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temptingmodel
04-13-2013, 02:41 PM
her explanation makes total sense , maybe its me
I had stated in verified why I found offline placement to be important to me. Which is because my schedule is not in stone and I have a broken foot, so I need to know when the optimal time for me to be online was and the offline placement was a good gauge for that. that way I wasn't working in pain and hurting myself more physically and work wise.
temptingmodel
04-13-2013, 02:42 PM
lol I saw those as well ;)
I think you are right! Some models who haven't worked since February have higher placement than me. Hmmmm.....That is not right so I don't focus on offline placement!
PrincessLuna
04-13-2013, 02:43 PM
lol "paranoid" you cant have my title this week bb :D Ok, im on 3 diff comps and getting different results on each comp, signed in and not signed in
Have you worked since 5pm(Pacific) last night? Like I said, if you've been online from then until now it'll show your placement to be weird and jump around. But, again, offline placement isn't important unless you're in my specific predicament.
You can keep the paranoia! lol
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 02:44 PM
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x311/melaniamai/tumblr_mb384zOVH31r6uhdko1_500.gif (http://s184.photobucket.com/user/melaniamai/media/tumblr_mb384zOVH31r6uhdko1_500.gif.html)
lol I saw those as well ;)
temptingmodel
04-13-2013, 02:45 PM
I never go over 12 hours with out signing on.
Have you worked since 5pm(Pacific) last night? Like I said, if you've been online from then until now it'll show your placement to be weird and jump around. But, again, offline placement isn't important unless you're in my specific predicament.
You can keep the paranoia! lol
PrincessLuna
04-13-2013, 02:47 PM
I never go over 12 hours with out signing on.
Can I be like you??
SarahTime
04-13-2013, 02:49 PM
Can I be like you??
Me too! LOL I think I see tempting online every single time I look at the site. She's the cam queen!!!
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 02:52 PM
Girl, I sign on every few hours but that doesn't mean I actually click 'start my show' LMFAO! I'm a cam girl with banker hours :)
I never go over 12 hours with out signing on.
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 03:10 PM
Is 16GB (RAM) memory for $200 too expensive? I want to get the iMac but I'm not sure if I should get the standard 8GB or upgrade it to 16GB (RAM).
PrincessLuna
04-13-2013, 03:13 PM
Is 16GB (RAM) memory for $200 too expensive? I want to get the iMac but I'm not sure if I should get the standard 8GB or upgrade it to 16GB (RAM).
It depends on what you're using it for. 8GB is MORE than enough for standard camming.
Edit: To answer the actual question: $200 is the pretty standard price for extra 8GB.
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 03:23 PM
Thank you, BB! I'll probably get the 8GB and upgrade the processor to an i7!
It depends on what you're using it for. 8GB is MORE than enough for standard camming.
Edit: To answer the actual question: $200 is the pretty standard price for extra 8GB.
Snowy0Star
04-13-2013, 03:35 PM
Thank you, BB! I'll probably get the 8GB and upgrade the processor to an i7!
hmmm yes do it bb tech talk make me horny bb (sorry i just woke up i get REALLY weird ..)
twistedprincess
04-13-2013, 03:41 PM
Is 16GB (RAM) memory for $200 too expensive? I want to get the iMac but I'm not sure if I should get the standard 8GB or upgrade it to 16GB (RAM).
Marina, keep in mind with the iMac you probably won't be able to upgrade it later. Mac has taken to soldering the RAM to the motherboard so it is permanent. I'd shell it out now so the comp lasts longer.
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 03:47 PM
Thank you so much. I didn't know that. The new iMac just came out recently so I guess they changed that.
Marina, keep in mind with the iMac you probably won't be able to upgrade it later. Mac has taken to soldering the RAM to the motherboard so it is permanent. I'd shell it out now so the comp lasts longer.
PrincessLuna
04-13-2013, 03:47 PM
Yeah, I wasn't aware that they had started that either.
twistedprincess
04-13-2013, 04:02 PM
Yeah, it started with all their laptops. I'm not sure they do it in the new gen of iMacs too, just make sure you double check before you go with the lower amount. I'd hate to be stuck with 8gb. (And now I feel totally obligated to go research the new iMac model to see)
twistedprincess
04-13-2013, 04:02 PM
27" should still be upgradeable, 21.5" you have to completely take the display apart to get to it to upgrade which voids the warranty.
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 04:05 PM
You are right, the 21.5" is not upgradeable! I'm gonna go all out with the 16GB and i7 :)
Yeah, it started with all their laptops. I'm not sure they do it in the new gen of iMacs too, just make sure you double check before you go with the lower amount. I'd hate to be stuck with 8gb. (And now I feel totally obligated to go research the new iMac model to see)
temptingmodel
04-13-2013, 05:50 PM
those are some bad ass comps. Im saving for macbookpro w all the bells and whistles (took the ipad back ;) ) . The sales person says they dont get hot at all, wonder how true that is
Yeah, it started with all their laptops. I'm not sure they do it in the new gen of iMacs too, just make sure you double check before you go with the lower amount. I'd hate to be stuck with 8gb. (And now I feel totally obligated to go research the new iMac model to see)
temptingmodel
04-13-2013, 05:52 PM
all you need is teenager and SUDDENLY you are locked in your room 24/7 lololol
Can I be like you??
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 05:56 PM
All computers get hot to certain degree depending on what you're doing with it! With the Encoder running, you'll definitely feel some heat!
those are some bad ass comps. Im saving for macbookpro w all the bells and whistles (took the ipad back ;) ) . The sales person says they dont get hot at all, wonder how true that is
PrincessLuna
04-13-2013, 06:05 PM
All computers get hot to certain degree depending on what you're doing with it! With the Encoder running, you'll definitely feel some heat!
Laptops are getting incredibly advanced in this area. My Asus is super super quiet and never heats up. It pushes out a lot of heat, but the machine itself is barely even warm, and it's a beast.
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 06:08 PM
I just got my Mac Pro i5 not too long ago. Now I'm trying to justify spending close to $2000 on an iMac :)
PrincessLuna
04-13-2013, 06:13 PM
My justification for buying my Asus G53S after just buying my custom built CyberPower desktop was that I wan't to keep work like separate from personal like (laptop is work, desktop is play). The reasoning was complete bullshit, but it was enough at the time!! lol
My PCs were just as much as Macs. That's a lot of money for PCs; but they threw in a free liquid cooling system and I was SOLD.
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 06:15 PM
I just learned something new! That's probably what my Mac Pro does!
Laptops are getting incredibly advanced in this area. My Asus is super super quiet and never heats up. It pushes out a lot of heat, but the machine itself is barely even warm, and it's a beast.
Marina Starr
04-13-2013, 06:17 PM
Oh wow, you mean like real liquid to cool the computer down??? I'm the opposite, my laptop is for play and desktop will be for work!
My justification for buying my Asus G53S after just buying my custom built CyberPower desktop was that I wan't to keep work like separate from personal like (laptop is work, desktop is play). The reasoning was complete bullshit, but it was enough at the time!! lol
My PCs were just as much as Macs. That's a lot of money for PCs; but they threw in a free liquid cooling system and I was SOLD.
PrincessLuna
04-13-2013, 06:19 PM
Oh wow, you mean like real liquid to cool the computer down??? I'm the opposite, my laptop is for play and desktop will be for work!
Yeah, I forget the brand; but my desktop is so super quiet and every once in awhile you'll hear the liquid going through the tubes. Love it.
temptingmodel
04-13-2013, 06:33 PM
The sales person said there is not a fan bc it runs off a chip. No fan? That is what puzzles me, why no fan? and they took the cd drive out of all the new macbookpros, I never use it but its strange not to have one. I would be happy w extra usb drives. SAVE SAVE SAVE
twistedprincess
04-13-2013, 06:53 PM
The sales person said there is not a fan bc it runs off a chip. No fan? That is what puzzles me, why no fan? and they took the cd drive out of all the new macbookpros, I never use it but its strange not to have one. I would be happy w extra usb drives. SAVE SAVE SAVE
If you're using the laptop for high graphics processing (gaming, rendering) it can still get hot. There is lots of talk about it on the mac forums. I'd say a mid-low end range laptop will still def get hotter than the macbook air though.
DoodlebugBites
04-14-2013, 03:46 AM
I love when I tell a custie I will forever ban him from my show if he kept popping in and out of my GS countdown without pledging and he ended up being the highest contributor!
You rock. I did something similar with a custie who is in and out of my free chat and was doing the same with my countdown. I said, "Sweetie, you've been in and out of my room all night. You know you want it. Just pledge and satisfy your curiosity." He didn't throw in till the show had already started but it put a smile on my face to see his name.
DoodlebugBites
04-14-2013, 04:08 AM
As for panty sales, perhaps their contracts are different from ours. No business is under obligation to treat all of its partners exactly the same.
Except it's under the Streamate TOS that you can't contact people offsite, period, and how else are you going to get a pair of panties to someone otherwise? You do raise a good point but their TOS should be across the board, no?
TheBrownFox
04-14-2013, 04:42 AM
The not being able to sell panties thing (even though I've seen a few popular models do it plenty of times) sucks, so I think SM models should just tell guys to Google them. You may have an ExtraLunchMoney profile...MFC profile...Twitter profile...etc. (SOMETHING with the same name as your SM name) that shows up in a Google search, and then they can contact you via THAT site to buy panties.
It annoys me when I tell guys "Sorry, I can't mention other sites on here," and then when I suggest they Google me, they just leave the room. It's like they're either too lazy to just Google me real quick, or they were just BSing when they said they were interested in buying such and such, or they're just trying to "catch me" breaking a rule...who knows? It takes a few seconds to Google search a model's name.
xxtinamariexx
04-14-2013, 07:33 AM
The not being able to sell panties thing (even though I've seen a few popular models do it plenty of times) sucks, so I think SM models should just tell guys to Google them. You may have an ExtraLunchMoney profile...MFC profile...Twitter profile...etc. (SOMETHING with the same name as your SM name) that shows up in a Google search, and then they can contact you via THAT site to buy panties.
It annoys me when I tell guys "Sorry, I can't mention other sites on here," and then when I suggest they Google me, they just leave the room. It's like they're either too lazy to just Google me real quick, or they were just BSing when they said they were interested in buying such and such, or they're just trying to "catch me" breaking a rule...who knows? It takes a few seconds to Google search a model's name.
Are you allowed to tell them to google you? I have wondered about that one
Snowy0Star
04-14-2013, 08:52 AM
pretty sure its ok its not another "site" persay but they can use goggle to find another site to find you on. Ive never heard of any model getting in trouble for doing it this way but guys are just dicks and lazy they want everything on a golden platter or they dont want it all. I'm actually really proud of my website because i spend like a week in my spare time learning simple HTML so when i had guys on MFC just leave my room after i told them all the info about buying some skype time with me was on their they just left and i even went on my own site cut and pasted the whole internal page that i made into the skype chat and he still left grr - makes me mad its like i spent all that working on the fucking thing to have that information readily available and easily accessible and its still not good enuf for these mo fos
TheBrownFox
04-14-2013, 10:56 AM
Are you allowed to tell them to google you? I have wondered about that one
I'm not sure...it'd be nice if we had a definite answer for this though, wouldn't it? Whatever you do, don't e-mail them to ask them this, because they like to tell model different things. Plus, if you start emailing them to inquire about the rules, they may decide to start monitoring your room now that they're suspicious about you...lol.
If you're hesitant to use the word 'Google', just tell them 'search my model name on the 'net'.
Marina Starr
04-14-2013, 08:05 PM
I love SM but it seems like if I don't do Gold shows then I don't get much traffic or it's extremely hard for me to reach my daily goal these days.
Via Flaminia
04-14-2013, 08:36 PM
I love SM but it seems like if I don't do Gold shows then I don't get much traffic or it's extremely hard for me to reach my daily goal these days.
It seems tougher to get new regulars, too. I'm trying to keep the faith, but some days are sloowww.
Marina Starr
04-14-2013, 08:43 PM
Yes, IA! I am not bashing SM. I just want to share how I have to change my hustle to make any money.
It seems tougher to get new regulars, too. I'm trying to keep the faith, but some days are sloowww.
Via Flaminia
04-14-2013, 08:47 PM
Yes, IA! I am not bashing SM. I just want to share how I have to change my hustle to make any money.
I know. I'm not bashing either. There are good spenders on SM too. Ups & downs.
Marina Starr
04-14-2013, 08:56 PM
Oh yes there are! I love when I get a long pvt/exclusive right after my gold shows.
I know. I'm not bashing either. There are good spenders on SM too. Ups & downs.
amanda121
04-15-2013, 06:53 AM
hi ladies, do you know what am i doing wrong? when i use encoder on SM i have awful about 5-6 min long delay of picture, which means it shows free chat in pvt and private chat in free! today i looked and it showed me naked in free! and i got a 2 bad ratings because of that(in pvt it showed me still in underwear). what can i do about that? i have only 0.90 kbps of upload speed, could that be the problem? the stream is not so bad, but i cannot stream because of this delay.
Marina Starr
04-15-2013, 06:57 AM
What is your computer specifications? Can it handle the Encoder? According to SM you'd only need 0.60 mbps upload speed to run the Encoder but that's not enough. I would contact your internet provider and raise your upload speed if your computer is decent.
hi ladies, do you know what am i doing wrong? when i use encoder on SM i have awful about 5-6 min long delay of picture, which means it shows free chat in pvt and private chat in free! today i looked and it showed me naked in free! and i got a 2 bad ratings because of that(in pvt it showed me still in underwear). what can i do about that? i have only 0.90 kbps of upload speed, could that be the problem? the stream is not so bad, but i cannot stream because of this delay.
amanda121
04-15-2013, 08:17 AM
It's Intel Pentium g620 with processor speed 2.60 gHz, 4 GB of RAM. I will get an i7 next week or so. But I doubt this is the problem because the encoder only takes around 10% of my CPU now and the computer seems to handle it well. I think it's the upload speed, but I can't get anything better at the moment, it's not available in my area. What I have now is 10/1 package on ADSL.
I read on this forum some girls were working long time with similar speeds, were successful and even doing gold shows. I don't know if there are some settings I can change, I'm using 3.1 version, stream at 30 fps frame rate, 650 bit rate, and 960 X 720 input and output size. I also tried 500 bit rate and 25 fps, but didn't help. The picture is otherwise clear and not freezing a lot, it's just this delay which is never under 2 min, and sometimes up to 6 min. I think it will be impossible for me to work on SM if I don't fix this..:(
BritishBecky
04-15-2013, 08:29 AM
I'd go through all the 'setting up the encoder' tutorial again, change your 960x720 to the recommended size (on the tutorial) and also make double sure that all the other settings are correct. Try putting your bitrate down to 350 and keep fps at the recommended. The key frame bit is important, so check you have it right. I used to work SM with your speed (and it's not much better now), but it's really important to get the settings right. Also, although it's not showing up as a big part of cpu, I would think you need a better comp to run the encoder well.
amanda121
04-15-2013, 09:10 AM
I forgot to add I tried lower settings(SM page) at first, but my HD icon didn't show up and I was on page eleven or twelve, my room was a graveyard(I don't know about the delay, because I didn't check at that time).Then I just played around with the settings and with what I have now I am on page 3. I will try again today, and the recommended settings too, and will report how it goes. Thx a lot for helping me ladies :)
PrincessLuna
04-15-2013, 10:36 AM
hi ladies, do you know what am i doing wrong? when i use encoder on SM i have awful about 5-6 min long delay of picture, which means it shows free chat in pvt and private chat in free! today i looked and it showed me naked in free! and i got a 2 bad ratings because of that(in pvt it showed me still in underwear). what can i do about that? i have only 0.90 kbps of upload speed, could that be the problem? the stream is not so bad, but i cannot stream because of this delay.
That is most definitely a huge problem. You need at least .6Mbps upload, but around 2Mbps is really ideal to use the encoder. I would top using the encoder right now and use the in-browser options. If you can, upgrade your internet asap.
amanda121
04-15-2013, 01:12 PM
I tried using Recommended quality settings from SM page, I had a little cam freezing and there was still delay, not as much as before, but around 20 sec at the beggining and around 40 sec after about an hour online. And it still showed a little of pvt in free. I noticed other girls are having delays too, but not as much and they don't have this free-pvt issue. How many seconds delay is normal?
Cherrie05
04-15-2013, 01:22 PM
I tried doing GSs today for the first time..didn't make goal the 1st countdown but made it the 2nd...not that bad...;D
PrincessLuna
04-15-2013, 01:33 PM
I tried using Recommended quality settings from SM page, I had a little cam freezing and there was still delay, not as much as before, but around 20 sec at the beggining and around 40 sec after about an hour online. And it still showed a little of pvt in free. I noticed other girls are having delays too, but not as much and they don't have this free-pvt issue. How many seconds delay is normal?
Up to 5 seconds is the normal delay time.
BritishBecky
04-15-2013, 03:10 PM
ask for the break button so that you can put yourself on a min or two of timeout after each private