Review of ALT Personals
Posted On 2007-05-31Last Update On 2007-07-10
Reviewed Site: ALT Personals
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Short Review:
ALT Personals is the “World's Largest Bondage, BDSM & Alternative Lifestyle Personals” site. It is owned by Adult Friend Finder and works in much the same way, but with an alternative lifestyle theme. Browse, chat with, watch and meet thousands of people in your area who are into anything from asphyxiation, fire, knives and chains to high heels, tickling and feathers. You’ll have to pay a monthly fee to start contacting people, but signing up is free, so you can check it out before buying.
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Current Ratings for ALT Personals:
Our total rating: 86/100Rating
Detailed Review:
Content:
We all know that finding that perfect mate, or just any mate at all, is not easy. This is especially true for people with strange sexual habits and fetishes. Luckily in this day and age, online dating exists. ALT Personals is a special dating site from the people over at Adult Friend Finder who have been getting people laid for years.
The difference between ALT.com and other dating sites is the member base. There is a huge variety of people on here who are into just about anything. There are some more laid back people on here into tickling, feathers, balloons, high heels, shaving, latex, leather and other harmless things. On the other hand there are many extreme members who are into nipple clamps, knives, fire, blood, torture and just pain in general. Whatever your slightly strange or fully bizarre fetish is, you’re bound (pun intended) to find someone with the same interests.
There are numerous ways to search for and browse the members. You can search by location, interests, fetishes, shape, age and just about anything you could think of. Some of the members will have photos you can look at and webcams you can watch. A lot of the members don’t have photos, but they’re still worth checking out because you never know, it could be a beautiful woman who’s willing to pee on you or whatever you may enjoy. If you want, ALT will also email you every once in a while with new matches.
After you’ve signed up, it’s a good idea to build your profile as much as you can. Add a few interesting pictures, videos, blog entries and interests and you’re more likely to be contacted by someone compatible. If you have a webcam, you can set it up and chat with members or just let people watch you. Once you’ve been signed up for a while, you’ll definitely find some matches and once you’re acquainted you can exchange phone numbers, emails or even meet up and get a bit nasty.
In addition to the matchmaking capabilities of ALT, there is more fun to be had. Check out the forums or chat rooms for some sexy conversation, read people’s blogs, check out steamy pictures or watch men, women or couples do their thing live on webcam.
One thing to watch out for is seedy members. The site is big, and although they do a good job of policing it, there are still a few fake profiles and scammers out there. Make sure to verify anyone you meet is genuine and safe, which goes for meeting anyone online.
The difference between ALT.com and other dating sites is the member base. There is a huge variety of people on here who are into just about anything. There are some more laid back people on here into tickling, feathers, balloons, high heels, shaving, latex, leather and other harmless things. On the other hand there are many extreme members who are into nipple clamps, knives, fire, blood, torture and just pain in general. Whatever your slightly strange or fully bizarre fetish is, you’re bound (pun intended) to find someone with the same interests.
There are numerous ways to search for and browse the members. You can search by location, interests, fetishes, shape, age and just about anything you could think of. Some of the members will have photos you can look at and webcams you can watch. A lot of the members don’t have photos, but they’re still worth checking out because you never know, it could be a beautiful woman who’s willing to pee on you or whatever you may enjoy. If you want, ALT will also email you every once in a while with new matches.
After you’ve signed up, it’s a good idea to build your profile as much as you can. Add a few interesting pictures, videos, blog entries and interests and you’re more likely to be contacted by someone compatible. If you have a webcam, you can set it up and chat with members or just let people watch you. Once you’ve been signed up for a while, you’ll definitely find some matches and once you’re acquainted you can exchange phone numbers, emails or even meet up and get a bit nasty.
In addition to the matchmaking capabilities of ALT, there is more fun to be had. Check out the forums or chat rooms for some sexy conversation, read people’s blogs, check out steamy pictures or watch men, women or couples do their thing live on webcam.
One thing to watch out for is seedy members. The site is big, and although they do a good job of policing it, there are still a few fake profiles and scammers out there. Make sure to verify anyone you meet is genuine and safe, which goes for meeting anyone online.
Features & Navigation:
ALT Personals might be a bit overwhelming at first, but it isn’t too hard to figure out. It’s got a bit of a learning curve, but once you’ve signed up and browsed around for a bit the navigation isn’t too hard.
Once you’ve logged in, you’ll enter the busy front page. At the very top you will see your photo, new messages, winks, and some other information. Just beneath that you can see who viewed your profile recently and your newest matches. There are a number of various links on the front page with things like ‘recently updated pictures’ and things like that. On the right hand side of the screen, you’ll see links to all of the blogs, message boards and chat rooms.
There is a simple navigational menu at the top that takes you to and from Home, My Account, Search Browse, Hotlist, Friends, Chat, Get Local, Video, Blogs, Groups and Shop. Click on “My Account” to go in and set up your dating profile, upload pictures, record your introduction video or voice clip, write something in your blog and interests. Here you can also set your preferences, block people and change your personal information.
The search engine at ALT is huge and can get very specific. You can specify gender/couples, sexual interests (there are over 50 to choose from), relationship status, kids/no kids, orientation, age, language, astrological sign, height, location, race, body type, drinker/non drinker, smoker/non smoker, breast size and endowment. You can save search settings to save your time as well. Also, there’s an option to view only profiles with images in them.
ALT’s hotlist is nice because you can save profiles of people you may like to contact later on. It’s also useful when you find a good webcam whore who’s likely to come back and put on another show. The ‘friends’ section is similar, but for people that know you want to talk to them.
The webcam’s are pretty simple, although they don’t always work flawlessly. Some of the flash streams worked for me, while others didn’t. This is not ALT’s fault though, it’s usually the person on the camera’s connection. While people are doing their thing on camera you can ‘page’ them as well.
If you’re used to any sort of community website like facebook or myspace for instance, you should be able to figure this site out with no problems. For others there will be a slight learning curve, but it’s not all that hard.
Once you’ve logged in, you’ll enter the busy front page. At the very top you will see your photo, new messages, winks, and some other information. Just beneath that you can see who viewed your profile recently and your newest matches. There are a number of various links on the front page with things like ‘recently updated pictures’ and things like that. On the right hand side of the screen, you’ll see links to all of the blogs, message boards and chat rooms.
There is a simple navigational menu at the top that takes you to and from Home, My Account, Search Browse, Hotlist, Friends, Chat, Get Local, Video, Blogs, Groups and Shop. Click on “My Account” to go in and set up your dating profile, upload pictures, record your introduction video or voice clip, write something in your blog and interests. Here you can also set your preferences, block people and change your personal information.
The search engine at ALT is huge and can get very specific. You can specify gender/couples, sexual interests (there are over 50 to choose from), relationship status, kids/no kids, orientation, age, language, astrological sign, height, location, race, body type, drinker/non drinker, smoker/non smoker, breast size and endowment. You can save search settings to save your time as well. Also, there’s an option to view only profiles with images in them.
ALT’s hotlist is nice because you can save profiles of people you may like to contact later on. It’s also useful when you find a good webcam whore who’s likely to come back and put on another show. The ‘friends’ section is similar, but for people that know you want to talk to them.
The webcam’s are pretty simple, although they don’t always work flawlessly. Some of the flash streams worked for me, while others didn’t. This is not ALT’s fault though, it’s usually the person on the camera’s connection. While people are doing their thing on camera you can ‘page’ them as well.
If you’re used to any sort of community website like facebook or myspace for instance, you should be able to figure this site out with no problems. For others there will be a slight learning curve, but it’s not all that hard.
Conclusion:
If you have a strange fetish or just plain enjoy freaky sex, ALT personals is where you’re going to find it. There are millions of crazy members with all sorts of fetishes and a whole lot of extra features to keep you entertained. Sign up for free to check it out and if you find some matches, grab a gold membership and get laid.
Pros & Cons
+ Millions of crazy members
+ Huge website with extra features.
- Some fakes, be careful
+ Huge website with extra features.
- Some fakes, be careful