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vixennaomi
08-25-2015, 12:49 AM
I see no bonus whatsoever...How long does it take...Or is it already included? These two days were painful enough. =(
Sunnylexie
08-25-2015, 02:25 AM
My private shows time out before the user can enter and I just got disconnected from the streaming server out of the blue with a message saying I was already streaming to it. WTF - I'd been streaming for an hour and wasn't attempting to connect, it makes no sense at all.
Issabelle
08-25-2015, 05:40 AM
By some miracle of the cam goddesses, my hourly rate is starting to stabilize on morning shift. It's still on the low end of normal and there are definitely still glitches, but it seems to be what's in SMs 'normal' range as opposed to the fuckery of last week. Hope it goes well for everyone else too!
LolaBohemia
08-25-2015, 07:01 AM
this is like, some twilight zone shit.
Sunnylexie
08-25-2015, 07:25 AM
Dear Streamate! I've invested a shitload of money in my camming equipment and internet connection (which is 200 Mbps btw) so I could provide for your so called superclear video that you can't even make work. So could you please get your asses up from your chairs and do something to make it worth it for me instead of telling me the problem is on my end?>:(
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-25-2015, 07:35 AM
I agree with you and Katy. My average is also back to normal this week. Aside from last week, the site is known to have minor glitches, and that is something I got used to a long time ago. It is refreshing to see some normal thought out posts here, instead of continuous complaining.
People are complaining because they aren't having the same experiences as you and some of the others. There are a lot of cammers in despair right now. That's real. It doesn't mean they're illogical and not working hard. Shit just ain't working out for them. And remember it was all the complaining that got SM representatives to show up in the first place.
Bella28
08-25-2015, 07:38 AM
People are complaining because they aren't having the same experiences as you and some of the others. There are a lot of cammers in despair right now. That's real. It doesn't mean they're illogical and not working hard. Shit just ain't working out for them. And remember it was all the complaining that got SM representatives to show up in the first place.
agreed I have never had these issues before so I can't say I ever had issues before now. Yeah I will continue to fucking complain until the shit gets fixed! Has nthing to do with me or what I have been doing I have been camming for 5 years and have never ever made what I have been making now. Traffic has def decreased and people always complaining about tech issues these past few weeks hasn't always been fucking happening. Fuck outta here
Bella28
08-25-2015, 07:39 AM
People are complaining because they aren't having the same experiences as you and some of the others. There are a lot of cammers in despair right now. That's real. It doesn't mean they're illogical and not working hard. Shit just ain't working out for them. And remember it was all the complaining that got SM representatives to show up in the first place.
lolol maybe I should have directed that message to Halo but I was agreeing with you LOL and went on a rant
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-25-2015, 07:42 AM
lolol maybe I should have directed that message to Halo but I was agreeing with you LOL and went on a rant
Its all good. We get so passionate at times. It happens
Bella28
08-25-2015, 07:43 AM
especially now I mean this is our livelihood. I just feel like it is never going to end.
Issabelle
08-25-2015, 07:57 AM
Ah, the demanding peepers are definitely out in force today. I'm suspicious of anyone who takes me to premium, since it's set at $14.99 to my $6.99-$7.99 exclusive rate. Guys who enter chat, immediately go to premium, and then copy/paste (in under 1 second in chat, of course) "bend that ass over and spread that pussy for me like a good little slut" are not staying long enough to get charged. Seriously dudes--why are you surprised I'm blocking you on sight? LOL!
Plus side--glitches are still remaining at bay mostly on my end. Hope it sticks!
SadieTaylor
08-25-2015, 07:59 AM
Ah, the demanding peepers are definitely out in force today. I'm suspicious of anyone who takes me to premium, since it's set at $14.99 to my $6.99-$7.99 exclusive rate. Guys who enter chat, immediately go to premium, and then copy/paste (in under 1 second in chat, of course) "bend that ass over and spread that pussy for me like a good little slut" are not staying long enough to get charged. Seriously dudes--why are you surprised I'm blocking you on sight? LOL!
Plus side--glitches are still remaining at bay mostly on my end. Hope it sticks!
I just had that guy!!!! Lol. It is beyond dead this morning. But they fixed my bonus from Saturday night!
Issabelle
08-25-2015, 08:12 AM
I figured he was making the rounds hoping to fap for free, lol. He was just the most obvious about it. Glad the bonus got fixed girl! Hope it picks up for you!
IllyriaStorm
08-25-2015, 08:16 AM
I had a guy within the first ten seconds last night (one of the two privates I got) tell me to "get naked and spread your legs you talk too much." And course he booked out in the first minute. The other guy also left within the first minute. I'm going to get on in an hour or so and just work it til I make goal because I have got to make some money this week.
More members complained they cant stay connected as being mobile, this is one of them, he was in and out several times, he said he cant even stay connected to see me teasing for tips. Of course he left then :(
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scarlettbelle
08-25-2015, 08:35 AM
Ah, the demanding peepers are definitely out in force today. I'm suspicious of anyone who takes me to premium, since it's set at $14.99 to my $6.99-$7.99 exclusive rate. Guys who enter chat, immediately go to premium, and then copy/paste (in under 1 second in chat, of course) "bend that ass over and spread that pussy for me like a good little slut" are not staying long enough to get charged. Seriously dudes--why are you surprised I'm blocking you on sight? LOL!
Plus side--glitches are still remaining at bay mostly on my end. Hope it sticks!
There have been SO MANY peepers and obnoxious assholes this week. I honestly think they're new. I've had a ton of nice, respectful newbies showing up who need some help navigating the site, so it's no surprise that there are new trolls and freeloaders as well. Such is life. :/
Issabelle
08-25-2015, 08:41 AM
There have been SO MANY peepers and obnoxious assholes this week. I honestly think they're new. I've had a ton of nice, respectful newbies showing up who need some help navigating the site, so it's no surprise that there are new trolls and freeloaders as well. Such is life. :/
They've gotta be new. The 'lifer' peepers and trolls are so much more subtle, lol. At least it's easy to spot this week!
I'm getting a dozen guys a day bitching that "$14.99 per MINUTE? Do you come through the internet to my lap or something?" "Dude, it says exclusive is half the cost of premium in the topic. You can seriously click on 'go private' to see my rates but not read my room topic?" And then they just get rude and nasty saying crap like "whatever bitch, not worth the attitude" until I lol-ingly block their asses. Such fun, really. They hate hearing that they've made a mistake so much more when they have hard ons.
belleoftheball2
08-25-2015, 08:42 AM
As a mid-lower first page girl, glitches hit me hard. I've had the exclusive glitch for months but nothing as consistent and plentiful as the past two weeks.
Due to summer slowdown (and refusing to lower my prices) I might only get 1-2 shows per hour and if I'm losing one to a glitch then it impacts my earnings significantly. As a result I've doubled my hours this summer to make close to what I used to before. So now I'm spending 2x the amount of time on a glitchy site. Don't you see why my frustration has built?
Everyone whose hourly is averaging out seems happy and reasonable right? With more "thought out posts"? Maybe you aren't hit as hard by the glitches which is what's allowing your hourly to rise? Or you lucked out with persistent guys willing to try multiple times to get in a show with you? Or maybe you have a big safety net of regulars and don't depend on new traffic for your income (the way SM has always been)?
You're in a different boat. Don't act like our feelings aren't valid because you're doing fine while we're drowning. You think SM would acknowledge the issues and provide us with this bonus if we were just griping about the normal SM glitches?
IllyriaStorm
08-25-2015, 08:47 AM
Yeah, I'll admit I've complained a lot but I'm also super new, not on the first few pages, and I don't have a built-in bunch of regulars who will come to find me. So super slow traffic is an absolute killer for me. I don't want to seem whiny--I really enjoy camming, certainly more than my last job. But I also have to make money which has been tough right now. I don't want to seem like a whiner!
Issabelle
08-25-2015, 08:48 AM
As a mid-lower first page girl, glitches hit me hard. I've had the exclusive glitch for months but nothing as consistent and plentiful as the past two weeks.
Due to summer slowdown (and refusing to lower my prices) I might only get 1-2 shows per hour and if I'm losing one to a glitch then it impacts my earnings significantly. As a result I've doubled my hours this summer to make close to what I used to before. So now I'm spending 2x the amount of time on a glitchy site. Don't you see why my frustration has built?
Everyone whose hourly is averaging out seems happy and reasonable right? With more "thought out posts"? Maybe you aren't hit as hard by the glitches which is what's allowing your hourly to rise? Or you lucked out with persistent guys willing to try multiple times to get in a show with you? Or maybe you have a big safety net of regulars and don't depend on new traffic for your income (the way SM has always been)?
You're in a different boat. Don't act like our feelings aren't valid because you're doing fine while we're drowning. You think SM would acknowledge the issues and provide us with this bonus if we were just griping about the normal SM glitches?
Girl, I really do get you and I hope no one here has said something to make you feel like your feelings aren't valid. SM support giving a shit? Not so much. But the girls here really do try to get it, by and large. I got hit by the glitch buy hard core the last 7-10 days. My earnings were 25-35% of what they normally are and I'm a top of page one girl. It's finally stopped happening so often to me (by which I mean glitches are down to 20% of the time from sitting at 50-75% for like a week!), but it's still slow. Today is my first day of having my average hourly back to the low end of what it should be and it's climbing slowly. My traffic is very, very low though (half of what it should be). I think it's a matter of the spenders coming back to the site over the next week or two now, as well as SM ironing out the rest of the glitches (if they're even working on them still--god only knows), before we all start seeing things back to where they should be.
Also, HUGS! You're not alone and I hope it gets better for you ASAP!
ETA: Yeah, read my posts from a few days back in this very thread. There was a lot of flat out swearing going on.
scarlettbelle
08-25-2015, 09:05 AM
As a mid-lower first page girl, glitches hit me hard. I've had the exclusive glitch for months but nothing as consistent and plentiful as the past two weeks.
Due to summer slowdown (and refusing to lower my prices) I might only get 1-2 shows per hour and if I'm losing one to a glitch then it impacts my earnings significantly. As a result I've doubled my hours this summer to make close to what I used to before. So now I'm spending 2x the amount of time on a glitchy site. Don't you see why my frustration has built?
Everyone whose hourly is averaging out seems happy and reasonable right? With more "thought out posts"? Maybe you aren't hit as hard by the glitches which is what's allowing your hourly to rise? Or you lucked out with persistent guys willing to try multiple times to get in a show with you? Or maybe you have a big safety net of regulars and don't depend on new traffic for your income (the way SM has always been)?
You're in a different boat. Don't act like our feelings aren't valid because you're doing fine while we're drowning. You think SM would acknowledge the issues and provide us with this bonus if we were just griping about the normal SM glitches?
I'm pretty sure this is directed at someone who was replying to me, but just in case...
I hear you. It has been BAD for the past few weeks, and I fully recognize that everyone is not suffering equally. Up until the time the bonus went into effect I was making about half of my normal earnings which was awful, but I know other people were hit even harder (and still are).
I hope my post didn't come across as "there are no problems, why are people complaining?!" because that's not what I meant at all (I was mostly trying to address the "is Streamate about to go under" issue). I love this place because we can come here and vent, and be heard, and commiserate with one another. That's important! Especially in this industry where it's very easy to feel alone.
webcamcutie
08-25-2015, 09:18 AM
Bottom line is, we're women, when people %^$# with our money, we get really cranky.
Everyone is on edge, everyone is unhappy, I'm glad SW is around so I can rage my frustrations instead of blowing up my twitter constantly and scaring my followers away (altho I do that too at times with certain issues).
I'm wishing everyone a speedy recovery in these deadzones and hoping that everything gets fixed for EVERYONES sake, its hurting us all, and you know they HAVE to be noticing a difference in whats being brought in $$$ wise, so if they care (even a little bit!), even if they are silent they might be working on it, all we can do is just sit and wonder, and hope it'll get better, while trying to maintain our sanity, and whine and complain because bottom line, our $$$ is being f'd with. I know my patience has worn thin, sorry to the freeloaders but I definitely have that don't F with me attitude more than lately, and my block list is growing rapidly, loll.
Good luck everyone, lets just hope it improves. If I could pay my bills on hope and faith, I'd be a millionaire with all this extra money lying around. /:O
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-25-2015, 09:29 AM
Good luck everyone, lets just hope it improves. If I could pay my bills on hope and faith, I'd be a millionaire with all this extra money lying around. /:O
HAHA Ive started telling guys that next month I'm gonna send a box of compliments to the Dept. Of Education. Somehow a pile of "Damn girl you so fine" and variations of "Where yo man at/If I was your man..." just isn't gonna pay my student loan. I wish it did, but I need my gold please.
Sunnylexie
08-25-2015, 09:34 AM
Ah, the demanding peepers are definitely out in force today. I'm suspicious of anyone who takes me to premium, since it's set at $14.99 to my $6.99-$7.99 exclusive rate. Guys who enter chat, immediately go to premium, and then copy/paste (in under 1 second in chat, of course) "bend that ass over and spread that pussy for me like a good little slut" are not staying long enough to get charged.!
Had him tonight, with hat same copypaste. Got duped of course because I'm trying too hard and always rip my pants right off. Little shit, he took me Exclusive right when I was arranging a pvt wit another guy (he never came back).
IllyriaStorm
08-25-2015, 09:40 AM
HAHA Ive started telling guys that next month I'm gonna send a box of compliments to the Dept. Of Education. Somehow a pile of "Damn girl you so fine" and variations of "Where yo man at/If I was your man..." just isn't gonna pay my student loan. I wish it did, but I need my gold please.
As a new girl I'm surprised how quickly the "you have perfect tits" and "you're so sexy" compliments are getting annoying instead of sweet. Even if the guy who came in last night and made Harry Potter puns at me for ten minutes was wasting my time he was original and entertaining.
luvnrockets
08-25-2015, 10:13 AM
What is this SM Broadcast option for stream quality, located under the external encoder option when you stream? Have I completely missed an update? Does it have to do with TV broadcasts (I don't have them enabled, so I don't pay attention to related stuff).
audritwo
08-25-2015, 10:31 AM
HD Encoder I do believe
MissBlake
08-25-2015, 10:31 AM
I am wondering does anyone have the new settings to the HD encoder? I heard some girls have it.. But SM has been shady lately and announced it, though never said what it was.
audritwo
08-25-2015, 10:32 AM
More members complained they cant stay connected as being mobile, this is one of them, he was in and out several times, he said he cant even stay connected to see me teasing for tips. Of course he left then :(
42384
If he is on a mobile, he could have hit his data cap and is running real slow.
IllyriaStorm
08-25-2015, 10:37 AM
So I'm not the only one wondering about the SM Broadcast thing then! It's below the encoder in the Settings list, I don't know what it does at all.
SoloDesire
08-25-2015, 11:02 AM
Ugh! I am so over not making any money!! I'm taking a break from camming until this whole bonus nonsense is over and going to film clips all day instead! At least I make money from those. Hopefully I'll get my traffic back once the site isn't constantly over-saturated and they'll get the glitches sorted by then.
CharlotteD
08-25-2015, 11:42 AM
What is this SM Broadcast option for stream quality, located under the external encoder option when you stream? Have I completely missed an update? Does it have to do with TV broadcasts (I don't have them enabled, so I don't pay attention to related stuff).
Hmm I dont see that option weird.
KatyBoleyn
08-25-2015, 12:03 PM
You might have your external broadcasting feature enabled. There's several legitimate reasons for this, such as linking to your paysites or studios linking their models to their own external traffic feeds. There has also been a lot of scammers trying to get models to email support to turn this on as well, as it can be hijacked when running for free shows and content.
If you could take a screenshot of the button it might help identifying what it is.
scarlettbelle
08-25-2015, 12:04 PM
Wonder what it's going to be? Interesting...
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JessRyan
08-25-2015, 12:08 PM
I've had a few glitches tonight (people getting booted mostly) but I did successfully work around the "stuck in limbo before exclusive" glitch. I can't remember who mentioned this earlier, but pressing the "pause" button kicks you out of limbo and into exclusive. I wasn't visible in free chat and I was paid the correct amount, so I'm happy! lol
wow I was wondering if someone else would try that. LOL I just pressed it to see what would happen when I was in limbo after an exclusive request...hahahaha There! Problem fixed.
KatyBoleyn
08-25-2015, 12:30 PM
Wonder what it's going to be? Interesting...
42388
Totally new one on me...planned future feature?
webcamcutie
08-25-2015, 12:43 PM
LOLOLOL okay, now I KNOW it isn't me, hardwired and have 174DL and 23UL with a ping of 14 and these are consistent and look... THIS is the issue I've been having for 3 weeks now and have sent in numerous complaints for, I figured it was me but it most definitely isn't. I'm about to give up.
IllyriaStorm
08-25-2015, 12:44 PM
Yeah, I've got the same thing in the same place. Weird that it just popped up with no explanation...
KatyBoleyn
08-25-2015, 01:16 PM
LOLOLOL okay, now I KNOW it isn't me, hardwired and have 174DL and 23UL with a ping of 14 and these are consistent and look... THIS is the issue I've been having for 3 weeks now and have sent in numerous complaints for, I figured it was me but it most definitely isn't. I'm about to give up.
When you do your Speedtest, does it still give you a 14 ping when you do it for Seattle instead of your closest node? Mine is 6ms to Chicago area, but to Seattle its pretty consistent for 65-70ms to each of their nodes.
JessRyan
08-25-2015, 01:22 PM
Wonder what it's going to be? Interesting...
42388
click it...tell me what happens LOL
xCamLovex
08-25-2015, 02:58 PM
Has anyone experienced getting into a PVT or Exclusive and the entire screen is blank? you can't see the viewer name OR any text ...then all at once you see a viewer 5 lines of questions and then the show is over? It is hard to get 5 star ratings like this when customers think we're ignoring them.
where are all the BB lovers coming from? why you so expensive? show me your ass? bend of bitch clients coming from? it's really noticeable there are a lot of low class customers online today.
HollyJaydeXXX
08-25-2015, 03:04 PM
This SM situation is ridiculous!
I haven't cammed for a little over a year, due to multiple reasons. Now I am back and there is absolutely no traffic. I was on for 2 hours last night and made a whopping 90 cents! My Husband also cams and has been a regular for the past few months. He has gone from averaging at $50/$60 an hour to about $10 an hour now.
Get it together Streamate!
SuperPookie
08-25-2015, 03:11 PM
Wonder what it's going to be? Interesting...
42388 got this to and was going to ask but you beat me to it lol
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-25-2015, 03:22 PM
Wonder what it's going to be? Interesting...
42388
Maybe SM is gonna have their own encoder/broadcaster?
HollyJaydeXXX
08-25-2015, 03:24 PM
Maybe SM is gonna have their own encoder/broadcaster?
Lets just hope that all this BS is worth it in the end! I wouldn't be mad at some new feature or something... as long as my traffic comes back!
laurielegs
08-25-2015, 04:35 PM
Wonder what it's going to be? Interesting...
42388
ok now i'm wondering why I don't have that! (I logged out and back in and still isn't there on my dropdown box
Issabelle
08-25-2015, 04:55 PM
I don't see this SMBroadcast button in my drop down, but a quick search of the site gave me this link: http://streamatehelp.com/?s=SMBroadcast
If you click on the buttons for giving feed back or reporting a bug, a new drop down form pops up below the article titled 'New Encoder Feedback/Bug Report' (depending on what you clicked).
Looks to be an SM-specific encoder then. PhatGirl, you called it! No idea what models have access to it or whether it's even been released to any models at all, though. The article itself was published on February 19th of this year, so you'd think we'd have heard about it by now if it was going to be a 'new' feature.
I personally have my streaming settings saved, so I'd never notice if I new option came up if you ladies hadn't said something!
SoloDesire
08-25-2015, 05:05 PM
So, I have this SMBroadcast dropdown as well. Apparently there's a specific encoder to use with it. This is what happened when I selected it and tried to stream:
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sweetgapeach
08-25-2015, 05:11 PM
@webcamcutie...I use Xfinity from Comcast. That happens to me every night at the same time, when they are updating on their end. My round trip always goes wacky for about two hours then magically straightens back out.
Cutie101
08-25-2015, 05:13 PM
Been online with barely traffic for like 5 hours and made nothing of course. I start missing the room entering sound more than the pvt one...wtf?
I don't get how other girls manage to make $2000 + theese weeks .
No traffic at all.
I start getting so upset. And this 20% bonus upsets me more...