Marc B.

I'm on this site for about a year and have spent more than I'd like to admit, especially in the beginning. So I decided to write this review for those that want to try their luck anyway on this site and don't overspend OR warn about its addictive nature.

As many, I was charmed by the many beautiful women writing you in chat or letters. First letters are free since a short time ago, they used not to be.

Don't missunderstand me: This site and the people running it are evil. They feed on the genuine desire to find love and flog you for every penny you have, if they get their hooks into you.

The basic communication platform would be great, though. The letter and chat system encourage to get in touch with each other. Communication can be fun. So let's get into the systems:

CHAT:
This site features an auto chat request system. Ladies can enter a phrase and personalize it with the profile name of the man. Some ladies type the command wrong so it is partly visible on how they try to add a "personal" flavor to the requests. This system is the reason you get indundated with chat requests. Ladies can write you by themselves as well, but if they do it gets lost in all the automated requests. This auto chat pings are actually a great way for more timid people to make a first step, because it seems like it's not a first step, since you got a message from the lady already. It's a good system to get a conversation going. But as with every good system on asiandate, it is simply always in the shadow of it's business model and malicious other practices.
Chat costs 1credit per minute. This will get expensive fast, so time your chat. Really plan on how you spend your credits. They omit timers from the chat window for a reason.
Users with video: 2min to see their live video, 6 to see each others video. It's not worth it except to check if it's the person on the photos. Otherwise too expensive.

A malicious thing they do: If you chat with someone that has video enabled, it will auto start and 2credits will be immediately deducted, even if you close down the stream. You are not given the option to start the stream yourself.

Chatting otherwise works fine, as you'd expect, though there's heavy censorship going on. Numbers, messengers, phrases are censored so you can't exchange contact information.

Also, since you pay per minute, it is your right to ask for speedy replies. Don't chat with people replying slowly. They are not that interested in you if they don't comply to your request.

LETTERS:

Letters cost 10 credits to read and open. First letters are free since about a short time ago. They are limited to 20k symbols, which is more than enough for most purposes. I use 2-4k per letter. 1 photo is free to add and open, which is comparatively generous for this sites business practices.

Now you can't preview letters. You get a small, small preview of it in your E-Mail when you receive one. There is no indication how big it is. So you could spend 10 credits on a letter of 20 words. Bad value.

That is why I recommend to chat first, get a first impression and set clear guidlines on what you expect in a letter. For me it is: A long letter, for me that's 2k-4k characters. Always a picture. You yourself should put effort into your letter. Make it long ask questions and see if she replies to your questions and generally replies in unique letters. If she puts the effort in, chances are high it's not a fake/paid model.

CHANCES are in general on there: If they are paid to Spam as many members as possible, they will not put effort into communication, in general.

As you might have guessed, I do not think everyone is fake on asiandate. I think there are SOME genuine members, really looking to find their partner. BUT there are also paid models or simply poor asians SPAMMING you with letters.

COST:
Packages: 20c for USD 15,160c for USD 100,1000c for USD 400 and 5000c for USD 2500 (you get that "special" deal as a VIP member instead of discounts)

Chat: 1c per 1min / lady video: 2c per 1min / Video both: 6c for 1min

Letters: 10c for 1 letter (open and send) / 1 photo free to open and attach / ever other photo 15c

Contact exchange fees: Phone: 100c for 10min / 10c per minute after that / send gift (not available for all members) with a letter where you can write your contact info; starts at 250c and goes waaaaaaaaaaaay up from there

Now I'd like to note that many times I exchanged contacts via WeChat, QQ and Mail ladies said they could not add me / find me. Vice versa as well. I know of genuine blocks of E-Mails, but remain doubtful about WeChat and QQ failing.

My tip is, when you have a good feeling, proceed as fast as possible to exchange contact info. You will save more than chatting for hours and it turns out the lady was one of the paid ones. I wasted a lot of money before I learnt that. Get to the point reasonably fast. You'll know if she is genuine or not sooner and waste less money.

Now why am I still on this site? The basic system is good. Getting in touch with people is fun. I am in conversation with someone that plans to visit me. Am I taken for a ride? I'll see on christmas if I am. We write 1 letter per week and she puts the effort in (writes long letters, provides no make-up pics), for example. And even if I it turns out she mysteriously can't come, the only thing I can do is accept it and either decide to leave this site or try my luck again.

Oh: their response to support requests is alright, but it is not justifying their prices. In fact, any justification I heard from company representatives are flimsy to the max. It is to keep appreances up, as transparent as they may be.

So, in closing: Don't overspend. There are some quality people on there, I believe, but always keep in mind that this site operates on pure greed and maliciousness. It's not their intent that you find love.

Try your luck to find them or keep far away from this site. I am curious how it will turn out for me on Christmas.

Update on that Christmas visit: She applied for a VISA about 2 weeks ago and didn't get it yet. Seems like kind of a lie to me. I don't expect her to turn up anytime, so I can chalk this up to another disappointing experience on this site. I would have been happier to report something better, but well, the girls on this site know how to sound sincere. I'm done with this asiandate now. Hopefully you won't be as gullible as me and spend a lot on this site. If anything at all.