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Marina Starr
07-28-2013, 12:00 PM
Well then Houston, we have a problem! I wonder what could cause you to freeze?
my video is fine until it starts freezing but it was fine b4 this change,
Pippi_Hicks
07-28-2013, 12:05 PM
To: ABigNerd & temptingmodel
If you're using a PC and encoder 3.1, try switching to encoder 3.2. SM recommends 3.1 for PCs but I was having similar problems earlier in the year and found that changing to 3.2 seemed to fix them. SM has a link for downloading it on the right side of the page here: http://www.streamatemodels.com/HD/
I am experiencing the exact same crap.
Lost favorites <-- I was going to say something to them but choose my battles bc I am in contact weekly over something ridiculous.
One moment I am seen on the page I am to be on and the next Im still in free BUT I have seen myself disappear for a lengthy amount of time. I am hesitant about logging off. I log off, log on and back to my one of my spots. I do watch the pages but look for myself. (I see other models online and notice placement "hey what up" , never go say hi lol ) Most of them are in the spots they are suppose to be or close.
I wonder the same, we cant help but to wonder "what did she do to skyrocket" but whatever. I see girls that have gone the extra mile and I dont see the result we should see.
I said this somewhere before, SM has given me a whole new level of patience, a category of its own.
TY got the heads up about members not knowing we are online, I will send out a few mass emails. A few nightly regs, long prvs, have suddenly tanked. :/
Pippi_Hicks
07-28-2013, 12:09 PM
Nothing significant, no. I see a very slight increase but that's it.
Has anyone actually seen a significant increase in placement by using widescreen?
When I look at page one I see the same models in the same general spots. I myself am in the exact same general placement still using standard...
Just wondering if it's even worth upgrading my pc... right now I can't use the widescreen settings and split cam without losing serious quality because the stream is so large... if that makes sense.
temptingmodel
07-28-2013, 12:18 PM
LOL my tech guys always say "are you setting off fucking rockets" lol
Well then Houston, we have a problem! I wonder what could cause you to freeze?
temptingmodel
07-28-2013, 12:20 PM
ty so much I will try this before trying to disect my computer ;)
Do you use the mac settings or the settings for the pc?
I understand to dl the 3.2
but which settings should I use?
To: ABigNerd & temptingmodel
If you're using a PC and encoder 3.1, try switching to encoder 3.2. SM recommends 3.1 for PCs but I was having similar problems earlier in the year and found that changing to 3.2 seemed to fix them. SM has a link for downloading it on the right side of the page here:
dezzysong
07-28-2013, 12:34 PM
A newbie question about SM: I have a couple of guys who message me or chat me their skype usernames / email addresses / phone numbers. I have not sent them any of my information, but can I get banned for customers sending me THEIR info which I have no control over? Can/does SM check your private messages for this stuff, or mostly just your chat box in your room?
VictoriaChaos
07-28-2013, 12:36 PM
^If they message you and you haven't said anything back or asked for that information, your not doing anything wrong.
Or I could be wrong, maybe don't listen to me. . .
justanothercamgirl
07-28-2013, 12:37 PM
A newbie question about SM: I have a couple of guys who message me or chat me their skype usernames / email addresses / phone numbers. I have not sent them any of my information, but can I get banned for customers sending me THEIR info which I have no control over? Can/does SM check your private messages for this stuff, or mostly just your chat box in your room?
The answer: Maybe
I know, it sucks as an answer. Streamate isn't completely consistent with enforcing its own rules. What I always do when anyone sends me their info is to remind them that outside contact is against my contract with Streamate Limited to cover my ass in case Streamate is checking my messages. I figure better safe then sorry.
justanothercamgirl
07-28-2013, 12:40 PM
^If they message you and you haven't said anything back or asked for that information, your not doing anything wrong.
I have heard stories of girls getting suspended from Streamate from guys sending them their information and the model not discouraging it.
Yeah, I have a 10-11 upload speed, i5 new-ish mac laptop, and still have to use medium widescreen settings, or I'm pixellated and lagging more than a few seconds.. Oh well, medium will have to do.
VictoriaChaos
07-28-2013, 01:16 PM
Ah ha.
Well once again, many thanks JAC.
My bad for thinking SM was fair.
Bbvsla
07-28-2013, 01:24 PM
I have couple of questions here.
I've emailed to cams twice about deleting my account (the link that they have under "Customer Service Department"), they have responded that my account was deleted, but it wasn't!! I stil can login and broadcast, and my account is fully accessible in models directory. So, how to delete my account?
Another question, is there a way to delete "recorded shows"?
Thanks
Pippi_Hicks
07-28-2013, 01:26 PM
ty so much I will try this before trying to disect my computer ;)
Do you use the mac settings or the settings for the pc?
I understand to dl the 3.2
but which settings should I use?
I believe that I'm using the recommended high settings for PCs. I'll try to confirm that later today and also compare my file to the MAC settings to see if there's any difference. I switched to 3.2 before the whole widescreen mess happened but I know I downloaded the new high settings file.
dezzysong
07-28-2013, 01:58 PM
I sent 2 people the following message: Hi, I'm sorry but I looked over the sites rules and NO outside contact is allowed on this website and I will not be contacting you through email, you can always come see me on cam here or send me messages via streamate's message system! Sorry hun
Thanks,
Mynxii"
Ahhh, I am so worried :( I just started making good money and I don't want to lose it...
Also I would like to avoid banning these guys because both have bought shows from me and tip me regularly.
Kisha
07-28-2013, 02:08 PM
Sorry if this has been asked before, but are there any of you using SM with Windows8? Does the Encoder work with it?
LacyStockings
07-28-2013, 02:39 PM
Sorry if this has been asked before, but are there any of you using SM with Windows8? Does the Encoder work with it?
I use Windows 8, I've never had a problem with the encoder. My laptop has an Intel i5 if that helps, and I run widescreen.
shysara79
07-28-2013, 03:13 PM
Yeah, I have a 10-11 upload speed, i5 new-ish mac laptop, and still have to use medium widescreen settings, or I'm pixellated and lagging more than a few seconds.. Oh well, medium will have to do.
Where do we find the medium quality or low quality settings for the encoder if trying to use widescreen? I am lagging and pixelated so bad
~Carmen~
07-28-2013, 03:18 PM
Where do we find the medium quality or low quality settings for the encoder if trying to use widescreen? I am lagging and pixelated so bad
That's what I was wondering too. I thought you could only use medium settings without widescreen but not sure.
SarahTime
07-28-2013, 03:29 PM
I have couple of questions here.
I've emailed to cams twice about deleting my account (the link that they have under "Customer Service Department"), they have responded that my account was deleted, but it wasn't!! I stil can login and broadcast, and my account is fully accessible in models directory. So, how to delete my account?
Another question, is there a way to delete "recorded shows"?
Thanks
This is the Streamate thread, so I'm going to answer you in this cams.com thread: https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?158035-Cams-com/
temptingmodel
07-28-2013, 03:42 PM
Where do we find the medium quality or low quality settings for the encoder if trying to use widescreen? I am lagging and pixelated so bad
PC
If your processor is version i5, i7 or equivalent (AMD, etc.) download the Streamate-High (Recommended) Quality file (PC 16x9).
If you have trouble running the Recommended Quality file settings, try using the Streamate-Medium Quality file (PC 16x9) instead.
If you have trouble running the Medium Quality file settings, try using the Streamate-Lower Quality file (PC 16x9) instead.
If there is insufficient light, the quality of your stream will be affected. (See the lighting tutorial for tips.)
temptingmodel
07-28-2013, 03:56 PM
I sent 2 people the following message: Hi, I'm sorry but I looked over the sites rules and NO outside contact is allowed on this website and I will not be contacting you through email, you can always come see me on cam here or send me messages via streamate's message system! Sorry hun
Thanks,
Mynxii"
Ahhh, I am so worried :( I just started making good money and I don't want to lose it...
Also I would like to avoid banning these guys because both have bought shows from me and tip me regularly.
Soliciting outside contact to performers using the Streamate platform can result in member lifetime ban. We strive to keep our performers safe. This is your first warning, second warning will be no contact with performer , third violation will result in your account closed permanently.
This account has been flagged.
Thank you for understanding
Bullshit right? It works though and keeps the heat off us .
Snowy0Star
07-28-2013, 04:00 PM
Soliciting outside contact to performers using the Streamate platform can result in member lifetime ban. We strive to keep our performers safe. This is your first warning, second warning will be no contact with performer , third violation will result in your account closed permanently.
This account has been flagged.
Thank you for understanding
Bullshit right? It works though and keeps the heat off us .
is that what sm sends them or is that something you made up to send to them when they try
temptingmodel
07-28-2013, 04:16 PM
like SM would actually do this ;)
I do it, all my emails like this seem to come off as coming from support and NOT me. Get me out of being the middle man and if they want to contact support about it, support will tell them the exact same thing.
They need to have a list of copy and paste emails so we do not come off as the bad guys, sime of the members truly do not understand
My favorites are in free chat
757
999
3456
got it bb?
and they get this in bold red letters
PLEASE DO NOT PUBLISH YOUR PHONE NUMBER IN A MODELS CHAT ROOM
CHAT ROOMS ARE MONITORED
dickface123
@
yaaaaaaaaaaaahooooooooooooooooo
com
and they get this response. YOU CAN "SEND A MESSAGE" TO THE PERFORMERS.
YOUR EMAIL IS ALREADY IN OUR SYSTEM
is that what sm sends them or is that something you made up to send to them when they try
Act as if you never saw the email or phone number.. it was cock blocked by support for all I know ;) Its fun when bored and they get all panicky
shysara79
07-28-2013, 04:21 PM
Yeah, I have a 10-11 upload speed, i5 new-ish mac laptop, and still have to use medium widescreen settings, or I'm pixellated and lagging more than a few seconds.. Oh well, medium will have to do.
like SM would actually do this ;)
I do it, all my emails like this seem to come off as coming from support and NOT me. Get me out of being the middle man and if they want to contact support about it, support will tell them the exact same thing.
They need to have a list of copy and paste emails so we do not come off as the bad guys, sime of the members truly do not understand
My favorites are in free chat
757
999
3456
got it bb?
and they get this in bold red letters
PLEASE DO NOT PUBLISH YOUR PHONE NUMBER IN A MODELS CHAT ROOM
CHAT ROOMS ARE MONITORED
dickface123
@
yaaaaaaaaaaaahooooooooooooooooo
com
and they get this response. YOU CAN "SEND A MESSAGE" TO THE PERFORMERS.
YOUR EMAIL IS ALREADY IN OUR SYSTEM
Act as if you never saw the email or phone number.. it was cock blocked by support for all I know ;) Its fun when bored and they get all panicky
Loveeeeeeee This !!!
temptingmodel
07-28-2013, 04:39 PM
I like the ones that try to go around the email warning and send emails in code, dude , WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU?
just for fun, I dont keep them from sending emails bc it can get pretty fucking funny. They get so damn creative.
They ALWAYS ASK .. Did you get that one bb?
me-Umm let me check (reads email while acting like I am looking for it) No bb no email, try again?
custi-ok , will send again ,i will try another way
me-OK
^^^ LOL
The system must block you, think your spam or something, wtf are you trying to send me? (act dumb as fuuuuck) idk, call customer service
usually its a custi who hasnt spent a dime
Missymissdemeanour
07-28-2013, 04:49 PM
If a guy puts his phone number in my free chat room I immediately copy and paste it into my twitter feed saying 'gay man needs fucking tonight call now' RT
I've had those guys beg me to take it down cos they are getting loads of calls! Well if they are going to post numbers in a public chat room wtf do they expect?
temptingmodel
07-28-2013, 04:54 PM
If a guy puts his phone number in my free chat room I immediately copy and paste it into my twitter feed saying 'gay man needs fucking tonight call now' RT
I've had those guys beg me to take it down cos they are getting loads of calls! Well if they are going to post numbers in a public chat room wtf do they expect?
lol same ;)
Graceface
07-28-2013, 05:03 PM
If a guy puts his phone number in my free chat room I immediately copy and paste it into my twitter feed saying 'gay man needs fucking tonight call now' RT
I've had those guys beg me to take it down cos they are getting loads of calls! Well if they are going to post numbers in a public chat room wtf do they expect?
I need to put together a quick reference with stuff like this in it. This is gold.
Snowy0Star
07-28-2013, 05:06 PM
like SM would actually do this ;)
I do it, all my emails like this seem to come off as coming from support and NOT me. Get me out of being the middle man and if they want to contact support about it, support will tell them the exact same thing.
They need to have a list of copy and paste emails so we do not come off as the bad guys, sime of the members truly do not understand
My favorites are in free chat
757
999
3456
got it bb?
and they get this in bold red letters
PLEASE DO NOT PUBLISH YOUR PHONE NUMBER IN A MODELS CHAT ROOM
CHAT ROOMS ARE MONITORED
dickface123
@
yaaaaaaaaaaaahooooooooooooooooo
com
and they get this response. YOU CAN "SEND A MESSAGE" TO THE PERFORMERS.
YOUR EMAIL IS ALREADY IN OUR SYSTEM
Act as if you never saw the email or phone number.. it was cock blocked by support for all I know ;) Its fun when bored and they get all panicky
such an evil bitch but thats why i like u and you to missy ive done the whole gay CL ad thing but twitter hmm ...
shysara79
07-28-2013, 05:28 PM
You guys are genius! The ideas u have given me !
Graceface
07-28-2013, 06:29 PM
like SM would actually do this ;)
I do it, all my emails like this seem to come off as coming from support and NOT me. Get me out of being the middle man and if they want to contact support about it, support will tell them the exact same thing.
They need to have a list of copy and paste emails so we do not come off as the bad guys, sime of the members truly do not understand
My favorites are in free chat
757
999
3456
got it bb?
and they get this in bold red letters
PLEASE DO NOT PUBLISH YOUR PHONE NUMBER IN A MODELS CHAT ROOM
CHAT ROOMS ARE MONITORED
dickface123
@
yaaaaaaaaaaaahooooooooooooooooo
com
and they get this response. YOU CAN "SEND A MESSAGE" TO THE PERFORMERS.
YOUR EMAIL IS ALREADY IN OUR SYSTEM
Act as if you never saw the email or phone number.. it was cock blocked by support for all I know ;) Its fun when bored and they get all panicky
I've saved these messages in my quick reply menu. <3
Marina Starr
07-28-2013, 06:32 PM
Oh wow, the freeloaders are cuming out of the woodwork tonight, I'm scurred! LMFAO!
Blovely
07-28-2013, 07:00 PM
Has anyone actually seen a significant increase in placement by using widescreen?
When I look at page one I see the same models in the same general spots. I myself am in the exact same general placement still using standard...
Just wondering if it's even worth upgrading my pc... right now I can't use the widescreen settings and split cam without losing serious quality because the stream is so large... if that makes sense.
Lol....I was just about to post the following before I saw your post "I would just like to say that really, really, I mean reeeeeeeeeeeally hate widescreen. I'm thinking of going back to the old settings until or unless I see my placement take a dive."
I was model watching last night and noticed that some models were still using the old settings and still had great placement. I've only been using WS for a couple of weeks but I hate, hate, haaaaaaaaaaaate it. I'm going back to the old settings. I like being able to see my whole body(well at least knees to head) in the camera instead of just my head. I like not having to be a contortionist to fit my body into the camera frame. I like not having to yell at the camera because it so close instead of it being so far back because of ws. Fuck You WS I am so over you!
*****Rant over****
justanothercamgirl
07-28-2013, 07:47 PM
Ah ha.
Well once again, many thanks JAC.
My bad for thinking SM was fair.
I don't blame you for thinking SM was fair. When I was started out as a camgirl I believed the exact same thing.
Wow, that was a rude awakening as time went by!
That being said, Streamate is a lot more fair then a lot of other sites. At least we don't have to deal with the whole chargeback issue.
justanothercamgirl
07-28-2013, 07:53 PM
I sent 2 people the following message: Hi, I'm sorry but I looked over the sites rules and NO outside contact is allowed on this website and I will not be contacting you through email, you can always come see me on cam here or send me messages via streamate's message system! Sorry hun
Thanks,
Mynxii"
Ahhh, I am so worried :( I just started making good money and I don't want to lose it...
Also I would like to avoid banning these guys because both have bought shows from me and tip me regularly.
Don't be worried, pussycat.
As long as you covered your ass by discouraging the outside contact, you should be good.
JackAlexander
07-29-2013, 06:21 AM
Is anyone else having placement issues? All of a sudden this week I've been pushed back an entire page...even in my normal time slot. Do I just suck that bad?
Did you get your placement back?
I am freaking freaking out. I went from months and months and months of great placement ALL the way to bottom of page 7. I cannot support myself like this and I am about to break down in tears. I have no idea what changed. Everything was fine week before last and then all of the sudden last week was page 3 and now this morning page 7!
What is happening, I feel like my cam career is over, but how the hell am I going to pay all of these bills???? Someone please hug me
I have tried every which way to adjust the encoder and even tried HS widescreen. :-( Any ideas ladies?
JackAlexander
07-29-2013, 06:52 AM
^^**HUGS** Hey hon, don't freak out just yet. I can't even find myself on the site. I think SM is still messing with it. I'd tell you how pathetically I did this morning, but I know SM reads this thread, so I can't really go into details. I will tell you that I've had an unexplained drop in placement that isn't entirely fixed by streaming in Widescreen. Just hang in there a little while. Also, try streaming for 15 min or so then stopping your stream & starting it again. Stream for another 15 min. See if that helps your placement at all. Sometimes I think there are bugs that just need to work themselves out.
I will say that I am being quickly surpassed by people who have NO business being ahead of me in placement. There's this one chick who's been camming as long as I have, who NEVER ever makes money (she doesn't try, she just sits there chatting & smoking bowls) and she's now ahead of me. Makes ZERO sense and it's very frustrating. But I'm just trying to hang in there like everyone else. SM loves to throw us into chaos. The minute we've all recovered from the last fuckery, they fuck it up again.
Thank you so much for your reply, I am going to pull myself together. It doesn't make any sense that I was on 1st page and then some NASTY chick with only 4 stars from another country who can't speak English is rows ahead of me. Thank you for your reply as it gives me hope to hang in there. ( I have only received a 4 star in 8 months)
And you are on to something starting and stopping the feed, cuz I am on page 1 when I log on then disappear after a few min. I have to STOP looking at my placement because I know with even 5 guys I can still make money, luckily I have a decent amount of followers.... ugh Thank you for the hugs, I really needed that.
Thymian
07-29-2013, 07:42 AM
Even though I have only been camming for a few months now, the good regulars I build up when I started now seem to be MIA.
One of them told me SM changed its CC processor that would require him to contact his financial institutions to get them to approve transactions. He said, "I don't have the time (and part of me doesn't want to) do that." I don't blame him, that sounds like a royal PITA.
Please say this is not so. :(
audritwo
07-29-2013, 07:59 AM
I have to right specs for the recommended stream, direct connection, 10 upload. also not to mention my husband constantly updates my custom pc. But when I stream on the recommended widescreen settings I get random disconnects. So I switched to medium. Had like 20+ dudes in my room before. now I get like 5. WTF???? So my placement took an immediate dive.
I feel like SM is fucking me in the ass or trolling me hard. STAUP IT!
34523
audritwo
07-29-2013, 08:01 AM
Even though I have only been camming for a few months now, the good regulars I build up when I started now seem to be MIA.
One of them told me SM changed its CC processor that would require him to contact his financial institutions to get them to approve transactions. He said, "I don't have the time (and part of me doesn't want to) do that." I don't blame him, that sounds like a royal PITA.
Please say this is not so. :(
Actually, several of my regs have been having billing issues. A couple said their goodbyes and others are trying to get it worked out that I know of. Hang in there miss!
JackAlexander
07-29-2013, 08:08 AM
Even though I have only been camming for a few months now, the good regulars I build up when I started now seem to be MIA.
One of them told me SM changed its CC processor that would require him to contact his financial institutions to get them to approve transactions. He said, "I don't have the time (and part of me doesn't want to) do that." I don't blame him, that sounds like a royal PITA.
Please say this is not so. :(
damn I had n o idea there was a billing issue as well (facepalm)
Kisha
07-29-2013, 08:10 AM
Thank you!
I use Windows 8, I've never had a problem with the encoder. My laptop has an Intel i5 if that helps, and I run widescreen.
Thymian
07-29-2013, 08:57 AM
Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. I guess I am just panicking right now because it seems whenever I get into something good it's always right before it goes kaput. So when I hear about SM traffic being slow or if I look at its alexa info I get scared that the party's over.
But the time I spend ruminating about my future in this industry needs to be spend camming instead. At one point I was doing 7-8 hours a day but now am down to 5, so that probably has something to do with my earnings being down. Duh.
Marina Starr
07-29-2013, 11:31 AM
The number of men looking to meet in person on SM this week is just... WOW! I am glad I was able to help some out in pvt and Exclusive :)
Sure, you can take me out on a date.! And no, Sizzler doesn't count!
VictoriaChaos
07-29-2013, 11:39 AM
I'm more of an outback gal myself.
Black Angus if your looking to spend some.
I am just craving streak right now.
Someone was complaining to me about how they wanted your address when you sign up for a member account.
Hmm, guess that's just too bad for you buddy. Plenty of free porn out there.
If you want something live, pay for it bitches!
Marina Starr
07-29-2013, 11:41 AM
Is that where they serve mainly steak? I don't like dark mean but I love me some good juicy Tube-steak!
I'm more of an outback gal myself.
VictoriaChaos
07-29-2013, 11:45 AM
Yes ma'am.
Technically it's supposed to be "Australian" I think.
Hence the name Outback.
Any place where I get served free bread before hand is a winner in my book.
I luffs me some free bread. :P
dezzysong
07-29-2013, 12:39 PM
Soliciting outside contact to performers using the Streamate platform can result in member lifetime ban. We strive to keep our performers safe. This is your first warning, second warning will be no contact with performer , third violation will result in your account closed permanently.
This account has been flagged.
Thank you for understanding
Bullshit right? It works though and keeps the heat off us .
Oh I am SO using this :) As well as those chat messages, haha! You are an evil genius! }:D
dezzysong
07-29-2013, 01:00 PM
Sorry for more stupid questions, but -- going along with what I had troubles with earlier (people sending me their contact info) what if people send me messages that mention my amazon wishlist?
Big question: Does Streamate allow models to have amazon wishlists if we do not ever link to them on SM?
I like that the guy is purchasing me a gift, but it's not a substitute for payment in any way, he is just being nice/spoiling me/whatever. Should I reply to this message or just ignore it? If I should reply, should I reprimand him so as not to anger the SM gods? lol I really don't want to do that, but... don't want to lose my account either :-\
I considered emailing support and asking them how they feel, but I don't want to rat myself out and then get banned just for a misunderstanding.
SarahTime
07-29-2013, 01:01 PM
To those that are seeing huge drop in placement..... When you find yourself in the listings, are your audio and HD icons showing above your profile pic?
I had a period of time where SM kept either dropping my audio icon or my HD icon, meaning the site was not properly detecting my HD or audio, and it was SOOOO frustrating because clearly I was using both... but it would drop me back several pages when it happened.
I never found a "fix" for it, I just had to painfully wait it out and it managed to fix by itself.
I see this happen a lot tho, I'll randomly notice a higher placed model several rows down or on a different page and usually they do not have either the HD or audio icons at the moment.