AW escort phone numbers now only visible to registered AW members

[lillythesavage]

It’s inevitable

So is the push to make adult content unavailable to minors, so far is an "  are you over 18" window on most adult sites, requiring proof is going to follow eventually.

Payment providers are pushing it, no doubt with lobbying from outside.

[GingerBoy11]

I don't think its a big issue to force people to login to show the number. . .but they should make the login process easier. . .that CAPTCHA thing is so annoying everytime you log in. . .

[lillythesavage]

I don't think its a big issue to force people to login to show the number. . .but they should make the login process easier. . .that CAPTCHA thing is so annoying everytime you log in. . .

Typing 4 letters is annoying? 

[golden bull]

Just noticed this. I had an account years ago but decided to delete it. I won’t be making a new account soon so let’s see if it affects SPs business.
Like many I just click call if I want to book and cannot be bothered with the flaffing about.
Bad move on AWs part in my view.

[sparkus]

What Harriet Harman couldn't achieve AW have managed to do to themselves

That said... it's reduced my HL down to almost zero

Gonna be regs, VS and TCMs in 2022 then.  C'est la vie.

[lamboman]

Typing 4 letters is annoying? 

  I'm amazed anybody that can't be arsed to put 4 letters in a box can even get out of bed let alone arrange a punt.

[mr.bluesky]

Tried to access the site from my mobile. All telephone numbers shown as  ********* says you have to log in as a member to get access to the phone numbers

[PleadInsanity]

Almost no point in the escort paying to display their number if the punter has to be logged in to see it, he might as well just message them for it.

[Thephoenix]

Just noticed this. I had an account years ago but decided to delete it. I won’t be making a new account soon so let’s see if it affects SPs business.
Like many I just click call if I want to book and cannot be bothered with the flaffing about.
Bad move on AWs part in my view.

That's me
Saw a profile a couple of days ago and fortunately wrote the number down.
I occasionally do a search but if there's no number I don't bother.
I've had accounts in the past but hardly used the membership facilities, so I usually forget my email &/or p/word.

[lillythesavage]

I'm amazed anybody that can't be arsed to put 4 letters in a box can even get out of bed let alone arrange a punt.

Pmsl, managed to type a whole line to moan about it ffs. 

[Vaass82001]

It might push some of the SP’s back to the Agency’s which I think would be a retrograde step, I personally prefer the independents

[Neo]

Typing 4 letters is annoying? 

Trust man, first world problems ffs some of the people in this thread are lazy af. AW isn't asking you to run 26miles to go fetch some water from the nearest well, how long does it take to create an account and enter 4 letters?

[bops909]

Hiding phone numbers in AW from non-members view is a deliberate feature as some have mentioned.

At least some WGs have known about it in advance and were commenting on Twitter about what difference it would make.

The feature was activated this afternoon  on browser version at least but now it's reverted back so maybe they found a glitch or it was just a test before they roll it out permanently.

Knowing how many of the other sites take feeds from AW it'll be interesting to see what happens to them.

And what are the alternatives to AW ?

I imagine most of us UKP forum members are AW members too and I can't see forum members making a mass migration to Vivastreet.

Time will tell ! 

[daviemac]

Gumtree have been doing it for ages, only difference is they allow the numbers in the txt. That can be missed though if you don't know and don't scroll down.

[Vic69]

The majority of my clients dont have AW accounts, im guessing for discretionary reasons.  AW are saying they have removed the phone number for non members to give us (SP's) better protection and we should use the AW booking system.....what total rubbish!! I like a lot of Gents on UKP dont pay any attention to AW reviews and prefer and trust my own screening and security systems.  AW decision today has had a massive impact on the amount of enquiries I and others have received today! I am wondering what the motive is, bolstering membership to then sell up, bolstering membership to then start charging service seekers fees or the CC companies are turning the screws. 

[Lewis]

Only time I ever log into my AW account is to either make a booking, or to leave feedback by making a booking after the event has taken place.

[lamboman]

bolstering membership to then start charging service seekers fees

That would be my guess,not smart if so.

[Lewis]

I see loads of profiles are now trying to bypass this by including their phone number within their profile write up so punters can see it again.

Just search "07"

12 profiles so far. Looks like this crazy idea of AW's is about to backfire on them.

[drillaaaa]

Slightly off topic but did anyone else lose their account recently?

Went to login and it says unverified, wouldn't I have done so when making the account originally?

Anyhow I can't remember the email used as it had to be a burner one and theres no forgot email option.. Only password/username. Sad i lost my hotlist

[Trex]

All telephone numbers shown as  ********* says you have to log in as a member to get access to the phone numbers

Now it’s changed to Please login or register (free) to view my phone number. As long it’s still free to register I don’t see the problem at all.

[scutty brown]

I see loads of profiles are now trying to bypass this by including their phone number within their profile write up so punters can see it again.

Just search "07"

12 profiles so far. Looks like this crazy idea of AW's is about to backfire on them.

Girls  doing that in the past usually got their profile deleted very quickly

[Jonestown]

I see loads of profiles are now trying to bypass this by including their phone number within their profile write up so punters can see it again.

Just search "07"

12 profiles so far. Looks like this crazy idea of AW's is about to backfire on them.

This bypasses the £1/day AW charges to show the phone number and as SB says, it gets jumped on pretty pronto.

[Doc Holliday]

This bypasses the £1/day AW charges to show the phone number and as SB says, it gets jumped on pretty pronto.

Yep.

We can be pretty certain this has nothing to do with assisting SPs with timewasters. Whatever the motive this will probably settle down in time and punters will create accounts. That is unless the longer term motive is to charge punters for booking/viewing the phone number etc in which case it will totally collapse.

[golden bull]

It’ll be interesting to hear if SPs are being affected by this AW enforced change. I don’t see anyone on SAAFE discussing this.

AW needs competition 🤔

[gray99999]

I don't want to tempt fate, but how long before SP's start asking for punters to verify their identity or create booking forms since they know "if you have an AW profile" now that this feature has come into play

That's could be an extra step in booking a punt - one that could discourage us punters, especially if we want a last minute booking ASAP

[ekimnik]

The majority of my clients dont have AW accounts, im guessing for discretionary reasons.  AW are saying they have removed the phone number for non members to give us (SP's) better protection and we should use the AW booking system.....what total rubbish!! I like a lot of Gents on UKP dont pay any attention to AW reviews and prefer and trust my own screening and security systems.  AW decision today has had a massive impact on the amount of enquiries I and others have received today! I am wondering what the motive is, bolstering membership to then sell up, bolstering membership to then start charging service seekers fees or the CC companies are turning the screws.

^^^Exactly that.
I expect the vast majority of punters are in a relationship of some sort.
Punting is therefore a very high risk activity and anything that is perceived by the punter  - rightly or wrongly -  to increase the risk of being caught with its attendant potential consequences will be avoided.

Not beyond the realms of possibility that a suspicious partner might employ the services of a computer forensic specialist & believing that you are clever enough to evade any & all investigation is at best naive.

IME the number of guests to logged in members on 'normal' forums is more in the ratio of 20:1 and that represents a huge amount of potential lost business for SPs who rely on aw now that the phone numbers have gone.

[Vic69]

It’ll be interesting to hear if SPs are being affected by this AW enforced change. I don’t see anyone on SAAFE discussing this.

AW needs competition 🤔

There is a 10 page discussion on Saafe, it has affected us considerably, everyone is quite rightly furious about this.

[sparkus]

There is a 10 page discussion on Saafe, it has affected us considerably, everyone is quite rightly furious about this.

I guess have to be logged in to see it?

[GingerNuts]

^^^Exactly that.
I expect the vast majority of punters are in a relationship of some sort.
Punting is therefore a very high risk activity and anything that is perceived by the punter  - rightly or wrongly -  to increase the risk of being caught with its attendant potential consequences will be avoided.

Not beyond the realms of possibility that a suspicious partner might employ the services of a computer forensic specialist & believing that you are clever enough to evade any & all investigation is at best naive.

IME the number of guests to logged in members on 'normal' forums is more in the ratio of 20:1 and that represents a huge amount of potential lost business for SPs who rely on aw now that the phone numbers have gone.

Is it really any more incriminating if a computer forensic specialist worked out you were a member of AW rather than someone who just browsed the site?

[ekimnik]

Best ask your partner for the answer to that one.

[GingerNuts]

Best ask your partner for the answer to that one.

I don't have one so have no need to worry about my browsing history.

I'm curious as to why you posted about the use of a computer forensic specialist in this thread. It's not about the general risk of being a punter, it's about now having to be registered and logged in to see phone numbers. Do you believe being found to have used AW as a registered member is going to have a worse result than just being found to have browsed AW as a guest?

[ekimnik]

In which case you're not one of the vast majority, have nothing to lose & nothing to worry about

[GingerNuts]

In which case you're not one of the vast majority, have nothing to lose & nothing to worry about

I've asked you twice to explain the relevance of your post and twice you've dodged answering. I'm beginning to think it has no relevance to this thread.

[Moby Dick]

I don't have one so have no need to worry about my browsing history.

I'm curious as to why you posted about the use of a computer forensic specialist in this thread. It's not about the general risk of being a punter, it's about now having to be registered and logged in to see phone numbers. Do you believe being found to have used AW as a registered member is going to have a worse result than just being found to have browsed AW as a guest?

Depends if you have feedback and reviews as a member.
I would be more concerned about the shite I write on here.
Nah I wouldn’t. Think I might put my usernames and passwords in my will.

It is a bit strange that members are concerned they may have a history of browsing escort/webcam sites, it’s normal for a bloke to look at porn, webcams etc, yet no concern to log on here and confess all.
Fuck ‘em

[lillythesavage]

I guess have to be logged in to see it?

No, only to post on it.

[daviemac]

No, only to post on it.

I can't find it and I've looked at all the ones on the main page.   

[Moby Dick]

Typing 4 letters is annoying? 

WANK
FUCK
SHIT
TWAT
COCK
SHAG
MOBY
DICK
CUNT
ARSE
WIPE
TITS

Logging in is often the best bit.
A bit of therapy for me.

https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=138033.0

[lillythesavage]

I can't find it and I've looked at all the ones on the main page.   

Me too, think they must be on about EH. 

[Moby Dick]

I can't find it and I've looked at all the ones on the main page.   

They probably have an off public board where they can properly slag off their AW pimps and repulsive cheesy cock clients.

[Maak]

Best to save your fav WGs number. All this logging in, fake emails makes it more high risk for punters in relationships

[geostorm1]

Typing 4 letters is annoying? 

Yes it's extremely annoying. There are loads of better ways to block bots and spammers.

[Lewis]

Girls  doing that in the past usually got their profile deleted very quickly

Oh, I realise that, but can AW afford to remove even more accounts, especially after the recent purge of fake profiles that AW were making money from private gallery sales, available today, and payment to have phone numbers displayed?

[mr.bluesky]

WANK
FUCK
SHIT
TWAT
COCK
SHAG
MOBY
DICK
CUNT
ARSE
WIPE
TITS

Logging in is often the best bit.
A bit of therapy for me.

https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=138033.0

You forgot
SLAG
PISS
FLAP
GAPE
HOLE
ROMS
 

[sparkus]

You forgot
SLAG
PISS
FLAP
GAPE
HOLE
ROMS
 

+

GASH
CHEB
DATY

[Moby Dick]

Oh, I realise that, but can AW afford to remove even more accounts, especially after the recent purge of fake profiles that AW were making money from private gallery sales, available today, and payment to have phone numbers displayed?

So now more WG will also now pay for their green availability today light to go on. £5/day I think.
Some just relied on displaying their number and logging in frequently.

[Hungarian Lover]

Well fuck them, I was going for a punt today but can't log on or create an account on AW so I won't bother and given the virus don't see me bothering in the future.

[deek12345]

The question is not about whether your wife can employ a forensic computer analyst to look at your computer and find out if you've been just looking at AW pages or are logged in to AW as a member.

The question is, whether once you have created some special/unique AW email name/account, just for use on AW, the hackers can hack one day hack AW,  find
the link back to your MAIN email account, and start sending you blackmail ransom demands.

Once a hacker has your main email address, on the darkweb they can buy the rest of your personal details for about £25, including your address.

The fewer places you are registered on, the better.

BTW. On another note. Remember that clicking on "remove browsing history".....still leaves the last address that you pasted and visited - in the address bar. This means that if your children/wife open your computer, put the curser in the address bar, and click PASTE, the last site you visited will STILL appear in the address bar.

The last action should be to paste something like "YouTube" in your address bar and click enter.

[Moby Dick]

The question is not about whether your wife can employ a forensic computer analyst to look at your computer and find out if you've been just looking at AW pages or are logged in to AW as a member.

The question is, whether once you have created some special/unique AW email name/account, just for use on AW, the hackers can hack one day hack AW,  find
the link back to your MAIN email account, and start sending you blackmail ransom demands.

Once a hacker has your main email address, on the darkweb they can buy the rest of your personal details for about £25, including your address.

The fewer places you are registered on, the better.

BTW. On another note. Remember that clicking on "remove browsing history".....still leaves the last address that you pasted and visited - in the address bar. This means that if your children/wife open your computer, put the curser in the address bar, and click PASTE, the last site you visited will STILL appear in the address bar.

The last action should be to paste something like "YouTube" in your address bar and click enter.

How do you sleep at night?

How do you log onto UKP?

Just don’t use a computer that others use or have access to.
I use an iPhone for all my punting and porn.
Not used for anything else.
Fingerprint ID required. No real info used, fake Apple ID, fake email addresses.
I logged into AW this morning, my username and password is saved (needs fingerprint), just type in 4 letters. The only info AW have about me is a false email address, a false age, a made up name, and a punting phone number that is PAYG and I can dispose of the SIM at any time.

[Joball87]

Irrespective the team in "cheltenham" have access to everything we do online anyways - NOTHING we do online is really 100% secure even with various workaround techniques. Can certainly reduce the risk a lot by doing certain things but not remove it 100%.

All the SPs will do in the end is probably use this as another excuse for jacking up prices as part of an annual refresh to cover their additional £5/day or whatever the AW number hosting rental costs them.

[Moby Dick]

We all already do this :

What happens next...

Cumfuckmesideways will be notified via email of your new booking request.
When Cumfuckmesideways contacts you she will require:

Your full name and a landline telephone number for home visits
The name you check-in with for hotel visits
This is purely a security precaution and an attempt to dispel time-wasters.

Right?