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webcamcutie
09-27-2015, 12:21 PM
Same today for me as before - loads of guys who repeatedly can't connect to my room. I've read about girls having this problem before but this (these three days) is the first time it's happened to me. Is there anything I can do other than punching a hole in the wall?
When this happens to me I just refresh my stream to be honest until it clears up. Refresh, give it 5-10 mins, then try again if it's not fixed. Normally when that happens I'll try to log in my room via my mobile phone and I won't be able to so I suspect it's mobile users unable to connect to the room that's why they come in and out, they're not actually in there they're trying to connect. And I like it where I can see myself via my mobile connection to cause even tho mobile sucks, it's seeming to be a lot of people on the site via mobile these days, which makes a difference if they can't connect to your room.
webcamcutie
09-27-2015, 12:24 PM
Fuck man, I need a life. I am spending my day off looking up how Flash sites work, the fuck is wrong with me?
I spent all last Saturday night trying to find out why the Logitech 930e and bcc wouldn't give above 8-11 fps on windows and figuring out the fix for Mac and seeing if there was a work around, I feel your pain.
webcamcutie
09-27-2015, 12:28 PM
It's a diagnostic tool to see how the Adobe Media Servers are doing.
After seeing these tools...it may not be ALL SM's fault for all these glitches. SM runs entirely on Flash, even their chat, (not HTML), so if Adobe decides to fuck up, SM fucks up. So, when we get pissed of at SM, really, we should also be pissed off at Adobe.
This is absolutely true! And it makes me wonder if that's why sm is coming out with their own broadcaster because they're starting to realize that FMLE sucks and it's a resource hoggy pig. Like come on, have to have an i7 just to stream good quality (when the quality still isn't as good as obs which is LESS resources then FMLE) and it still works somewhat half assed? Of course tech support keeps us in the dark but they are obviously trying to find a fix behind the scenes, communication would be nice but they're just not like that, lol.
christylive
09-27-2015, 01:39 PM
It's happened to me before too, the delay on chat, support is aware of it because they emailed me asking for details and said they had similar complaints, I think you'll be fine. They said they were trying to pinpoint why and HOW it's happening.
You should have seen the look of horror on my face as I watched myself fuck in free chat while I was fully dressed. Thank god for my cam sisters who have my back . I was like wow look at all this talkative traffic coming out the wazoo...no wonder....they got to watch a gold show that ended minutes prior but was somehow playing back in free chat. And of course the support email back to me was not a real response.
xCamLovex
09-27-2015, 02:05 PM
Can someone please explain how ranking works on SM? Is it similar to MFC in the way that the more you earn in a short amount of time is better than being online for hours and make nothing? The SM manual says stream 90 hours+ a month for higher rank but girls that stream less and are always in paid chat are ranked higher.
Femmestudent
09-27-2015, 02:14 PM
You should have seen the look of horror on my face as I watched myself fuck in free chat while I was fully dressed. Thank god for my cam sisters who have my back . I was like wow look at all this talkative traffic coming out the wazoo...no wonder....they got to watch a gold show that ended minutes prior but was somehow playing back in free chat. And of course the support email back to me was not a real response.
Im sorry this happened to you babe! I got no advice just compassion as I would also be pissedddddd!
EllieGold
09-27-2015, 02:15 PM
I can't seem to figure out what's going on. 4 guys are now saying they can't see me or hear me. I can see myself just fine! Maybe this is why I've earned 30 cents an hour since yesterday?
justlurk
09-27-2015, 03:40 PM
I've said this before but the customers on mobile devices are having a hard time seeing me or say it looks choppy.
CamgirlScotland
09-28-2015, 02:37 AM
This may be a dumb question, BUT -
I just started on Streamate. I've done 20 mins on cam so far, and I've got the amount of dollars that are in my account. Is this amount NOT including their deductions? As in, they have already made the deductions?
Thanks :)
seicento
09-28-2015, 02:46 AM
This may be a dumb question, BUT -
I just started on Streamate. I've done 20 mins on cam so far, and I've got the amount of dollars that are in my account. Is this amount NOT including their deductions? As in, they have already made the deductions?
Thanks :)
What you see in your dashboard it's your money.
CamgirlScotland
09-28-2015, 03:10 AM
Thanks xx
Bella28
09-28-2015, 10:35 AM
omfg my placement is getting worse and worse and i dont understand why im averaging 50-60 an hour doing 8 hours now a day what gives? and everything is either excellent or good in ranking
audritwo
09-28-2015, 11:03 AM
omfg my placement is getting worse and worse and i dont understand why im averaging 50-60 an hour doing 8 hours now a day what gives? and everything is either excellent or good in ranking
Maybe it's not working for four nights? Also how is your new customer conversion? Are you doing lots of shows with just regs?
justlurk
09-28-2015, 11:14 AM
SM seems to favor models who do regular Gold Shows in my observance. Try a Gold Show and see if that helps with your placement. I DESPISE Gold Shows. Ever since I started doing them I get guys who come into my room ONLY looking for a cheap gold show.
scarlettbelle
09-28-2015, 11:16 AM
^^^Time online seems to play a bigger role in placement than I realized. My placement kept bouncing around from where I usually am (~top 15 when I'm streaming) to significantly higher (top 5 when I'm streaming). The only thing that changed was time online. I did a few camathons here and there that apparently bumped me up until they dropped off from my "past 30 days" timeline.
Bella28
09-28-2015, 11:19 AM
Maybe it's not working for four nights? Also how is your new customer conversion? Are you doing lots of shows with just regs?
no its with gold shows including regs and new customers and i keep pop ups for the tv shows saying im not using the recommended settings lol so i cant do tv shows and i am
Bella28
09-28-2015, 11:20 AM
^^^Time online seems to play a bigger role in placement than I realized. My placement kept bouncing around from where I usually am (~top 15 when I'm streaming) to significantly higher (top 5 when I'm streaming). The only thing that changed was time online. I did a few camathons here and there that apparently bumped me up until they dropped off from my "past 30 days" timeline.
im beginning to thnk ur right about that because i have been working more and see an increase in placement here and there i think i just got bumped back to the 4th page because my net took a plunge so after i reset my modem i was fine
christylive
09-28-2015, 11:39 AM
Im sorry this happened to you babe! I got no advice just compassion as I would also be pissedddddd!
Thanks bb. Its all good. My #1 concern is the snitches who camp out with their phones waiting to record and report any and everything. I've never been in trouble with SM ever so....
CharlotteD
09-28-2015, 12:49 PM
So now I have to hope I don't get in trouble because after my gold show ended my phone started blowing up with all my cam friends asking why was I fucking myself in free chat. I have never jacked off in free chat in my life. I'm so mad I can cry..... Be warned girls just in case. I'm emailing support in hopes they will not punish me for something that was outta my control.
Heard of that before, it sucks big time! I heard some girls go on break when the show is done, so that helps. I'm sure they won't penalize you!
Alylondon
09-28-2015, 01:07 PM
Last night I missed a 45 min BLOCK EXCLUSIVE session...whenever I clicked accept it got both of us stuck in limbo :(
CharlotteD
09-28-2015, 01:08 PM
Last night I missed a 45 min BLOCK EXCLUSIVE session...whenever I clicked accept it got both of us stuck in limbo :(
He was prolly using iphone, for some girls hitting the break button right after they click accept works, you can also ask you client to try with a different browser
webcamcutie
09-28-2015, 01:18 PM
He was prolly using iphone, for some girls hitting the break button right after they click accept works, you can also ask you client to try with a different browser
Yeah that break on and off trick really works, 9/10x for the limbo chats. I'm grateful to whomever posted that gem of information!
RamonaRamone
09-28-2015, 01:39 PM
Yeah that break on and off trick really works, 9/10x for the limbo chats. I'm grateful to whomever posted that gem of information!
SAME. This bit of info has been saving my life the past week or so. Works every time for me.
JessRyan
09-28-2015, 02:10 PM
Yeah that break on and off trick really works, 9/10x for the limbo chats. I'm grateful to whomever posted that gem of information!
Thanks! Funny thing when I did that too. It was during Hell Week before the bonus. I kept getting guys going exclusive and just hanging in limbo...after the 100th time, I started clicking anything to pop out of limbo, click this, click that...then clicked the break button and "Walla!"
He was in my exclusive chat. Crazy, uh?
SweetieBitch
09-28-2015, 04:06 PM
I recently got a weird glitch I hadn't seen before. I thought I screencapped it but now I can't find the file.
I had just gotten dumped back into free chat after a gold show, so all the gold show people were still in the room. A username was duplicated in the list on the right hand side. It was one of my regulars, he had a note next to his name. His name showed up twice at the top of the list and I could click on either one and access his profile and notes. Then when I went exclusive with someone else, the room cleared out except for that one username. I don't think he was actually in my room for the rest of the night, but it showed that he was.
That ever happen to anyone else?
scarlettbelle
09-28-2015, 04:35 PM
That happens to me occasionally. Sometimes it goes away on its own, other times you have to log out to make it re-set. It doesn't seem to indicate any kind of actual issue from what I've seen. Just a random glitch!
audritwo
09-28-2015, 05:06 PM
It's a known glitch. I think it happens if they leave during the goldshow and come back.
Nocturnelle
09-28-2015, 05:44 PM
Trying to use the new "PREFERRED HD720 Files" and every time I click it.. Nothing. Can't download the new settings. Nothing pops up or happens even when I switch to other browsers. Wtf?
Kitcatt
09-28-2015, 06:21 PM
When I try to load the values to the new encoder settings and switch to my logitech camera the encoder just closes and sometimes won't reopen unless I reboot my computer. Suggestions anyone?
xoprincessremy
09-28-2015, 08:48 PM
Yeah that break on and off trick really works, 9/10x for the limbo chats. I'm grateful to whomever posted that gem of information!
I've been stuck in that limbo state before ugh.
How do you click the break button if the excl request comes up? I thought you can't click anywhere else when there's the pop-up...
RamonaRamone
09-28-2015, 08:53 PM
I've been stuck in that limbo state before ugh.
How do you click the break button if the excl request comes up? I thought you can't click anywhere else when there's the pop-up...
You click to enter the exclusive first. You accept the popup request, then if he doesn't immediately pop into the paid chat window, hit the break button (I usually press it twice, going in and out of break quickly, but I don't think it actually matters?) and he should appear and you'll be all set.
annafang
09-28-2015, 09:37 PM
Hey everyone,
First time on SM and having problems. I have a macbook air and super fast internet, downloaded the encoder however everytime I try to use it, it says it can't find my webcam? I just want to use my FaceTime cam and I don't have it open anywhere else.
Anyway I figured I would sort that out later and just went on normally, I have just been sitting here for like an hour NOT one person has come in or out. How is that even possible?? I ALWAYS have an average of 80 people at least on CB and MFC. Is there no traffic or is something up?
xCamLovex
09-28-2015, 10:03 PM
SAME. This bit of info has been saving my life the past week or so. Works every time for me.
I feel like a noob. Where is the break button?! 😅 can someone please explain?
xCamLovex
09-28-2015, 10:06 PM
I also had a very slow Monday. Lots of show me your body and do a preview b4 we go PVT bb types. I think I HAD to block more people than I had to talk to today
audritwo
09-28-2015, 10:10 PM
I feel like a noob. Where is the break button?! can someone please explain?
You have to request it. Send support an email requesting it. If they give you a hard time, send Liz an email.
xCamLovex
09-28-2015, 10:34 PM
You have to request it. Send support an email requesting it. If they give you a hard time, send Liz an email.
Thank you Audri
Sooo, they changed things again, if seen from Europe site looks like before, they dont display local models on front page like till now, now placement is the real one. I dont even know what to say about this, for sure things did not work out as expected for SM with the last change so they return to original structure.
Oh well, i really hope they will find the best set up regarding everything, new settings, placement, broadcaster & such before cold time arrives in northern part of the globe cause that's where most paying customers reside, october is the month when things start to pick up after slower summer.
SM always had major changes during summer so they can be ready for the cold season when people are inside more & tend to spend more.
Looking forward for a stable site ASAP.
TrifilinCamHo
09-29-2015, 12:21 AM
Hey everyone,
First time on SM and having problems. I have a macbook air and super fast internet, downloaded the encoder however everytime I try to use it, it says it can't find my webcam? I just want to use my FaceTime cam and I don't have it open anywhere else.
Anyway I figured I would sort that out later and just went on normally, I have just been sitting here for like an hour NOT one person has come in or out. How is that even possible?? I ALWAYS have an average of 80 people at least on CB and MFC. Is there no traffic or is something up?
I when I first started camming it was with a macbook air and as far as I know the encoder is not compatible with the Facetime camera. The entire Streamate platform is difficult to run off of a mac from what I've observed. Like, it's doable but your placement might not be as great unfortunately.
It's easier said than done I know, but if you're serious about camming on Streamate especially I would look into getting a PC with an i7 processor and a Logitech c920 or similar webcam. I held off on getting a PC for a long time because I am seriously dumb and easily frustrated when it comes to using them but when I finally bit the bullet and invested in a laptop to use solely for camming along with a decent cam my earnings pretty much tripled.
scarlettbelle
09-29-2015, 12:39 AM
I also started off with a mac (an ancient macbook pro) and it worked okay-ish because I ran Windows on it and didn't use the built-in cam. I definitely agree with TriflinCamHo that upgrading to a windows machine and a c920 is the way to go. I got my first camming laptop off Amazon by saving up giftcards from skype shows and it made a world of difference! You can always upgrade to a more powerful machine as you go.
luvnrockets
09-29-2015, 03:18 AM
Both Streamate.com and Streamatemodels.com are not loading for me. Anyone else have that problem at the moment?
DeepThoughts
09-29-2015, 04:27 AM
^^Im logged in no problem and I can see streamate.com as well.
Femmestudent
09-29-2015, 05:55 AM
Im also logged in and working
DeepThoughts
09-29-2015, 06:16 AM
Sooo, they changed things again, if seen from Europe site looks like before, they dont display local models on front page like till now, now placement is the real one. I dont even know what to say about this, for sure things did not work out as expected for SM with the last change so they return to original structure.
Oh well, i really hope they will find the best set up regarding everything, new settings, placement, broadcaster & such before cold time arrives in northern part of the globe cause that's where most paying customers reside, october is the month when things start to pick up after slower summer.
SM always had major changes during summer so they can be ready for the cold season when people are inside more & tend to spend more.
Looking forward for a stable site ASAP.
I still see all Euro models when I log in from my European IP. Perhaps it was just a temporary glitch.
Finley_Blake
09-29-2015, 06:39 AM
I also started off with a mac (an ancient macbook pro) and it worked okay-ish because I ran Windows on it and didn't use the built-in cam. I definitely agree with TriflinCamHo that upgrading to a windows machine and a c920 is the way to go. I got my first camming laptop off Amazon by saving up giftcards from skype shows and it made a world of difference! You can always upgrade to a more powerful machine as you go.
I do have to say that I don't believe it necessary to have a windows PC. Mac laptops definitely seem to have more of an issue (I know the few times I have used my laptop my placement is lower, etc.) but I have always used an iMac with a quad core processor and aside from the glitches everyone is having, I have never had an issue with anything. Both definitely will work, if you have a good processor and internet. A cam that is not internal is definitely an essential though. When I first started camming years and years ago on cams.com I used my macbooks internal cam until I got my first check, and now I won't even use the internal cam for photobooth photos, it just sucks and the internal cam will definitely affect placement.
webcamcutie
09-29-2015, 07:42 AM
Mac is most definitely a good machine to cam with the only thing I found it lacking in (especially with the new settings) is that MOST if not ALL of these Logitech cameras use the 'plug and play' usb feature to power the webcam which means they are NEVER in their true form of 1080p or 720p with the actual Logitech drivers. But mac luckily has camtwist, which you can use to force the resolution and FPS, so it works out, especially if you have an i7, I had a dinosaur i5 iMac and cammed on it for 3 years and it made me a good bit of money, but now with all the changes, I dreadfully switched to a windows pc to cam with instead. Sorry I just prefer the MAC OS over Windows any day, but when it comes to a glitch free cam day this alienware i7/920c set up has definitely boosted my earnings to almost double what I was making with my old computer.. now I'm running it as a music hub right beside me, haha. But to say mac isn't good for camming, well, of course it is, especially if you have a duo-core i7, then its a pretty beastly machine, you just need to know the work around to get the cam settings to do what you want because all the Logitech cams don't have software for Mac. :)
hyori
09-29-2015, 08:08 AM
Macs are essentially PC's inside with all the same hardware. Why not just tack on Windows and make your Mac the best of both worlds by making it a dual boot machine?
scarlettbelle
09-29-2015, 09:16 AM
^^^That's exactly what I did when I was using a mac for camming. It just seems like there are more hoops to jump through to make it work, not that it's necessarily bad for camming. (I say this as I'm typing away on a macbook...lol)
Mischief_MILF
09-29-2015, 09:57 AM
Mac is most definitely a good machine to cam with the only thing I found it lacking in (especially with the new settings) is that MOST if not ALL of these Logitech cameras use the 'plug and play' usb feature to power the webcam which means they are NEVER in their true form of 1080p or 720p with the actual Logitech drivers. But mac luckily has camtwist, which you can use to force the resolution and FPS, so it works out, especially if you have an i7, I had a dinosaur i5 iMac and cammed on it for 3 years and it made me a good bit of money, but now with all the changes, I dreadfully switched to a windows pc to cam with instead. Sorry I just prefer the MAC OS over Windows any day, but when it comes to a glitch free cam day this alienware i7/920c set up has definitely boosted my earnings to almost double what I was making with my old computer.. now I'm running it as a music hub right beside me, haha. But to say mac isn't good for camming, well, of course it is, especially if you have a duo-core i7, then its a pretty beastly machine, you just need to know the work around to get the cam settings to do what you want because all the Logitech cams don't have software for Mac. :)
I'm going to join Streamate as soon as they get their shit together, just so I'm not solely relying on MFC. There's times I want to use my personality and times I want to use my PUSSonality, ya dig? Anyway I have a brand new MacBook Air and a brand new Logitech920. How can I make the settings better? As you mentioned, the Logitech software won't work and my stream is nowhere near as clear as it could be.
audritwo
09-29-2015, 11:17 AM
I don't like with apple if you wanna update something, you need to buy a new mac all together. I like being able to go into my tower and adding new graphic cards and video. Cards. I like being able to get into my computers insides.
webcamcutie
09-29-2015, 02:21 PM
I'm going to join Streamate as soon as they get their shit together, just so I'm not solely relying on MFC. There's times I want to use my personality and times I want to use my PUSSonality, ya dig? Anyway I have a brand new MacBook Air and a brand new Logitech920. How can I make the settings better? As you mentioned, the Logitech software won't work and my stream is nowhere near as clear as it could be.
I have a forum posted with instructions here for that.
https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?203398-MAC-users-using-new-720HD-settings-that-get-the-8-11fps-ISSUE-do-this