"Sugar Babies" and "Arrangements"

[FarFarAway]

It matters to me if Seeking.com has my real name, address, etc. It matters a lot. I don't need my real identity linked to what is essentially a prostitution site, not to mention the other risks involved. I don't blame anyone who just doesn't care, but to act like there's no reason anyone would possible care. Is kind of absurd.

I don't agree that SA is only for escorts, but undoubtedly there are escorts and their customers using it. Those are the people who get banned. If you are like me and looking for an arrangement, either shorter or longer term, you should not have trouble with that. Of course, I have a SO, I can't take any chances of getting my membership being exposed. I take all precautions. There used to be a lot more posting on here about all of the precautions to take. The Richmond VA sugar thread is a great resource, with a fantastic archive of all the good how-tos you could want.

Anyone who says it doesn't matter has forgotten the Ashely Madison hack. That one exposed personal info of a lot of users, names, email addresses, credit cards, you could go to a web page and look people up. That was used in extortion attempts, lame ones though. Just emails that appeared in people's inboxes. If you were lucky the SO would never know that happened and you could just lay low for a while. However, in a few cases, the hack led to people getting exposed, and sad consequences ensued, obviously.

[SolarFun]

Yes, Textnow locked a couple of my accounts for no reason, so I just bailed on them and didn't look back. Now I used https://mysudo.com/ on my phone and I'm not crazy about it, but it allows multiple numbers for something like $15 a month. It is billed as a "All-in-one Privacy App", which seems absurd, because it still uses SMS.

Mysudo works fairly well, but it is buggy sometimes with sending and receiving photos and have to send them one at a time or sometimes they don't go through at all. I don't highly recommend it, but it's what I use.

I know a lot of people use Google Voice #, but Google is terrible with privacy, so that's not really a good option for me.

I know you were asking about TextNow appeal though, and I vaguely remember getting an account of mine temporarily reinstated. But I"m not sure.

I use an app called Hushed. It costs around $70/ year. For me, it just shows as an apple charge on my cc statement. I generally text through it without issues however its wi-fi voice calls can be hit or miss.

Hushed is also based in Canada so USA privacy is better in terms of USA LE.

I also have a free app called "text free" also seems to work good. Never had a problem. On that one, you must use the free number once a month or risk losing it.

[Wleakr]

It matters to me if Seeking.com has my real name, address, etc. It matters a lot. I don't need my real identity linked to what is essentially a prostitution site, not to mention the other risks involved. I don't blame anyone who just doesn't care, but to act like there's no reason anyone would possible care. Is kind of absurd.

Fair point.

IMHO, all dating sites double as prostitution sites. Goal should always be to move someone you connect with offsite ASAP. Even folks that take as many precautions as possible can end up banned and having to circumvent to get back on the site.

There are risks to any site you put your personal info into and I get why one would be cautious but the risk applies to your entire online footprint not just the dating sites. If you're being discreet with Seeking but plugging all your info into the McDonalds app, you're still taking a risk.

[Peter Johnson]

If you don't have a significant other or you do, but they don't have access to your credit card statements it shouldn't matter much to use your actual credit card.

It matters to me if Seeking.com has my real name, address, etc. It matters a lot. I don't need my real identity linked to what is essentially a prostitution site, not to mention the other risks involved. I don't blame anyone who just doesn't care, but to act like there's no reason anyone would possible care. Is kind of absurd.

[Peter Johnson]

So somehow my text now number has been disabled due to " A violation of the terms of agreement. " All I did was check on a few sugar babies to wish them a happy Thanksgiving. I submitted an appeal and asked what the violation was so I'll await their response. If I'm unable to log back on, that's a ton of numbers and conversations I'll lose. Anyone else had this happened?

Yes, Textnow locked a couple of my accounts for no reason, so I just bailed on them and didn't look back. Now I used https://mysudo.com/ on my phone and I'm not crazy about it, but it allows multiple numbers for something like $15 a month. It is billed as a "All-in-one Privacy App", which seems absurd, because it still uses SMS.

Mysudo works fairly well, but it is buggy sometimes with sending and receiving photos and have to send them one at a time or sometimes they don't go through at all. I don't highly recommend it, but it's what I use.

I know a lot of people use Google Voice #, but Google is terrible with privacy, so that's not really a good option for me.

I know you were asking about TextNow appeal though, and I vaguely remember getting an account of mine temporarily reinstated. But I"m not sure.

[LoriTruck]

So somehow my text now number has been disabled due to " A violation of the terms of agreement. " All I did was check on a few sugar babies to wish them a happy Thanksgiving. I submitted an appeal and asked what the violation was so I'll await their response. If I'm unable to log back on, that's a ton of numbers and conversations I'll lose. Anyone else had this happened?

[SeekingHead]

Thanks for this post. It's good information. When the junior was in charge, I made a mistake of opening a profile with my actual card. How bad is it? I'm usually careful about these things, but like I said, junior was ruling the waters back then.

I have a blurred photo in my main. Some chicks request access to private photos immediately. It's a red flag for me, but some of them are really good looking.

I have my profile hidden, seeking isn't a dating site & you really have nothing to gain from having a public profile. All of my photos are private also. Every time I make first contact with the girl if I am interested in, I message her, introduce myself, make a comment on her profile & then make my private photos available to her.

[NuGuy36]

If you don't have a significant other or you do, but they don't have access to your credit card statements it shouldn't matter much to use your actual credit card.

I use my credit credit and immediately cancel my membership and delete my credit card info on the site after signing up.

[NewAnonymousName]

I just renewed the the discount code that someone else posted a few messages down, but I also just got an email with 33% off offer, so try this link as well.

http://links.email.seeking.com/ctt?m...MAS2&mt=1&rt=0

Thanks for this. It worked on the 3 month auto-renewal membership option too. I squeezed 3 months onto a single $200 visa gift card for an average of about $65 per month.

[Wleakr]

Thanks for this post. It's good information. When the junior was in charge, I made a mistake of opening a profile with my actual card. How bad is it? I'm usually careful about these things, but like I said, junior was ruling the waters back then.

I have a blurred photo in my main. Some chicks request access to private photos immediately. It's a red flag for me, but some of them are really good looking.

If you don't have a significant other or you do, but they don't have access to your credit card statements it shouldn't matter much to use your actual credit card.

[Member #6517]

No. You definitely do not need Diamond. IMO, it simply tags you as someone who will overpay and you'll find yourself handcuffed in negotiations and inundated with messages from the hard core gold diggers. A regular paid membership is all you need. It lets you message women members.

Use a discount code and sign up for the standard monthly membership with automatic monthly payments. Enter a $200 VISA gift card as the credit card. You must first register the VISA gift card to a fake name and address (but remember those -- you need them to enter the payment information on Seeking). Seeking will bill the first month immediately when you sign up and enter the gift card.

Then you can try it out for most of that month. If you like Seeking, you can leave everything as is, and Seeking will auto-charge the VISA gift card that you already put on file with them. (It will be mostly empty as the discount applies only to the first month. Just use it on a large purchase at Walmart or Costco. Their registers will auto-drain the remaining gift card balance and prompt you to swipe another card to pay the rest of your shopping bill.) If you don't like Seeking, you will need to remember to go to your settings and delete that VISA gift card before your automatic payment for the second month occurs. Otherwise, again, they will automatically charge it and you'll be stuck paying for a second month you didn't want.

If you delete the VISA gift card from your payment cards on the website, Seeking will simply shut down your paid access at the end of the first month. Once they do that, you not only won't be able to exchange messages with women any longer, you also won't be able to even see any of the old messages you received while your paid membership was still in effect. This means you need to copy down any names and phone numbers you have collected in Seeking's message system before Seeking shuts you down at the end of the first month.

Thanks for this post. It's good information. When the junior was in charge, I made a mistake of opening a profile with my actual card. How bad is it? I'm usually careful about these things, but like I said, junior was ruling the waters back then.

I have a blurred photo in my main. Some chicks request access to private photos immediately. It's a red flag for me, but some of them are really good looking.

[NewAnonymousName]

I'm thinking of trying SA and had a question. I don't want to spend more than a $100 until I figure this thing out.

Do I sign up for the one time or the subscription (and cancel after a month)? The one time shows $274 for a single month under diamond. I thought they had lower rate for a month. Thanks for the help.

No. You definitely do not need Diamond. IMO, it simply tags you as someone who will overpay and you'll find yourself handcuffed in negotiations and inundated with messages from the hard core gold diggers. A regular paid membership is all you need. It lets you message women members.

Use a discount code and sign up for the standard monthly membership with automatic monthly payments. Enter a $200 VISA gift card as the credit card. You must first register the VISA gift card to a fake name and address (but remember those -- you need them to enter the payment information on Seeking). Seeking will bill the first month immediately when you sign up and enter the gift card.

Then you can try it out for most of that month. If you like Seeking, you can leave everything as is, and Seeking will auto-charge the VISA gift card that you already put on file with them. (It will be mostly empty as the discount applies only to the first month. Just use it on a large purchase at Walmart or Costco. Their registers will auto-drain the remaining gift card balance and prompt you to swipe another card to pay the rest of your shopping bill.) If you don't like Seeking, you will need to remember to go to your settings and delete that VISA gift card before your automatic payment for the second month occurs. Otherwise, again, they will automatically charge it and you'll be stuck paying for a second month you didn't want.

If you delete the VISA gift card from your payment cards on the website, Seeking will simply shut down your paid access at the end of the first month. Once they do that, you not only won't be able to exchange messages with women any longer, you also won't be able to even see any of the old messages you received while your paid membership was still in effect. This means you need to copy down any names and phone numbers you have collected in Seeking's message system before Seeking shuts you down at the end of the first month.

[Sarcastic King]

I'm thinking of trying SA and had a question. I don't want to spend more than a $100 until I figure this thing out.

Do I sign up for the one time or the subscription (and cancel after a month)? The one time shows $274 for a single month under diamond. I thought they had lower rate for a month. Thanks for the help.

[MrVmp]

I just renewed the the discount code that someone else posted a few messages down, but I also just got an email with 33% off offer, so try this link as well.

http://links.email.seeking.com/ctt?m...MAS2&mt=1&rt=0

Worked for me, so thanks for the code.

[People Pleasur]

https://members.seeking.com/member/8...9-9b6127b8d7c0

Anyone know anything about these two? They're pretty aggressive in communicating, to the point of being mildly annoying, but so far our schedules don't mesh. Was wondering if they're so amazing that maybe I should be more schedule-flexible.

I'm curious too. My initial thought is they are out of my budget and look the type to be shown off and pampered rather than DTF.