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JaneBurgess
06-06-2014, 03:44 PM
I just watched the latest episode of GOT and man, it was good. I wont spoil it for others but holy fuck!!
Monica_Lovely
06-07-2014, 03:57 AM
Quick question for any ladies who know? So basically the magnetic strip on my Payoneer card got fucked up and it doesn't work and you know it takes like 2-3 weeks to get the replacement cards. How does the FedEx checks work on Streamate?? I know there is the $30 fee but when does it typically arrive?? Is it like an overnight shipping sent the same time as other checks or what??
Snowy0Star
06-07-2014, 04:00 AM
Quick question for any ladies who know? So basically the magnetic strip on my Payoneer card got fucked up and it doesn't work and you know it takes like 2-3 weeks to get the replacement cards. How does the FedEx checks work on Streamate?? I know there is the $30 fee but when does it typically arrive?? Is it like an overnight shipping sent the same time as other checks or what??
i think so thats why its so much money as opposed to getting reg paper checks and getting it on like tuesday i think is when they normally come in the mail. the checks are cut and sent out on thursday so if im correct ud get it overnighted in ur mailbox on friday
Glamourmilf
06-07-2014, 04:24 AM
Fed ex checks arrive on Friday, so one day after they are cut. SM will e-mail you the tracking number.
Regular checks arrive on Monday, sometimes on Saturday of the week they are cut.
tropo
06-07-2014, 06:58 AM
The same is for me too, lots of people but only in and out. Do not stay long enough to say "Hi" to them. I can't check my stream, streamate is not visible in my country, but i start to think, that something is wrong with stream. At least i hope it is stream, not me, i can't be so ugly or scary.
Same here, I can't check my stream. I switched to Low HD the last time I worked and the numbers under "ranking" plummeted.
tropo
06-07-2014, 07:01 AM
I just watched the latest episode of GOT and man, it was good. I wont spoil it for others but holy fuck!!
LOL. That final image stayed with me for quite a while. Very depressing actually... even after being desensitized through watching series such as Spartacus.
sweetgapeach
06-07-2014, 01:15 PM
Just wondering if anyone had this experience....I switch from Fedex to paper checks quite frequently depending on bills etc....so my last check was issued on May 14, close to 500 bucks. Took two weeks off, one for shark week and one for last week of kids in school, graduation, mom was here. No earning week starting May 11 and May 18. Week starting May 25, I was like eight dollars short of FedEx pay, I know just lazy, worked only seven hours that week = 192 and some change. So I opted for paper check cause it was needed.
Nothing changed in my payment history, no check showed. So yesterday I e-mailed them to see what happened. This is my response they sent:
It appears there were almost no earnings on your account from 5/14 to 5/28. Your earnings have rolled over to the current week.
Let me know if there is anything else I can help with!
Streamate Performer Support
[email protected]
I mean, ok, I can make it, but REALLY??
Blovely
06-07-2014, 01:56 PM
SM is poppin this Saturday, that is all.
Glamourmilf
06-07-2014, 02:07 PM
^^Agreed! It was for me too, earlier. Going to jump back on and stay until the hockey Playoff game starts in a few hrs. Not wasting a Saturday trying to 'play' to an empty room. I've already put in 5 hrs. today. That, and add in a couple more hrs., and .. I'll be done..
Best of luck ladies!
Glamourmilf
06-07-2014, 02:14 PM
^^ I mean baseball... hockey starts in an hr from now, I think.. Damn!
AliceFun
06-07-2014, 04:47 PM
SM is poppin this Saturday, that is all.
What it means pls? Doing good or bad on SM? For me was a waste of time, no traffic or paying members, felt like a graveyard :(
raine07
06-07-2014, 06:53 PM
This wk SM was good to me! I made payout the same wk!! :D but today was not the best, one pvt and whole lot of time wasters.... BUT WHO CARES I MADE PAYOUT!!! WOOT!
SoloDesire
06-07-2014, 08:12 PM
What it means pls? Doing good or bad on SM? For me was a waste of time, no traffic or paying members, felt like a graveyard :(
She meant it was good :) It was good for me as well earlier today. Even after having a rough week I made it $19 away from my weekly goal so I'm not too upset. I will definitely be working tomorrow though, need to get a head start on next week just in case it's another slow one!
Lights
06-08-2014, 12:53 PM
Am I the only one disconnecting from sm? I've been trying alllll day and every time I try to stream I get kicked off within two minutes. This also happened Friday. Yesterday was fine. It's not my internet either. I hate sm now. Tired of all the glitches.
BritishBecky
06-08-2014, 03:28 PM
Am I the only one disconnecting from sm? I've been trying alllll day and every time I try to stream I get kicked off within two minutes. This also happened Friday. Yesterday was fine. It's not my internet either. I hate sm now. Tired of all the glitches.
I've been having this for the past few days/week. It's never happened to me before.
Lights
06-08-2014, 03:44 PM
I've been having this for the past few days/week. It's never happened to me before.
It was happening to me a few months ago but has been fine and now all of a sudden it's starting again. It's incredibly frustrating. I'm sorry it's happening to you too but relieved it's not JUST me. I couldn't work at all today and Sundays are my best days :(
raine07
06-08-2014, 03:49 PM
Am I the only one disconnecting from sm? I've been trying alllll day and every time I try to stream I get kicked off within two minutes. This also happened Friday. Yesterday was fine. It's not my internet either. I hate sm now. Tired of all the glitches. it did that to me to. I wish I could tell u what I did to fix :(
Issabelle
06-08-2014, 04:28 PM
Ladies, I'm streaming as we speak, but who do I email to have a rating removed? Asshat rated me a 1 star after screeching orders at me in freechat and getting kicked, came back, bought a show, called through phone, and then said 'show tits,' which I did. He didn't give me ANY other instructions, so I just did a tit show and danced--he logged off. I want that rating GONE!
I realize I could search--but dudes are popping in and out and actually buying shows...
ugh i hate guys like that!
As far as i know to get a rating removed you email support. explain to them what happened who it was and tell them why it was unfair. they may or may not remove it. but i have had a few ratings removed before so good luck! also don't worry about 1 bad rating too much if you can. i get the occasional 1 star but if you get enough 5 stars it won't even matter in the long run.
Issabelle
06-08-2014, 04:48 PM
Well, it's definitely SM. I'm not having problems with staying connected, but guys coming into my privates can't. Exclusive seems to be working, but--once again--guys aren't all able to see my exclusive button. Um...okay? I had a guy who seriously tried to log into my show FOUR times and kept having issues. Poor thing. I wanted his money and he really wanted to see me naked for real.
Issabelle
06-08-2014, 04:50 PM
ugh i hate guys like that!
As far as i know to get a rating removed you email support. explain to them what happened who it was and tell them why it was unfair. they may or may not remove it. but i have had a few ratings removed before so good luck! also don't worry about 1 bad rating too much if you can. i get the occasional 1 star but if you get enough 5 stars it won't even matter in the long run.
Thanks girl. I emailed them. It's not that I can't take the hit. I just hold a 4.96 average rating. A 1 star? Yeah, seriously pisses off my perfectionist self.
smaddy
06-08-2014, 10:54 PM
Where the hell is my time going? I feel like I spent at least 15-20 hours on cam last week but streamate is telling me I only spent 9 haha. Does anyone else have this issue or am I completely oblivious to time?
I suppose it takes me 45 minutes to make a "quick" run to the groccery store down the road and for my husband it takes like 15 minutes haha. I don't know whats wrong with me. But it would be nice to know this is a streamate glitch and not me being insane.
smaddy
06-08-2014, 10:59 PM
I recently contacted support about removing a rating and they said they removed it but never did. If you get enough 4 star ratings it shouldn't matter in the long run. It took about a week for my average to go back up to 5 stars. I think it depends on the # of days you get 5 stars average and not how many you get. The day I got the 1 star I had 17-5 stars and 1- 1 star rating and it dropped my average down to approx 4.73. It was weirdddd. You think having 17-5 stars in one day would cancel that out. geez
Ladies, I'm streaming as we speak, but who do I email to have a rating removed? Asshat rated me a 1 star after screeching orders at me in freechat and getting kicked, came back, bought a show, called through phone, and then said 'show tits,' which I did. He didn't give me ANY other instructions, so I just did a tit show and danced--he logged off. I want that rating GONE!
I realize I could search--but dudes are popping in and out and actually buying shows...
Thanks girl. I emailed them. It's not that I can't take the hit. I just hold a 4.96 average rating. A 1 star? Yeah, seriously pisses off my perfectionist self.
That sucks. Make sure you go back to your eanings and details and find that fuckers name. Make notes on it to BAN BAN BAN. If you don't some of these clowns are vindictive and will come back under a different name and do it to you AGAIN. Why give them that chance. Also when you make the note make it longer than just BAN ASSHOLE. Because I find those short notes don't always show up as a "note" next to their name. When the guy comes in you will see the note by his name and then read it and just push the detonate button. Trust me. They always come back for more. And I've had losers come back pop into my pvt and I read their note and bye bye fucker. I will ban them right from a show. Because you just know they're jerking off thinking I'ma get this bitch.
Glamourmilf
06-09-2014, 06:23 AM
Does anyone know how to tell a custie, who is trying to put his cam on, and it doesn't work, how to fix it?
One day their cam will turn on,, then the next day... nothing. I'm not very tech knowledgeable , and am wondering if it's the site or them.
Thanks, Glam
BlueBunny
06-09-2014, 07:15 AM
Glam, I think it may be a site issue. These last few days, I have had guys turn their cam on off several times before it worked.
Smurfette
06-09-2014, 07:22 AM
Where the hell is my time going? I feel like I spent at least 15-20 hours on cam last week but streamate is telling me I only spent 9 haha. Does anyone else have this issue or am I completely oblivious to time?
I suppose it takes me 45 minutes to make a "quick" run to the groccery store down the road and for my husband it takes like 15 minutes haha. I don't know whats wrong with me. But it would be nice to know this is a streamate glitch and not me being insane.
That happens to me a lot. I think I just have a very poor sense of time. So effective time management for me is very difficult. For tracking hours, I use toggl.com. It's weird, sometimes feel like I've been on cam for 3 hours, then I look at the time tracked and it was only 1.5 hours or something.
lifetravelergirl
06-09-2014, 07:36 AM
How important is it to greet people who enter your chat? I usually try to greet everyone by name but after spending hours greeting people for no reason I tend to feel a bit foolish.
BlueBunny
06-09-2014, 07:55 AM
I used to greet all people coming in, but I now only greet those who say hi to me first (for new people). If it's a regular I'll say hi (name) and how are you first. Most guys just pop in and out and it would be a waste of energy to say hi to all of them. Some also don't like being put in the spotlight as they like to watch for a bit and then say hi I suppose. Lots of guys serially browse girls till the find the one they like, so no point wasting energy with them until they decide they like you, at which point they'll start talking.
RedAlice
06-09-2014, 08:01 AM
Usually when someone new comes in, I put my ~add me to your favourites~ autotext up and give a smile or sit up/lie down/eye contact/hair flip/whatever just something really really small so they can see I see them. Occasionally I throw out a "hi guys" if several come in at once. They only get a personal hello once they've said hi themselves!
Glamourmilf
06-09-2014, 09:32 AM
On SM, I don't bother anymore saying hello, even those that say it first. They leave right after most of the time. Or as stated above, i'll just say a general hi guys, just so they can hear my voice.
Since it never used to be that way a few years ago, I've had to adjust.
I just wave, or auto text.
I only answer them if they ask something specific.
That's just me. I'm sure lots of ladies love to chat, and get more prvts. that way... but for me...'Silence is Golden', to get prvts.
SarahTime
06-09-2014, 12:05 PM
Where the hell is my time going? I feel like I spent at least 15-20 hours on cam last week but streamate is telling me I only spent 9 haha. Does anyone else have this issue or am I completely oblivious to time?
You have to remember that as you work each day, one day is falling off from working previously. They are taking a span of however many days, I think 30, so today it will show the hours worked from May 11 - June 9 (30 days) but tomorrow it will show the hours worked from May 12 - June 10 (30 days). Does that make sense?
At least I think that's how they do it. That's how cams.com does it when calculating your fan club hours so I'm just assuming SM is doing it the same way.
I worked a lot last week, but my hours online went down overall because I've barely worked in the previous days. :(
Issabelle
06-09-2014, 02:28 PM
That sucks. Make sure you go back to your eanings and details and find that fuckers name. Make notes on it to BAN BAN BAN. If you don't some of these clowns are vindictive and will come back under a different name and do it to you AGAIN. Why give them that chance. Also when you make the note make it longer than just BAN ASSHOLE. Because I find those short notes don't always show up as a "note" next to their name. When the guy comes in you will see the note by his name and then read it and just push the detonate button. Trust me. They always come back for more. And I've had losers come back pop into my pvt and I read their note and bye bye fucker. I will ban them right from a show. Because you just know they're jerking off thinking I'ma get this bitch.
LOL! Yes, and that is precisely what I did. He's also a super fucking bossy asshole. He was one of those guys who was all 'what do your tits look like? Show! Show ass! Show pussy!' I told him to pay or get out. He came back later, tried the same lines, and I called him out (assuming he'd leave again), but actually got a show. Rarely does my humiliate-the-asshole routine actually result in them buying a show and this is the first time the guy was vindictive, but I still got his money. His 1 star rating doesn't change that he paid me $6 for two minutes after SMs cut. Mwhahaha!
Issabelle
06-09-2014, 04:25 PM
Imma kill SM. It's not opening the paid chat window when guys go into it, so I just kicked out a 'lurker' for being in to long when he had actually been in paid and I was still talking to my free chat section! The fuck is going on here?!
soraja
06-09-2014, 05:24 PM
So I started on Streamate after being on and off of Chaturbate for a while, and after two whole days, here are my sweeping generalizations:
- I'm so glad they show how much I've made for the day in actual cash dollars, rather than in tokens that I have to cash in. I haven't made big bucks, but it's not like I was making bank on CB, either.
- I don't know if it's more annoying to talk to hoards of freeloading greys who demand that you show your tits (bb) for nothing, or to have dudes popping in and out of my room for two seconds. Haha, just kidding, they're both annoying as hell. But at least the one-second men aren't being pushy.
- Actually, no, I just remembered: "Show one boob and I'll take you pvt" Motherfucker, this is not a democracy, it's a cheerocracy. We do not negotiate with pushy dudes.
- Whoops, I managed to get two 1-star ratings today on top of my three 5-star ratings. It's a different hustle from CB, I guess. I've learned my SM lesson: I need to turn the snark dial waaaay down.
- My first pvt of the day today was with a guy who looks exactly like someone I've slept with in the past. I know I have my state region-blocked but it was still terrifying. (You know you're a camgirl when your mind goes straight from "this is a disaster and I have just embarrassed myself" to "yeah, so what, now how can I use it to milk this private?")
- It feels like it's a little easier to be a "niche" (chubby) girl on this site? I'm not competing with the skinny girls on the front page; there are categories for people who look like me.
Issabelle
06-09-2014, 10:15 PM
Ladies, I got a PM a few hours ago from some random new account, listed as male, quoting my last post on here and asking for my SM handle. Nothing else and no actual reason--just wanted my info. Honestly creeps me the fuck out when I'm reminded that dudes are always trolling the forums. Just wanted to give all of you a heads up...
Femmestudent
06-09-2014, 10:21 PM
I had a pretty decent day on SM today. Got a 30 min block for the 1st time, I had a few 15 before but never the 30 which was super nice. Although the site was glitching pretty hard as I was finishing my night. But get out there and make your dollars BB's it is there tonight.
SimoneGray
06-10-2014, 10:38 AM
Hey ladies, I need to ask something about Sm, wondering if any of you could help. My PC crashed, and while its in for repair, I'm using my older one. Its by no means shitty, but the problem is that I cannot use the HD encoder, as its graphics card is just shy of broadcasting in HD. I do have an HD webcam though thank goodness.
Can one still successfully make SM work without the Encoder? Are there any of you who do not stream with it and still make decent money? Just asking because I read something on ACF where there was a whole thread dedicated to girls who didn't use the encoder and found that it did not affect their earnings that badly. Thoughts?
Hey ladies, I need to ask something about Sm, wondering if any of you could help. My PC crashed, and while its in for repair, I'm using my older one. Its by no means shitty, but the problem is that I cannot use the HD encoder, as its graphics card is just shy of broadcasting in HD. I do have an HD webcam though thank goodness.
Can one still successfully make SM work without the Encoder? Are there any of you who do not stream with it and still make decent money? Just asking because I read something on ACF where there was a whole thread dedicated to girls who didn't use the encoder and found that it did not affect their earnings that badly. Thoughts?
Last time I did it, it did absolutely nothing to my earnings. I think the only issue is if you do it long-term.
SimoneGray
06-10-2014, 11:00 AM
Last time I did it, it did absolutely nothing to my earnings. I think the only issue is if you do it long-term.
What happens then? Just out of curiosity since I have no idea if i'll need to get a new PC or how long this one is going to take to get fixed.
Nocturnelle
06-10-2014, 11:13 AM
I think Sam38G goes without the encoder and her placement is just fine. But, she's also in a specialized BBW and porn star niche, and well established in the industry. I'd say it would work for you temporarily but I wouldn't bank on it for more then a couple weeks.
What happens then? Just out of curiosity since I have no idea if i'll need to get a new PC or how long this one is going to take to get fixed.
My placement started dropping after like a week and a half and I earned about 10 bucks/hour less, but the placement formula may have changed since SM seems to have updated that in the last month.
SarahTime
06-10-2014, 12:51 PM
I'm getting that "502 - Bad Gateway" thing when I go to streamate.com again :(
Issabelle
06-10-2014, 12:56 PM
^^ Hey girl, I just checked mine. The site is working. Try clearing your cache or relaunching the browser. That usually fixes it for me.
SweetieBelle
06-10-2014, 01:27 PM
Well, I've decided to give camming another shot. Damn you, awkwardness on cam! *shakes fist* It's been a while and I think I'm ready to grow a spine.
They sure changed a lot of things while I was away. I've just noticed that the standard payment schedule is different, or at least I think it is? Does this mean they're still sending out checks on Wednesdays but also could be as late as Fridays, or...? I'm taking it that this also means that the check would be for your work from Sunday until Saturday rather than ending on Wednesdays like it used to? I think I'm understanding this right, so I just want to verify.
Issabelle
06-10-2014, 01:47 PM
^^ SM payment runs Sunday to Sunday now, yes. It's based on GMT, so for people living on the west coast the work week starts at 5 p.m. Saturday while the east coast is 8 p.m. Saturday. Checks are held 21 days for 'processing' (which I've never figured out) and then cut on a Wednesday. I have mine by Friday/Saturday usually, as I live within a few days mailing of the area checks are cut from. Most girls see it by Friday-Monday.
Bootsie
06-10-2014, 01:48 PM
So I'm back on SM for the first time since...October. Set the encoder up, all is well, but for whatever reason SM keeps counting down the 3-2-1-video thing in the top corner...does that mean that I keep getting disconnected? WTF.
audreymadison
06-10-2014, 01:54 PM
So I'm back on SM for the first time since...October. Set the encoder up, all is well, but for whatever reason SM keeps counting down the 3-2-1-video thing in the top corner...does that mean that I keep getting disconnected? WTF.
No that is telling you that it is taking a screen shot of you. You can get a static pic instead of the screenshots for the profile if you ask, but the countdown happens no matter what.
RedAlice
06-10-2014, 01:55 PM
So I'm back on SM for the first time since...October. Set the encoder up, all is well, but for whatever reason SM keeps counting down the 3-2-1-video thing in the top corner...does that mean that I keep getting disconnected? WTF.
That's the countdown to when they take a live still of your stream for the front page. Even if you've emailed support to have your thumbnail remain static, the damn thing still counts down while you stream. Edit: oh you already got an answer, god damn how slowly do I type.
It annoys me too.
SaraLaughs
06-10-2014, 02:11 PM
How's the traffic this day on SM bb's? I'm trying to decide whether or not I should clean my house top to bottom today, and make a bunch of food and do errands, or save that for the weekend.