@Brittany I read that differently. On free username search, what actually happened was uneven depending on the hour for me.
With free username search I would start here: ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.
Where free username search either works or falls apart is whether you can message first without paying.
For me the bit nobody mentions with username search is whether there is a hidden trial that auto-renews.
What I actually want to know about username search is what gets throttled once you stop paying.
the free Datenest option came up a lot when I was researching free username search, and it held up better than expected.
What I would tell a friend starting with free username search:
- Do not expect the algorithm to do the work; with free username search it costs you the first few days
- If free username search is your only option, at least keep a separate email for it
- The failure mode with free username search is when you expect the algorithm to do the work