Making On-Line Connections Without Giving Up Your Phone Numbers

On-line dating services have exploded in the past 5 years into a billion dollar industry. Everyone is looking for that special someone. A myriad of on-line sites offer a chance to meet people from all over the world. A soul mate that enjoys the same activities as you. Hooking up has it's pro's and con's. You may be lucky to find a mate who has all the qualities you are looking for. Photo exchange is a snap over the Internet. E mail and instant messaging are just as easy. There will come a point when the relationship advances to the level of wanting to hear the actual voice of your new found possible love interest. With identity theft at large and scams on the rise, you will need to protect yourself. Giving out personal phone numbers to people on the Internet that you think you know can produce a negative effect. With the technology age upon us you can make a safer decision.

Any connection that is world wide web based can be dangerous, not just those of the heart. Many gamers connect via land lines as does casual friendships and those that frequent chat rooms and special interest groups. Sharing a common medical aliment or grieving over the loss of a loved one can produce a connection of human strength. All these circumstances and many more often lead to the exchange of personal information and this includes land line numbers and cell phone numbers. An act of innocence performed a million times a day.

Alternatives are plenty and at your finger tips. Many safer options can be obtained with a basic web search. One such service called: Jangle.com is a web site that provides dedicated telephone numbers that are assigned. If you can e mail a person then you can make a dedicated phone connect with them. When you visit any site providing this service you will be required to type in the e mail addresses of the persons you would like to call, you will then receive a local phone number, cost of typical service is about .25 cents a call, much cheaper than cell phone charges.

If you decide to keep using your dedicated number, your personal number will never be revealed. Each party has a local number created for them which means cheaper connections. The service will need to ask for your real phone number to bill you. Only use services that policy never divulging your private number to anyone. You can visit VOIP Gazette: Jangle.com raises the Voip bar with Free Private Calls to learn about the process as highlighted by VIOP Gazette. The following is an exert from Jangle.com's web site.

"Jangl.com, the next generation voip kid in the block, is offering a new and unique free calling service which you can be called by your email id and you don't have to give away your phone numbers. You sign up with Jangle.com with your phone# and email id. And then place this link http://callme.jangl.com/youemailid@xyz.com on your website, blog, myspace, ebay listing. Callers just click on your link to get a virtual phone number to call you, without ever knowing your real number. The caller makes the first call to your virtual number and leaves you a voice message which is sent to your email. If you want to talk with the caller, you can get the caller's virtual number to call him/her back and forward their calls to your phone. You can use it in any web platform like your blog, website, ebay listing, virtually any where on the web. The unique advantage is, you don't give away your phone#, yet callers can call you. Match.com, a top dating site in the US, is now using Jangle.Com's service. Members can call others they are interested in without knowing their real phone#".

Be smart, be safe. Setting a good example of on-line safety for your children to follow is good practice. When you do good, they do better. Spread the word to keep your family and friends informed of the technology available for the masses. On-line safety benefits us all.