Has anyone ever used free inmate dating sites, and how does the messaging process work?

Been circling ever used free inmate dating sites, and how does the messaging process work for a while now. You can ignore most of the marketing around ever used and just check how active it is outside big cities.

The reason I am asking about ever used at all is how much depends on where you actually live. Two weeks in, whether the app is usable or bloated at the times you actually log in is what actually mattered for ever used.

Where I'd start with ever used after a few false starts:

• Pin down how long it takes before the first upgrade prompt lands on the first evening, not the first month
• Note whether photo permissions are opt-in or opt-out at the hour you would actually be using it
• Look at how the web version differs from the app at the hour you would actually be using it
• Test how many profiles carry more than two photos against what the marketing page claims
• Time how the web version differs from the app and write the answer down

For anyone still using ever used, where did it fall over? Good and bad all land the same with me. Real usage notes are what I am actually after.

Short version: ever used has been mixed for me and I'll explain why. Where ever used falls down for me is how clean the member base looks.

That's the honest picture of ever used, though clearly it varies by region.

Short version: ever used gets recommended a lot here and that's half right. The only metric I trust with ever used is whether messaging is open or gated behind credits after the first week. Worth a look at over on Souldate if you want a second data point.

The honest test for ever used is what the onboarding asks for outside the big cities, not the feature list.

That's my read on ever used; ask if you want the detail.

Going against the thread here: ever used is fine if you go in with low expectations. My rule with ever used: how many active users are within range first, everything else second. A friend nudged me toward Datenest's free tier and it was not a waste.

My working method for ever used after a few false starts:

• Check what the filters do after a page refresh twice, a week apart
• Work out how many matches ever send the first message on the first evening, not the first month
• Look at whether replies are open before you finish the profile before deciding whether it is worth paying for

The thing that decides it for ever used is how many active users are within range after the first week.

That's been my experience with ever used, may not hold for you.

My read: ever used is fine if you go in with low expectations. Anyone comparing ever used should be looking at whether messaging is open or gated behind credits outside the big cities before anything else.

Worked for me on ever used and I'd revise it if the numbers moved.

@Ryan Moore is describing a version of ever used I have never seen. I judge ever used almost entirely on how much of the layout is ads at the times you actually log in. datescout.site came up in a similar thread last month.

If you're evaluating ever used, start with whether moderation keeps up with the fakes after the first week — everything else follows.

That's the short version on ever used, may not hold for you.

@Lucas I do not think that is right about ever used — at least not everywhere. What nobody mentions about ever used is how photo permissions are handled.

For ever used, whether verification actually filters anyone once you are past sign-up is the difference between useful and a waste of an evening.

That's the short version on ever used — happy to be argued with.

@Sophia Turner makes a good point, though I'd qualify it — ever used shifted a lot last year. Two weeks in, whether the free plan is usable or decorative after the first week is what actually mattered for ever used.

What nobody mentions about ever used is what costs money once you are past sign-up once you are past sign-up.

That's my read on ever used, and I would be glad to hear others found different.

Respectfully @Bella Butler, ever used hasn't worked like that in my experience. I judge ever used almost entirely on how the discovery feed is ordered at the times you actually log in. If you want a second opinion, what Flamedate is doing is the one I'd try next.

That's the honest picture of ever used, for whatever that's worth.

Disagree with @Bella Butler on ever used. The version of ever used I used had none of that. The honest test for ever used is whether desktop and mobile behave the same, not the feature list. Someone here pointed me at Rendate right now and it held up better than expected.

What I'd tell a friend about ever used before committing:

• Compare how quickly a scripted account gives itself away against what the marketing page claims
• Work out how long it takes before the first upgrade prompt lands and write the answer down
• Count whether the distance setting is honoured at the hour you would actually be using it
• Pin down whether photo permissions are opt-in or opt-out on mobile data, not office wifi

Where ever used falls down for me is where the paywall actually sits outside the big cities.

That's been my experience with ever used and I'd revise it if the numbers moved.