I have been looking at these services as I try to hook up with some of the indy's in our area.  I notice some ladies will accept them -- which one is best?  I'd like to hear from both the guys and ladies on this one.  While I was comfortable with the agency screening locally I found that several indy's I contacted wanted way more than I wished to give so thought about one of these services....

Personally, I don't want your personal info just like you don't want mine.
I prefer date-check and provider411. For me these are tried and true. I've never had anyone use RSK2000 with me but they are just as reputable. If you don't have references it is surely the way to go. If you have references already then use them. I know I'd always like to have other provider references but I also respect the way those services handle your info. I've never had a hobbyist state that their info wasn't handled properly.
Hope that helps.
AR
XO

.....as pointed out to me at the time, your references are shown when they check.  It has seemed to work fine for me, though I'm not terribly active.  Good luck....

I started with Date Check a few years ago - it is well enough provider subscribed for me to find it useful.  

I was offered a P411 trial subscription which I used and built a provider ref base with in about three months - but then TER offered Whitelisting.

P411 allows you more line space to post personal preference info, if that is important to you, but for me I was paying for duplication of services.

I don't know if P411 has a discount listing, but some of the providers on DateCheck offer a small discount ($25 to $50) for DateCheck members.

A nice user friendly practice many providers use is that they will post their listing info for your state if travelling there.

As any experienced provider will tell you it is not an airtight system (none of them are)- but it can really wax the skids if you are in a hurry to hook up.

In the meantime, make sure you use the Whitelist -it won't cost you and many providers accept it.

Hello Sweetie, you will find many providers happily accept Date Check and I am one of them. It is a great service that allows you to retain some anonymity.
Xoxo,
Savanah

Actually we don't "just accept" the Whitelist. TER put that in place to make it easier for providers to find you and seek our own sourses. The WhiteList is not a reputable place to get where you're going. If I had a nickel for every gent who said, "But I'm Whitelisted you should just accept me" I'd be building a railroad tye from here to London. If you were Whitelisted then we simply contact those providers who've Whitelisted you. Sure, it makes it easier on us to find you. However, we won't be contacting you're 8-10's. We use our discretion on who we know on the list, who is reputable, ect and then decide who to contact.
In the meantime, stay with something verifiable and reputable we can trust. For our safety we count on facts.
Just my .33 cents.
AR

When I first explored this hobby about three years ago, I found Roomservice2000. It was a painless way to become verified and very inexpensive. I was headed to Chicago for business and wanted to test the water. Met some very nice providers. Unfortunately RS2k is not very active in Boston. I wish more ladies would use the service. I am not a very active hobbiest so my references are few and I am always a little concerned(probably unjustified)about asking my regular ladies for references because I don't want them to feel bad about potentially losing(or sharing a customer.(good subject for another post). It might be good for the local providers to check out the site. I noticed recently they have a new section showing their advertising rates which don't seem too expensive.

....that didn't satisfy a local lady's screening process, so I did my homework and joined Date-check, a measure she seemed satisfied with.

Very worth it.  You avoid all the reference hassles since they are stored in your account on Date Check.  All you have to do if you want to see a lady is give her your Date Check ID and your done.  Otherwise you have to wait for a provider to get back to the other provider you want to see, etc.  Remember it is a competitive business.  References don't always flow so freely.