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TheBrownFox
01-23-2018, 10:39 AM
^^I don't think that's a stretch. While there may be plenty of chicks who are able to successfully use wifi I haven't seen anywhere that recommends using it over hard-wiring.


I didn't say anything about recommending it over hardwired though. I stated that yes, ethernet/hardwired IS typically what's best.
But the wording of her post ("Wi-Fi is never recommended") makes it sound like using Wi-Fi is "bad." Lots of cam models use Wi-Fi just fine. Also, not everyone has the option of hardwiring their computer for camming. Especially if your modem is a room where you don't usually cam. I usually cam in my bedroom...that is where I have a door that locks. The living room does not have a door that locks, so the only time I'd be able to cam in the living room is when my son is over at his grandparents' house. I also like having that option of being able to carry my laptop into the bathroom with me, if I decided to record a shower video or something.

When I have MFC "auto-detect my video settings," they always recommend I use High resolution, and in parentheses that setting says "Requires a fast computer and fast internet connection." It recommends I use 800x600, and in parentheses it says "Only recommended for very fast computers." Lastly, it recommends 2.5 Mbps , and in parentheses it says "Higher bandwith settings require faster internet connection. If my computer and internet couldn't handle this, MFC would not have recommended such settings for me.

JaneBurgess
01-23-2018, 10:55 AM
Is the site glitching today? I have been kicked off once already and my internet is fast

Ari_star
01-23-2018, 11:07 AM
I hope so or I have huge issues I was freezing audio kept going and it kept saying I was in pvt yet I wasn't!!

JaneBurgess
01-23-2018, 11:22 AM
I hope so or I have huge issues I was freezing audio kept going and it kept saying I was in pvt yet I wasn't!!

Im having issues too and my upload is 28 so I know its not on my end

Ari_star
01-23-2018, 11:32 AM
Mine 14 so not as good as u but considering only need 3 for hd I shouldn't have issue at all I'm fine on my other site too

sweetandnaughty
01-23-2018, 10:47 PM
Slow as fuck on SM tonight..I hate contests!!!!aarrgghhhh

AuroraJade
01-24-2018, 08:14 AM
Its impossible to start a Gold show. Like nobody has 5 bucks for a show? I have been trying yesterday and today and started one so far. Whats going on?

Gold shows are so hard.

imelly21
01-24-2018, 09:16 AM
I just hate that glitches make the paid % go down then the placement goes down too.

seicento
01-24-2018, 11:07 AM
I have never had 0% in paid. Until this week.:'(:'(:'(

DahliaSimone
01-24-2018, 11:11 AM
I have seen some dead days on SM....many many of them, but this may be the worst I, personally, have ever seen it. I made myself stay on yesterday, was more focused and eager than usual and it was just.....silence. One dude may have come in my room every 5 minutes or so. Ended up with $20 in 3 hours....thank goodness for a few indy shows or Id have been completely screwed. Still took a big hit on my goal, but.....fingers crossed the entire contest week doesnt suck.

1pandoradesire
01-24-2018, 04:39 PM
yeah it has been super brutal on streamate this week. I thought it was my internet but called them late last night and my internet is pulling higher.. so i know its streamate.. i was pixelated so bad yesterday.. and i rarely have issues streaming..

its so bad the past almost week and im thinking im going to bail out and find a new site.. cause this isn't fair... a lot of my regs are leaving for other sites as well cause they cant stand sm
I totally agree with you on so much of this. I have often in the past two years said that being on streamate is like being in an abusive relationship... i keep going back damn it. While i am lucky in that my husbands work covers the bills... i do not like it when i make so little on streamate. It has been brutal this week, and actually more for me. I have been a cam model for over six years so I know this is some lean times but damn, I sat in free chat today for 15 minutes with not one member in my room. I've had an account on cams.com for a while now and lately been making more on that and skyprivte than on SM. My thoughts are to build up my cams customer base, I have never had a dropped private on that site ever! Perhaps I will split cam for a while so as not to lose my SM Customers but they are openly saying how they are fed up with all the issues. Anyhow just my two cents.

PennyJ
01-25-2018, 08:41 AM
So I take two days off and my placement is fucked again. So I can't take period days off now? I always used to take a week off for my period, come back and my placement was FINE. Why all of a sudden, since the new year, do they wanna fuck me for taking a couple days off. Like I said before I've taken a MONTH off before and come back and still been fine.

h0ttie
01-25-2018, 10:28 AM
^ i think they might of changed the placement algorithm i noticed my placement is changing a lot more often

PennyJ
01-25-2018, 10:34 AM
^ i think they might of changed the placement algorithm i noticed my placement is changing a lot more often


I just got this email from support --

Thank you for your patience.

At this time, we are testing improvements on how the site is organized for a portion of logged in customers. We are actively monitoring the stats and spending and have seen promising results. This is not impacting how favorites are displayed to users, please continue to encourage customers to favorite so they have your account readily accessible on their main account page.

-----


But the thing is that a couple days ago I was in the first row when I view on my customer account, and now I'm like half way down page 1 and been getting half assed traffic all day. Now I'm shit scared to take a day off. I need like 5 days for my period, and last time I did that, I was like page 2. This is pretty fucked up. Why do they change shit like this and not fix the glitches?? Don't upgrade servers??????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????

I'm pretty mad tbh. I'm thinking about taking geoblock completely off, so I can see where I am without using a customer account. Unless someone wants to trade info and check each other's placement when we can. I'm stressed about placement because SM is my only site, and I worked hard to get to the top row and now SM is fucking me over it seems, for taking some time off for my period. I'd work through it but wait....SM doesnt allow period stuff.......................................what do they want me to do...................

imelly21
01-25-2018, 11:00 AM
My placement is messed up too PennyJ. I do not deserve bottom of page.

kamiliam
01-25-2018, 12:37 PM
How the page is "organized", what bs from them. While there are multiple issues of rule breaking atm, all in the top rows. They need to get their priorities straight. It is amazing how much a difference a row can make nowadays.

Whatman
01-25-2018, 02:01 PM
Is Streamate the only site that doesn't use the token model and bills directly to a credit/debit card?

LunaSky
01-25-2018, 02:21 PM
I'm trying to come back to camming after leaving for 5+ years. I know back in the day we could email Vanessa for quick assistance. Is there anyone like that we can email now?

I've been trying to contact support for days now with help logging in. But I'm not receiving a reply back. I logged in a few months ago just fine, but now it's not recognizing my login info.

DahliaSimone
01-25-2018, 02:27 PM
Sooooooo....instead of fixing internal problems or upgrading servers....we get a new messaging inbox? I've never lost a fuckin show because my inbox wasnt built like FB Messenger. I HAVE lost a ridiculous amount of shows due to one day streaming fine, and the next so many issues that a man would be crazy to stick around. Way to prioritize, SM. Fuck our money, now we can message the broke ass, begging cheapskates that seem to be flooding the site this week even FASTER!

imelly21
01-25-2018, 02:39 PM
U are so right, Dahlia :((

TheBrownFox
01-25-2018, 02:59 PM
Is Streamate the only site that doesn't use the token model and bills directly to a credit/debit card?


No, there are other sites that fit that criteria (ImLive, Cams, etc...also independent sites like CamModelDirectory, SkyPrivate, Live Cam Model Shows, etc.), however Streamate is, I guess, one of the more popular sites with greater traffic. I feel like "the big three" sites at this time are probably Streamate, MyFreeCams, and Chaturbate. And all three of those sites are popular sites with mandatory free chat. And of those three, SM is the one that doesn't use the token model. A lot of models on here have been with Streamate for a while (despite their ups and downs with the site) because they consider Streamate their "bread and butter" site.

DancesWithSloths
01-25-2018, 05:35 PM
Dear Baby Jesus, please tell me that the messenger mode inbox is a prototype for a paid messaging/texting feature.

...What? A girl can dream.

JenniTS
01-25-2018, 07:00 PM
Hey, guys, you know why it's a contest week, right? Because they knew what they were fixin' to do in the IT department was going to fuck up traffic..... So they want to incentivize all of us to stay on even if the traffic starts sucking. For basically a 10% bonus...

JenniTS
01-25-2018, 07:01 PM
Which is fine, just call it what it is. Call it "10% bonus if you stay on when traffic sucks week"! ;D

seicento
01-26-2018, 03:53 AM
Oh great Streamate, I am so pleased that you thought of making the inbox page look like facebook messenger. I was dreaming about that, I'm sure many of us did::)

Just kidding, I actually want to use my strap-on on whomever came with that idea and fucked this week by adding a contest and not bringing in any traffic. And I wouldn't be using any lube :beat:

Blovely
01-26-2018, 04:59 AM
Dear Baby Jesus, please tell me that the messenger mode inbox is a prototype for a paid messaging/texting feature.

...What? A girl can dream.

They really should do that tho. Niteflirt and Iwantclips has this option. I think Model Centro and Onlyfans has the option too but I'm not 100% sure. We should be able to charge for messages/communication if we want too....private messages/our private time shouldn't be free...it can be and should be monetized. Imo most things on a camsite/pay to play site should be a way to get money from customers....photos (on our profile), videos (on our profile), private messaging, etc since the objective is to earn money from them.

PennyJ
01-26-2018, 10:23 AM
So I tested the placement algorithm that support mentioned and it's true. On one customer account I'm halfway down page 1, on the other I'm second row. The second account is brand new so theres no viewing history or cookies or whatever it is that logs.

I've also replied to support's basically saying that it sucks ass and I aint happy with this half assed traffic since they messed with the algorithm. It should be favorites first, then the general rankings. Most of my traffic converts come from new guys to my room that haven't favorited me or spent on me, or anything. So........

Great start to the year SM.

I'm also pretty sure my top row placement is messed up because of the contest too, so I will test again after its done.

h0ttie
01-26-2018, 11:11 AM
^ as much as its easy to worry about placement....try not to. yes with lower placement you will not get as many people in your room but the ones you do get are much more serious about getting a show because they have spent time looking for a girl they like, not just clicking the first sexy thumbnail they see.

i was on page 4 in the summer because i hadn't worked sm in awhile, i can tell you that as long as you are on the first or second page you can make money just fine (maybe not gold show money tho- just because u need a number of guys) im now on the top half of the first page and am making the same as i did on the second page...

imelly21
01-26-2018, 11:45 AM
I have to disagree, hottie. Placement matters. Most members have the sheep mentality. " Oh the room is emply, no fun here, I will leave". This is generally speaking ( with some exceptions).) Models complaining that they are on page 2, 3 say it messes with their income. If your theory was true, hottie, then we would see rooms flooded with people and great traffic on page 2 and 3 and that is just not 99 % the case. If you happen to be extremely good looking ( sorry but I think It matters)+ great personality then maybe you will do good on page 2 and 3. But look at your page 2 and 3 neighbours . They dont look that happy. As I am typing this Ive been on for 10 min, page 1, bottom half of page. 5 people came in. No one typed. Room is empty. Yet I see models above me I have never seen before EVER. ( and Im one of those people who checks whos on all the time and I check my placement too.) There is no real proof but what if when you did great with worse placement you were actually placed higher and u did not even know. ( just like some of us are placed lower and we do not know). Not on streamate. But on their other gazillion sites.

kittykrane
01-26-2018, 12:12 PM
Is anyone else having problems with goldshows? I was doing a show and the guys are saying "do something, lets' see something" as I'm doing my thing. I'm like, can't you guys see anything? And then sometimes when the show ends, it plays back in free chat. What's up with that?

imelly21
01-26-2018, 12:21 PM
Hard to have any type of glitch with an empty room !:banghead:
I see someone who is always top row is row 5 now :(((

kittykrane
01-26-2018, 12:28 PM
Now that some of you mention it, the timing of the contest is interesting being that the site is so glitchy this week. A way to get us online while they tweek things? I notice that other (non-adult) websites tend to do the same thing when there are problems: for example offering sales, free listings, etc. I suspect something similar is going on here.

h0ttie
01-26-2018, 01:22 PM
I have to disagree, hottie. Placement matters. Most members have the sheep mentality. " Oh the room is emply, no fun here, I will leave". This is generally speaking ( with some exceptions).) Models complaining that they are on page 2, 3 say it messes with their income. If your theory was true, hottie, then we would see rooms flooded with people and great traffic on page 2 and 3 and that is just not 99 % the case. If you happen to be extremely good looking ( sorry but I think It matters)+ great personality then maybe you will do good on page 2 and 3. But look at your page 2 and 3 neighbours . They dont look that happy. As I am typing this Ive been on for 10 min, page 1, bottom half of page. 5 people came in. No one typed. Room is empty. Yet I see models above me I have never seen before EVER. ( and Im one of those people who checks whos on all the time and I check my placement too.) There is no real proof but what if when you did great with worse placement you were actually placed higher and u did not even know. ( just like some of us are placed lower and we do not know). Not on streamate. But on their other gazillion sites.

i didnt say flooded with traffic..but able to make the same amount of money. i mean if you could only make a certain amount not being on page 1 then girls from page 2 would never change to page 1, but it happens all the time. i did say page 1 and page 2 because yes after that you are just not going to get a decent number of guys looking. and you can put your room on classic chat and fake talk to people who are not there if you think no one sticks around because its boring, they wont be able to tell the difference. i also am pretty sure my placement was not good on any of their white labels because i was not getting many guys in my room at all, but the ones that did spent. i was getting quality guys instead of just quantity, so even if i only had 2 people in my room 1 was likely to spend. where as higher up that ratio goes wayyyyy down. of course more exposure in general is preferred, i'm just saying there is no point to stress over it because its still possible to do just as good.

CurvyAriel
01-26-2018, 01:56 PM
I noticed something interesting about the contest. I been checking it, and the models placements always move around. well I noticed one model in the top 20 is staying at the same number position. She's a top model, I'm not even sure she streamed yesterday, but I know for a fact she did not stream from the last time I checked, everyone around her did. Im pretty sure she was at the AVN booth with streamate yesterday too. Are these contest just bullshit?

*Lynn*
01-26-2018, 02:07 PM
Well its finally not raining and SM is ... well I don't have to tell you guys!
I'm making an executive decision to just log off early and go do some sunbathing. Need my D3
Hope you are all doing at least decently!

imelly21
01-26-2018, 02:11 PM
I wish I could have recorded what just happened! 3 people came in, one said HI, I said Hi! and they all disappeared at once! Come on What does that mean ? Did they fall off the face of the planet, ALL 3 AT ONCE. Im so upset, I want to choke someone at streamate!

imelly21
01-26-2018, 02:16 PM
Im done trying! I can't take this anymore. My emotional state is more important than that.

kamiliam
01-26-2018, 02:19 PM
I noticed something interesting about the contest. I been checking it, and the models placements always move around. well I noticed one model in the top 20 is staying at the same number position. She's a top model, I'm not even sure she streamed yesterday, but I know for a fact she did not stream from the last time I checked, everyone around her did. Im pretty sure she was at the AVN booth with streamate yesterday too. Are these contest just bullshit?

It is possible that her best 3 days put her there. I think the way they are ranking it is by chucking out your worst days as you go on. For instance I took yesterday off, and my rank went down. The only way I can gain is to have a better night then my worst nights.
I am honestly more pissed about the two models who were running the same show from both their rooms.

CurvyAriel
01-26-2018, 04:03 PM
It is possible that her best 3 days put her there. I think the way they are ranking it is by chucking out your worst days as you go on. For instance I took yesterday off, and my rank went down. The only way I can gain is to have a better night then my worst nights.
I am honestly more pissed about the two models who were running the same show from both their rooms.

I mean maybe, but why wouldn't it go up or down? Every other model around the position number has changed. It's still the same right now and the models not streaming. Its just odd.

PhatGirlDynomite!!!
01-26-2018, 05:36 PM
i didnt say flooded with traffic..but able to make the same amount of money. i mean if you could only make a certain amount not being on page 1 then girls from page 2 would never change to page 1, but it happens all the time. i did say page 1 and page 2 because yes after that you are just not going to get a decent number of guys looking. and you can put your room on classic chat and fake talk to people who are not there if you think no one sticks around because its boring, they wont be able to tell the difference. i also am pretty sure my placement was not good on any of their white labels because i was not getting many guys in my room at all, but the ones that did spent. i was getting quality guys instead of just quantity, so even if i only had 2 people in my room 1 was likely to spend. where as higher up that ratio goes wayyyyy down. of course more exposure in general is preferred, i'm just saying there is no point to stress over it because its still possible to do just as good.

I love your signature :)

PhatGirlDynomite!!!
01-26-2018, 05:46 PM
I noticed something interesting about the contest. I been checking it, and the models placements always move around. well I noticed one model in the top 20 is staying at the same number position. She's a top model, I'm not even sure she streamed yesterday, but I know for a fact she did not stream from the last time I checked, everyone around her did. Im pretty sure she was at the AVN booth with streamate yesterday too. Are these contest just bullshit?

Lots of models are streaming from hotel rooms and even directly from the AVN convention. Some are running multi streams with restream.io to their social media accounts and Streamate at the same time. How can you be sure if they're working or not unless you watch them 24/7?

CurvyAriel
01-26-2018, 05:58 PM
Lots of models are streaming from hotel rooms and even directly from the AVN convention. Some are running multi streams with restream.io to their social media accounts and Streamate at the same time. How can you be sure if they're working or not unless you watch them 24/7?

click on their room, it says offline Last time Streamed 1/25?

anonamiss
01-26-2018, 06:06 PM
i've noticed other girls' placements hopping all over the place this week. i'm geoblocked so i can't check my own placement when i'm online, but i've had massive drops in traffic at certain points of the night so i must be getting affected too. if i stick it out, i eventually get a rush of people all at once, but it used to be far more steady. now it makes me nervous.

also, just wanted to say... i thought i would like this new contest format but i ended up hating it. i had a really consistent week and made nearly $1600 so far, but because i made close to the same amount every night (and didn't have any "better than average" days to boost my ranking), i am just barely placing in the contest and will probably fall off the top 200. i imagine i'll need to make over $350 tonight just to stay in the race. i don't mean to sound complainy since i'm very happy with the paycheck i'll get, but i'm bummed that it likely won't be enough for a bonus.

PhatGirlDynomite!!!
01-26-2018, 06:11 PM
click on their room, it says offline Last time Streamed 1/25?

Today is the 26th. It shows that she last streamed on th 25th. But you said you cant even be sure she streamed yesterday? Whats so odd and confusung about her spot? And keep in mind placement varies from browser to browser and if you're viewing as a logged in customer.

PennyJ
01-28-2018, 10:20 AM
Site running super slow for anyone else? My stream is relatively fine, but the model section and actual SM, is running reaaaaaallllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy slow, often not loading.

Ari_star
01-28-2018, 02:54 PM
Not online tonight but thought I'd take a look through see if streams are running smoother as mine was a mess all week click on a room to a full on 3 way in free chat!! Why if people are literally fucking in free chat how the hell is any of us gonna get a paid show

LittleSexBunny
01-28-2018, 06:09 PM
Not online tonight but thought I'd take a look through see if streams are running smoother as mine was a mess all week click on a room to a full on 3 way in free chat!! Why if people are literally fucking in free chat how the hell is any of us gonna get a paid show

the same way other models get paid on other sites where people fuck in free chat.

the problem isn't them....

someone could literally run a zero dollar gold show. sorry to be blunt, but the issue is you.

Ari_star
01-28-2018, 06:15 PM
the same way other models get paid on other sites where people fuck in free chat.

the problem isn't them....

someone could literally run a zero dollar gold show. sorry to be blunt, but the issue is you.

I don't have issues with getting shows well except for freezing and serious lag all this week and I've not been doing this that long so forgive me if i seemed out of line I just thought this was against the rules and not really fair to those who were online and trying to get paid if it was a gold show would I not of needed to click to join? Like I said I wasn't even online to cam tonight just all week when I froze etc a lot of other rooms were too so went to look see if it had improved some

Marina Starr
01-28-2018, 06:49 PM
What you saw was public/free chat show so that's NOT allowed but some models do break rules.


I don't have issues with getting shows well except for freezing and serious lag all this week and I've not been doing this that long so forgive me if i seemed out of line I just thought this was against the rules and not really fair to those who were online and trying to get paid if it was a gold show would I not of needed to click to join? Like I said I wasn't even online to cam tonight just all week when I froze etc a lot of other rooms were too so went to look see if it had improved some

anonamiss
01-29-2018, 01:36 AM
the same way other models get paid on other sites where people fuck in free chat.

the problem isn't them....

someone could literally run a zero dollar gold show. sorry to be blunt, but the issue is you.

wow. to say "the issue is you" is rude as fuck. no, the actual pertinent issue is that these people aren't getting their accounts suspended or banned despite blatantly breaking streamate rules by fucking in free chat.

zero dollar gold shows still require a user with a credit card to technically "join" and therefore view it, and it doesn't take place in free chat. you don't just get to watch those shows in free chat without an account.

eta: it's not comparable to other sites where it is the norm and people are actually allowed to be nude and do sexual things in free/public chat. that is, in my opinion, one of the main reasons why girls join streamate. because people are expected to pay (or at least have an account) to see anything explicit, unlike most other popular sites.

it's a fair argument to make that streamate failing to police their own contract is ruining the site for models who actually abide by the rules.