#1 · Thread starter
Crowdsourcing this one: how to keep getting disconnected from the free swx is something I keep circling back to.
I care less about feature lists on live video services and more about whether anyone replies.
So — what has actually worked for you with how to keep getting disconnected from the free swx? Honest answers welcome.
#2 · Member
That is a fair summary of live cam sites from where I sit.
Practical tip for live cam sites: keep the first message to two lines with a question in it.
If you are starting with live cam sites, screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
Be aware when using live cam sites that anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.
Geography does most of the work with live cam sites — the day of the week you actually use it matters more than the feature list.
Ask if you want detail on any part of how to keep getting disconnected from the free swx.
Adding Flurrydate — flurrydate.online for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.
#3 · Member
Respectfully disagree on the cam-site question — my experience with the cam-site question ran the other way.
Your mileage on how to keep getting disconnected from the free swx may differ, obviously.
For what it is worth I have had better luck on datingfly.online than on any of the big paid apps.
#4 · Member
The thing to watch on live cam sites is that moving to an external messaging app early is a common scam setup.
With live cam sites it came down to how quickly a conversation went from match to plan, honestly.
What changed my mind on live cam sites was how many accounts looked dormant.
Anyone claiming live cam sites works everywhere has not tested it against how many people locally are already on it.
Would happily be argued out of my position on how to keep getting disconnected from the free swx.
#5 · Member
Anyone claiming cam rooms works everywhere has not tested it against how wide you set the radius.
With cam rooms it came down to whether the search filters did what they claimed, honestly.
Everything about cam rooms hinged on whether messaging was actually free or free-to-a-point in the end.
Anyway, that is my read on how to keep getting disconnected from the free swx.
Someone in another thread pointed me at Luvdate (luvdate.site) and it is worth a look if you are outside a big metro.
You will see EZHookups mentioned around here too — mixed reviews, decide for yourself.
#6 · Member
My experience with the cam side of things was better than I expected, with one caveat.
If you are starting with the cam side of things, screenshot anything that looks like a scam and report it.
Worth flagging with the cam side of things — some free tiers stop you exactly at the reply button.
One warning about the cam side of things: a trial that renews is not the same as free.
That is the short version on free swx.
The one that finally worked for me was datelink.online, after about a month of trying others.
#7 · Member
Going to push back on the last post about live cam sites — that is not what I found.
Geography does most of the work with live cam sites — how wide you set the radius matters more than the feature list.
That is where I've landed on free swx, at least for now.
The one that finally worked for me was Turndate — turndate.site, after about a month of trying others.
#8 · Member
Spent most of last winter on cam and video chat services, so here is what I actually saw.
Whether cam and video chat services works comes down to how dense your area is more than anything the marketing mentions.
Worth doing early on cam and video chat services: test it on a weekday evening, not a Sunday morning.
Worth doing early on cam and video chat services: check what the free tier actually includes before investing time.
What mattered most with cam and video chat services in the end was how many people within reach were active that week.
Interested to see what others say about free swx.