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kiki399
08-06-2015, 05:58 AM
Obviously its NOT us, its SM and they need to fix this crap soon! I am planning on a long day today and pray that it's not another choppy day that pisses me off, where I wind up logging off. This happened several days ago, I did stick it out and before you knew it after a good hour it was fine. Yesterday I didnt have the patience, lol took it out on my cell phone and well need the money for a new one now LOL
SoloDesire
08-06-2015, 06:28 AM
I logged off in tears after 4 1/2 hours yesterday. Didn't notice any issues with my stream or anything...just very low traffic and hardly any interactions with those that popped in and out. I'm having a very bad week and nowhere close to my goal. Not sure what's going on but sure hope it gets situated soon for all of our sanity.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-06-2015, 06:31 AM
Guy who comes around every few months likes to drop large amounts of gold. Likes to make it rain. This morning the black box of doom and the audio being out of synch he was only able to make it drizzle. But thats okay because his member name is the same on twitter and cb.
webcamcutie
08-06-2015, 08:43 AM
Going to go spend hours getting ready to get on cam to make a few bucks... unless someone has good news of it working decent this afternoon??? **wishful thinking**
kiki399
08-06-2015, 10:25 AM
the streaming is good, otherwise the traffic, its dead!! I am on the first page, half way down and barely getting anyone in my room been on for about 1 hour without 1 private which NEVER happens! I am bopping in the girls rooms too ...seems to be dead all over the place....break time for me
webcamcutie
08-06-2015, 03:56 PM
Fluke or what.. but definitely seemed to be working 500x better than last night today, still not 100% but I'll take 80% for sure! Lets hope its fixed... *knock on wood* If I come back after a dinner break and its not working again I may shoot myself.. lol
cymonehearts
08-06-2015, 05:56 PM
Is anyone experiencing frequent disconnects " the streaming connection was lost . please try again " .
this usually happens once a day .. but this is happening repeatedly back to back.
im hardwired and my speed is currently 36/6 .
EllieGold
08-06-2015, 08:01 PM
Yes. I get those at least a few a week now. Never noticed them before.
Sam38g
08-06-2015, 09:11 PM
My encoder has stopped working. I click on it, pops ups for 1 second & then disappears. Tried unstalling & re installing it, same problem.. Is it windows 10? Worked just fine yesterday
webcamcutie
08-06-2015, 09:17 PM
My encoder has stopped working. I click on it, pops ups for 1 second & then disappears. Tried unstalling & re installing it, same problem.. Is it windows 10? Worked just fine yesterday
Are you using split camera with it?? It'll do that if you try to use split cam or at least did when I was trying to stream on my Alienware... I went back to my Mac, screw that crap, lol.
audritwo
08-06-2015, 09:26 PM
My encoder has stopped working. I click on it, pops ups for 1 second & then disappears. Tried unstalling & re installing it, same problem.. Is it windows 10? Worked just fine yesterday
Mine still works fine with windows10
What version of encoder do you have? Do you have 3.1 or 3.2?
Sam38g
08-06-2015, 09:29 PM
3.1 went on Sm to the encoder page & that was still the link to 3.1 instead of 3.2
Sam38g
08-06-2015, 09:30 PM
3.1 went on Sm to the encoder page & that was still the link to 3.1 instead of 3.2
Not split camming
Poesia
08-06-2015, 10:06 PM
It has been PAINFUL slow for almost 2 weeks now. I'll have 1 or 2 good days and get all excited and then NOTHING. I keep trying to cheer myself up by reminding myself that it only takes 1 guy to make my night. ugh
Blovely
08-06-2015, 10:19 PM
3.1 went on Sm to the encoder page & that was still the link to 3.1 instead of 3.2
Not split camming
I'm using 3.1 and on Windows 10 as well and its working fine. Did you try restarting your computer? Has your computer did any updates besides windows 10?
DeepThoughts
08-07-2015, 02:07 AM
Had a tv gold show offer at $60 gold yesterday. Im glad I checked it before I accepted cause this is way way way low for me. I declined it and told them it was just too low and I dont even start my own gold shows unless I get $100. Normally I get more then that but WTF $60! Are they low balling everyone like this now??
AlyssaJane
08-07-2015, 02:21 AM
I'm getting the glitch complaints. That my cam is freezing or going into black box of doom. IDK how much its affecting my earnings so far tho, haven't been on much this week. Getting ready to move (yay!!)
daisylive
08-07-2015, 03:22 AM
omg guys are trying to take me pvt but they keep getting kicked out the room and can't come back in
DancesWithSloths
08-07-2015, 03:39 AM
At this point I'm doing my morning SM shifts just to keep up relationships with regs. Who try to go pvt, bless them, but can barely stay logged in.
bbcakezxo
08-07-2015, 05:41 AM
^^ Same. Been getting on for maybe 2 hrs a night just to pop in and say hi so everyone doesn't think I'm dead. It's such a shame. SM really needs to get their shit together.
EllieGold
08-07-2015, 08:39 AM
I tried to go into some models rooms and i got the black screen with audio. I think they are having some issues right now. i made $14 last night in a 2 hour shift. I am already trying to find other alternatives for income at the moment because I want to ditch SM like a bad ex boyfriend! Ugh.
AnotherLily
08-07-2015, 08:57 AM
Every guy that is having an issue in my room and that stays to tell me I'm sending a screen cap to SM support. So far I've seen 3 in the past hour.
SoloDesire
08-07-2015, 09:06 AM
From my experience, and from asking my customers...all of the guys having issues are on mobile. So looks like it still may be a mobile problem for the most part. When I tried viewing my stream on the B-Line browser I was lagging like 30 seconds behind, but I wasn't lagging on the computer at all. This could be why guys will say something to me then leave shortly after...because they are mobile and aren't hearing my response since I'm lagging so far behind when mobile. You'd think SM would get their mobile shit sorted before even thinking about implementing new higher HD features that are going to make it that more impossible to view while mobile!!
SaraLaughs
08-07-2015, 09:10 AM
Why doesn't SM have an app yet for christ's sake? Tablets have been a thing for years now.
RaeRae
08-07-2015, 12:36 PM
They do have an android app. I have it installed on my tablet, but it sucks and can't connect to rooms well at all 90% of the time.
SweetieBitch
08-07-2015, 12:40 PM
It's weird how inconsistent the glitches are between models... last night was nearly flawless for me, but the beginning of the week was glitch city.
scarlettbelle
08-07-2015, 05:23 PM
^^^ I've noticed that too. I try not to let all the bad news in this thread get to me - it might be a great day in spite of it all!
Also, in case anyone hasn't seen the Project Maenad thread, I would NOT use Project Maenad on Streamate right now. Liz is possibly looking in to it, but I don't have high hopes. Mediafire is their preferred video sharing site at this time. Which sucks, but what can ya do. :/
RamonaRamone
08-07-2015, 10:52 PM
Guys, tonight was super good for me until I hit the most dreaded glitch: I was in an exclusive on SM and the connection dropped, but the server didn't notify me right away (it looked like the guy hadn't logged out), so I thought I was still in a show, and for a good 30 seconds or so, a room full of freeloaders saw a closeup of my ass with a buttplug in. I was so upset I had to log off, I'm so mad at SM. And also now I'm worried that I'll get suspended or something for showing too much in free chat, cause you could definitely see pussy. At least it was only 30secs and I banned everyone immediately who saw (like 5 dudes who weren't gonna pay anyway) but it was really awful.
^^^ I swear every time my pvt/excl. looks stuck i pull my cammodel link & check myself to see if i broadcast in free or it shows i am still in pvt, it's just terrible how glitchy SM can be sometimes. It's even more difficult to check myself in these situations cause i need to use a proxy because my country is blocked from entering chat rooms including my own. I am just scared not to broadcast nudity in free after reading soo many situations here. They should unlock model's ip's even they block certain countries like mine.
RamonaRamone
08-07-2015, 11:47 PM
That's a really good idea, thank you - I do not want this to ever happen again. Same for me though (my state is blocked) and going through a proxy is such a hassle. I totally agree that they should just unlock the model's IP.
DeepThoughts
08-07-2015, 11:48 PM
Guys, tonight was super good for me until I hit the most dreaded glitch: I was in an exclusive on SM and the connection dropped, but the server didn't notify me right away (it looked like the guy hadn't logged out), so I thought I was still in a show, and for a good 30 seconds or so, a room full of freeloaders saw a closeup of my ass with a buttplug in. I was so upset I had to log off, I'm so mad at SM. And also now I'm worried that I'll get suspended or something for showing too much in free chat, cause you could definitely see pussy. At least it was only 30secs and I banned everyone immediately who saw (like 5 dudes who weren't gonna pay anyway) but it was really awful.
It was a bad night for you but there are 5 guys out there who just had an awesome night! :D
EllieGold
08-07-2015, 11:51 PM
There's been 2 encounters where the 30 seconds after a pvt/excl isn't there... like the person leaves and I am immediately back into free chat. (Glitch perhaps?)
I've accidentally shown to much myself. So horrifying. I am so sorry you had to encounter that. :(
PrincessLavender
08-08-2015, 02:44 AM
I posted this in the Verified group but thought it might have a better chance being seen here. Is there anyone available in the next few hours that can check my stream? I'm using the new HD settings and split camming. My computer isn't that great but I haven't had any complaints yet. Just wanting to double check if my computer can handle it. Please reply to my post in the Verified group as I would prefer to give my SM ID to a verified bb instead of just any random person that may message me. Lol.
PrincessLavender
08-08-2015, 03:04 AM
I posted this in the Verified group but thought it might have a better chance being seen here. Is there anyone available in the next few hours that can check my stream? I'm using the new HD settings and split camming. My computer isn't that great but I haven't had any complaints yet. Just wanting to double check if my computer can handle it. Please reply to my post in the Verified group as I would prefer to give my SM ID to a verified bb instead of just any random person that may message me. Lol.
Thanks euro_princess. Guess it's finally time to upgrade my computer. :/
euro_princess
08-08-2015, 04:04 AM
My pleasure, sweetheart!
SM had so many problems this week. Starting with Tuesday everything went down. Guys complain constantly they can't hear me or see me and it's not on my part. Then, 2 days ago my bitrate went nuts. Goes from 700 to 100. And for God's sake, my upload speed it's 70 Mb now. Things were kinda hardcore. I had hours when I did $0, then $200 in the next hour. It's either zero, either hero.
Sam38g
08-08-2015, 05:35 AM
Uninstalled the 3.1 & did the 3.2 version, no problems last night.
audritwo
08-08-2015, 10:26 AM
My pleasure, sweetheart!
SM had so many problems this week. Starting with Tuesday everything went down. Guys complain constantly they can't hear me or see me and it's not on my part. Then, 2 days ago my bitrate went nuts. Goes from 700 to 100. And for God's sake, my upload speed it's 70 Mb now. Things were kinda hardcore. I had hours when I did $0, then $200 in the next hour. It's either zero, either hero.
Same here. I raged quit 3 times yesterday. Ugh SM fix your shit.
bbcakezxo
08-08-2015, 03:45 PM
I actually FINALLY had a good night last night, despite SMs glitches. I had 2 LONG exclusives randomly get kicked in the middle of the show, and then weren't able to log back into my room!! I still managed to pull about $300, which is not bad considering how much I've been making on there lately. I did have one guy that was hanging out in free chat that was tipping keep getting kicked randomly and coming back in my room saying SM was fucking up. I sure do hope they fix this crap soon, it's so frustrating!
Lilypussy
08-09-2015, 01:27 PM
Omg fuming.
I never got a chance to cam. Had a spare couple hours. Logged in but it was dead so guys chatting but not seeming to want to part with money,logged out in less than an hour.
My partner had been watching me apparently it was showing that I was in private several times?!
When you are as poor as I am with as little child free time his is hurting me financially badly
sovereignv
08-09-2015, 05:05 PM
Ugh, all my blatant advertising that excl is the same price as premium and guys still take me to premium chat. I have to kick out everyone who pops in, I really don't like random peepers watching me tell some guy how I'd ruin his asshole.
SimoneGray
08-09-2015, 05:12 PM
^^ Just make your premium price higher then...they won't take you. They all think there's a diff, but just up the premium price, many do to avoid the peepers
oCURIOUSo
08-09-2015, 05:18 PM
I charge a lot more for fetishes than regular ol' blow jobs and fingering shows because I hate guys that pop in 5 minutes into a strap on show and get mad that I won't stop what I'm doing to beg for their cum. Like, hello, I'm obviously busy right now, if this isn't your thing sorry, try again later. Lol. That being said, if I had 2-5 guys that wanted to pay my exclusive rate at the same time, I think I'd be ALL over that. Lol. Even my private rate, but I don't trust them not to rate me 1 star if the particular show these 4 dudes want isn't what they want.
SweetieBitch
08-09-2015, 05:42 PM
Personally I've stopped worrying about peepers in private... if they pop in for a quick peep and then rate you badly, I'm pretty confident SM support will always take it down. If they get really pushy I tell them that they weren't there first, and they'll have to either watch and wait or come back another time for more attention.
Issabelle
08-09-2015, 06:22 PM
Personally I've stopped worrying about peepers in private... if they pop in for a quick peep and then rate you badly, I'm pretty confident SM support will always take it down. If they get really pushy I tell them that they weren't there first, and they'll have to either watch and wait or come back another time for more attention.
Difference in philosophy, I suppose. I have absolutely no patience for peepers. They aggravate me, throw off my rhythm, and generally affect the quality of the show I can give. That said, I also very rarely get more than one dude in premium at any given time anyway (seriously, I can count on one hand how often that's happened in nearly two years), but the peeper account requires both hands and a few toes in every single friggin' private so it makes good sense, for me personally, to just list premium as high as possible and exclusive at the rate I actually want. Currently, that means premium is $14.99/minute and, frankly, $5/minute is almost enough for me to tolerate the peepers. Almost. It also amuses me when a drunk guy with a high limit accidentally goes premium and blows his limit in like 6 minutes, lol.
I think my biggest issue with peepers isn't fear of them leaving me a bad rating (SM always fixes that shit for me, like you said) so much as how motherfucking disrespectful it is to do. It's like those fuckers who walk into McDonald's, grab a water cup, and fill it with soda to avoid paying (like we don't notice) or people at nice restaurants asking for as many free samples as possible knowing damn well that they'll spend, tops, $5-$10 on an appetizer and a drink before leaving--basically, abusing the system because they think they have the right. It's insulting to the provider of the service, unfair to customers that actually paid, and overall makes you a damn shitty excuse for a human being.
JessRyan
08-10-2015, 06:59 AM
Difference in philosophy, I suppose. I have absolutely no patience for peepers. They aggravate me, throw off my rhythm, and generally affect the quality of the show I can give. That said, I also very rarely get more than one dude in premium at any given time anyway (seriously, I can count on one hand how often that's happened in nearly two years), but the peeper account requires both hands and a few toes in every single friggin' private so it makes good sense, for me personally, to just list premium as high as possible and exclusive at the rate I actually want. Currently, that means premium is $14.99/minute and, frankly, $5/minute is almost enough for me to tolerate the peepers. Almost. It also amuses me when a drunk guy with a high limit accidentally goes premium and blows his limit in like 6 minutes, lol.
I think my biggest issue with peepers isn't fear of them leaving me a bad rating (SM always fixes that shit for me, like you said) so much as how motherfucking disrespectful it is to do. It's like those fuckers who walk into McDonald's, grab a water cup, and fill it with soda to avoid paying (like we don't notice) or people at nice restaurants asking for as many free samples as possible knowing damn well that they'll spend, tops, $5-$10 on an appetizer and a drink before leaving--basically, abusing the system because they think they have the right. It's insulting to the provider of the service, unfair to customers that actually paid, and overall makes you a damn shitty excuse for a human being.
I hear ya! At first they didn't bother me, and still there are some days they don't. But in the evening it's really outta control! You'll have the guys lingering, first in guest, just waiting for the first paying dude to take you private..then they slam your private in and out. ug! The last 2 weeks I've been fast enough to ban a few habitual peepers who have been on my ban list for some time. What's a shame about these few guys is that they were once regular gold show guys-turned peepers. I also ban them half way at first, giving them a second chance. They have to know they were banned a first time, then I un-ban them from chat only (keeping the ban on messages) If they do it again, then I ban completely. I USED offer low buy in gold shows for these guys so they don't have to do that, but some guys are just peepers from the get go. (so i'm done with the low guy in GS) I was in a girl's guest chat the other night hanging out and one of my long time habitual peepers was just hanging out with her chatting it up. oh well! I did find it odd that some peepers I only see WHEN they peep. They are never in guest chat, I only see them after I'm private and they peep. I finally figured out how these guys do that. Being this is an open forum and ANYONE can read it... I won't say it here, but it's the reason why you ONLY see them peep. And never when you're just in guest chat. Must be a sad way to live just peeping all day and night.
LaylaLovely
08-10-2015, 08:42 AM
FYI to the new HD requirements ...they take up 75% of my cpu alone.....old HD requirements only took 24%
I'm going to have to hurry on getting that second computer
RamonaRamone
08-10-2015, 09:02 AM
FYI to the new HD requirements ...they take up 75% of my cpu alone.....old HD requirements only took 24%
Are the new HD requirements now available? I thought they hadn't been released yet.
DeepThoughts
08-10-2015, 09:43 AM
Oh these guys who take you prvt to see some stupid specific thing. "bb can you show me your fist in your mouth?" "bb can you show me your feet and tell me to cum on them?" "bb can you rub your tits and moan my name?" "bb can you spread your ass and show me your ass hole?" These guys just think they are so friggin clever dont they!!!
daisylive
08-10-2015, 10:38 AM
my peeper guys were out of control this morning. i had 5 guys pop into my pvt that never appeared in the guest section and they all left at the same time too. SM shouldn't have a 30 sec peeper rule. just give those fuckers a cheaper price for the first 30 secs or perhaps offer a screenshot view of pvt. its so fucking rude especially when some girls have prices around 0.99-2.99, these guys are scum for that shit.
SuperPookie
08-10-2015, 11:26 AM
I've had nothing but glitches today. Guys getting kicked out of exclusive, camera freezing, no audio on their end etc. I can't afford that crap.