In the middle of January DatingDirect.com signed a partnership deal with Orange UK to provide web and mobile online dating service for the mobile network’s customers. Since today Orange mobile netowrk can access DatingDirect.com service via a dating channel on the Orange website hosted by DatingDirect.com.

 

The mobile platform, specifically developed and optimised for Orange mobile, provides a number of features including message and alert retrieval, instant chat and allows for searching for members live online by geographical area. Orange mobile users can also register and subscribe to the mobile dating service direct from their handset.

By creating your account at DatingDirect.com or by logging on with your usual username and password on your mobile device, you can:

    * Read and send emails
    * See profiles and photos
    * See who visited your profile, who winked at you
    * Chat
    * Wink
    * Search
    * Manage your contacts...

To access DatingDirect on your mobile, it needs to be compatible and configured for the internet. If you bought your phone recently, it's very likely you'll be able to access the internet on it easily. If not, please refer to your mobile operator. If everything is OK with connection please refer to this instruction:

If you Orange mobile network customer to acess DatingDirect Mobile you should do the following:

Text Dating to 247 for a link to the service:

1. Go to the Mobile internet homepage on your phone

2. And click on the following links :

Entertainment > Dating
or
Internet > Dating
or
Site A-Z > A-Z of mobile sites > D > Dating


How to Find DatingDirect Mobile if you Vodafone Mobile Internet user:
1. Go to the Mobile internet homepage on your phone

2. Press live !

3. And click on the following links:

Friends > DatingDirect

For other operators' customers, simply type in in your mobile's WAP browser: http://mobile.datingdirect.com - this link should redirect you to DatingDirect Mobile
 

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Alistair Shrimpton, Managing Director of DatingDirect.com said: “This seamless dating experience associates two market leading brands with similar ambitions in providing converged services for their customers. Moderation and the secure and controlled environment of the dating service was a key factor for Orange choosing the company as a partner.”

Matthew Kirk, Director of Portals, Orange UK commented: “The innovative service DatingDirect.com offers allows us to provide our users with a truly converged dating experience in a secure environment. Partnering with DatingDirect.com means that Orange users can access their dating account whether online or on their mobile, which means that they enjoy a familiar and consistent experience wherever they are or whenever they want.”