View Full Version : STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
coco789
08-28-2017, 06:57 AM
Obvious connection issues right now. I feel like I'm wasting my time with this site.
h0ttie
08-28-2017, 09:45 AM
^ i had a ton of issues on sunday and also the end of saturday. i was getting disconnected like every 15 minutes.
today i had only 1 in 2 hours...
EllieGold
08-28-2017, 01:38 PM
I got a username with no name. Anyone else got this before? He tipped but again, he had no name to click on. Weird.
SoloDesire
08-28-2017, 01:44 PM
I got a username with no name. Anyone else got this before? He tipped but again, he had no name to click on. Weird.
Yes, I have 4 of them blocked. No idea what that is, but I block them anyway lol.
christylive
08-28-2017, 02:42 PM
Yes, I have 4 of them blocked. No idea what that is, but I block them anyway lol.
You talking about the invisible people from the upside down? I had a few of those recently also. I thought I was going crazy. Sentences started appearing in the chat box and I was like wth!? lol
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-28-2017, 04:40 PM
You talking about the invisible people from the upside down? I had a few of those recently also. I thought I was going crazy. Sentences started appearing in the chat box and I was like wth!? lol
You crack me up "from the upside down" :) Stranger Things is like the perfect mix of The Goonies combined with Stephen King's IT. I love it.
Question how do you block them if you can't see them?
BiancaNorwood
08-28-2017, 05:22 PM
You talking about the invisible people from the upside down? I had a few of those recently also. I thought I was going crazy. Sentences started appearing in the chat box and I was like wth!? lol
"The invisible people from the upside down"!!!!!!!!!!! BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! LOVE that!
BiancaNorwood
08-28-2017, 05:23 PM
Yes, I have 4 of them blocked. No idea what that is, but I block them anyway lol.
Also, I've gotten the invisible names, too. I block them when they come in.
caramelcraze
08-28-2017, 07:36 PM
You crack me up "from the upside down" :) Stranger Things is like the perfect mix of The Goonies combined with Stephen King's IT. I love it.
Question how do you block them if you can't see them?
there's a gap in the user list when you have an invisible. you can click the gap and it will show up just like any other client but without a name on their profile. Personally haven't been too quick to block them, as some tip. Are we allowed to ask where they signed up? maybe it has something to do with that.
I've taken to calling them all Griffin (main character from the book "The Invisible Man" by Wells). we'll see if any of them get it.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-28-2017, 08:20 PM
there's a gap in the user list when you have an invisible. you can click the gap and it will show up just like any other client but without a name on their profile. Personally haven't been too quick to block them, as some tip. Are we allowed to ask where they signed up? maybe it has something to do with that.
I've taken to calling them all Griffin (main character from the book "The Invisible Man" by Wells). we'll see if any of them get it.
Thank you! I honestly don't know if it's against the rules to ask what site they're entering from? Doesn't stop me from asking tho. If I see a specific trend in member names entering my chatroom I type to them privately trying to find out. knowing which sites that are putting in the most effort can benefit you in several different ways.
So this gap has gone on for some time now or is this new? I'm trying to visualize it. There are times where the lines are missing in between chatnames and just spaces there. Is this what you guys are talking about?
SoloDesire
08-28-2017, 10:04 PM
Thank you! I honestly don't know if it's against the rules to ask what site they're entering from? Doesn't stop me from asking tho. If I see a specific trend in member names entering my chatroom I type to them privately trying to find out. knowing which sites that are putting in the most effort can benefit you in several different ways.
So this gap has gone on for some time now or is this new? I'm trying to visualize it. There are times where the lines are missing in between chatnames and just spaces there. Is this what you guys are talking about?
Yes. And if you click on the blank space you still get the option to "block, kick, or see profile". When I block them they show up as "unknown" on my block list.
caramelcraze
08-29-2017, 02:28 AM
Thank you! I honestly don't know if it's against the rules to ask what site they're entering from? Doesn't stop me from asking tho. If I see a specific trend in member names entering my chatroom I type to them privately trying to find out. knowing which sites that are putting in the most effort can benefit you in several different ways.
So this gap has gone on for some time now or is this new? I'm trying to visualize it. There are times where the lines are missing in between chatnames and just spaces there. Is this what you guys are talking about?
it's only a gap in the user list. messages appear on our end as:
guy 1: *insert text*
:*insert text*
guy 3:*insert text*
like you just see a colon in chat and then their message. on the user list it's a blank gap where a name should be (but you can still click said gap & block).
caramelcraze
08-29-2017, 05:36 AM
https://i.imgflip.com/1ux0tf.jpg
http://cdn0.worthsharingit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/woman-sewer-street-cat.jpg
I'd fall for it
christylive
08-29-2017, 09:25 AM
You crack me up "from the upside down" :) Stranger Things is like the perfect mix of The Goonies combined with Stephen King's IT. I love it.
Question how do you block them if you can't see them?
Yessssss queen! And season 2 is coming I can hardly breath im so excited! And honestly I never blocked those users so I'm not sure.. I'm curious too tho
imelly21
08-29-2017, 11:52 AM
The disconnection issues are real.
While in a gold show this happened, all at once.
my** has logged off (reason: unknown)
S*** has logged off (reason: unknown)
el** has logged off (reason: unknown)
Ind** has logged off (reason: unknown)
hunnyminx
08-29-2017, 12:26 PM
Does anyone have any experience with dealing with SM customer service? I'm trying to re-sign up with boelyn models and I've emailed them 3 times in the past 2 days to request they close my current account so I can setup my new one. No response, nothing. Getting a little irked and also feeling a little dumb for thinking it was going to be a quick process.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-29-2017, 12:35 PM
Does anyone have any experience with dealing with SM customer service? I'm trying to re-sign up with boelyn models and I've emailed them 3 times in the past 2 days to request they close my current account so I can setup my new one. No response, nothing. Getting a little irked and also feeling a little dumb for thinking it was going to be a quick process.
It might be a little unreasonable to expect results after only 2 days. Their cs isn't always amazing but give them a little more time. They have 1000's of models to interact with and it's possible that each email that you send creates a new support request that they have to work their way through.
DeepThoughts
08-29-2017, 04:12 PM
Yessssss queen! And season 2 is coming I can hardly breath im so excited! And honestly I never blocked those users so I'm not sure.. I'm curious too tho
I really have to check out this stranger things. I feel like I know it but its not coming to mind and I loved IT and the goonies so much!!! With GoT done I was needing a new series.
ETA: Just looked it up. I have actually seen the first couple of episodes of this show but I had to stop watching it cause although it doesnt say it its actually true and its like the scariest thing you ever heard. I cant even watch it. Even typing this right now makes me think of it and its night here and now Im afraid :( This show is too much for me.
WendiStarr
08-30-2017, 07:42 AM
Ugh! Why can't they fix Premium chat so that if guys want to come in and peep on the show, they get charged? I'm sick of having 2+ peepers in my Premium show and they don't even get charged for it. Any other site they have to pay if they want to peek in on a show. This pisses me off.
SoloDesire
08-30-2017, 08:00 AM
Ugh! Why can't they fix Premium chat so that if guys want to come in and peep on the show, they get charged? I'm sick of having 2+ peepers in my Premium show and they don't even get charged for it. Any other site they have to pay if they want to peek in on a show. This pisses me off.
Agreed! And it wouldn't be so bad if they could only do it once...but they just keep coming back and doing it over and over again until you can block them. It's ridiculous.
caramelcraze
08-30-2017, 08:17 AM
Agreed! And it wouldn't be so bad if they could only do it once...but they just keep coming back and doing it over and over again until you can block them. It's ridiculous.
Also, now that internet is faster and connections are much quicker than they used to be, 1/3 the time would be adequate for that one peep.
caramelcraze
08-30-2017, 11:05 AM
Alright, anyone else having the phone option act glitchy?! like my custies can't make calls even though it's available. I've had 2 different guys this morning with the same issue. Also had another call that was absolutely fine in between them.
Awww SM!! 2 contests in a row 'baby'? Seriously?!?
"Join us this weekend and double your fun with two 48-hour contests! The first two-day event will be on Sept 2-3rd (GMT), and the second will be on Sept 4-5th (GMT)." -> got the email from support.
ETA: soo pissed off on SM members who lately rated me 1 star just because, for no reason really but hate, SM wont remove them anymore even i emailed them and asked for removal as these assholes just entered, asked for something crazy/ not allowed and left right away but gave the 1 star rating.
I asked my members to rate me 5 stars this week and several said they rated and commented but nothing shows up, WHY??!!!
NOW I AM AT 4.5 STARS!! I had 5 stars for 7 years now! hate this shit!!
MsJess
08-30-2017, 10:17 PM
that stupid SM twitter account is just bullshit, they play favorites all the time and post some dumb stuff... blehhh, end rant.
ShadyPinesMa
08-31-2017, 07:48 AM
that stupid SM twitter account is just bullshit, they play favorites all the time and post some dumb stuff... blehhh, end rant.
They need to learn retweet etiquette. A few days ago they retweeted a models tweet about how she's getting online for the contest and it about gave me a goddamn heart attack because you know, you just assume they should be retweeting relevant shit and not something from JULY.
MsJess
08-31-2017, 11:27 AM
Hmm i think they need to hire a better community manager, one that cares to gain followers or make sure ALL paying members of their site know about their twitter and then help us promote our cam rooms or something... the person who is managing that account uses it as a "personal" account or that's what i feel.
MsJess
08-31-2017, 11:30 AM
Yes! i remember quite well, back in 2005 i started in a physical studio and used to ask the manager why is that the users come in and out all the time without saying hi, or some just say hi and the left... you see, after all this years, SM got the great idea of telling us if they left or they have connection issues lol how brilliant are they?
So this happened before in 2005? It's ridiculous. I don't think they are bots. I'm noticing the same names over and over. I guess these guys are just going from room to room. It's honestly my biggest pet peeve. I have no clue why - it just is.>:(
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-31-2017, 11:40 AM
This happens quite a bit when I'm logged into SM. I've asked before if anyone else notices this. If these aren't bots then I would like to know why is that similar names routinely appear in my chatroom at the same time? BigDickDave DavyBigDick, BigPapa PapaB etc It's weird
http://www.camhustlers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sm_bots.jpg
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-31-2017, 12:15 PM
^^I would just attribute it to an utter lack of imagination.
Yes I know they aren't all imaginative and are able to create eloquent names. But this will happen in a flash. A cluster of names appear at once very similar names, (A room filled with Chris,Christopher,Cristoph) sometimes one will say "Hi bb" and then seconds later they are all gone. All at the same time. There was one point, (Maybe a year ago?) where it was happening through out my entire shift. And then the next day it wouldn't happen at all.
livroyale
08-31-2017, 12:36 PM
Yes I know they aren't all imaginative and are able to create eloquent names. But this will happen in a flash. A cluster of names appear at once very similar names, (A room filled with Chris,Christopher,Cristoph) sometimes one will say "Hi bb" and then seconds later they are all gone. All at the same time. There was one point, (Maybe a year ago?) where it was happening through out my entire shift. And then the next day it wouldn't happen at all.
I've noticed that, too! I'll often get a room full of names that all start with the same letter, all at once.
diehardcamgirl
08-31-2017, 01:03 PM
I don't ever use this site. It's shit. Why sit there with nobody even talking, when I can go to an easier site and get tips all day? shit site imo.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-31-2017, 01:37 PM
Tinypp I can vouch for, he's not a bot.
Was it Tinypp or Tinypp38? More than one account can have the same name. If these aren't bots I'm curious to know why traffic will filter into our rooms this way? Its okay if you don't have the answer ;)
I wonder if it has something to do with customers being on different servers and not seeing all available models at the same time. Is this how they're grouped together? I'm not prone to conspiracies but I do pay attention to patterns and I think this is more than a coincidence.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
08-31-2017, 01:41 PM
I don't ever use this site. It's shit. Why sit there with nobody even talking, when I can go to an easier site and get tips all day? shit site imo.
I can get them to talk to me. It's not exactly the most mind blowing conversations but during shifts where I remember that I'm speaking to boners vs brains I get better results.
Kiki_Jane
08-31-2017, 05:41 PM
Me too!!! I am so confused by that.
MurphieMayhem
08-31-2017, 07:02 PM
Wtf happened to the traffic on sm.. i was doing phenom a uear ago come back 2 weeks ago to a shite site. No fuckin traffic not even in models rooms on main page. Whats goin on???
christylive
08-31-2017, 07:26 PM
Wtf happened to the traffic on sm.. i was doing phenom a uear ago come back 2 weeks ago to a shite site. No fuckin traffic not even in models rooms on main page. Whats goin on???
it's been declining at a rapid pace since spring 2015 (speaking for my own chat room as it may be different for the other cam sisters)
christylive
08-31-2017, 07:30 PM
This happens quite a bit when I'm logged into SM. I've asked before if anyone else notices this. If these aren't bots then I would like to know why is that similar names routinely appear in my chatroom at the same time? BigDickDave DavyBigDick, BigPapa PapaB etc It's weird
http://www.camhustlers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sm_bots.jpg
I've been noticing what i consider 'bot like' traffic for sometime now. they come in with similar names or i'll get clusters/groups of users that come and go at the same time. i don't buy for 1 second that they are 'real' people. i pay attention and even a blind person can see something is off
kortneykay
08-31-2017, 09:03 PM
SM can fuck all the way off with this 4 day contest ><. And take your SM necklaces with you. They could've at least offered DOUBLE percentage or something, jeez. That literally just tells me "We're having issues for 4 days, don't log on, and let your CM link pick up the loose change."
Serena-Shields
09-01-2017, 09:06 AM
Anyone having problems with SMbroadcast downgrading the quality? I used to have it happen once in a while, It's happened three times in the last five minutes. Have to keep restarting my stream and losing viewers. I don't know if I should blame my Macbook or Smbroadcast!
imelly21
09-01-2017, 09:31 AM
Anyone having problems with SMbroadcast downgrading the quality? I used to have it happen once in a while, It's happened three times in the last five minutes. Have to keep restarting my stream and losing viewers. I don't know if I should blame my Macbook or Smbroadcast!
is the auto adjust on?
Serena-Shields
09-01-2017, 09:48 AM
is the auto adjust on?
yeah, I turned it off for a bit but it seemed to not do anything- the user I was in PVT with said the quality was going down over the span of the show even with it turned off. I just got kicked out of another PVT show after my quality went down to basically pixels, then connection was lost. If I keep streaming like this I'm just going to lose regulars! Infuriating. I'm going to reinstall Smbroadcast and see if that helps.
MurphieMayhem
09-01-2017, 10:17 AM
Sm tried to blame low traffic on hurricane currently in southern u.s but no other excuse as to why its an "historically low" summer. Sorry but im not buying the hurricane excuse. Traffic comes from all over the world not just the southern states.
ChrissyAnn
09-01-2017, 10:37 AM
Anyone having problems with SMbroadcast downgrading the quality? I used to have it happen once in a while, It's happened three times in the last five minutes. Have to keep restarting my stream and losing viewers. I don't know if I should blame my Macbook or Smbroadcast! Yes I had the same problem after adobe air did a update I reset my computer to a date that I knew it worked fine that fixed it for me..
imelly21
09-01-2017, 10:46 AM
yeah, I turned it off for a bit but it seemed to not do anything- the user I was in PVT with said the quality was going down over the span of the show even with it turned off. I just got kicked out of another PVT show after my quality went down to basically pixels, then connection was lost. If I keep streaming like this I'm just going to lose regulars! Infuriating. I'm going to reinstall Smbroadcast and see if that helps.
IS your internet really really fast and reliable? If your internet upload fluctuates , your SM stream will too.
JoyKitten
09-01-2017, 11:01 AM
Wtf happened to the traffic on sm.. i was doing phenom a uear ago come back 2 weeks ago to a shite site. No fuckin traffic not even in models rooms on main page. Whats goin on???
Just curious if you posted your comment just after being on Streamate?
7pm Eastern time was just as multiple Thursday Night NFL games were starting and then going on for an average of 3-4 hours each. It was a HUGE night for pre-season football junkies. So maybe that was some of why it was dead. Because of that I avoided camming like the plague during those hours.
Personally, I avoid working during big sports nights (or weekend days). Instead working the hours leading up to the game beginning or immediately after it's ended.
At the beginning of the week, or even month, I'll look at the sports schedule to see when to avoid working and when to sign-on.
DancesWithSloths
09-01-2017, 11:11 AM
At the beginning of the week, or even month, I'll look at the sports schedule to see when to avoid working and when to sign-on.
What's a good site to check out significant US sports events? And which events would you count as significant?
For the UK, I go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scores-fixtures (I still work during UK football matches. International events, like tonight's World Cup qualifiers? Leaving my skype & NF on, otherwise nope.)
JoyKitten
09-01-2017, 11:13 AM
Just curious, has SM confirmed it's been a historically slow summer? Or, is that your appraisal?
Where did you find the info on SM blaming low traffic on hurricane? On social media, or convo with someone on the team? I'm surprised they'd say that life on SM is anything but rosy. LOL =p
IMHO, I think SM lost a lot of customers with their shitty cut-over to Broadcaster, still Flash based. They can't guarentee a clear & vivid stream to the customers. They've lost models because of it, and where the favorite models go, so do the customers. Even if the custies don't follow models to other sites, the shitty quality & Broadcaster glitches have forced guys to go elsewhere to pay $5 a minute or more to bust a nut with a live model.
JoyKitten
09-01-2017, 11:25 AM
What's a good site to check out significant US sports events? And which events would you count as significant?
For the UK, I go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scores-fixtures (I still work during UK football matches. International events, like tonight's World Cup qualifiers? Leaving my skype & NF on, otherwise nope.)
Good question, and especially helpful to other European models who aren't aware of the sports guys in the USA crave.
They're so important to me, I've bookmarked onto my browser each of Googles schedules for these PRO sports (see below for college sports guys are crazy about *sigh*):
Example:
NFL https://www.google.com/search?q=nfl+schedule+2017&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
NFL (football) is Fall & Winter sport
MLB (baseball) is Spring, Summer, Fall sport
NBA (basketball) is a Winter,Spring sport
NCAA College Football, games fuck-up Saturday working, especially when the MAJOR college teams & rivalries play.... which is more than I can describe here =p Generally if you cam before 1pm ET you'll have early morning wood, but once the games begin, traffic dies down except for commercials or half-time break.
NCAA Basketball, Winter/Spring Saturday games, obsessive team fans, money bet on the games. It's where 'March Madness' comes from. Check Googles schedules, and also Google March Madness 2018 to know when to avoid camming. It blows! Like NCAA football, the NCAA Basketball games usually begin around noon or 1pm ET and then as the day wears on MORE teams begin playing, so basically Saturday is a crap-shoot of how busy it will be.
MurphieMayhem
09-01-2017, 11:57 AM
Despite sport airings, It was never like this before. A year ago even on slow weeks id make atleast 100$ now it is literally a big fat fucking goose egg. Ive spent 20hrs online to make zip. Im bout to burn this site to the ground.
sexyadrienne
09-01-2017, 04:38 PM
Holy Fucking Glitch,
Just bought a new gamer laptop, BRO 4K webcam and google fiber internet . . . I'm having audio issues from hell. Everytime a customer takes me into private, the audio disconnects. Ugh. I swear, SM is a glitch site.