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Cam_Model_Jess
12-18-2012, 07:33 PM
They will remove 1 star ratings (and maybe 2 stars) that are undeserved...ie guys coming in 31s...rating you 1 star probably because they are pissed they got charged...or you know guys who stay 5+mins and rate you a 1 by accident or just bc theyre a douche...but I dont really think there should be any reason for a guy to rate you 1 star unlss you like fall asleep on cam or something....I mean shit your getting naked for him....

Just to clarify... I know this is not the point of your post, but I want girls to have the right info. Guys cannot rate you if they stay 30-some seconds. If you haven't figured out how long they have to be in yet, feel free to PM me or another SM "vet". Also, there's no way they can rate as revenge for being charged b/c they have to rate upon leaving your room, they can't see whether or not they've been charged yet, and they have to stay too long to rate in order for that to inform their decision to rate you.

There are mistake ratings and there are d-bags. Either way, yes SM will remove the rating. Send them the customer name, date, and time of exit from your paid chat, along with a BRIEF explanation. VERY brief (they can't seem to understand more than a few words). :)

xxtinamariexx
12-18-2012, 08:02 PM
I just realized that I lost all of the hearts (favorites) from the my time online camming last night i was at 1068 then went up to 1078 last night and today, I'm back down to the 1068... seems sort of weird. I haven't logged in to cam since last night either, but did log in to check my %'s .. It sorta bothers me that I lost 10 favs in less then 24 hours.. anyone else notice? Or am I just sucking lol

Missbeth
12-18-2012, 09:49 PM
Just to clarify... I know this is not the point of your post, but I want girls to have the right info. Guys cannot rate you if they stay 30-some seconds. If you haven't figured out how long they have to be in yet, feel free to PM me or another SM "vet". Also, there's no way they can rate as revenge for being charged b/c they have to rate upon leaving your room, they can't see whether or not they've been charged yet, and they have to stay too long to rate in order for that to inform their decision to rate you.

There are mistake ratings and there are d-bags. Either way, yes SM will remove the rating. Send them the customer name, date, and time of exit from your paid chat, along with a BRIEF explanation. VERY brief (they can't seem to understand more than a few words). :)

I don't mean guy's who stay for under 30 secondss....I mean the ones who TRY to stay for under 30 seconds.... like 31s, 34s...AS long as they stay OVER 30s and are charged they do have the option to rate so this means 31s..."30-some" seconds...whatever the ones who get caught up watching or mouse doesnt move fast enough and THEN when the bolt they realize they've been charged because it does give the the OPTION to rate.

Cam_Model_Jess
12-18-2012, 10:32 PM
Can you pull up your earnings report and see an example of when a customer stayed for 30-something seconds (31, 32, 33, etc) and was able to rate you? If you can, I'll eat my hat :) Otherwise, I'm sticking with my story that it's just not true. I've been on SM over 2 1/2 years and it's never happened to me. And believe me, I've had my share of bad ratings. Other girls who have been around a long time are aware of the exact time too.

Missbeth
12-18-2012, 11:24 PM
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Cam_Model_Jess
12-18-2012, 11:40 PM
That's the first time I've ever seen that in the years I've been there. Guess I'm having hat for dessert? I mean, I can't see if he's had other shows w/ u or not. I'm assuming it's a glitch, b/c I've never had someone under the "limit" rate & I'd never heard of it happening until now. There was some discussion in another thread about no ratings/ comments from certain white label sites. Perhaps one site has a glitch allowing this. It certainly isn't the norm.

Missbeth
12-18-2012, 11:44 PM
That's the first time I've ever seen that in the years I've been there. Guess I'm having hat for dessert? I mean, I can't see if he's had other shows w/ u or not. I'm assuming it's a glitch, b/c I've never had someone under the "limit" rate & I'd never heard of it happening until now. There was some discussion in another thread about no ratings/ comments from certain white label sites. Perhaps one site has a glitch allowing this. It certainly isn't the norm.
We all know streamate is glitch central lately..
Speaking of glitches... For those if you who had connection problems(streamate kicking you out in private shows) have any of you noticed that the guys are getting charged MORE than they should...

A couple of times I've had guys kick out of exclusive after like 45 secs... And I time it myself to pace myself so I know how long it was... I check my earnings and nothing .. Then I log back on check my earnings again and the guys were both charged for like 3 minutes...

VoluptiousBriadda
12-19-2012, 01:58 AM
I just realized that I lost all of the hearts (favorites) from the my time online camming last night i was at 1068 then went up to 1078 last night and today, I'm back down to the 1068... seems sort of weird. I haven't logged in to cam since last night either, but did log in to check my %'s .. It sorta bothers me that I lost 10 favs in less then 24 hours.. anyone else notice? Or am I just sucking lol

yea ive noticed this with mine also- maybe not 10 overnight but definitely 1-3 almost every night that I work,and ive seen up to 6 or 7 one day a while back.Ill log off after working all day,look at earnings one last time,check tags etc all that jazz before logging off completely and I always look to see how much my faves have went up that day.Inevitably the next day when I log back in,its always down atleast 1-3 hearts.Ive always just assumed it was guys unfavoriting me after I logged off for whatever stupid reason...

Cam_Model_Jess
12-19-2012, 02:02 AM
^That's awesome actually. Not that they were overcharged, but that the site is gonna have to start getting it's ish together because they may not care about models and all their many issues, but you better believe they're gonna start working on an issue that could cause them major problems with the credit card companies.

Maybe the small gnomes and magical squirrels & other imaginary things they employ to handle their site will accidentally fix some other glitches while trying to pacify angry customers.

Ms.Lacey
12-19-2012, 02:05 AM
Your favs will fluctuate because accounts close or guys might unfav you for whatever reason.

Jinja
12-19-2012, 08:35 AM
Is anyone else having issues changing their main profile picture? I've submitted one 3 times and it always gets "approved" but put into a new profile picture folder with that day's date, instead of being made my main profile pic.

I hope that makes sense.

I sent support a message, but God knows what they will come back with, since Streamate support is always so hit or miss.

Oops, I originally wrote Streamate support is so hot or mess, which still sums up my feelings pretty well. :)

ScarletSage
12-19-2012, 09:22 AM
Is it so much important to be online in your new model period, and how long does it last? Streamate confirmed me suddenly, after weeks, but I'm not able to cam for them now. Will I loose to much rep.?

kortneykay
12-19-2012, 09:47 AM
I'm still waiting to get approved lol...I guess they were serious about "10 business days" lol...ho hum...

VoluptiousBriadda
12-19-2012, 09:54 AM
I'm still waiting to get approved lol...I guess they were serious about "10 business days" lol...ho hum...

Did you ever email Vanessa? Usually she can usually get you pushed through in 24 hrs or so

xxtinamariexx
12-19-2012, 01:24 PM
Ugh I think I just fucked up, I thought that we could promote our cammodels link but didn't realize it is only when not online.. I had a guy come in through some other site, lalive i think he said.. so i privately sent him my cammodels link.. then when he said it was blocked, i sent it when I replied to an email he sent.. in the meantime went into the tutorial and said yes, you can promote it but not while streaming .. ugh, I don't want to get into trouble.. honest mistake, would you email support or just not say anything? so pissed that I didn't remember that part.. Only remembered that you can promote it as long as the person said they werent a member :(

suggestions?

Cam_Model_Jess
12-19-2012, 01:51 PM
Don't e-mail them about it. Chances are you'll not get in trouble. If you do, just tell them you're sorry, it won't happen again, and that you thought it was allowed b/c you're promoting their site.

TheBrownFox
12-19-2012, 04:34 PM
I think someone told me that LATELY, the Eastern Standard Time cutoff for SM daily pay is 8 PM EST...is that true? Or is it still 7 PM EST? I'm going to Walmart tomorrow, so every bit helps! Thanks. Lol.

Missbeth
12-19-2012, 04:52 PM
I think someone told me that LATELY, the Eastern Standard Time cutoff for SM daily pay is 8 PM EST...is that true? Or is it still 7 PM EST? I'm going to Walmart tomorrow, so every bit helps! Thanks. Lol.

For me it's still been 7pm EST this week

Mlle_Mystere
12-19-2012, 07:02 PM
Definitely 7pmEST.

kortneykay
12-19-2012, 07:37 PM
I emailed Vanessa today (Thank you Briadda) and she not only answered me right away, she approved me! Going on tonight for a few hours to get a feel for it, then signing back in tomorrow morning to do my regular shift.

xxtinamariexx
12-19-2012, 07:45 PM
I actually just asked this, their reply.. which is 7pm

Dec 9 (10 days ago)

to me
The cut off is Saturday 12:00am GMT.


Streamate Performer Support

VoluptiousBriadda
12-20-2012, 01:02 AM
I emailed Vanessa today (Thank you Briadda) and she not only answered me right away, she approved me! Going on tonight for a few hours to get a feel for it, then signing back in tomorrow morning to do my regular shift.

Good deal! Now go werrk it girl!:boobies:

TheBrownFox
12-20-2012, 06:17 AM
Thanks, ladies! Yeah, I went to that URL which explains daily pay cutoffs, and it said 1 AM UK time (which would be 8 PM EST), but in parentheses it said that after November, 2012 it would change to 12 midnight UK time (7 PM EST).

Cam_Model_Jess
12-20-2012, 10:40 AM
Anyone notice customer names aren't getting stuck anymore? The gerbils must've tripped over some wires or something. Hurray!

VoluptiousBriadda
12-20-2012, 12:31 PM
Anyone notice customer names aren't getting stuck anymore? The gerbils must've tripped over some wires or something. Hurray!
Hallelujer!!
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CamGirl4M
12-20-2012, 05:48 PM
YES!!! I actually had a guy that had been freeloading in free chat forever. I asked if he was still there and got no answer so I thought his name was stuck. I tried to kick him out to see if it would work and it did! He came back in and wanted to know what was up and then ended up taking me private!!! :-)


Anyone notice customer names aren't getting stuck anymore? The gerbils must've tripped over some wires or something. Hurray!

Vlodina
12-21-2012, 09:08 AM
Spent the past few days re-reading this whole thread. Ooph!

So... I signed up to SM over a year ago. However, reading about encoder/internet/system problems and requirements, and generally all the problems girls have with it, I thought I shoudln't bother with my shitty internet. I've since seen here and on another forum that there are girls working successfully with and without the encoder, with internet upload speed simillar or less than mine! My upload is a grand 0.4 - yay! Anyway, I read that it can still be done with such internet, so I thought I would at least give it a try.

The other night, I was just finishing up on AW and had half an hour to spare. I had downloaded the encoder etc a different day. I logged on initially just using the drop down menu (no encoder). I tried various options on the drop down menu and the guys were saying that my video was choppy. Initially I was thinking that I'm obviously screwed if I can't even cam on SM Without the encoder. For shits and giggles I logged off and logged back on using the encoder. My picture looked a lot better to me, and the guys told me the same. No lagging or anything and great picture. Mmm.

So after a few minutes one of these guys took me Private. Was going well to start with, but after about 5.5 mins, he said the video was skipping again, and left.

Grrr! So I think I'm going to try once more, and try every option again. And play around with encoder settings (baffles me that my quality was better with the encoder, considering my net). And if I have no joy then I'll leave it until I hopefully move to a fiber optic area.

CourtneyRaine
12-21-2012, 09:36 AM
Vlodina, did you try the HD High option from the drop-down menu? I have awesome upload (8-9 mbsp) but my computer can't handle the encoder, my cpu shoots up too high. When I try to stream with the encoder there is a lot of lag and skipping, but the HD high option works flawlessly. Oh, and you still get the HD icon (even though I'm not sure if it affects your placement negatively, at least the icon is there). Try it and see!

Vlodina
12-21-2012, 10:14 AM
Thanks Courtney, that was the first option I choose when I was doing it without the encoder, and they were saying the video was bad. I don't know... I'll have to give it another try. I really wish I was just able to play around with it/check my feed via cammodels etc, without having guys in my room. I find it stressful having issues at the same time as guys are talking to me, especially on a new site!

I've already experienced CS too. I emailed asking for a break button, prices up to 9.99 and my profile pic instead of live thumbnails, and got the reply: We have enabled your break button. :-P

twistedprincess
12-21-2012, 10:16 AM
,,,,,,

Vlodina
12-21-2012, 10:18 AM
How do you turn off free chat? :-D And does it just mean that they can't talk to you/take you private? xx

twistedprincess
12-21-2012, 10:35 AM
......

Vlodina
12-21-2012, 10:49 AM
Thank you very much, I'll try that next time. Fingers crossed. xx

Cam_Model_Jess
12-21-2012, 10:54 AM
Also, only ask for ONE thing per e-mail. That seems to be all they can handle, or they route e-mails to certain people based on the first request. So if you want a break button, higher prices, and have a profile pic issue, send three separate e-mails, and include the issue in the titles of the e-mail.

AliceFun
12-21-2012, 11:46 AM
When you log in and click the I'm ready to cam button or whatever and it takes you to the screen where you can start your cam feed, there are a couple tabs at the top. You can click the settings or options tab (I'm at work so I can't log in and get the exact wording now) before you start your feed. Then you can click the option to turn off free and party chat. People then will just see the "Join me in a private show" thingy on your page and no free chat. If you get lucky, no one will click while you're playing around and if they do you can just tell them Sorry I'm testing my feed at the moment and kick them (or they leave on their own)

Hi, i am not sure if u understood what "free chat" option is about, on SM YOU CANT turn off freechat, that option is for a third freechat window where NON credit card users can chat with you. The main freechat window can not be disabled.


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Vlodina
12-21-2012, 11:49 AM
I'm glad that's confirmed. I've been staring at that page scratching my head all confused and was about to come back to ask for further elaboration. ;-)
Maybe I'll just set it as my room topic "I'm ignoring you and farting around with my settings but feel free to tip if my look of concentration makes you horny bb"

twistedprincess
12-21-2012, 12:08 PM
.....

Mistress Anika
12-21-2012, 01:01 PM
When you log in and click the I'm ready to cam button or whatever and it takes you to the screen where you can start your cam feed, there are a couple tabs at the top. You can click the settings or options tab (I'm at work so I can't log in and get the exact wording now) before you start your feed. Then you can click the option to turn off free and party chat. People then will just see the "Join me in a private show" thingy on your page and no free chat. If you get lucky, no one will click while you're playing around and if they do you can just tell them Sorry I'm testing my feed at the moment and kick them (or they leave on their own)

Are you talking about the "External Show" option? Its made to run a 'private' show for your site members but I can see it working as NO FREE Chat too ;p

Lol Nevermind, I see you were confused.

Cam_Model_Jess
12-21-2012, 05:10 PM
Guest chat cannot be turned off, free chat can be turned off. It's confusing b/c we refer to "guest chat" as "free chat".

TheBrownFox
12-21-2012, 05:48 PM
They should just give the break button to all of the models. Being selective about who gets Gold shows is one thing (though that's annoying too), but the break button too? Come on now...that should be something all of the models get to have.

Mare
12-22-2012, 05:25 AM
Hi all I'm back. I have been reading different things online and trying to figure out SM. My husband has agreed to do couples!! :) I do have a few questions.
1.) We need a new laptop. What do you ladies recommend? We have a logitech HD camera w/ 1080.
2.) Should we say we're married?
3.) Once you can do Gold shows do you get the whole amount or the 35% of say you're $100 goal? I have been watching gold shows and the hosts aren't making but $60 or so and then go into their show. Or did someone most likely buy out the rest of that show? Also does the 30 second rule apply to that too?
Thank you for any help you can give us.

Vlodina
12-22-2012, 07:20 AM
Sadly what with internet, computer, encoder etc, it's not going to be happening yet. :-(
I went back on today for 10 minutes to further try out different settings with and without the encoder. I was checking my stream out at the same time and it looked like crap, although my looking at my stream may have put too much pressure on, and made my stream worse. Don't know!
Funny thing, there I am with a crappy video, with a topic up of "just here to try and fix my settings, sorry" and the guys were being disturbingly nice. I had one guy offer to pay me while I sorted things out, which I ignored, then he hit the exclusive button. I declined and asked him why he did that. I told him that I look like a shitty slideshow and he told me it's up to me. That's awfully nice of him, but I apologised and logged off, as I don't think there's any fixing it.

Cam_Model_Jess
12-22-2012, 07:28 AM
Mare,
You can do a search for lots of threads on desktop computers & laptops.
It's same percentage of all your earnings whether you're in pvt, exclusive, goldshow, or being tipped gold. It's all the same amount. If for you that's 35%, that means 35% of goldshows too.
What you're probably seeing is people starting their show w/ a very low amount of their goal made & hoping others will join once the show starts. If a model is taking her show at $60, she really only gets $21. For some people, that's acceptable. Others know that once they start the show customers will join in.
Anyone who joins your goldshow has to pay for your show. The second they enter the room they are committed to the show & can come & go as they please throughout the show. As long as you finish the show you will be paid. Blocking/kicking is allowed, but you won't be paid for those customers.

~Carmen~
12-22-2012, 05:05 PM
I don't understand why it says "Customers chat time: 5h 29m 30s." I was only on for 4 hours total, from 10am to 2:00pm and I took a half hour break so it should be more like 3 and a half hours. This has been puzzling me for awhile.

laurielegs
12-22-2012, 05:13 PM
I don't understand why it says "Customers chat time: 5h 29m 30s." I was only on for 4 hours total, from 10am to 2:00pm and I took a half hour break so it should be more like 3 and a half hours. This has been puzzling me for awhile.

The chat time counts every single guy in a gold show so its not correct if u do those.

If you had a 10 minute gold show and 6 guys it would show as an hour.

~Carmen~
12-22-2012, 05:15 PM
Ahh okay, thanks so much Laurie. Mystery finally solved :)

windwalker
12-23-2012, 09:50 AM
I see a lot of people have been having issues with 'stuck' customers recently, but is anyone finding that people are getting bounced out of their rooms like crazy? I've had at least 3-4 guys today want to take me private and then they're bounced out of my room while still in free. I'm sure it might just be them pulling my leg, but this is starting to get annoying...

Pippi_Hicks
12-23-2012, 01:27 PM
I see a lot of people have been having issues with 'stuck' customers recently, but is anyone finding that people are getting bounced out of their rooms like crazy? I've had at least 3-4 guys today want to take me private and then they're bounced out of my room while still in free. I'm sure it might just be them pulling my leg, but this is starting to get annoying...

I've noticed that. I'm used to some flaking out but lately it has been more than normal - like sometimes 3-4 in a row. Very annoying.

CamGirl4M
12-23-2012, 03:10 PM
@)*&%$!

Great first hour, but after each private, I got dumped back into free chat with no break!!! wtf? Luckily, one of the guys just wanted to talk so I was fully clothed.

TheBrownFox
12-23-2012, 05:12 PM
Just now on Streamate, there were a few different guys I was trying to kick or block, and it WOULD NOT let me kick/block any of them. Earlier today I was able to kick/block without any problems, but just now it wasn't letting me do it. I just sent Streamate an e-mail. I know their typical response if "In order to block a member, you must.....," so I told them beforehand in my e-mail that I KNOW how to block. SM better not give me that same copy/paste e-mail response either. I sent the e-mail to like 3 different e-mail addresses I have stored for SM, included the e-mail for Vanessa. It's about time SM starts taking model complaints seriously, instead of always blaming tech issues on the models' equipment/internet connections. How are we expected to perform if we can't even block assholes from our rooms???