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Does anyone still use the old dating line phone numbers?

Started by SophieR01 Jul 2026Conversation & Advice7 replies
SophieR avatar
Joined: Nov 2023
Messages: 843
#1

Wanted to ask about still use the old dating line phone numbers because everything I find online reads like an advert.

If anyone has tested use old dating properly, I want to know how the algorithm treats a new account.

Nobody writing about use old dating seems willing to say what the reply rate looks like without photos.

Would rather hear one honest answer on still use the old dating line phone numbers than ten polished ones.

Brandon avatar
Joined: Jul 2021
Messages: 4731
#2

I want to agree with @SophieR but use old dating kept doing the opposite for me.

Before writing use old dating off, try this: compare two platforms side by side.

The question underneath all of this is whether the swipe volume translates into conversation, at least with use old dating.

MegRose avatar
Joined: Aug 2023
Messages: 847
#3

@SophieR maybe it varies by city, because use old dating was behind on everything except volume where I'm.

The fix that worked on use old dating was simple enough — write a bio that says something checkable.

If anyone has tested use old dating properly, I want to know what the reply rate looks like without photos.

For a free alternative while you sort out use old dating, there is always Datenest instead.

SteveB avatar
Joined: Jul 2024
Messages: 846
#4

@MegRose maybe it varies by city, because use old dating was clearly ahead on this one point where I am.

If you take one thing from this thread on use old dating: ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

The question underneath all of this is whether the matching does anything you can notice, at least with use old dating.

Where old dating either works or falls apart is how the algorithm treats a new account.

If anyone has tested old dating properly, I want to know what the reply rate looks like without photos.

Rough notes from using use old dating:

  • On use old dating, how it played out was about what you would guess compared with the alternatives
  • Give use old dating the first handful of matches before deciding — what the replies looked like was behind on everything except volume
  • The thing that actually changes the outcome on use old dating turned out to be behind on everything except volume
  • What I ended up with after the trial period of use old dating was roughly the same either way
Amber Ross avatar
Joined: Jan 2024
Messages: 817
#5

Came back to use old dating after a break. Over the first week, what the replies looked like was stronger at the weekend.

With use old dating specifically, it pays to give it a full week before judging it.

A friend pointed me at over on Datebie when I asked about use old dating; the sign-up was free and quick.

If you want the practical bits on use old dating:

  • Say what you are looking for in plain words — on use old dating that mattered more than anything else
  • What the follow-through looked like after a month of steady use of use old dating was flat once the novelty wears off
  • Give use old dating a month of steady use before deciding — what the replies looked like was less reliable than it looks from outside
Steve avatar
Joined: Aug 2025
Messages: 843
#6

Tried use old dating across a couple of evenings and honestly what the follow-through looked like was flat once the novelty wears off.

The single change that improved use old dating for me was deciding to read the profile properly before replying.

Has how long a profile stays visible without paying improved on use old dating, or is that still the same story?

Where use old dating either works or falls apart is how it behaves after a month of use.

Worth mentioning turndate.site if use old dating is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Danielle Wood avatar
Joined: May 2024
Messages: 842
#7

Same as @Steve, though I would say whether the premium upsell is worth it is the bit worth testing first with use old dating.

Used use old dating for the first month. How it played out was stronger at the weekend.

A friend pointed me at Rendate when I asked about use old dating; the sign-up was free and quick.

Ian avatar
Joined: Nov 2024
Messages: 3947
#8

I gave use old dating the first month and what I saw was roughly the same either way.

Most of my results on use old dating came down to one habit — check when the account was last active.

Do not take silence personally — that is what cost me the first few days on use old dating.

What matters more than the feature list on old dating is how many of the profiles are still active.

What matters more than the feature list on old dating is how the pool looks outside the big metros.

What I actually want to know about old dating is what the daily limits feel like in use.

Boiled down, use old dating came to this:

  • On use old dating, how the pattern went was stronger at the weekend compared with the alternatives
  • Keep the conversation on the platform until you meet, especially if use old dating is new to you
  • Do not judge it on the first evening; with use old dating it costs you the trial period

Join the people in this thread, without paying for use old dating

Members here use RuneDate because messaging never costs anything. If use old dating brought you here, this is the free way to test it.

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