Whispers 4 U Review

Site address:

www.whispers4u.co.uk

What the site claims:

• Making Love Happen For 1000’s of Differently Abled People

• Online Dating & Friendships for people with disabilities.

• Live webcam chat & video dating

• At time of review, 20065 registered members!

Ease of use:

• Simple and easy to use, menus are clear and listed down the left hand side of the screen

• We cant comment on the ease of use of the video chat, as that is for Silver members and higher

• There are no adverts clogging up the site, except for one public service ad by Google looking for support for hurricane victims

Sign up process:

• The sign up process is quick and simple, you can answer nearly all questions using tick boxes

• No account activation – sign up and you are ready to go!

• Descriptions and photos require site approval and will not be accessible to searches until approved.

• Whispers 4 U states that able-bodied members and devotees are more than welcome, but the requirement is a readiness to meet adult people with disabilities, handicapped or amputees, and to respect the feelings of our disabled members.

Photo’s / Audio / Video

• Upload photos, can upload one primary and 4 extra photos.

• Uploaded photos must be in Jpeg format.

• Able to post your photos ( UK address) to be scanned to Whispers 4 U, and it will be returned if you enclose a SAE.

• Web cam chat room for one to ones, or groups.

Membership levels & price:

Verified Members (women only)

• Free Membership for Women, once ID has been verified at a cost of £1.50. through PayPal

• Full membership, access all services.

Memberships (for men)

Whispers 4 U say this is to keep the ratios of men to women balanced, and improve your chances of meeting someone.

Bronze Membership

• 28 days - £4.99

• Access to all services apart from Web cam chatroom

• Automatic re-billing

Silver Membership

• 28 days - £9.99

• Access to all services (incl. Web cam chatroom)

• Automatic re-billing

Gold Membership

• 3 months - £19.99

• Full access to all features

• Automatic re-billing

Platinum Membership

• 1 year - £49.99

• Love Guarantee membership

• Automatic re-billing every year until you cancel.

Search Tools:

• Can search by all criteria entered at registration (age, gender, those with photos etc)

Messaging / Instant Chat etc

• Live web cam chat rooms

• Video dating (video profile)

Extras:

• Daily list of members’ birthdays, so you can wish someone many happy returns as an icebreaker.

• Whispers 4 U super casino

• Extensive safety tips list

• Public service ads by Google

Number of active members:

• Site claims to have 20,065 members at the time of this review.

Average new sign ups per month:

• Around 900 / month

Additional information from Whispers 4 U:

• 1) We were the first dating site that is specifically aimed at disabled people. 
•  2) We run our own Scamwatch scheme designed to deter fraudulent members and scammers from operating

What we found:

• The Birthday list seems like a cool idea to be able to break the ice when making initial contact.

• The verification of members entitlement to free membership is also a great idea.

• We like the idea of a site dedicated to members of the community who may find meeting people difficult due to mental or physical disadvantages. That, plus the fact that prices have been kept low make this a winning site.

• The site was simple to use, and had a handy link on the home page to members recently on line, we found the search to comprehensive and only lacked a search for who is currently on line.

Quality Award

Online-Dating-Reviews grading

Overall score of: 83%

Date of Review:

19 th April 2006