View Full Version : STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
christylive
06-05-2017, 05:08 PM
I am at 7.99/9.99 and I refuse to go any lower. However, I think it might be sensible for me to go lower. I have nothing that justifies these high rates. I am an European with an accent, my shows are not particularly good, I am not that entertaining.
Camming is boring as hell, but it is even more boring when you have these high rates. You wait 4 hours for that one guy that makes your day worth wile, if he comes around.
I cammed for two hours today and made 12$. That feels humiliating but it is the reality nowadays on sm. I am just trying to squeeze every drop out of them until I can move on to a different site/venture.
Charge what you are comfortable with. You are worth millions and billions. You are priceless. At the end of the day, rates don't and won't matter if guys can't spend due to glitches and things. It's easy to thing you are the problem or that your rates are too high but in reality you are far from the problem. I'm sure your shows are great! Although it doesn't hurt to get more creative and spice up some things. Plus with the dreaded summertime slowdown more hours are a must! Keep your pretty head up ;)
maddiebabe
06-05-2017, 11:25 PM
been looking at other girls cams. yeah it's all fucked up. I don't feel bad anymore that I barely made anything on sm so far tonight.
Snowy0Star
06-06-2017, 07:44 PM
I just had a reg tell me every room hes been in is freezing and hes logging out of the site for the night and my X said the same thing i have two pro photo umbrella lights on so i know its not me
AuroraJade
06-07-2017, 04:12 AM
Charge what you are comfortable with. You are worth millions and billions. You are priceless. At the end of the day, rates don't and won't matter if guys can't spend due to glitches and things. It's easy to thing you are the problem or that your rates are too high but in reality you are far from the problem. I'm sure your shows are great! Although it doesn't hurt to get more creative and spice up some things. Plus with the dreaded summertime slowdown more hours are a must! Keep your pretty head up ;)
Aw thank you. So much love <3 I guess these glitchy times on SM make us all a little insecure/nervous, lol.
Lovelyyasmina
06-07-2017, 01:00 PM
Should I have an Ethernet plugged in my computer ? I use only wifi but I'm wondering what others use with the SmBroadcast
Blovely
06-07-2017, 06:39 PM
Should I have an Ethernet plugged in my computer ? I use only wifi but I'm wondering what others use with the SmBroadcast
You can use wifi but its better to use the Ethernet plug.
Marina Starr
06-08-2017, 07:37 AM
I wonder what kind of phone service provider does Streamate use? The connection is aweful. It's so hard to hear what they're saying. SMH
kendallkushxo
06-08-2017, 11:04 AM
So I recently switched from wifi to the ethernet and I'm still having issues with streamate and their SMB encoder, I have not tried their other encoder yet but I'm going to experiment and see if the external encoder works better.
Now when I was using the wifi to stream, I was going at 15 frames per second, my sound was out of sync with my audio and my frame was at 1024p and that was the highest quality that it went. I went on fast.com and the rate was like 19 to 21 lol really slow. So I switched to the ethernet, and now on fast.com I'm at anywhere from 57 to 65 mbps, which is pretty good, thats a very good jump from 19 lets be honest.
So I was pretty happy to start camming on streamate again.
Now the connecting to the ethernet has improved some things. I'm at 1280x720 all the time and my frames per *second rose to 30 frames per second but my brother told me that it should be faster than that and the SMB encoder is probably not any good.
Will I have better luck with the other encoder or is the mbps rate that I'm at right now just not good enough for streamate
I'm getting a computer built for me, that should be sooo much better for streaming than my laptop but I'm just confused with this encoder. Its like you can never win.
The SMB encoder has also really helped me with ratings, it boosted my ranking by a lot, I'm now hitting the second page almost all the time because of it, and I'm now making more than 200$ a week, so it would really suck if I can't use the encoder lolol :(
Blovely
06-08-2017, 09:06 PM
@kendallkushxo Its always better to use ethernet over wifi for camming. 1280x720 at 30fps is the highest the SMB goes. If you're using the c920 I'm pretty sure its capped at 30fps and you can only force it up to 60fps through programs like Manycam, Verysoft, OBS and FMLE. The SMB doesn't allow over 30fps unless you're using a camera/camcorder that is attached to a video capture card. The SMB is supposed to give the best placement. I've used it with the c920 at 30fps as well as with a camera attached to video capture card at 60fps and my placement nor my earnings changed. So you don't really need to go over 30 fps, the SMB (depending on the version really) is fine and produces fast enough video (when the site is actually working that is). Unless you're having issues with the SMB you don't need to switch to another streaming software. If anything you may want to look into faster internet.
Sunnylexie
06-09-2017, 01:32 AM
Has anyone else been getting errors connecting to the streaming server? On SMB, the "Start show" button doesn't turn red, and when it eventually does the streaming page gives out an error message. With OBS there's an error message saying the stream key is wrong or connection to the server can't be established.
Snowy0Star
06-09-2017, 01:59 AM
Has anyone else been getting errors connecting to the streaming server? On SMB, the "Start show" button doesn't turn red, and when it eventually does the streaming page gives out an error message. With OBS there's an error message saying the stream key is wrong or connection to the server can't be established.
ive been getting that too i thuoght it was just me. ive been getting disconnected a lot in party chat and classic chat
MissAnnabelleParks
06-09-2017, 02:01 AM
Has anyone else been getting errors connecting to the streaming server? On SMB, the "Start show" button doesn't turn red, and when it eventually does the streaming page gives out an error message. With OBS there's an error message saying the stream key is wrong or connection to the server can't be established.
Yep! I'm getting this too! Kicked out telling me my connection is lost over and over, but my internet connection is fine and I'm not split camming (yet) today.
Cutie101
06-09-2017, 02:13 AM
Has anyone else been getting errors connecting to the streaming server? On SMB, the "Start show" button doesn't turn red, and when it eventually does the streaming page gives out an error message. With OBS there's an error message saying the stream key is wrong or connection to the server can't be established.
Me too, I was going to post here then I did read that I am not alone...
Bunch of assholeS!!
Everytime I go trough this glitches it gets me so angry because of this, because they take 70% of our income for this. It has been with glitches for 2 years now! And they pay the lowest ever.
Sunnylexie
06-09-2017, 03:23 AM
Me too, I was going to post here then I did read that I am not alone...
Bunch of assholeS!!
Everytime I go trough this glitches it gets me so angry because of this, because they take 70% of our income for this. It has been with glitches for 2 years now! And they pay the lowest ever.
Looks very much like the notorious FPS drop glitch (sometimes resolving itself after a random number of attempts and probably rooting in a bunch of their servers being piles of shit). Other than that, it's been good, but I've got no time for the green-button-wanking shit.
Oh me too, i looked here and nobody said a word so then i was thinking it's just me maybe, i tried FMLE and was not working then i re-calibrated SMB and even switched connections as i have two internet lines in my house from different providers, it was still doing it so i gave up trying to get back on cam and took a break to eat. Now i read here several people have the same issues so it's not me! OMG this is a new glitch!
I plan to get back on cam after i drink my coffee and relax a little after lunch, hope i can make it on cam!
ETA: cant start my session OMG!!
EbonyAshleyy
06-09-2017, 05:42 AM
Hey guys. I've been on Streamate for almost a year. Camming is my full time job, so I'm on everyday for hours at a time. I STILL have not had gold shows activated, and my placement is still shitty. I'm usually on the second or third page of the ebony section, and I've never been on the front page. I use that piece of shit encoder and SM Broadcast. I'm on every day. I have an HD cam. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Can someone please offer me some advice?
Blovely
06-09-2017, 05:55 AM
Hey guys. I've been on Streamate for almost a year. Camming is my full time job, so I'm on everyday for hours at a time. I STILL have not had gold shows activated, and my placement is still shitty. I'm usually on the second or third page of the ebony section, and I've never been on the front page. I use that piece of shit encoder and SM Broadcast. I'm on every day. I have an HD cam. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Can someone please offer me some advice?
What exactly are you asking? Are you trying to get higher placement? Get goldshow activated? Earn more money?
EbonyAshleyy
06-09-2017, 06:03 AM
What exactly are you asking? Are you trying to get higher placement? Get goldshow activated? Earn more money?
All of those things. I've been on for a year and I see new models who already have gold shows and are on the first page. I don't know what I could be doing wrong. I'm just looking for advice on how to improve and advance on SM.
Blovely
06-09-2017, 06:18 AM
All of those things. I've been on for a year and I see new models who already have gold shows and are on the first page. I don't know what I could be doing wrong. I'm just looking for advice on how to improve and advance on SM.
Using an HD cam and SMB as well as the other streaming software at the highest resolution suggested definitely helps to get you to the first page of your category and the site. What are your computer specs and your internet speed? Are you using lighting? Your computer specs/equipment and your earnings are what helps to increase placement. To get Goldshows activated you sometimes have to contact support and ask them to enable it in order to get it.
Sunnylexie
06-09-2017, 07:39 AM
Oh me too, i looked here and nobody said a word so then i was thinking it's just me maybe, i tried FMLE and was not working then i re-calibrated SMB and even switched connections as i have two internet lines in my house from different providers, it was still doing it so i gave up trying to get back on cam and took a break to eat. Now i read here several people have the same issues so it's not me! OMG this is a new glitch!
I plan to get back on cam after i drink my coffee and relax a little after lunch, hope i can make it on cam!
ETA: cant start my session OMG!!
Got to report the hell out of this shit. I just uploaded a screen capture video of my attempts to connect, and sent SM support the link. Having to cam with godawful framerate/resolution is one thing, but being unable to work alltogether? That's not what we're paying the 70% for.
SuperPookie
06-09-2017, 04:13 PM
7 hours...$4 and some change.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
06-09-2017, 04:22 PM
7 hours...$4 and some change.
Are you set up with skyprivate or any of the skype sites? You dont need that much bandwidth to do skype shows and those sites those sites provide traffic.
SuperPookie
06-10-2017, 09:59 AM
Are you set up with skyprivate or any of the skype sites? You dont need that much bandwidth to do skype shows and those sites those sites provide traffic. Oh I do and a website so I did actually make a bit over my goal but no thanks to SM. I'd much rather have had my7 Hours that I wasted back and they can stuff that $4.
Sunnylexie
06-11-2017, 10:54 AM
Got to report the hell out of this shit. I just uploaded a screen capture video of my attempts to connect, and sent SM support the link. Having to cam with godawful framerate/resolution is one thing, but being unable to work alltogether? That's not what we're paying the 70% for.
Just got a canned response to my error report, advising me to use the latest version of SMB.
The butt of the joke: the initial message I sent through the report form, the screenshots attached, the video I linked them to, all were clearly showing I was using the latest SMB.
Thank you. I've never had my feedback ignored that thoroughly.
CAMGIRLANA
06-11-2017, 02:44 PM
im on cam many years and sm was the best site , and now i even dont have people in my room what the hell
??? from last time its so shittyy , i start worry :(
Lovelyyasmina
06-11-2017, 06:37 PM
Even on my 2016 dual i5 iMac I have issues with SM broadcaster & it doesn't allow me to download the FMLE ENCORDER I updated my ram & the broadcaster ran a lot better but started to glitch again I know my equipment is up to date it can't be my fault my internet is the highest business speed
Scorpio Girl
06-12-2017, 12:20 AM
OMG my FPS keeps dropping. This is so frustrating! Had a 15 minute block, stream totally crapped out in the middle of it. Can't believe the dude gave me 5 stars. That picture must have looked horrible. At least I didn't disconnect in the middle of it, I would have been supremely pissed then!
MissAnnabelleParks
06-12-2017, 03:47 AM
I keep getting disconnected and system errors!
I really need to bank this week, and SM is my best site!
I know it's not my internet because my other sites are running fine :(
BubblyBlonde
06-12-2017, 03:17 PM
I get paid by check which normally comes every Monday. Did anyone else not get theirs yet?
DahliaSimone
06-12-2017, 03:32 PM
I get paid by check which normally comes every Monday. Did anyone else not get theirs yet?
I didnt get mine yet either. Its almost always on Monday, but every now and again I will get it Tuesday.
BubblyBlonde
06-12-2017, 03:51 PM
I didnt get mine yet either. Its almost always on Monday, but every now and again I will get it Tuesday.
Thanks, Dahlia. Hopefully tomorrow then.
Marina Starr
06-13-2017, 04:26 AM
My check arrived yesterday :)
I hope those of you who haven't gotten yours will get them today!
SoloDesire
06-13-2017, 09:10 AM
What the hell is up with this new found interest in emojis in an adult site chat room?! I have so many guys come in, drop an emoji, and then leave without a word. Am I supposed to somehow reply to this emoji?! Do they expect me to thank them?! WTF?!
icamthereforeiam
06-13-2017, 10:56 AM
I know right. Damn Emojis.
I think it's guys on phones.
AuroraJade
06-13-2017, 11:42 AM
What the hell is up with this new found interest in emojis in an adult site chat room?! I have so many guys come in, drop an emoji, and then leave without a word. Am I supposed to somehow reply to this emoji?! Do they expect me to thank them?! WTF?!
Call me weird/short sighted but my opinion has always been that serious/mature men (the kinds who have budget for luxury expenses like live cam shows) dont use childish emoji's.
When I have guys drop emoji's my mind always goes 'another freeloader/broke college guy/fuckboy'
Tigrillo
06-13-2017, 12:07 PM
Holy cow, is today being brutal? or is it just me? I have traffic, in starts and stops, but I have had 1 only customer in two hours, and the highest incidence of assholes asking for gross stuff and freeloaders who expect to talk for fun. I've had a banning galore today.
Last year at this time of year, my goal was twice what it is today. :( and today it seems I may not even reach half of that. ohwell.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
06-13-2017, 01:32 PM
What the hell is up with this new found interest in emojis in an adult site chat room?! I have so many guys come in, drop an emoji, and then leave without a word. Am I supposed to somehow reply to this emoji?! Do they expect me to thank them?! WTF?!
Call me immature or whatever but the day I found out that the poop emoji worked on SM I was overjoyed.
Let me see that ass bb
Me: *poop emoji* 💩
What's your phone no bb
Me: Oh its 212-555-poop emojis :)
Its so much fun. If anyone wants to try it for desktop go to www.iemoji.com
Diamond Dust
06-13-2017, 03:49 PM
Does anyone know what I should make of it if my bit rate and round trip time are both excellent in my ranking, but my frames per second is below average (15)? I don't think it's my internet, because that usually affects my round trip time. I've always had good FPS, even at times when my internet has been shit. I'm using the SM broadcaster, but the same thing happened with the Flash encoder. Is the problem with Streamate or could it be my webcam? My FPS isn't always bad, sometimes it will be at like 99 and then drop to 15 and be stuck there without going back up.
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KatyBoleyn
06-13-2017, 03:54 PM
Does anyone know what I should make of it if my bit rate and round trip time are both excellent in my ranking, but my frames per second is below average (15)? I don't think it's my internet, because that usually affects my round trip time. I've always had good FPS, even at times when my internet has been shit. I'm using the SM broadcaster, but the same thing happened with the Flash encoder. Is the problem with Streamate or could it be my webcam? My FPS isn't always bad, sometimes it will be at like 99 and then drop to 15 and be stuck there without going back up.
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Which camera make/model are you using?
Diamond Dust
06-13-2017, 03:58 PM
Which camera make/model are you using?
Ah, I should have mentioned that. Logitech C922x. I had great FPS up until a few days ago.
kamiliam
06-13-2017, 04:24 PM
Ah, I should have mentioned that. Logitech C922x. I had great FPS up until a few days ago.
The same thing has happened to me. Support was responsive at first then they gave me a generic response
Marina Starr
06-13-2017, 07:00 PM
Open logitech webcam software and make sure 'right light' is unchecked.
http://i64.tinypic.com/2yl8xft.png
Ah, I should have mentioned that. Logitech C922x. I had great FPS up until a few days ago.
kamiliam
06-13-2017, 07:25 PM
Open logitech webcam software and make sure 'right light' is unchecked.
http://i64.tinypic.com/2yl8xft.png
Thank you, that makes sense! Not working tonight so not 100% percent sure that it is fixed it but I bet it is! Totally forgot to check that as this is my back up computer while mine is in the shop. Hope that fixes it for you Diamond Dust.
Marina Starr
06-13-2017, 07:27 PM
If 'right light' is checked, the cam has to work harder which causes FPS to drop.
Thank you, that makes sense! Not working tonight so not 100% percent sure that it is fixed it but I bet it is! Totally forgot to check that as this is my back up computer while mine is in the shop. Hope that fixes it for you Diamond Dust.
Teddy_Bear
06-13-2017, 09:38 PM
I am still enjoying glitches with both SM and my ISP at the moment and it is so frustrating because I just want to get on, do my hours, earn my money and log off again damn it!
It's like a domino effect. First my internet dies, then my upload falls to literally nothing, then my round-trip time on SM follows suit, then my FPS suffer and my buffer secs fly up on the encoder and finally my room empties out and I earn almost nothing until the internet comes back up.
It's a constant and annoying pattern but as soon as my internet levels out for a few hours I have a fantastic shift grrrrr I'm so angry with my ISP right now.
Diamond Dust
06-14-2017, 01:21 PM
Thanks Marina! It looks like that helped! I look a little dark now so I'll have to play with my lighting a little, but so glad to know about this and how to fix my FPS issue. You rock.
And thanks kamiliam, hope it helps you too. :)
Teddy_Bear
06-14-2017, 04:42 PM
Shouldn't your ISP be fixing this? Like have you been calling your ISP's tech support and having them troubleshoot it? I used to have issues here and there with my speeds randomly dropping below what my package guarantees and they always sent a tech out to fix it.
Ah if only it were that easy young grasshopper (pop culture ref) but the issues I'm experiencing are because they ARE supposedly fixing it. I'm on the phone with them nearly every day asking when this new so-called 'upgrade' will be over and done with as it's affecting my income and they are still going to want their £400 this month and all I get is... it'll be fixed soon just keep re-setting the router! Oh yes that's wonderful I'll just ask the kind man with his dick in his hand to please hold on while I log off, re-set and restart and then come back shall I? But if I don't do that then the guy is paying me a fortune for a crap stream so it's a catch-22 do I risk losing the show or a bad rating? It's a joyous merry-go-round :D not :banghead:
Imbeciles at EE have no clue. Checked online and apparently EE is down across the UK in general, they didn't tell me THAT a month ago when this all started though. I'm just glad I have a back up line with another company or I would really hit the roof. Oh and their 'compensation' was me asking that the last £40 in top-ups I had been using at 30kbps be refunded to me. Customer service my ass >:(
Lovelyyasmina
06-16-2017, 09:05 AM
It could be the ram in your computer.. streamate sayss 4gb of ram works good but I had to update Munro 8gb on the new update for it to run smoothly also not to pricey to update it. Under $100 for most computers I use the bcc9500 Logitech camera
Does anyone know what I should make of it if my bit rate and round trip time are both excellent in my ranking, but my frames per second is below average (15)? I don't think it's my internet, because that usually affects my round trip time. I've always had good FPS, even at times when my internet has been shit. I'm using the SM broadcaster, but the same thing happened with the Flash encoder. Is the problem with Streamate or could it be my webcam? My FPS isn't always bad, sometimes it will be at like 99 and then drop to 15 and be stuck there without going back up.
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Lovelyyasmina
06-16-2017, 09:08 AM
No offense to anyone whose done a free show but there is no way I'll ever do a free show! I know my worth . I've actually had several customers ask me for a free show & it's so offenseive for someone to do a free show & think they're not even worth $1 .