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SarahTime
03-14-2015, 11:26 AM
Well I don't know what the deal is. Last night the lag was still horrible. My biggest problem though was where there will be several people in the room then suddenly they all leave at the same time and I sit there with 0 in the room for 2-3 minutes. All the while I am still showing in row 3 last night, I can access my own room so why am I in row 3 going 2-3 minutes straight with no one in my room? Hell I even got my tits out - nothing for 2 solid minutes. Something is definitely going on with the site. When I get taken private even then it's rare the guys are talking. I'm convinced it's a mobile issue 100%. One guy tried relentlessly to stay connected to private chat and eventually gave up.
I had to log off and get on my new site. Made 3 times what I made on SM. People talked, they participated in shows, tipped, took me private. It reminded me why I like camming. Sitting on SM with it glitchy and people not being able to talk to me drains the life from me. I can't just sit there doing nothing or I seriously will lose my mind.
Littleangel1
03-14-2015, 12:00 PM
I was thinking about joining streamate and had a few questions. I have seen before when browsing girls that some only will perform in exclusive and use premium for flashes and teasing. I was curious to know if anyone does this or has experience with it, how well has it worked for you?
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-14-2015, 12:35 PM
Yes yes yes I'm seeing this as well. The men who like me have found me on every site Im on. Even when I use different names. Some spend some don't but they show up in my chat rooms all over the place. But on SM they sit in silence while on other sites you can't shut em up. On Sm the majority of them won't even respond to a friendly typed message. Elsewhere I can get at least a one word response, "Yes, Yup smiley face." A few have told me they'll talk to me later when they log in to a desktop.
Well I don't know what the deal is. Last night the lag was still horrible. My biggest problem though was where there will be several people in the room then suddenly they all leave at the same time and I sit there with 0 in the room for 2-3 minutes. All the while I am still showing in row 3 last night, I can access my own room so why am I in row 3 going 2-3 minutes straight with no one in my room? Hell I even got my tits out - nothing for 2 solid minutes. Something is definitely going on with the site. When I get taken private even then it's rare the guys are talking. I'm convinced it's a mobile issue 100%. One guy tried relentlessly to stay connected to private chat and eventually gave up.
I had to log off and get on my new site. Made 3 times what I made on SM. People talked, they participated in shows, tipped, took me private. It reminded me why I like camming. Sitting on SM with it glitchy and people not being able to talk to me drains the life from me. I can't just sit there doing nothing or I seriously will lose my mind.
ConnyLove
03-14-2015, 12:42 PM
Yes many girls do very little in private, like NO( toys , fetishes, anal, c2c, phone etc). Other girls allow the client to command the show only in Exclusive. It works well.
I was thinking about joining streamate and had a few questions. I have seen before when browsing girls that some only will perform in exclusive and use premium for flashes and teasing. I was curious to know if anyone does this or has experience with it, how well has it worked for you?
ConnyLove
03-14-2015, 12:51 PM
Something is definitely going on with the site.
I got geoblocking o n and I don't have a customer account, so when I want to check the site or my placement I do it using a proxy. For almost a week, every single proxy- I've tried at least 35 from different countries- and 96% of them refused the connection to Streamate.com and Cammodels.com, I used different browsers, cleaned up the cache , history etc, but what is curios is that I can use those proxies to get access to Naked.com and MFC, so is not like they refuse pornography but only Streamate.
sexkitten_666
03-14-2015, 12:52 PM
Wow, these glitches are getting ridiculous. It might be time to put in work on another site.
Has anyone else had a problem with the encoder cutting down their fps in half recently? I've uninstalled it, reinstalled, all kinds of shit. Still no luck.
If I go online without it, I get kicked to third page! That's a NO after I'm used to being on the top half of page one..
Ahhh How do I fix this?!
sexkitten_666
03-14-2015, 12:54 PM
Not to mention, the traffic for a Saturday is awful. I was going through periods of no one being in my room for over 3 minutes. NOT NORMAL. Something is seriously wrong with SM.
Bootsie
03-14-2015, 02:22 PM
I was going to hop on SM tonight but the encoder and my webcam were fighting and then I got an indy show, fingers crossed glitches are magically solved for tomorrow's 9 hours of SM time :P Keep hustling girls, it will all come out in the wash.
SarahTime
03-14-2015, 02:46 PM
Yep. I don't even know why I'm on SM today honestly, other than it's always been my top site. Just two weeks ago making my goal was totally doable... this week I'm lucky to get half way there. And I do know that I have high goals.... but SM has always been able to support my high goals.... So it's not like there's no money, it's just not doing what I need it to and what I'm used to.
SimoneGray
03-14-2015, 03:23 PM
Today was supposed to be my first day back on Streamate in a while...but hearing all this I wonder now. I really wonder.
amanda121
03-14-2015, 03:24 PM
It's probably just a slow period..It has been an average week for me, but I'm sure it'll get better.
SarahTime
03-14-2015, 03:31 PM
It's probably just a slow period..It has been an average week for me, but I'm sure it'll get better.
Hard to say since none of us consistently experience the same things. It's like one big mind fucking guessing game! lol One week I'll do great with no glitches and everyone else says they are having issues.... next week it's my turn for issues and everyone else is great. I'm telling you, it's fucking with my head! :crazy:
Issabelle
03-14-2015, 03:35 PM
My placement is a full page off of what it should be and I'm making pretty shit money. None of the guys who go private are staying over two minutes. I'm having periods of several minutes without a guy in my room, then a bunch of in-and-outs. No lag, thank fuck, but that's a small miracle.
BUT! I'm doing better than minimum wage per hour. I can ride any glitch wave as long as I'm making something and it'll get better!
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-14-2015, 04:06 PM
This is not good. But I can relate.
Hard to say since none of us consistently experience the same things. It's like one big mind fucking guessing game! lol One week I'll do great with no glitches and everyone else says they are having issues.... next week it's my turn for issues and everyone else is great. I'm telling you, it's fucking with my head! :crazy:
caramelDip
03-14-2015, 04:16 PM
The "CATEGORIES" tab is on the side of the screen now. It used to be right under "STREAMATE" at the top. Maybe there are glitches because they were changing that LOL
Vlodina
03-14-2015, 04:22 PM
The categories have been like that for quite some time.
SM is totally shit for me at the moment. My placement has crapped out, my money is rubbish, guys are saying hello/asking questions then disappearing, the ones who can stay don't bloody talk.
SarahTime
03-14-2015, 04:28 PM
The categories have been like that for quite some time.
SM is totally shit for me at the moment. My placement has crapped out, my money is rubbish, guys are saying hello/asking questions then disappearing, the ones who can stay don't bloody talk.
Me too, 3 people so far have tipped and left immediately. You know they are not just giving tips for nothing LOL They never come back either...
Just had a guy on twitter say the site is messing up for him too.
ENoire
03-14-2015, 04:41 PM
How long does it take for a new account to get verified for gold shows? I'm sure it never took this long on my previous accounts...
KatyBoleyn
03-14-2015, 04:50 PM
How long does it take for a new account to get verified for gold shows? I'm sure it never took this long on my previous accounts...
It should be very shortly after you get 5 different 5-star ratings, and make sure you're using the encoder at the default settings.
ENoire
03-14-2015, 04:54 PM
It should be very shortly after you get 5 different 5-star ratings, and make sure you're using the encoder at the default settings.
Ah okay, that'll be the problem. Only have one rating :/
Prussia
03-14-2015, 05:12 PM
The "CATEGORIES" tab is on the side of the screen now. It used to be right under "STREAMATE" at the top. Maybe there are glitches because they were changing that LOL
Oh cool! Another useless feature update on the site.
Dear streamate,
Address your massive glitches before persuing new features. Thanks.
CatBBW
03-14-2015, 06:49 PM
MY MICS STILL WON'T WORK ON SM!!
I do not know why! I have tried the in-built cam AND the webcam mic, neither will work on this PC! I tested on my old dinosaur PC and the mic works. THe mic also works if I try to use the encoder. But the encoder crashes my computer!
Why would my mics not be working? Should I contact SM?
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-14-2015, 07:21 PM
How new is your computer? What is the name of the audio codec thingy that operates the sound on your computer? For example on my desktop its called NVIDIA GeForce. Waay too complicated if you ask me. Try to play around with your audio device manager, or audio wizard. Your computer may not be set up to recognize the mic on the webcam. I can't remember the steps but from time to time I've had to do this.
MY MICS STILL WON'T WORK ON SM!!
I do not know why! I have tried the in-built cam AND the webcam mic, neither will work on this PC! I tested on my old dinosaur PC and the mic works. THe mic also works if I try to use the encoder. But the encoder crashes my computer!
Why would my mics not be working? Should I contact SM?
CatBBW
03-14-2015, 07:25 PM
How new is your computer? What is the name of the audio codec thingy that operates the sound on your computer? For example on my desktop its called NVIDIA GeForce. Waay too complicated if you ask me. Try to play around with your audio device manager, or audio wizard. Your computer may not be set up to recognize the mic on the webcam. I can't remember the steps but from time to time I've had to do this.
This is the thing - Skype recognises it. AW recognises it. The audio recording thing recognises it. The SM encoder recognises it. Just SM site itself doesn't recognise it.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-14-2015, 07:50 PM
I went back and read what you said here in this thread (https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?156920-Streamate-Help-Not-Detecting-Mic&p=2726054#post2726054) when you uninstalled the Logitech software are you sure you got rid of the drivers as well? I had to do this several times today and I just realized that part of my issue was the tiny box for the drivers wasn't selected when I went to uninstall. It was a separate action from software and the motion detection thingy. Try this again. Are you using the correct drivers for your device? If so try a different set of drivers. I just found out the lws280 for the c910 work for the c920. Give it a try. Other than that I have nothing. Sorry. Good Luck c910 download drivers (http://support.logitech.com/product/hd-pro-webcam-c910)
This is the thing - Skype recognises it. AW recognises it. The audio recording thing recognises it. The SM encoder recognises it. Just SM site itself doesn't recognise it.
XXXMarieCecil
03-14-2015, 08:36 PM
Oh dear sweet goodness, SM is dead for me tonight. I don't know if its just me or that way for everyonebut this SUCKS
CatBBW
03-14-2015, 08:42 PM
OK, I've just picked up a couple of (MY VERY FIRST!) paid sessions....how do I know if they are in Premium or Exclusive?
AND...all those people logging into (and out of) my "Guest Chat" while I'm in Paid...what are they seeing?
SarahTime
03-14-2015, 08:52 PM
OK, I've just picked up a couple of (MY VERY FIRST!) paid sessions....how do I know if they are in Premium or Exclusive?
AND...all those people logging into (and out of) my "Guest Chat" while I'm in Paid...what are they seeing?
If they go into premium it will take them into the Paid Chat box at the top, and it will only drop the box down half way so you can still see Guest Chat. Users popping in and out of Guest Chat only see a screen that says you are in Premium and invites them to join in.
Exclusive it will give you a pop up saying "So-and-so want an exclusive session" and it give you the option to accept or deny. If you just let the time run out, it auto accepts. This will drop the Paid Chat box all the way down to fill the screen.
CatBBW
03-14-2015, 09:05 PM
If they go into premium it will take them into the Paid Chat box at the top, and it will only drop the box down half way so you can still see Guest Chat. Users popping in and out of Guest Chat only see a screen that says you are in Premium and invites them to join in.
Exclusive it will give you a pop up saying "So-and-so want an exclusive session" and it give you the option to accept or deny. If you just let the time run out, it auto accepts. This will drop the Paid Chat box all the way down to fill the screen.
AHA! Thank you! :)
ClassyCara
03-15-2015, 01:23 AM
Whoot! SM was good tonight. It started out real rough, but I took a lil break and BAMB had a $245 hour when I got back! Even did a $240 GS that got to $400 (I didn't know it was possible these days) I wanted sooooooo badly to stay on but I had plans with friends...
XXXMarieCecil
03-15-2015, 01:23 PM
Used block for the first time last night. Some guy ( he had posted the same sh*t a few nights ago) comes in and says can I ask a random ? And then he sends this weird story about national snip day that is just way too long and weird to retype. What. The. Frenchtoast? Anyone had that guy before? Seriously a nutter.
Issabelle
03-15-2015, 02:13 PM
Used block for the first time last night. Some guy ( he had posted the same sh*t a few nights ago) comes in and says can I ask a random ? And then he sends this weird story about national snip day that is just way too long and weird to retype. What. The. Frenchtoast? Anyone had that guy before? Seriously a nutter.
He's a troll. He's been coming into my room under different customer accounts. I ban him as soon as he starts copy/pasting. He never spends. He's a fucking loser.
ENoire
03-15-2015, 02:38 PM
Used block for the first time last night. Some guy ( he had posted the same sh*t a few nights ago) comes in and says can I ask a random ? And then he sends this weird story about national snip day that is just way too long and weird to retype. What. The. Frenchtoast? Anyone had that guy before? Seriously a nutter.
He's a troll. He's been coming into my room under different customer accounts. I ban him as soon as he starts copy/pasting. He never spends. He's a fucking loser.
I've had him come in too. Really weird. I carried on chatting to him, because my room was dead, so it kept me looking busy. Tbh, it was pretty funny.
JessRyan
03-15-2015, 02:56 PM
Random question, but how do you get the feature on SM where you can post "I'm taking a short break, be right back" I heard Vanessa mention that option in one of her youtube videos and that it runs for 10 minutes while you take a break, but how do you get that feature? I've seen girls who have it too. I could really use it. Thanks girls
Vlodina
03-15-2015, 03:03 PM
Random question, but how do you get the feature on SM where you can post "I'm taking a short break, be right back" I heard Vanessa mention that option in one of her youtube videos and that it runs for 10 minutes while you take a break, but how do you get that feature? I've seen girls who have it too. I could really use it. Thanks girls
Just email support. You can also ask them for a static profile pic if you like (ie. a photo you upload versus nasty screenshots).
XXXMarieCecil
03-15-2015, 06:12 PM
I've had him come in too. Really weird. I carried on chatting to him, because my room was dead, so it kept me looking busy. Tbh, it was pretty funny.
I let him run on the first night for the same reason. The second time it was just weird. But hey now he's blocked so now onto the moneymaking. ...hopefully lol :)
ENoire
03-15-2015, 11:27 PM
Is there a minimum amount of time that guys have to be in a show to give a rating?
Issabelle
03-16-2015, 01:19 AM
Is there a minimum amount of time that guys have to be in a show to give a rating?
Long enough to get charged.
IvyAdams
03-16-2015, 07:33 AM
Is there a minimum amount of time that guys have to be in a show to give a rating?
Over 30 seconds :)
Snowy0Star
03-16-2015, 08:15 AM
the glitches a lot of models have been experiencing have been keeping guys stable in their room for the most part but i just spent 4 hours logged into my custie account watching myself ( basically using it instead of watching the encoder box) and nothing happened so why can i be in my own room for so long with no issues with 75 tabs in chrome running streaming with chrome and not getting any errors at all when 75% of the ppl that have been comming in my room the past week cant stay in ? like i dont get that at all ...
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-16-2015, 08:26 AM
Maybe because many of those guys are on mobile devices? You were on a desktop, assuming. :)
the glitches a lot of models have been experiencing have been keeping guys stable in their room for the most part but i just spent 4 hours logged into my custie account watching myself ( basically using it instead of watching the encoder box) and nothing happened so why can i be in my own room for so long with no issues with 75 tabs in chrome running streaming with chrome and not getting any errors at all when 75% of the ppl that have been comming in my room the past week cant stay in ? like i dont get that at all ...
Snowy0Star
03-16-2015, 08:26 AM
Maybe because many of those guys are on mobile devices?
that would mean the bulk of users are on mobile devices why cant they just use regular computers?
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-16-2015, 08:29 AM
LOL because mobility is progress. Dude wakes up in the morning and decides "Hey I'm gonna go to starbucks and catch a gold show on my ipad. SWEET!" Long bus ride to work? Dude sits in the back of the bus and watches Pornhub. Its just more convenient to be untethered.
that would mean the bulk of users are on mobile devices why cant they just use regular computers?
Snowy0Star
03-16-2015, 08:29 AM
40991
Check the "Degrade Quality" radio button. Then check off "Auto Adjust" and then click the wrench button. It will bring up the Auto Adjust Settings. In that window, click the down arrow button next to Minimum Video Bitrate and chooose 50. Press OK.
Check off only 1 Bit Rate and put it at the highest your computer can stream. I have a i7 so I chose 2000 Kbps.
You now have variable bit rate.
has this been helping u keep viewers stable in ur room?
Snowy0Star
03-16-2015, 08:33 AM
LOL because mobility is progress. Dude wakes up in the morning and decides "Hey I'm gonna go to starbucks and catch a gold show on my ipad. SWEET!" Long bus ride to work? Dude sits in the back of the bus and watches Pornhub. Its just more convenient to be untethered.
i guess its annoying as fuck to deal with tho knowing the main issue is the mobile site if they cant get it running right they need to pull it down until they can .
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-16-2015, 08:38 AM
It has cut down on it a bit, yes. Before I tried that I lowered my bitrate before trying that. But it's still been a struggle to get them to interact on SM. Which is why I will not work the site alone. I flourish when I have someone to talk to. My assessment on the glitches is this
1. There are a lot of cammers logged in and the site has to be able to maintain this.
2. The requirements and standards that we the performers are held to, are waaay beyond what the average computer user has at their disposal. Most people don't have I7's with 16gb of ram, and a dedicated video card. They're still using duo cores and what not. Maybe an I3.
I could go on but I have to make some lunch. :0
pippapippa
03-16-2015, 08:43 AM
I haven't gotten my 1099 from Streamate yet. I switched over to Boleyn Models in Feb 2014, so there's only one month that's missing, but obviously I need it to do my taxes. I've contacted support a million times and finally got someone to reopen my old account so that I could change my address. That person told me it would be a week before I got my 1099 sent. Spoke to someone else after two weeks of waiting who gave me a sarcastic reply saying I haven't changed my address like I was told to. Except, I obviously already did that. Seriously? Now I have to wait even longer to get my taxes done, which means I can't send any information in to my federal school loans like I'm required to do.
Snowy0Star
03-16-2015, 08:43 AM
It has cut down on it a bit, yes. Before I tried that I lowered my bitrate before trying that. But it's still been a struggle to get them to interact on SM. Which is why I will not work the site alone. I flourish when I have someone to talk to. My assessment on the glitches is this
1. There are a lot of cammers logged in and the site has to be able to maintain this.
2. The requirements and standards that we the performers are held to, are waaay beyond what the average computer user has at their disposal. Most people don't have I7's with 16gb of ram, and a dedicated video card. They're still using duo cores and what not. Maybe an I3.
I could go on but I have to make some lunch. :0
i posted about that a few months ago that our standards were expected to have our computers/encoder settings at may be set too high for most of the viewers computers to even handle and thats a part of why so many ppl cant stay stable connecting up in our rooms.
hyori
03-16-2015, 10:18 AM
The majority of guys are now using mobile devices because they lack man caves where they can enjoy porn by themselves. Mobile devices are discreet and portable and men get horny and bored easily so what's better than having porn on a cell phone. They can stop their car on the side of the freeway and whack off to an SM Gold show because they can!
Magical_Hoohah
03-16-2015, 10:51 AM
The majority of guys are now using mobile devices because they lack man caves where they can enjoy porn by themselves. Mobile devices are discreet and portable and men get horny and bored easily so what's better than having porn on a cell phone. They can stop their car on the side of the freeway and whack off to an SM Gold show because they can!
Is that really possible? I feel like 4G internet wouldn't be good enough to watch anything live streaming. If it's something recorded, it can buffer first and be alright, but I didn't know that mobile internet was stable enough to allow a guy to watch us that way. I figured they were all at home watching on their mobile devices through wifi.
(My guy favors the privacy of the bathroom for his porn viewing. I feel it's a little unsexy, it's a bit embarrassing that there is always lube in plain sight in our bathroom, and I often have to interrupt him because we only have one bathroom. Maybe I should encourage him to do it in the car in a secluded area, LOL!)