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O2BCAMGAL
05-15-2013, 11:11 AM
MFC you can do with almost any internet. Its Streamate that will only work with really fast internet. And split camming.

Would you be able to do Streamate without the Encoder? Sure, may affect your placement, but at least money can be earned while traveling.

O2BCAMGAL
05-15-2013, 11:15 AM
I'm confused. GlamourRouge told me in another thread that cam sites don't let you stream using a proxy.

I have HotSpot Shield (I think it was included with a free download of ManyCam?), but I just use it during Skype shows.

I am interested in knowing about that. If I were to use hotel internet, it would be nice to have the protection of hotshield. I also wonder which sites allow you to use Hotshield to protect you from WIFI intruders

Pottymouth101
05-15-2013, 11:19 AM
I am soon moving to the UK and one of the rules of my visa stipulates that I am not permitted to be self-employed. I suppose they'd look at camming as self-employed. :-( I'd like to keep camming if possible, but as far as I know the only way I'll be able to do it is go Indy and accept only Amazon gift cards as payment. Anyone have any other ideas/suggestions??

What kind of Visa do you have? You could use payoneer. Many sites and indy directories are partners with Payoneer.

GlamourRouge
05-15-2013, 12:30 PM
I'm confused. GlamourRouge told me in another thread that cam sites don't let you stream using a proxy.

I have HotSpot Shield (I think it was included with a free download of ManyCam?), but I just use it during Skype shows.

That pertains to just Streamate I think. You're not supposed to because it would give you a different IP each time. I remember someone asked support or actually Liz I think, and she said no it runs the risk of your account being banned. The site has already banned a bunch of girls' customer accounts because of different IPs also.

Also, see here:

GlamourRouge
05-15-2013, 12:33 PM
Would you be able to do Streamate without the Encoder? Sure, may affect your placement, but at least money can be earned while traveling.

Maybe, it depends. I once stayed in a guest house with internet so slow that that did not even work.

GlamourRouge
05-15-2013, 02:04 PM
Student Visa. Does Payoneer issue 1099's? I'm gonna look into that. I'm not anti-tax payment, it's just that I'm guessing taxes are the way they'd find out I'm camming if accept payment other than Amazon. I'm also not planning on trying to make more than a few hundred a month.

Payoneer does not issue 1099s. However, they are a third-party payment processor for an actual bank where your money is kept. Its not a good idea to hide any money that is getting deposited directly into a bank because it will be caught eventually.

"The Payoneer Prepaid MasterCard is issued by Choice Bank Limited or First Covenant Bank, member FDIC, pursuant to a license by MasterCard® International"

It says the bank on the back of your Payoneer card. Their bank is called Choice Bank Limited. It is an offshore bank account, and those will always eventually get busted a la:

To conceal money and not pay U.S. taxes on it (or whichever country you're from), people used to use Swiss offshore banking, but then the IRS finally cracked down like years later (recently) and audited a ton of people who were concealing cash in those. Most have since moved their funds to Belize or Panama for offshore banking, but soon those will be investigated by the IRS too. The IRS is not dumb and knows people do this. They all eventually get caught.

O2BCAMGAL
05-16-2013, 11:19 AM
You know, I think I'll just stick with Amazon cards. For the small amount (couple hundred) I'm going to try to make each month, it's not worth getting busted and my education interrupted. :-P Thanks for the info!!!

So...I have a friend traveling in romania. He is raving on about the superfast internet speed there! Im pissed!

And England, supposedly being more advanced in ...everything, has shitty internet speeds.

So not fair

jezebell
05-16-2013, 01:20 PM
i have a question for the canadians who might have traveled and cammed at the same time in the USA... My boyfriend and i are planning on moving to the states for the winter months from november to march roughly, i would still like to cam well i am there. Since i am camming in the states do you need to apply for a work visa?

laurielegs
05-22-2013, 08:08 AM
I would loooove to travel cam. I am planning to try it out this summer a bit.

One interesting thing I've seen a few hosts do (although a bit risky) is cam from the car. You'd have to be on a somewhat deserted road and not at highway speeds but I think if you were quite careful it could be a fun and different thing to offer.

HOW are they pulling this off I wonder?? Their feed was a little grainy but not bad. Only thing I can figure out is that they have got to be using an air card of some sort and not using the encoder. I'm a little afraid it'd kill my placement if I did it but maybe an occasional show like that wouldn't hurt too much. I'm so bored with my usual shows.

laurielegs
05-22-2013, 08:10 AM
i have a question for the canadians who might have traveled and cammed at the same time in the USA... My boyfriend and i are planning on moving to the states for the winter months from november to march roughly, i would still like to cam well i am there. Since i am camming in the states do you need to apply for a work visa?

Im not Canadian but my guess is no. Your money is not flowing to a US bank account. I don't see how it would be required.

laurielegs
05-22-2013, 08:17 AM
That pertains to just Streamate I think. You're not supposed to because it would give you a different IP each time. I remember someone asked support or actually Liz I think, and she said no it runs the risk of your account being banned. The site has already banned a bunch of girls' customer accounts because of different IPs also.

Also, see here: https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?184156-Does-HotSpot-Shield-etc-protect-you-from-hotels-public-internet-seeing-your-feed&p=2490192&viewfull=1#post2490192

They ban customer accounts but they told Incantatious that it was approved for us to stream from because it allows more upload speed. I really hope that they still allow it because I want to travel this summer and want to be able to install and use Hotspot Shield on my laptop. Here is the original thread where Streamate approved it.

https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?180353-How-I-got-the-encoder-working-increased-my-upload-speed-and-made-lots-more-!

SophieL
06-10-2013, 07:49 PM
I am trying to do this only because my "daywork" occasionally requires me to travel. I have a good upload speed and am using my Mac Air. For some reason I am not getting a lot of hits... anyone have thoughts on this? When at home I am doing well but using a desktop with external webcam. I have wondered if using built in webcam is the problem?

littlealex01
12-27-2013, 11:59 AM
I'm going to be traveling out of the country for opportunities outside of camming. I am not teaching so I'm not worried about those implications but I will be in Thailand Spain and Greece and would like to continue to make money. I do non penetrative camming on sm and mfc mostly just getting naked, teasing oil shows things like that. I know a camgirl got in trouble for camming but would I be at risk for the same thing as her situation was a little bit different ie she had possession of drugs and had local thai girls working for her. I am only going to be there for a few weeks and then traveling to Europe. Any thoughts.... is it not worth the risk?
Thx ladies

CourtneyRaine
12-27-2013, 12:08 PM
^If it's just going to be a few weeks, I personally don't think it's worth the risk. If you want some additional money you can always start a c4s store, start uploading videos now, and have your store auto set to release a clip ever day that you are gone. This way you'll still appear to be active and can make some clip money without even having to log in to the website.

justanothercamgirl
12-27-2013, 01:28 PM
I'm going to be traveling out of the country for opportunities outside of camming. I am not teaching so I'm not worried about those implications but I will be in Thailand Spain and Greece and would like to continue to make money. I do non penetrative camming on sm and mfc mostly just getting naked, teasing oil shows things like that. I know a camgirl got in trouble for camming but would I be at risk for the same thing as her situation was a little bit different ie she had possession of drugs and had local thai girls working for her. I am only going to be there for a few weeks and then traveling to Europe. Any thoughts.... is it not worth the risk?
Thx ladies

In my personal opinion with Thailand's history of officials either taking bribes or shaking down people for bribes --- it is never worth doing anything in Thailand that you might be able to get caught at. Especially if you are from another country!

MissJu
12-27-2013, 02:21 PM
My friends now camming from Vietnam, internet not so good but they are working all 3 girls sometimes at once on 3 different sites.
I knew a girl she used to work in Greece 4 years ago, i doubt that internet become less good.
I tried to work from Turkey, some sites are closed there:D even youtube:D

MellyMay
12-27-2013, 02:34 PM
I want to do a big (domestic) road trip once school is on break in June 2014. Ugh, I miss the freedom I had to just get up and go.

CourtneyRaine
12-27-2013, 03:01 PM
My friends now camming from Vietnam, internet not so good but they are working all 3 girls sometimes at once on 3 different sites.

Thank you, that's good to know! I was thinking of going to Vietnam at some point in the future and I was wondering if it would be possible to cam there from a logistical perspective.

@Melly, I am all about taking a road trip. When I moved across the country and I went by bus it was phenomenal to be able to see so much of the country, I wish I could have made a proper trip out of it. After I spend some time in Mexico I totes plan on taking a working road trip throughout Central America. I will be on actual working visas doing a job not at all related to camming, but I still plan on camming on the side to build my savings. I also had this kooky idea to spend a year doing a road trip and hitting up each of the 48 states in the Continental U.S. Just go from one extended stay hotel to another, spending one week in each state. Man, except for the driving part that sounds SO good right about now.

MellyMay
12-27-2013, 03:18 PM
a) by june i will have a car again. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
b) hopefully i will be rolling in camming dough by then
c) i deserve a trip before going to the university
d) june is a good month for nice weather or something. i will melt when i reach the midwest & pretty much anywhere outside of CA where humidity is REAL.
e) vegas, baby. gotta do it. i'm so money & i don't even know it. (<---get the reference & win $1000)
f) BOOBS BUTTS AND BROADS.

MissJu
12-27-2013, 03:59 PM
They pay 700$ for 3 bedroom apt.35875
and over 100$ for internet.
they have a communism there:)))
everything not so expensive, but people always trying to take advantage of them:)))i mean charge more money.
also cars driving like they want:)))i mean no rules appled, so my friend got hit by the car, that fucker didnt even stoped or checked if she alive.

Katie Desire
12-27-2013, 04:15 PM
Love doing it! Get yourself a "jet pack" It's pretty cheap, and it connects you to your own personal internet connection (so I think that's a bit safer for a bunch of stuff, anyway) and you never have to worry about connectivity.

Charlotteslut
12-27-2013, 09:36 PM
I think vacation rental where you have your own apt (air b and b) + your own remote internet connection is the way to go.

LilMissMuffett
12-28-2013, 06:54 AM
I think vacation rental where you have your own apt (air b and b) + your own remote internet connection is the way to go.

^YES! airbnb.com :) I was reading through this thread (Great thread BTW @GlamourRouge :)) to see if any of you had looked into it. @Charlotteslut have you had any good experiences with it? Have any of you other ladies tried it? I'd LOVE to travel and work to pay as I go. IMO internet speeds would be the biggest hinderance in living life on the road... I recently stayed in a hotel that had a wired high-speed connection which was pathetic. I ran a speedtest and got something like a 0.2Mbps upload when it didn't time out (had to run the test 3x to get anything) "highspeed" yea - maybe for 1986 LOL!
I don't know if this will help any of you but here's a link that I found on some things you can do while travelling to help with the speed of things: http://www.maitravelsite.com/travel-tips-gear-reviews/how-to-improve-your-hotel-internet-connection-speed-and-range/
I'm also curious about how girls cam from their cars!?

Charlotteslut
12-29-2013, 04:46 PM
^I've had great experiences with air b and b. Way better than a hotel, and cheaper. Often you can get deals if you book a place for a longer period of time. I wouldn't do room shares on air b and b, especially if you want to work. It's too hard to negotiate roomate dynamics with strangers.

The beauty of air b and b is you can get a whole apt. for the price of most decent hotels. So you get a kitchen with appliances/washing machines/bathroom all to yourself, etc. All you have to do is buy groceries. It's awesome. Take the time to look through the reviews/ratings and try to get a feel for the person. The highly rated places have been a dream for me.

TheBrownFox
12-29-2013, 09:10 PM
Browsing through this thread I saw that Thailand has been mentioned. Whatever you do, please do not cam in Thailand...especially after what happened earlier this year to a popular cam girl who cammed there. In some of these foreign places such activity is illegal with harsh penalties. I understand wanting to do something different and exciting, but please be certain it's not considered illegal in whatever place you're traveling to. Keeping things new and exciting for your fans is nice, but it's not worth a trip behind bars.

Rina
01-04-2014, 10:51 AM
e) vegas, baby. gotta do it. i'm so money & i don't even know it. (<---get the reference & win $1000)
f) BOOBS BUTTS AND BROADS.

Cocktails first. Questions later.

Timor
01-04-2014, 01:45 PM
I would like everyone to be EXTREMELY careful if they're planning on camming in Thailand or southeast Asia. Thailand is 95% Buddhist and porn is illegal there. You WILL be reported and you WILL be arrested if you're suspected of making adult content. Thai prisons are definitely not somewhere you want to go because people can literally just disappear after they've been sent to one. There are tons of stories of Thai locals as well as tourists who get arrested and forgotten. And if you are arrested, you will be publicized. Your face and any tools or tech stuff you used will literally be all over the news. Any time someone gets caught with drugs and arrested, they're plunked down in a chair at a table with ALL the drugs and stuff they were found with, in front of a million TV cameras, which is aired on the morning/evening news. Their faces are not covered or pixeled out. Their real names and nationalities are used. That's how arrests work over there so unless you have some reeeeeeeeeally deep pockets and can find someone willing to accept a bribe to save your ass, I strongly recommend NOT camming in that part of the world.

MellyMay
01-04-2014, 01:50 PM
Cocktails first. Questions later.

YOU ROCK MY WORLD, BABE. yay!

SophieL
01-04-2014, 08:59 PM
Love doing it! Get yourself a "jet pack" It's pretty cheap, and it connects you to your own personal internet connection (so I think that's a bit safer for a bunch of stuff, anyway) and you never have to worry about connectivity.

Good to know.. I will be away from home for a month in March. Staying in hotels so I don't want to stop camming or uploading c4s.Will have to look into that.

laurielegs
01-05-2014, 11:57 AM
Love doing it! Get yourself a "jet pack" It's pretty cheap, and it connects you to your own personal internet connection (so I think that's a bit safer for a bunch of stuff, anyway) and you never have to worry about connectivity.

Katie, are you referring to something like a Verizon hotspot?

I've tried to cam with T-Mobile's one and with Verizon and it wasn't fast enough or reliable enough to use. It was super slow and I kept getting disconnected randomly. I'm wondering if it varies depending on how many cell towers are in the area.

Rhiiannon
01-06-2014, 05:21 AM
I would definitely do it. Being on vacation AND making money? Sounds good to me. I plan to visit some friends in northern Germany in a month or so and I'm already trying to figure out ways to cam from their place to make money... lol. They know what I do, I hope they understand :) hehe

lizzyX
01-07-2014, 04:11 PM
My landlord just sold our house and we can't find anywhere decent to rent. We're pondering this same thing. Throw stuff in storage, tune up the Rav4 and hit the road to somewhere warm for a few weeks. Colorados sounding great!!! Thought it might bring in some traffic wondering where we'll turn up everyday.

littlealex01
07-27-2014, 11:48 AM
I'm interested in travel camming in Asia and Europe but concerned about the laws. For exmple
thailand is a place im interested in, but wouldn't want to get in trouble. I know pornography is illegal there but is camming? Where is camming actually illegal?
thank you

Bootsie
07-27-2014, 12:22 PM
In my opinion, what you should be more concerned about is labour laws: you would be working and earning income in a country where you may not have the legal right to be earning an income. I am in the UK but I have a temporary work permit, so I feel fine about working, but without a work permit I would be breaking the law, opening myself up for deportation. Fun fact: lots of countries have reciprocal agreements and if you get deported and a "no entry" mark against your name in one country, the other countries in the agreement won't let you in either. Just another thought that is not along the legality of porn production.

apryll11
07-27-2014, 12:58 PM
I'm interested in travel camming in Asia and Europe but concerned about the laws. For exmple
thailand is a place im interested in, but wouldn't want to get in trouble. I know pornography is illegal there but is camming? Where is camming actually illegal?
thank you

There was a cam model who got arrested for it, while she was on cam at that. She, everyone who was on the property and her dildos were taken into custody.I don't recall how long she was in custody for (less then a few days if that) but she was released, clearly she was told not to cam any more in Thailand. But Ive cammed in Thailand for 2 months and other girls who live their do to all the time, just don't tell people what you do, don't update your twitter with your location till after you leave, and always Geo block your location. Things like that only happens when you tell or someone who cant stand your ass knows your location and reports you. No one is going to piece together your location based on sheets and curtains.

GlamourRouge
07-27-2014, 01:28 PM
Its different from country to country, area to area, city to city. Keep it to yourself always if you are outside the U.S.

I made a post on this exact thing before btw:

I didn't end up travel camming because I rely heavily on Streamate. Travel camming will only work if you basically stay in 4-5 star hotels- somewhere where you know for a fact that they will have strong internet. Airbnb might actually work if you can confirm with every person that they have an in-home router, and you bring an ethernet cord. I must warn you though, I did stay at an airbnb place where their internet ceased to be fast enough after several days/hours of camming because of the package they had. So be warned. And these people are often technology-dumb so they will have no idea what you're talking about when you ask questions beforehand.

Nadinecam
07-27-2014, 01:37 PM
I would be concerned about internet speed the most as it is impossible to get decent speed in hotels or broadband.... I travel quite a lot and from my experience it s impossible to have high speed internet for camming unless u have a contract in that country... Not to mention some hotels and apartments block porn sites. So yeah u might make some money but do not rely on it as it s not gonna be the same as if u were at home using high speed connection...

pinkpink
07-27-2014, 01:42 PM
She, everyone who was on the property and her dildos were taken into custody.

I'm not sure if this was supposed to make me bust out laughing but it did.

beauvoir
07-27-2014, 03:29 PM
Even though you probably won't be arrested, please please please know your rights before you embark on anything. Your embassy will have no sympathy for you if you knowingly break the law.

Often, camming is fine but making and uploading content is not. Indonesia allowed nothing, not even Camming, same with Singapore, but each country is different. I am going to South Asia soon and Camming is fine but filming and uploading isn't.

Melonie
07-27-2014, 03:37 PM
check this out for available internet speeds at different internatal hotels ...

justanothercamgirl
07-28-2014, 09:08 AM
check this out for available internet speeds at different internatal hotels ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2707321/Website-ranks-hotels-speed-WiFi-connection.html

This is awesome Melonie! Thanks!

Rolly
07-28-2014, 04:03 PM
This is a pretty interesting discussion to me, as I travel for other work, and cam whilst away to make a bit of extra cushion money. I've found that dealing with internet speeds, as mentioned above by GlamourRouge have been the largest obstacle. The boys like the, "omg, I gotta be quiet!" thing if noise is an issue. I work in some pretty remote locations, so often a starbucks is about the best it gets - if there's that. I've known a few people who've used their wireless hot spots - but this is barely viable at current speeds.

It's a fun challenge sometimes, though. Go to the nice hotel, get it, and the game is to earn X amount over your loss from the room.

Melonie - do we get to claim the room as an expense within the U.S., or is that a bit of a stretch? It being obtained for the sole purpose of camming, and not attached to any other business? Also, random note, have you written a book on this stuff yet? 'Cause if so, I'd like to read it. probably over and over again. If not, I'm pretty sure if (when? eeeeh? eeeeh?) you do it'll be a tome we all lovingly live and die by. You're an outstanding wealth of knowledge - an e-book with just a fraction of the knowledge you've earned would be like God/dess Melonie's gift to camgirls / adult workers in general. As someone who's used your useful advice (though it was given to others, I just read it) on more than one occasion I have to say thank you, personally.

Back to topic - I've never ventured to try in other countries, mostly on the merit that I've not been out of the U.S. I get the feeling Germany, Holland and the like would be great places to attempt this in - though everyday costs are high there, it might be hard to make a clean profit over your costs. U.K. and Canada seem like they'd work, too. I've not found any good answers for road trips, other than to call ahead to hotels and verify that their wifi is at least passable and coffee shops. I tend to shy away from the coffee shops in more rural areas.

Melonie
07-29-2014, 03:23 AM
Melonie - do we get to claim the room as an expense within the U.S., or is that a bit of a stretch? It being obtained for the sole purpose of camming, and not attached to any other business?

Since every hotel undoubtedly has policies in place which prohibit the use of their facilities for 'adult' business operation, I wouldn't attempt this deduction !!!

littlealex01
07-29-2014, 10:21 PM
hey everyone! thanks for the replies, helps a lot!

ArynAdams
06-16-2015, 10:39 PM
I am looking at the possibility of traveling and camming as well. Trying to weigh the options of using a car to do some road-trips across the US, and stay in hotels, or using a small camper to travel. I wanted to know if you ladies have any updated experiences camming with a jetpack or mobile internet device. It seems like even if I choose the hotel route, you've all had bad experiences with their internet so my own hotspot might be the way go either way. There's tons of advice online from people using multiple devices, only problem is not a lot of them are doing something that needs as much upload speed as camming.

Sphynx Lions
09-22-2015, 11:15 AM
Hello girls, I am encountering a little problem.

So, I am living abroad, but I am going back home (Argentina) for the holidays, january, february and part of march.
Holidays and January will be vacations mostly, might stream someday and will keep it touch with my MFC guys (I cam on MFC) but, the real stuff starts in february, when I will rent an apartment temporally (though airbnb) and I am going insane trying for them to give me accurate internet speeds. I am staying in places with fiber optic only, but their speeds are not that high, there is this 1 apartment I love, but it has 1Mb upload, with fiber, I am wondering, will this be enough?
I dont think 1Mb is enough but idk, here I have around 5Mb upload (no fiber tho) and it works great of course. I stream in HD.

So I have another apartment that is not that awesome, still is good (and a bit cheaper) but it has from 3 to 5 Mb upload speed, and fiber.

Any advice would be appreciated, thank you

sweetandnaughty
09-24-2015, 05:35 PM
So I'm in a spot I though I'd share my thoughts on this subject. I'm about to start a quest to figure out where I want to live in the US. I have several cities on the list. They are Vegas, temecula,CA and Charlotte, NC. I'm might add a few more. So, thanks to camming, I can afford to travel and visit each city to determine where I want to live. I put my stuff in storage and rented a room in a house for 3 months. I have one month left. Here's the plan,
I'm going to sublet a furnished place for 1-3 months in each city and cam while there to see what I like. Hotels do not work!! Hotel internet is not strong enough to cam with and no WiFi exists right now as a hotspot or otherwise to take on the demand of camming. So, its me, the dog and two cats and a packed suv. I got a roof top cargo carrier to use too..best idea ever! I plan to drive to each city. I can pre lease places on the internet. I'm using sublet.com and find ads on Craigslist that have ads from legit subletting companies. My budget is up to $1500 a month. That can get a fully furnished place with great WiFi and all utilities! I plan to leave with $5000 in my pocket but being able to earn on the road is great! I have a UPS mailbox in Seattle and they can forward my mail to me. I do send my streamate check to my current address since its my main money maker. I plan on resurrecting my video wedding company when I decode what city to live in. I did very well in Reno and since videography and video prod. Is my background, I can do it but need a good size metro area to do it in.
So there you go! I'll keep posting here in my travels.

fliss
09-27-2015, 05:37 AM
Firstly, thank you to everyone who mentioned about Thailand. I was very very close to booking a long trip there to cam only a few days ago. This thread could well have prevented a possibly serious situation for me, so thank you!

Also, I'm a UK girl with very little keeping me in one place right now. I've been playing with the idea of travelling and camming. I love the idea of packing up the car and cam-travelling for a few months through Europe. Is this something any other girls might be interested in? I'd love to do it but I don't want to be lonely. All my friends are in full time work or long rent contracts.

MissJu
09-27-2015, 06:54 AM
Hello girls, I am encountering a little problem.

So, I am living abroad, but I am going back home (Argentina) for the holidays, january, february and part of march.
Holidays and January will be vacations mostly, might stream someday and will keep it touch with my MFC guys (I cam on MFC) but, the real stuff starts in february, when I will rent an apartment temporally (though airbnb) and I am going insane trying for them to give me accurate internet speeds. I am staying in places with fiber optic only, but their speeds are not that high, there is this 1 apartment I love, but it has 1Mb upload, with fiber, I am wondering, will this be enough?
I dont think 1Mb is enough but idk, here I have around 5Mb upload (no fiber tho) and it works great of course. I stream in HD.

So I have another apartment that is not that awesome, still is good (and a bit cheaper) but it has from 3 to 5 Mb upload speed, and fiber.

Any advice would be appreciated, thank you
I have upload 3 mb sometimes, 2.5 mb. For mfc is enough.
What about argentina, hows internet there?

SabrinaThomas
09-27-2015, 07:11 AM
Hello girls, I am encountering a little problem.

So, I am living abroad, but I am going back home (Argentina) for the holidays, january, february and part of march.
Holidays and January will be vacations mostly, might stream someday and will keep it touch with my MFC guys (I cam on MFC) but, the real stuff starts in february, when I will rent an apartment temporally (though airbnb) and I am going insane trying for them to give me accurate internet speeds. I am staying in places with fiber optic only, but their speeds are not that high, there is this 1 apartment I love, but it has 1Mb upload, with fiber, I am wondering, will this be enough?
I dont think 1Mb is enough but idk, here I have around 5Mb upload (no fiber tho) and it works great of course. I stream in HD.

So I have another apartment that is not that awesome, still is good (and a bit cheaper) but it has from 3 to 5 Mb upload speed, and fiber.

Any advice would be appreciated, thank you

While travelling I have stayed in a few holiday rental apartments that had only 1MB upload. What I do now is contacting the host before to know if the router is inside the apartment. I tried to get detailed internet speed from them but it's often a headache to get that info... I stream on SM with the adobe encoder but did just fine changing the encoder settings to medium. Keep in mind to always cable connect your laptop to the router, this means often buying a long cable depending on where the router is situated in the apartment that you rent. Don't use the wifi, the signal is not stable enough.