than AMEX. Keeps you safe when you need it. Like when talking to EVERY single guy online. I mean who wants a guy I don’t know doing a reverse search from my home phone and finding out where I live? When I’m ready I’ll give him my #. Until then, he gets MyPrivateLine. Yea, the voice mail is awesome too.

Cya!
Roberta