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IvyAdams
12-28-2014, 04:16 PM
Dear Streamate,
Thank you for showing me why I still love you! 2015 is near and I am going out with a bang! Today was AMAZING! #winning #killingit #banging
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/Breakfast_twerk_zps6076aae3.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/Breakfast_twerk_zps6076aae3.gif.html)
OMG Marina, your GIF's always make me laugh so hard :)
beauvoir
12-28-2014, 05:54 PM
Having a crappy night then, DAMN
40098
JessaBelle
12-28-2014, 05:57 PM
Woohoo! Congrats beauvoir!
hyori
12-28-2014, 06:00 PM
High five! Whooeeee!
laurielegs
12-28-2014, 06:56 PM
I would never use PayPal for this kind of work with a customer that I don't trust.
Anyhow, since I did some deeper reasearch - I know for a fact that a person sending you money can see ALL of your information and that is out of the question for me.
Can I get money from PayPal to my Payoneer account maybe?
How would that help? They can still turn you in and you'll still lose your account, money plus freeze your bank account till you pay it back with a hefty 500 dollar fine on top of it.
There is usually only one reason they want to pay you with Paypal. They know they can cheat you out of the money in a few days.
If they can pay with Paypal they can pay with a legit adult friendly method.
GarnetCam
12-28-2014, 07:39 PM
ordered my ethernet cord off of amazon! I'm excited to start on sm once it gets here! :)
Snowy0Star
12-28-2014, 08:01 PM
ordered my ethernet cord off of amazon! I'm excited to start on sm once it gets here! :)
did u get a cat 7 cable?
Magical_Hoohah
12-28-2014, 09:17 PM
We really ought to have a sticky entitled "NO PAYPAL EVER!!!" that explains this whole issue in depth. If it explained that there are risks to the custie, maybe the lurkers would learn something, too.
GarnetCam
12-28-2014, 10:48 PM
did u get a cat 7 cable?
No!! Omg, I didn't know there was a difference in ethernet cables! I had to look it up on my amazon receipt, and I actually bought a cat 6! Is this going to be a huge difference in traffic? Because it hasn't shipped yet, and I can still cancel the order and order the other one.
Snowy0Star
12-28-2014, 11:03 PM
No!! Omg, I didn't know there was a difference in ethernet cables! I had to look it up on my amazon receipt, and I actually bought a cat 6! Is this going to be a huge difference in traffic? Because it hasn't shipped yet, and I can still cancel the order and order the other one.
i dont think its going to effect ur traffic on cam at all. what kind of ethernet cables you have are not something that SM picks up on about ur comps specs as part of the placement algorithm
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1662661/house-cat6-cat7-cables.html
http://blog.loxone.com/enuk/cat7-cable/
JessaBelle
12-30-2014, 11:07 AM
Hey peeps! :)
Please don't shoot me because I know I'm asking a question that has been asked a gazillion times on here, but I have searched the forum and find so many differing answers on very old threads. I'm hoping someone can help who has the same situation as me?
I'm set up on SM for direct deposit (ACH) through Payoneer.
If I understand correctly, the pay period ends Friday and I should have the money directed into my US bank account by Tuesday?
Also, what time does the pay period end each week? I think I read 5pm PST somewhere over the last year...
Thank you in advance for your input. :)
scarlettbelle
12-30-2014, 11:44 AM
I always get my ACH payments on Tuesdays. You'll get an email from Payoneer on Fridays letting you know that payment is on the way. The SM pay period ends on Saturday at midnight GMT, which would be 4 PM PST right now. The cut off changes due to daylight savings time, so part of the year it is 5 PM.
JessaBelle
12-30-2014, 01:18 PM
Scarlett! Thank you so much for your help.
beauvoir
12-30-2014, 01:41 PM
Fucking piece of shit. I connect but it cuts my connection and says it lost conenction. Happened so many times tonight and it's pissing me off. MID paid session as well.
Staples
12-30-2014, 02:36 PM
Question that I'm sure has been asked before but, is there a way to cam with another model (like a one time thing or maybe once a month kind of thing) without setting up a couples account? Do we e-mail support or someone specific to get permission or is it just against the rules completely?
mzmeezz
12-30-2014, 02:54 PM
did u get a cat 7 cable?
Thank you soon much for that reply. I was looking for a longer one and had no clue there was a difference in speed. I just ordered a cat 7 glad I didn't buy one early wouldn't had lucked up on this post .
mzmeezz
12-30-2014, 02:56 PM
did u get a cat 7 cable?
Thank you soon much for that reply. I was looking for a long cable I've been using WiFi which sucks but I had no clue there was a difference in speed. I just ordered a cat 7 glad I didn't buy one early wouldn't had lucked up on this post .
ConnyLove
12-30-2014, 03:07 PM
Question that I'm sure has been asked before but, is there a way to cam with another model (like a one time thing or maybe once a month kind of thing) without setting up a couples account? Do we e-mail support or someone specific to get permission or is it just against the rules completely?
I've heard that is possible to verify other person for sporadic appearances. I think that Liz or Vanessa are the ones who deal with that, normal support staff would send you one of those brilliant emails saying everything but nothing about the topic.
Issabelle
12-30-2014, 03:07 PM
Question that I'm sure has been asked before but, is there a way to cam with another model (like a one time thing or maybe once a month kind of thing) without setting up a couples account? Do we e-mail support or someone specific to get permission or is it just against the rules completely?
Yes, but don't email support. Whatever Flying Monkey Of The Day you get will be utterly useless and claim you can't do it without a couples account. That's utter BS, since there are regularly girls doing shows together on the top row of page one who are using the account of whomever has the better placement.
Email Liz directly and tell her the name of the model working with you. She'll make a note in your account that it's approved and one in your partner's with the dates and what not. This should keep the Flying Monkey Of The Day from any stupidity like accidental suspension. Then when you log in, make sure to put your partner's name (or yours, if you're using her account) in the Room Topic and/or Gold Show description so guys can fave her and in case the SM Support Monkeys somehow miss all of Liz's notes that it's approved.
P.S. Mara and I would like to remind you all to take pictures of you two together (or edited in or whatever) asap to submit for approval before you start streaming. Otherwise, the dudes won't know there are two of you doing a show that night and you'll be waiting up to 24 hours for the Flying Monkeys to check 'yes' on your profile picture. Do this after getting Liz's approval for the shows, of course. Mara and I might speak from experience on that particular oopsie...
LadyJezebel
12-30-2014, 06:53 PM
This might be kind of random, but do a lot of SM (or maybe cam girls in general) quit or go to other websites? There were some page 1 girls I used to watch on SM like a year ago when I first started...and up until recently. Then I wasn't on for a few months and a lot of them are gone. Not sure why since they seemed to have a good career going!!
Snowy0Star
12-30-2014, 07:11 PM
This might be kind of random, but do a lot of SM (or maybe cam girls in general) quit or go to other websites? There were some page 1 girls I used to watch on SM like a year ago when I first started...and up until recently. Then I wasn't on for a few months and a lot of them are gone. Not sure why since they seemed to have a good career going!!
it does happen yeah ive had to quit SM before when my computer couldnt handle it and go on less PC demanding sites and in the spring/summer of this year i quit camming altogether for 4 months and was just doing pso at a dispatch company until they let me go i went back to camming full time. it was a well needed break tho because i was on the verge of a breakdown and now that im back on doing better then ever because i took some time for myself to grow as a person and get my head in the right mental space.
LadyJezebel
12-30-2014, 07:24 PM
it does happen yeah ive had to quit SM before when my computer couldnt handle it and go on less PC demanding sites and in the spring/summer of this year i quit camming altogether for 4 hour months and was just doing pso at a dispatch company until they let me go i went back to camming full time. it was a well needed break tho because i was on the verge of a breakdown and now that im back on doing better then ever because i took some time for myself to grow as a person and get my head in the right mental space.
Well I'm proud of you for doing that and I'm glad you're in a better place! I kind of had the same situation I'm much more equipped to handle camming now that I'm going to therapy. I'm camming on a Macbook Air I wish I had known I was going to get into this when I bought it 2 years ago because I would have gotten a PC, after reading what everyone here is saying! I do well..I cam on the medium encoder settings without a problem, but I really had to play around with it. My next cam girl goal is to talk to my roomies about upping our internet speed (though I really don't think we have the slowest one anyway) and hardwiring my internet
Snowy0Star
12-30-2014, 07:26 PM
Well I'm proud of you for doing that and I'm glad you're in a better place! I kind of had the same situation I'm much more equipped to handle camming now that I'm going to therapy. I'm camming on a Macbook Air I wish I had known I was going to get into this when I bought it 2 years ago because I would have gotten a PC, after reading what everyone here is saying! I do well..I cam on the medium encoder settings without a problem, but I really had to play around with it. My next cam girl goal is to talk to my roomies about upping our internet speed (though I really don't think we have the slowest one anyway) and hardwiring my internet
yeah save up like 1500 and have tiff build you one you should be good after that altho she will give u some shit for having a mac lol
LadyJezebel
12-30-2014, 07:46 PM
it does happen yeah ive had to quit SM before when my computer couldnt handle it and go on less PC demanding sites and in the spring/summer of this year i quit camming altogether for 4 hour months and was just doing pso at a dispatch company until they let me go i went back to camming full time. it was a well needed break tho because i was on the verge of a breakdown and now that im back on doing better then ever because i took some time for myself to grow as a person and get my head in the right mental space.
Well I'm proud of you for doing that and I'm glad you're in a better place! I kind of had the same situation I'm much more equipped to handle camming now that I'm going to therapy. I'm camming on a Macbook Air I wish I had known I was going to get into this when I bought it 2 years ago because I would have gotten a PC, after reading what everyone here is saying! I do well..I cam on the medium encoder settings without a problem, but I really had to play around with it. My next cam girl goal is to talk to my roomies about upping our internet speed (though I really don't think we have the slowest one anyway) and hardwiring my internet
hyori
12-30-2014, 10:05 PM
I think what eventually happens is that top models get whisked away by Skype regs and they do not need to cam on the big box sites anymore. That is my goal and I try to push my website so that the smarter guys get the hint and get me through my Skype sites. There are so many advantages to becoming indy...75%-80% of what I make is mine, not as much exposure, less chance of getting on tube sites, generally smarter, nicer guys and no stupid rules that can get you banned.
Marina Starr
12-31-2014, 04:54 PM
It is because Streamate is #banging this week... My current mood:
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/0_92610_a75d4b3d_L_zpsdujgu4sb.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/0_92610_a75d4b3d_L_zpsdujgu4sb.gif.html)
EllieGold
12-31-2014, 04:55 PM
there is an account on page 1 that has like a group show or something. I thought we couldn't do that on solo accounts?
EllieGold
12-31-2014, 04:55 PM
4 girls 2 guys show...wow first time seeing this o_O
Issabelle
12-31-2014, 06:33 PM
there is an account on page 1 that has like a group show or something. I thought we couldn't do that on solo accounts?
Scroll half way up this page and you'll see my response to Staples asking how to get approved for shows like these. I've done them with another SM model.
IvyAdams
01-01-2015, 06:19 AM
Streamate was bangin tonight for New Years!! The only downside is that both of my goldshows kicked me off with less than a minute left! :( one was a tv show. I emailed support to see if anything could be done, i dont want it to make them not offer me broadcasts anymore!
Glamourmilf
01-01-2015, 07:57 AM
Yeah, yesterday NYE, day, was rockin' for me as well! I don't usually do well during the day, but with only a few models on, it was like shooting fish in a barrel!
Kitcatt
01-01-2015, 12:09 PM
So weird, yesterday sucked balls for me, just a normal Wed. night. I kept having weird sound and disconnect issues from the site no matter how many times I refreshed my chat room.
MissNicole2U
01-01-2015, 01:08 PM
dear sm,
thanks for starting my year off with a bang. have been a model on here for over a year and got curious and did my first ever gold show, set at 120g for 13 minutes, reached goal + like 50g.. show starts and is cut off 4 minutes in. fuck you.
sincerely,
never again.
MissNicole2U
01-01-2015, 01:09 PM
traffic has been great though, afternoon & night :-)
IvyAdams
01-01-2015, 01:58 PM
dear sm,
thanks for starting my year off with a bang. have been a model on here for over a year and got curious and did my first ever gold show, set at 120g for 13 minutes, reached goal + like 50g.. show starts and is cut off 4 minutes in. fuck you.
sincerely,
never again.
OMG, right?! This is what happened to me! I rarely do gold shows, but have started to like them- and was offered a tv broadcast, that one cut off with less than 50 seconds left ... AS did the next one I tried. :(
Alylondon
01-01-2015, 02:01 PM
For some reason i'm in the mature section on SM now. I haven't changed my profile stats in a while. My listed age on there is 22. And I don't look older than 24-25. This week my room has been flooded with guys needed a mommy and "you don't look mature" I was like WTF and that guy said i'm in the mature section.
Has anything like this ever happened to you?
I'm so mad because last night was so dead for me and its usually one of my best nights...but I got like no traffic
anonymous camgirl
01-01-2015, 04:51 PM
Amazeballs!.. I love your reaction.. when they tip me 250 gold .. or so I barely crack a smile and blow them a kiss.. oh thank you.. I guesss I am just a spoiled bitch now.. I expect it..lol
Having a crappy night then, DAMN
40098
Marina Starr
01-01-2015, 08:55 PM
New Year's random thought:
Why are the haters so fucking ugly?
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/tsmelania/wave-bye_zpse6hvtk4b.gif (http://s158.photobucket.com/user/tsmelania/media/wave-bye_zpse6hvtk4b.gif.html)
LadyJezebel
01-01-2015, 08:57 PM
The worst. So many 2 second free chat peepers. I guess everyone is hung over still?
JessaBelle
01-01-2015, 09:20 PM
I am tired of people popping in and out and not staying or even saying hi. *sigh* Makes me feel ugly.
LadyJezebel
01-01-2015, 09:41 PM
I did get a long prvt but in general it's all peepers who at most say a few words. Or they ask about a show and then leave. A reg did that to me!
JessaBelle
01-01-2015, 11:37 PM
Yep it sucks. Had a few little shows, then I lost my connection. I just moved my laptop into my living room. Can't wait til tomorrow when I get a new internet carrier and get better internet.
LadyJezebel
01-02-2015, 12:09 AM
I had a connection problem too! I got kicked off once and had some trouble reconnecting but it was fine. I actually ended up having a good night, but there were long periods of nothing. Stay the fuck on, as they say on the other thread!!I was actually just thinking to myself how I need to find out what internet package my roommates and I have (its never really mattered until a year ago hehe)
IvyAdams
01-02-2015, 04:11 AM
UGH! I'm getting really REALLY tiredo of being disconnected in the middle of Gold shows. I hit a 300 goal and had guys In a bidding war for high tip and 8 minutes into the show BAM! disconnected. Your welcome for the free show AGAIN due to streamate not being able to keep me on fucking line. End rant.
euaici
01-02-2015, 06:06 AM
I think the phone option is down..again. Seriously thinking of getting a line for calling the custies directly, like on cams.com. I know it's against rules, but freaking, they give me their number anyways.... Do any of you girls do this?
sammii
01-02-2015, 07:12 AM
I think the phone option is down..again. Seriously thinking of getting a line for calling the custies directly, like on cams.com. I know it's against rules, but freaking, they give me their number anyways.... Do any of you girls do this?
E-mail support and ask them to reset the phone option for you. That's what I had to do, then it started working again.
LadyJezebel
01-02-2015, 07:49 AM
UGH! I'm getting really REALLY tiredo of being disconnected in the middle of Gold shows. I hit a 300 goal and had guys In a bidding war for high tip and 8 minutes into the show BAM! disconnected. Your welcome for the free show AGAIN due to streamate not being able to keep me on fucking line. End rant.
Wait you don't get paid if you get disconnected?! I didn't know that. And it's not like there are real people on the support end you could go to lol. I did a gold show recently and it took a really long time for my funds to show up in my recent earnings. Could tell something was up
Issabelle
01-02-2015, 09:33 AM
Okay, important info to know when it comes to Streamate and GS disconnects: if you send support an email about it with how much time was left in the show, how other models were disconnecting, and how you've determined it was definitely not on your end, you can generally get them to compensate you at least part of the money. SM Support is hit or miss on doing it, so you may have to ask more than once. Liz is generally more likely to do it, but start at regular support, especially if you only had like 1 minute left on your 6 minute show or such.
You automatically don't get paid if you get disconnected, but they know when it's on their end and they'll suck it up and pay you if you're polite and really hammer that point home. Usually. Disclaimer is usually--but it's worth trying to get back your cash if you were at, say $300 buy in and your cut was $100, yeah?
IvyAdams
01-02-2015, 10:25 AM
Okay, important info to know when it comes to Streamate and GS disconnects: if you send support an email about it with how much time was left in the show, how other models were disconnecting, and how you've determined it was definitely not on your end, you can generally get them to compensate you at least part of the money. SM Support is hit or miss on doing it, so you may have to ask more than once. Liz is generally more likely to do it, but start at regular support, especially if you only had like 1 minute left on your 6 minute show or such.
You automatically don't get paid if you get disconnected, but they know when it's on their end and they'll suck it up and pay you if you're polite and really hammer that point home. Usually. Disclaimer is usually--but it's worth trying to get back your cash if you were at, say $300 buy in and your cut was $100, yeah?
Yep. I am going back and forth with support. So far they either dont respond to my email at all or send one back saying "we are sorry to hear that you're having trouble starting to stream" and direct me to how to start streaming properly. Idiots. And I have emailed Liz also a couple of days ago about my first night when this happened, but I haven't received a response yet.
JessaBelle
01-02-2015, 11:07 AM
Email her again.. I emailed her and never heard back from her for 3 days, so I emailed her again and she responded within like 30 minutes. I think she gets so inundated with emails and probably forgets to respond sometimes. :)