Phone sex is a type of virtual sex that refers to sexually explicit conversation between two or more persons via telephone, especially when at least one of the participants masturbates or engages in sexual fantasy. Virtual sex is a form of Non-penetrative sex where two or more people gather together via some form of communications equipment to arouse each other by transmitting sexually Dirty talk, formally known as lagnolalia, is the practice of using graphic word imagery to heighten sexual pleasure before and during the Sex act. Masturbation refers to Sexual stimulation especially of one's own genitals ( self masturbation) and often to the point of Orgasm, which Phone sex conversation may take many forms, including (but not limited to): guided, narrated, and enacted suggestions; sexual anecdotes and confessions; candid expression of sexual feelings or love; discussion of very personal and sensitive sexual topics; or just two people listening to each other masturbate. Love is any of a number of Emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong Affection.
Phone sex exists both in the context of intimate relationships (e. g. , among distanced lovers), and as a commercial transaction between a paying customer and a paid professional. An intimate relationship is a particularly close Interpersonal relationship.
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Workers and patrons
A phone sex worker is a type of sex worker and erotic actor, sometimes referred to as "phone actor", "fantasy artist", "adult phone entertainer", "audio erotic performer", or any one of dozens of other monikers. A sex worker is a person who works in the Sex industry. Sex workers may be employed as prostitutes strippers go-go dancers burlesque performers escorts dominatrices A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in Pornographic films or Photographs, live Sex shows or The most valued attributes of a phone sex professional are his or her voice, acting and/or sexual roleplay skills, along with the experienced ability to discern and respond appropriately to a broad spectrum of customer requests. Acting is the work of an Actor or Actress, which is a person in Theatre, Television, Film, or any other Storytelling Sexual roleplay is an erotic form of roleplay: it is a sexual behaviour where two or more people act out Roles in a Sexual fantasy
Contrary to appearances, most phone sex operators do not masturbate during every client session; rather, they may vocally simulate masturbation, sexual intercourse, and/or engage in sexual roleplaying scenarios catering to the particular sexual fetish or request of the client. Sexual roleplay is an erotic form of roleplay: it is a sexual behaviour where two or more people act out Roles in a Sexual fantasy Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the Sexual attraction to materials and objects not conventionally viewed as being sexual in nature Often these requests involve taboo topics that paying customers cannot engage in during real life sexual encounters due to moral and legal ramifications, psychological inhibition, lack of physical ability, unwillingness of a committed partner or the fear of social stigma. A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture Social stigma is severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or Beliefs that are against cultural norms. Phone sex operators or companies may, by policy or discretion, refuse to entertain certain requests. Many other services accommodate the extreme taboo market by using signifying phrases in their advertising such as “no taboos” or “no restrictions. A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture ” Phone sex and the phone sex worker thus provide a semi-anonymous outlet for such unconventional fantasies without consequence beyond the fee involved in the exchange.
The most obvious purpose of commercial phone sex may seem to be to provide people with a live masturbation aid, but a select clientele relies on phone sex as a vehicle for revealing intimate thoughts and feelings to a neutral stranger. Phone sex patrons are overwhelmingly male, and for many of these men it is important for their confessor to be a woman, especially when their confessions involve BDSM roles, cross-dressing, pegging, infantilism or homosexual fantasies. Dominance and submission (also known as D&s, Ds or D/s) is a set of behaviors customs and rituals relating to the giving and accepting of dominance of Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothing commonly associated with another gender within a particular Society. Pegging describes a sexual practice in which a woman penetrates a man's anus with a Strap-on dildo. See " Infantilism " for other uses of the term Paraphilic infantilism is a Paraphilia characterized by the desire to wear Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. A sexual fantasy, also called an erotic fantasy, is a deliberate fantasy or pattern of Thoughts with the goal of creating or enhancing sexual feelings It is not uncommon for people to resort to phone sex as an alternative to revealing their secret desires to a therapist, significant other, or friend. Psychotherapy is an Interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS***************
In effect, the phone sex worker is a surrogate called upon to serve in various roles or capacities specific to each client. In certain cases, a patron may not need a confidant for sexual stimulation, but may simply wish to hear another person's voice, or want to fulfill some other need, such as a sense of nurturing, sympathy, camaraderie, or other form of emotional intimacy. Emotional intimacy is a dimension of interpersonal intimacy that varies in degree and over time much like Physical intimacy.
Phone sex services primarily market to men or women of a particular sexual orientation, and focus on mainstream sexual experiences. Sexual orientation is believed to refer to "an enduring pattern of emotional romantic and/or sexual attractions to men women or both sexes Specialized companies also cater to clients who have a certain sexual predilection (e. g. , zoophilia, coprophilia, domination/submission, humiliation) or an erotic interest in a specific group (nurses, firemen, college students, older/younger figures, ethnic minorities, etc. Zoophilia, from the Greek ζῷον ( zṓion, "animal" and φιλία ( philia, "friendship" or "love" is a Paraphilia Coprophilia (from Greek κόπρος kópros - excrement and φιλία filía - liking fondness) also called scat, is the Paraphilia Dominance and submission (also known as D&s, Ds or D/s) is a set of behaviors customs and rituals relating to the giving and accepting of dominance of ) It is not at all unusual for a phone sex service to employ a staff of phone sex performers to meet both mainstream and exotic customer requests. The panoply of specialized phone sex services available and the vast variety of sexual topics submitted to phone sex workers, reflect the incredibly broad spectrum of human sexual behavior, and are indicative of the general need for a sociosexual outlet which mainstream society often fails to provide. Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display Mainstream is generally the common current of Thought of the Majority.
Depending on the service and the method of calling, phone sex can be very expensive.
According to Family Safe Media, professional phone sex generates $4. 5 billion in revenue annually.
As a business
Most of today's phone sex services are a managed network of dispatchers (live or automated) and erotic performers who process payment information, verify the legal age of their clients, and perform calls in their own homes on their own telephone lines. The vast majority of modern services use toll-free numbers whereby clients can dial up to request a call with a particular performer using credit cards, Automated Clearing House systems, and a variety of other billing methods. A toll-free, Freecall, Freephone, or 800 number is a special Telephone number, in that the Called party is charged the cost of the A credit card is part of a system of Payments named after the small Plastic card issued to users of the system Automated Clearing House (ACH is the name of an electronic network for financial transactions in the United States. There are still some services that rely upon premium-rate telephone numbers (e. g. 976 and 900 numbers) for billing purposes, although this practice has been largely abandoned due to the high rate of fraud associated with these lines. Premium-rate telephone numbers are Telephone numbers for Telephone calls during which certain services are provided and for which prices higher than normal are As a direct result, most telephone companies allow their customers to block outgoing calls to premium-rate telephone numbers. In 1996, the FCC changed regulations on 900 numbers to address abuse of these services by minors and fraud concerns. Premium-rate telephone numbers are Telephone numbers for Telephone calls during which certain services are provided and for which prices higher than normal are
Another type of service is the live callback, where the customer contacts a receptionist who tries to find a suitable woman to call him/her back - hence callback.
Like other sex industries, the phone sex industry has taken on new dimensions in the Internet age. Sex industry is the internationalisation of commercial enterprises which supply Sex workers in various capacities There is an ever-growing community of independent phone sex operators who engage in self-promotion. This self-promotion can involve a personalized website where the phone sex performer lists their specialties and services, various methods of advertising (via the traditional methods listed below, or on organized third-party network sites that provide a basic level of privacy for performer and client alike) and/or surfing of sexually themed chat rooms for interested clients. This increase in independent operators is largely because information regarding the business is being filtered to the mainstream public. The once close-lipped industry, traditionally inaccessible to amateurs is experiencing a demystification period and resource sites, community forums, and reference materials are more readily available.
Phone sex service providers typically advertise their services in men's magazines, in pornographic magazines and videos, on late-night cable television, and online. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand This is a list of Magazines primarily marketed to Men. The list has been split into subcategories according to the target audience of the magazines Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally Some phone sex services use state-of-the-art customer acquisition techniques such as active database marketing to reach potential clients. Database marketing is a form of Direct marketing using Databases of Customers or potential customers to generate personalized communications in order to These advertising methods almost invariably target men, the primary consumers of phone sex services. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand
In the past it was widely believed that phone sex services engaged in shoddy age and billing verification practices due to that fact that people often complained to telephone and credit card companies they didn't recognize the charges for these adult services. This was especially true when premium-rate telephone numbers were widely utilized by the industry. Often such charges were blamed on children illegally accessing the services, or other fraudulent sources.
More often than not, however, these reports were the result of customers who felt embarrassed when the charges appeared in print, who did not wish to reveal their activity to a significant other or who simply did not wish to pay the charges they had incurred. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** Today, to remain in good standing with their billing processors, most phone sex services are required to take extra care to verify proper billing identities and customer ages. However, the reputation as an outlet for fraudulent activity has remained with the phone sex industry (as with other types of sex industry professions), causing many credit card issuers and billing processors to reject or revoke phone sex businesses for merchant accounts, even where no history of fraud exists. This social stigma is furthered by occurrences on record in which public figures have suffered scandal and career damage when their phone sex activities were disclosed. Social stigma is severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or Beliefs that are against cultural norms. A scandal is a widely Publicized incident that involves Allegations of wrongdoing, disgrace or moral outrage
Several online companies provide Internet-based phone sex lines. These services enable callers to post profiles of themselves and then engage in VOIP-based and other types of online sex.
By the end of the 1980s, nearly all of the major local phone companies, plus the major long distance carriers were actively involved in the adult chat line business. The telephone companies would provide billing services for chat line companies. Typically the telephone companies would bill callers to chat lines and then remit 45% of the money collected to chat line operators.
The telephone companies placed the chat line charges on a customers local phone bill. If a customer disputed a charge, the telephone company would usually “forgive” the charge but block the caller from calling any other chat lines.
By 2007, only Verizon, MCI and AT&T remained in the chat line business. Verizon provided billing services to calls made in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine. AT&T and MCI offered nationwide collection services, with a cap of $50 per call.
By 2007, only a few chat line companies remained active. One of the largest, The Providence Telephone Company, consolidated its operations and began to let customers call their chat lines for free. The company generated revenue by selling advertisements on its chat lines, which callers would have to listen to, before being connected to other callers.
According to the Providence Telephone Company, the average length of a call to a chat line varied by sexual orientation. Gay callers would talk for about 20-minuters per call, while straight callers would talk for about 10-minutes per call.
About 30% of all callers were physically challenged (e. g. blind) or unable to leave their homes.
As a type of virtual sex
Phone sex does not involve physical contact between those participating in it. Couples may choose to engage in phone sex when the inconvenience of distance makes physical intimacy inopportune. Physical intimacy is sensual proximity and/or touching It can be enjoyed by itself and/or be an expression of Feelings (such as close Friendship
Technologically, phone sex is the older cousin of cybersex and sexual bluechat (text messaging via Bluetooth); however, unlike phone sex, it is unusual for someone to pay for these experiences. Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt Cybersex, computer sex, internet sex or net sex is a Virtual sex encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely via a Computer Bluechat is a direct text Chat between two or more users where every one utilizes a Bluetooth device (i Text messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of "short" (160 characters or fewer including spaces text messages from Mobile phones Bluetooth is a wireless protocol utilizing short-range communications technology facilitating data transmission over short distances from fixed and/or mobile devices creating wireless
Due to the potential for emotional intimacy between those who have engaged in phone sex, it is a matter of some debate whether phone sex is to be considered a form of infidelity when involving a person outside of a committed personal relationship. See also Adultery Infidelity can be defined as any violation of the mutually agreed-upon rules or boundaries of a relationship and is a breach of faith in an inter-personal An interpersonal relationship is a relatively long-term association between two or more people Nevertheless, phone sex should not be confused with prostitution wherein money is exchanged for real-life sexual services or physical interactions. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money.
See also
External links
- FTC 900-Number Rules - The Federal Trade Commission's comments on the FCC's "rules designed to curb abusive practices in the pay-per-call industry"
- Vonage Canada (2006-02-08). The televised sex line (also described informally as "pay-as-you-go soft porn", babe shows/channels or Liveshow-channels from the German An obscene phone call is an unsolicited Telephone call where the caller attempts to annoy or frighten the called party usually by sexual or foul language The Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. "What's The Safest and Most Powerful Sex Toy for Valentine's Day? The Phone!". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2007-10-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's – Vonage-funded Decima Research survey results on the "intimate" phone conversations of Canadians. Decima Research is a public opinion and market research company in Canada, founded in 1979 by Progressive Conservative Party of Canada strategist
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