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hyori
07-02-2015, 05:38 PM
Whoa just read about all the glitches, hopefully things will get fixed! I decided to concentrate on token sites instead!
Oh and this was what SM felt like today:
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Kitcatt
07-02-2015, 08:07 PM
It means a studio can fuck you in the ass. I might ask Liz how long you have to have you're account innactive before you can sign on again; it's normally 6 months to a year. Studios fuck you, like seriously fuck you. It's an old school system set up to protect european cam studios from their models deciding to just work from home.
If he's willing to have you pay for you're account I'd try to bribe him, otherwise I'd try another site and sit out the waiting period.
SweetieBitch
07-02-2015, 09:22 PM
Have the glitches/issues mellowed out? I normally do late night shifts and I'm wondering if it's even worth it tonight after reading about all the crap you ladies dealt with earlier today.
scarlettbelle
07-02-2015, 09:25 PM
It's been pretty normal for me so far today. I've been working off and on all evening (since around 5 PM Eastern). Only had one glitch so far - a customer didn't have the Exclusive block option showing up, but it may have been something on his end.
LaylaLovely
07-02-2015, 09:32 PM
I worked all day...all the problems were around the morning/ lunch time but it seems to be back to the " normal" / regular sm glitches and the number of models online is back up!
LittleSexBunny
07-02-2015, 09:50 PM
slow as shit tonight lol. Freeloader central!! Literally! Thank god i had an old regular come hook me up!! 3 more hours to go.... 154 the first two.... ughhhh..
Scratch that
I fucking did amazing tonight!! Got a new regular it looks like!! Some new guy into camming...who just dropped 135 dollars on one of his first shows. WTF YESSSS.
SM_CamGirl
07-03-2015, 12:56 AM
It means a studio can fuck you in the ass. I might ask Liz how long you have to have you're account innactive before you can sign on again; it's normally 6 months to a year. Studios fuck you, like seriously fuck you. It's an old school system set up to protect european cam studios from their models deciding to just work from home.
If he's willing to have you pay for you're account I'd try to bribe him, otherwise I'd try another site and sit out the waiting period.
Yes... im having a bad time, the studio its killing me... i tried a lot of other sites but nothing works like SM for me, wait 6 months while i do nothing in others sites its not a good idea, because i need a good income to pay my rent, services... etc.. ugggghhh i hate cant sleep and cant work in peace for thinking and thinking and thinking about this... maybe i have to stop and finally accept the low % he gives me... ty so much for ur advice
Kitcatt
07-03-2015, 01:07 AM
Yes... im having a bad time, the studio its killing me... i tried a lot of other sites but nothing works like SM for me, wait 6 months while i do nothing in others sites its not a good idea, because i need a good income to pay my rent, services... etc.. ugggghhh i hate cant sleep and cant work in peace for thinking and thinking and thinking about this... maybe i have to stop and finally accept the low % he gives me... ty so much for ur advice
Well, look at it a different way, with the % he takes out could you do more take home pay on a site like naked.com or cams.com? (if you're looking for a pvt show based site) and there are a few others, of course. It's possible in the end with the amount he takes out you will make more or at least equal pay, and in 6 months you could come back on streamate and make the amount you need to make. Just a thought.
I started in a studio that was taking 25% of my earnings, I know how hard it can be to switch sites for a while to get away from it, but think long term on this one. My two cents :)
^^^ I am sorry, the situation is indeed bad for u there, thank god i can work at home for myself! I cringe to read how u are exploited by that jerk. Yes, make some calculations & see where u are with the money, if u earn more just now or if it's worth taking the risk & leaving the studio & waiting for soo long ... PLUS be aware of the fact that if he really wanna stop u from working on SM for urself, at home, he can continue streaming an empty picture for a few seconds just so ur account has some activity then the 6 months of no activity is a 'goal' impossible to reach.
These people here are doing exactly this kind of 'dirty business', they pay models peanuts & keep them hooked in studios so they cant work for themselves cause most models wanna leave studios when they find out how exploited they are. Sm is not helping independent models with this practice either, they should change this policy really but they have great deals with the studios here so i dont know if they'll just do it?!
Arwen25
07-03-2015, 01:16 AM
Yikes..I am planning on getting online on sm for the first time today, bit worried about all these glitches!
I have tried to read through all the pages of the thread and have made some very helpful notes (THANK YOU!) I still have no Idea from a techincal aspect what the encoder does, but I will try to enable it before streaming. I think I get everything *on paper* thanks to this thread, but I haven't been able to find anything about what it actually looks like when you go pvt or exclusive. Having only worked AW I am used to getting a pop-up which I accept or refuse;am I right in thinking that on sm you go automatically into Exclusive but must accept private? Is it very obvious when you're there? If anyone could give me an idea I would really appreciate it as I am terrified of making mistakes and accidentally performing in free - argh!!! Sorry if this sounds really thick, it's just not something I've been able to work out yet.
I am giving sm a go mainly to wait for payout from my studio on AW, but I know it's always good to have more than one site all the same.
Thanks for any help x
Vlodina
07-03-2015, 02:42 AM
Arwen, when you are in free chat, the guys are listed in Guest Chat. When someone is paying per minute their name moves to Paid chat and the paid chat area pops open.
Guys can just "steal you away" to private (=group), but for any block sessions (if you enable them) and for Exclusive, you get a pop up that you need to accept.
Arwen25
07-03-2015, 03:07 AM
Thank you so much Vlodina! I feel a lot ore confident with it.
I am confused with the encoder though..is it very important to use? the sm site says I need a computer with an i5 or i7..I have followed the instructions but it looks like I have a CPU something..I am totally lost. Not sure whether I should be using it or not? x
So this guy is on the mobile phone & he says: "Ur cute n sexy but I can't c all of u got a thang cross my screen
I'm sad" then when i ask for further details he says "Ur enter private or gold banner is in my way". Glitch or that's how is displaying on mobile screen? He left then when i told him 'well, then it means u have to give gold or come pvt'.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
07-03-2015, 04:55 AM
So this guy is on the mobile phone & he says: "Ur cute n sexy but I can't c all of u got a thang cross my screen
I'm sad" then when i ask for further details he says "Ur enter private or gold banner is in my way". Glitch or that's how is displaying on mobile screen? He left then when i told him 'well, then it means u have to give gold or come pvt'.
LOL I just finished a looooong shift and i needed this laugh. Man I tell ya SM needs to incorporate some sort of IQ test during customer sign up. There have been some real dumb dumbs running wild lately. "Ur enter private or gold banner is in my way" lmao Tell that mofo to do something about it then. $$$
I know right? hahaha, when he typed that i was thinking it might be a glitch considering the very recent SM issues we experienced so i wanted to make sure i understand correctly but then, this?! Seriously?! OMFG!
hyori
07-03-2015, 06:31 AM
LOL I just finished a looooong shift and i needed this laugh. Man I tell ya SM needs to incorporate some sort of IQ test during customer sign up. There have been some real dumb dumbs running wild lately. "Ur enter private or gold banner is in my way" lmao Tell that mofo to do something about it then. $$$
They would have to take the test with their penises.
NikkiMonroe
07-03-2015, 06:34 AM
are people still having problems with SM today? sort of scared to get online tbh
bigbootyjudy1
07-03-2015, 08:28 AM
are people still having problems with SM today? sort of scared to get online tbh
Been on for 2 hours no problems so far.
doublerainbow
07-03-2015, 09:13 AM
Almost every time I check my feed with my phone while broadcasting (sitting in free chat) it says I'm in a pvt with the gold banner and everything. It's been a glitch, at least for me, for weeks.
Glamourmilf
07-03-2015, 10:08 AM
are people still having problems with SM today? sort of scared to get online tbh
No, and thank camgods that the missing earnings from yesterday FINALLY showed up. Cause' I was like.....
#BBHMM
https://youtu.be/B3eAMGXFw1o
^^^ But the guys can still see u in freechat? How can it be that it says u in private chat & still be visible?! So the guy was not dumb but encountered a specific glitch? Is the 'pvt/gold banner' positioned in the middle of the page cutting the image just like he said to me? "I can't c all of u got a thang cross my screen"
I cant follow lol, pls do tell, in case some other guys are confused i better know what to tell them. ty
Vlodina
07-03-2015, 11:35 AM
Almost every time I check my feed with my phone while broadcasting (sitting in free chat) it says I'm in a pvt with the gold banner and everything. It's been a glitch, at least for me, for weeks.
Check from a computer. Streamate barely functions on mobiles. Considering the amount of people who browse on their phones, this is clearly fantastic. *sarcasm*
Kimber Knight
07-03-2015, 01:03 PM
SM great today! Busy! Got 2 Exclusive back to back! Made $72 in 2 hrs!
One custie finished his 15 min BLOCK and logged off, but cam back to Pvt asking if u "came yet" (I hadn't).... so he said he'd stay and watch untIL I "finished".... another 6 mins.
VERY GOOD DAY!
Kimber Knight
07-03-2015, 07:34 PM
Cleared $105 today! Logging ON/OFF in 2 hour spurts.
But now I'm exhausted! (lol)
NikkiMonroe
07-03-2015, 08:23 PM
thanks for the info ladies!
doublerainbow
07-03-2015, 10:17 PM
Check from a computer. Streamate barely functions on mobiles. Considering the amount of people who browse on their phones, this is clearly fantastic. *sarcasm*
Yeah I do check in another tab, my coloring shows up wonky (even though other girls' pages show up normal so I know it isn't my screen) but customers always say my picture looks perfect so *shrug*. It's just completely annoying knowing no one on their mobile can ever see me.
kitte
07-04-2015, 05:05 PM
Wow we are no longer allowed to get sm support to remove unfair ratings? I had some asshole rate me a 1 star a couple days ago cause i told him to come in excl for c2c, he left and rated me a 1. Man.. I had 3 other guys in my pvt session, he cant just turn on his cam in regular pvt. I told sm support about it and they said "we usually don't remove ratings, but this will be our last time doing it". If they won't remove unfair ratings then they should give us models the option to rate the "customers" like you can on mfc lol it sounds fair
SweetieBitch
07-04-2015, 05:51 PM
Wow we are no longer allowed to get sm support to remove unfair ratings? I had some asshole rate me a 1 star a couple days ago cause i told him to come in excl for c2c, he left and rated me a 1. Man.. I had 3 other guys in my pvt session, he cant just turn on his cam in regular pvt. I told sm support about it and they said "we usually don't remove ratings, but this will be our last time doing it". If they won't remove unfair ratings then they should give us models the option to rate the "customers" like you can on mfc lol it sounds fair
I just had a one star removed with no question. I always take a screenshot of the private and attach it to my request to have the rating removed, so they have some context and proof. I think it depends on the person you reach at tech support... if you try again you'll most likely get a different person and different answer.
euro_princess
07-04-2015, 09:17 PM
Wow we are no longer allowed to get sm support to remove unfair ratings? I had some asshole rate me a 1 star a couple days ago cause i told him to come in excl for c2c, he left and rated me a 1. Man.. I had 3 other guys in my pvt session, he cant just turn on his cam in regular pvt. I told sm support about it and they said "we usually don't remove ratings, but this will be our last time doing it". If they won't remove unfair ratings then they should give us models the option to rate the "customers" like you can on mfc lol it sounds fair
I never had problems with that. Maybe you didn't ask them in a nice way. Sometimes they treat you based on their personal opinion.
Girly_Girl
07-04-2015, 09:44 PM
For those of you that have switched to daily pay, I'm still waiting for my daily pay account to be approved. Can we still work on our original account until our daily pay account is approved?
kitte
07-04-2015, 10:04 PM
I just had a one star removed with no question. I always take a screenshot of the private and attach it to my request to have the rating removed, so they have some context and proof. I think it depends on the person you reach at tech support... if you try again you'll most likely get a different person and different answer.
When i told the guy about excl i was speaking outloud, not typing, so even if i screenshot it, there would just be a page of him logging out in pvt. Hell, i think im gonna start recording my sessions lol! But yeah i agree that your reply from sm varies from who responds to your email. Theres been a confusion in the past with a previous email about updating info, i got 2 different responses.
Prussia
07-04-2015, 10:15 PM
When i told the guy about excl i was speaking outloud, not typing, so even if i screenshot it, there would just be a page of him logging out in pvt. Hell, i think im gonna start recording my sessions lol! But yeah i agree that your reply from sm varies from who responds to your email. Theres been a confusion in the past with a previous email about updating info, i got 2 different responses.
Yeah, it helps if you can prove it. Save a note message in your paid chat so if someone tries that again you can automatically tell them in a second with text. That way when you take a screen cap there is your proof. ;)
RaeRae
07-05-2015, 07:00 AM
For those of you that have switched to daily pay, I'm still waiting for my daily pay account to be approved. Can we still work on our original account until our daily pay account is approved?
Having the old account still open may cause the Daily Pay account to not be approved, as SM only wants you to have one solo account. You are supposed to close the old account before uploading your documents I believe.
Girly_Girl
07-05-2015, 07:07 AM
I haven't used it but I was just wondering ;-(
CocoaBunni
07-05-2015, 07:40 AM
Ughh wish I had thought to screen shot my exclusive with a guy I had a few days ago. I went to exclusive with him and he got mad and gave me a 1 star rating when he saw my stomach when I took my shirt off...psshh but I have BBW clear as day TWICE on my profile...like dude...what do you expect!?
Ms.Lacey
07-05-2015, 07:51 AM
Ughh wish I had thought to screen shot my exclusive with a guy I had a few days ago. I went to exclusive with him and he got mad and gave me a 1 star rating when he saw my stomach when I took my shirt off...psshh but I have BBW clear as day TWICE on my profile...like dude...what do you expect!?
Just send out a msg to support and explain that. If they give you a shit response just send a new msg. I do that all the time because you will get a different response for each person that works for support.
CocoaBunni
07-05-2015, 08:00 AM
Just send out a msg to support and explain that. If they give you a shit response just send a new msg. I do that all the time because you will get a different response for each person that works for support.
Ok thanks, I'm getting on that today because that's been pissing me off everyday since it happened..:/
PrincessfromHell
07-05-2015, 05:30 PM
I have been on SM on and off for like 2 weeks. I hate the guys there....am I the only one? Should I raise my rates (i am 2-99 and 3-99 there)?
The ones who are I am chilling/killing my time/talking to you...wtf really?!
I am patient and etc but really oh my really...
MsBellaSpanxx
07-05-2015, 05:39 PM
I have been on SM on and off for like 2 weeks. I hate the guys there....am I the only one? Should I raise my rates (i am 2-99 and 3-99 there)?
The ones who are I am chilling/killing my time/talking to you...wtf really?!
I am patient and etc but really oh my really...
Raise your rates and you will get better customers, I promise. The higher I raise my rates the more respectful the guys get! I'm at 5.49/8.99 and I'm still working on going higher!
PrincessfromHell
07-05-2015, 06:08 PM
Raise your rates and you will get better customers, I promise. The higher I raise my rates the more respectful the guys get! I'm at 5.49/8.99 and I'm still working on going higher!
Thank you so much! I have thought of this you just told me again.
I have gained my 5 stars there and it is my backup site so far. I will go as high as SM allows me.
I hate the ones who come in now really! And I am not new to freechat at all.
PrincessfromHell
07-05-2015, 06:51 PM
FUCK! I went to 5-49 and 5-99
5 mins later 30 mins pvt at 5-99
Where was my mind before?!
Thank you soo sooo soo much. and yes the guy was great and vry sweet and nice!
MsBellaSpanxx
07-05-2015, 06:54 PM
Yay!!!! Go girl! That's amazing!
Yep, once I crossed the 4.99 threshold I noticed the customers were just so much nicer, bought longer shows and were generally more respectful!
daisylive
07-05-2015, 07:08 PM
how do you handle guys that ask "is it busy today" "is it slow" "how much money you make here?"
i get a guy that comes into my room every other day and waits in free chat until my pvt is over to ask was it a fun session and am i being tipped well. We only had one private together.
PrincessfromHell
07-05-2015, 07:10 PM
Yay!!!! Go girl! That's amazing!
Yep, once I crossed the 4.99 threshold I noticed the customers were just so much nicer, bought longer shows and were generally more respectful!
I have a question. I put my excl at 5-49 and my pvt at 5-99 and he went pvt instead of exclusive.
He did not notice or he wanted to pay more...?
I am still looking the same with my prices on max yet guys do talk more and nicer...
(While writing this I have got an excl and practically made 60 bucks in 1h being online)
Did I say I love you?!
Love you!!
Issabelle
07-05-2015, 07:21 PM
how do you handle guys that ask "is it busy today" "is it slow" "how much money you make here?"
i get a guy that comes into my room every other day and waits in free chat until my pvt is over to ask was it a fun session and am i being tipped well. We only had one private together.
I ban freeloaders. It's impolite to ask about money. Ergo, I would ban him. But that's just me.
Arwen25
07-06-2015, 03:21 AM
Ugh I loath that question - I should probably be quicker to ban myself - think I will start, but I usually just divert and say "I am doing well, thanks - how is your day going?" But it's bloody rude, actually.
Quick sm question: as a newbie I know I can only charge up to 5.99 per minute; and I've read on here that I would need to email support to get these raised (it says in the performer manual that being new, I can't charge more than that), but it doesn't say when I will be able to charge more. Basically I wanted to know if I will automatically be given the option to raise them after a few shows, or if I will have to email them and request it?
Being from the UK I won't be able to keep them low for long as my percentage in pound would be very small.
Thanks for any help. x x
euro_princess
07-06-2015, 03:31 AM
Ugh I loath that question - I should probably be quicker to ban myself - think I will start, but I usually just divert and say "I am doing well, thanks - how is your day going?" But it's bloody rude, actually.
Quick sm question: as a newbie I know I can only charge up to 5.99 per minute; and I've read on here that I would need to email support to get these raised (it says in the performer manual that being new, I can't charge more than that), but it doesn't say when I will be able to charge more. Basically I wanted to know if I will automatically be given the option to raise them after a few shows, or if I will have to email them and request it?
Being from the UK I won't be able to keep them low for long as my percentage in pound would be very small.
Thanks for any help. x x
The more you make, the more you will be able to charge. Or as the girls said, you can ask support to give you the next "level" of prices. They used to send me messages that I can raise my rates.
Arwen25
07-06-2015, 03:38 AM
Fantastic, so basically the better I do the sooner I can raise them. :)
Thanks euro_princess, I had better get started! x x
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
07-06-2015, 03:46 AM
how do you handle guys that ask "is it busy today" "is it slow" "how much money you make here?"
i get a guy that comes into my room every other day and waits in free chat until my pvt is over to ask was it a fun session and am i being tipped well. We only had one private together.
I throw out a random number saying that's what i need to reach my goal. if he doesn't tip that or go private I ban him. Roll out the next customer please
Arwen25
07-06-2015, 05:31 AM
Sorry ladies, one more question. I have decided to stream without the encoder as I can't make head nor tails of it; but there are still loads of options to chose from on my video quality settings - *eek*! I didn't realise how rubbish I was with commputers until now. My download speed is 46.01 Mbps and my upload speed is 2.88 Mbps. :( Thanks so much. x