Future Prospects of Mobile Dating

The big phenomenon of the 90s was the growth and power gain of the internet - now in the 21^st century is high time to discuss another phenomenon to hit the human race – mobile technology. Today's phones are created to do more than just place a call. The latest mobile technologies are Bluetooth and 3G. And they became the basis of social networking and mobile dating.

A lot of internet dating platforms are heading towards mobile dating. The fisrt few attemps of mobile dating sites weren’t terribly successful in convincing people the might find their lifetime partners through their mobile phones just yet. But it is just a matter of time until users will realize that the functionality of the 3G video technology will make the interaction with one another very convenient, easy and practical. Big mobile companies all across the globe had seen the possibility and developed platforms and software for these types of services. Right now, brokerage firms are venturing into mobile banking and mobile dating as well.

As with most new technology and the user thereof in mobile dating is already very popular. With the option of mobile dating, the same people are finding it easier to look for their matches. One of the most interesting mobile dating features proves to be proximity dating. Proximity dating is a service that informs you if and when there's a potential match within the proximity.

Mobile dating is a hit because you can technically do it anywhere. You can chat and meet with your prospect during your break time, before going to bed, and if you're out on a leisure work. And if online dating is infested with fake profiles, mobile dating has a solution for that – 3G video. If online dating sites introduce the use of web cams, mobile dating can easily utilize 3G technology. And that's because most of the cell phones available these days are equipped with a digital camera that can be used for 3G video calling.

But of course, mobile dating is not yet flawless. First of all there are privacy issues. To get in touch with your prospect, you need to make contact using your phone number. And so if the meeting or relationship doesn't go well, you might need to change your personal number so you won't stumble into complications or inconveniences.

Another issue is the rising cost of mobile dating. An initial fee is required for new subscribers. Then you have to pay monthly fees as well. And every time you call or send a text message to your match, you will be charged accordingly. If you are an active dater, your bill could skyrocket rapidly.

Generally speaking, mobile dating is still in it’s kids shoes. But of course, if you want to meet somebody and get married, you can do it now and just get on with it.