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SM u a weird beast LOL, i love & hate u the same time u know this?!
So after a crap week i sign in this eve 1 hr before cut time and u grant me with very good paying old time regulars??!!
So i got a 30 min pvt block session at a nice price, another guy joined & watched for like 10 min then after i was done i got another good regular in exclusive at even higher price for another good chunk of money.
I had to log off no kidding, my back hurts but i am happy as fuck! I will adjust my schedule time again and avoid the prime time when there are many models online cause it seems things are getting crazy then.
After cut time we been 1200+ online and felt like my members found their ways to my room?!
This is no bragging by the way, i am surprised by the site dynamics and how things work with traffic and all, high number of models online at once -> severe issues for some models, lower number of models online -> better chances to be seen & smooth sailing technically speaking.
I had no disconnecting issues at all, members came in, talked, typed, spent, what gives?!
I stand my point still, what i said above regarding improving server capability so we can all benefit off it.
Happy dance here now! I knew it was not me :)
I thank myself for being a great performer and banking in a matter of 2 hrs ;)
DelishIrish
02-27-2016, 08:37 PM
I had to log off no kidding, my back hurts but i am happy as fuck! I will adjust my schedule time again and avoid the prime time when there are many models online cause it seems things are getting crazy then.
After cut time we been 1200+ online and felt like my members found their ways to my room?!
Hi! I'm waiting to get approved to go back on Streamate after a couple years of only using other sites. When is this "prime time"? Sounds like I should avoid it too. I'm assuming late week night evenings PAC & CST? Or since you're European you mean 6-8 hours ahead of that?
I know busy times are different in what works for each model etc, just askin' from your experience here
MistressX
02-28-2016, 12:14 AM
What exactly would you propose that Streamate do to combat the "problem" of so many models working at once? There is literally nothing that can be done about that short of selectively allowing models to work at certain times of the day in order to regulate traffic to keep those of you who are complaining about there being so many models on at a time happy, which would be ridiculous and patently unfair. Of course Streamate doesn't care if there are 2,000 models on at a time, why should they even be obligated to? More models means a greater variety of live streaming content which is great for them as a business, and the money is gonna be spent on the site regardless.
I definitely have noticed that my traffic isn't *as* good when there are 2,000 models online at a time, but generally if I just stick it out and maintain a decent attitude I almost always do just fine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
No, you completely missed the point of my post. If streamate is having problems dealing with so many models online they need to upgrade their systems. That is something they CAN do. There is still constantly technical glitches and they still dont seem to be fixing anything. This seems to be a recurring pattern that many girls have talked about for a long time. Now that there seems to be more and more models on, shouldnt they be trying to mitigate that issue? It just doesnt seem like they care enough to do so, especially considering their support responses.
Hi! I'm waiting to get approved to go back on Streamate after a couple years of only using other sites. When is this "prime time"? Sounds like I should avoid it too. I'm assuming late week night evenings PAC & CST? Or since you're European you mean 6-8 hours ahead of that?
I know busy times are different in what works for each model etc, just askin' from your experience here
Hi! I wish u a great return, just be prepared to face a different SM if u took a few years break, things changed a lot in the last years on SM.
On page 68 of this very thread some of us including myself posted about increased number of models til it hit 2000 and over, it was 1:17 PM Stripperweb time and they say at the bottom of every page here "All times are GMT -8".
Here it was nite time in Europe but there in USA was early afternoon.
There is no 'official prime time' LOL but it happened to see these high numbers on thursday when i was not camming but was at the pc looking around and on friday when i got ready to work, got online and had a bad shift.
Unfortunately FOR ME the times i am comfortable camming (night time my time) are the times with the highest number of models online which is creating a lot of tech. situations for me cause site is crowded, many models are and members are online; my ranking is not very high compared to others cause i cam too little hrs per month due to personal/ health reasons so i personally am affected a lot when many popular models are online.
My personal theory is, all these busy rooms that have higher traffic occupy the good working servers then what is left is occupied by the not soo busy rooms.
Also they (SM) might decide if ur room should be busy or not, means show ur room as private when not or even offline, they 'cut u from traffic' cause they need the resources for other rooms.
This works automatically of course, nobody sits there doing these things manually, is just how a bad server u located on functions.
I almost never run gold shows, i cam Classic chat, i dont have a lot of people in my room at once cause i work a niche so i am not considered by SM a model that 'deserves' a good working server to cam on compared to other models on site who generate more income therefore i am placed on a slower server even my placement on site is great cause i meet the requirements for hd720. It's understandable in a way, i with my 3-4 hrs daily shifts cant generate as much income as a model who cams more hrs & have a larger audience due to many factors involved.
So for me to make it work, i need to avoid the times when site is overloaded but then when i get online there might be less members online too plus changing camming times is a difficult thing to do cause i need to adjust my sleeping times and this takes time, cant switch it right away.
Yeah, that's why i say they need to expand/improve their server capability/ hardware/ maintenance, they have to if they want this site to continue to be a top site.
This 'good/bad server' is not just a theory, is a fact, it not a myth, all cam sites have it, that's how things actually work with traffic and all.
To make an analogy, it's a similar situation with a company who delivers electricity or water or internet, if the company does not have enough wires, pipes, bandwidth for the increasing number of clients it means some consumers will get more power, water and better internet while others will get less.
I hope it makes sense, i am not that tech savvy to explain better but this is the idea.
I still need another cam site for when SM is crowded, decides to throw a contest or i feel is just not working well for me, instead of sitting dead making no money on SM i better log off & try another site then back on SM if the other site is slowing down, this until i can splitcam properly while streaming in hd720 on sm + other site, right now i cant split in good conditions, i mean i can but my pc runs at almost 100% CPU.
Cheers!
Hxchayley
02-28-2016, 08:07 AM
Hi! I'm waiting to get approved to go back on Streamate after a couple years of only using other sites. When is this "prime time"? Sounds like I should avoid it too. I'm assuming late week night evenings PAC & CST? Or since you're European you mean 6-8 hours ahead of that?
I know busy times are different in what works for each model etc, just askin' from your experience here
It really just depends on where you're from. I hop on late night where I'm from and there isn't THAT HIGH of a number of models on, but still significantly higher then usual. I did my own recon last week where I checked the website real quick every 2 hours to see the number of models and models in my category that were online to attempt to try adjustments in my schedule. Honestly I noticed more models online during day, and just a couple pages back quite a few others posted about that craziness, but what they're posting at my 3:45pm could be there 10:45pm, so again, just depends on where you're from.
BadBitch
02-28-2016, 06:07 PM
Wow! Ive never in my 5 years, off and on with Streamate, seen this many models on at one time. Yikes!!
EDIT: 2049!!!
Yeah, 2049 and I had practically no one in my room ALL during that day. I'm wondering if there were more models online than fucking customers.
BadBitch
02-28-2016, 06:17 PM
STFU, Flash for faves is a fucking thing? Thank god i have never came across that BULLSHIT, like tf dude??
1. Faves definitely aint worth showing you my tits
2. Why would i want someone who is in my room asking for a freebie to favorite me?
GTFOH
You'd think that by them trying this a bazillion fucking times - getting banned, getting yelled at, getting ejected - they'd get the fucking idea. I don't get it.
DelishIrish
02-28-2016, 09:24 PM
I have to admit I was only on for 2 hours today, 5-7pm CST. Traffic seemed fine enough, but no shows. After a two week long break, hopefully I can do 4pm-midnight tomorrow without getting too discouraged.
My feed froze twice in the first half hour. Then no more problems.
I have a Logitech HD C310 and want to upgrade. For today I used the setting HD Low, although High was fine too, Wide or not. I asked ppl who came in they said it looked good so *shrugs
Just reading about the SMbroadcast encoder on streamatehelp now.
PennyShayne
02-29-2016, 01:58 AM
I didn't want to start a new thread for this, and I apologize if this isn't the right place but it seemed like it would be. First of all, I've been lurking here for over a month without an account and the information I've found was invaluable! Thank you!
Now to my issue, this is my second week on SM and every other time has gone basically as expected other than a rather excessive requests for things that aren't allowed on SM like ageplay below 18, Mommy, Daddy, golden showers etc. However, tonight I've had a couple of very strange shows and I'm concerned that I may be being trolled? The first was an Exclusive and the guy didn't chat with me first. Once I accepted, he did not respond when I said hello. I started slowly undressing and such and I asked him what he was into. Still no response. I said that I was going to end the show if I didn't get an answer and still nothing, so I clicked the boot button since I was afraid he may have done it by mistake.
The second was a private and the guy asked if I'd watch him "jerk his huge dick." I said "Absolutely!" but when I got in private and accepted the C2C request, it was obviously a fake porn vid because this thing was almost up to the guy's neck. lol! I asked what he was into or would like to see and he just said "Watch me blow!" so I did and then it ended.
Do these seem strange to any of you? I was only on for around an hour and a half so they happened pretty close together. I've got a really weird feeling about them.
LittleSexBunny
02-29-2016, 02:27 AM
I didn't want to start a new thread for this, and I apologize if this isn't the right place but it seemed like it would be. First of all, I've been lurking here for over a month without an account and the information I've found was invaluable! Thank you!
Now to my issue, this is my second week on SM and every other time has gone basically as expected other than a rather excessive requests for things that aren't allowed on SM like ageplay below 18, Mommy, Daddy, golden showers etc. However, tonight I've had a couple of very strange shows and I'm concerned that I may be being trolled? The first was an Exclusive and the guy didn't chat with me first. Once I accepted, he did not respond when I said hello. I started slowly undressing and such and I asked him what he was into. Still no response. I said that I was going to end the show if I didn't get an answer and still nothing, so I clicked the boot button since I was afraid he may have done it by mistake.
The second was a private and the guy asked if I'd watch him "jerk his huge dick." I said "Absolutely!" but when I got in private and accepted the C2C request, it was obviously a fake porn vid because this thing was almost up to the guy's neck. lol! I asked what he was into or would like to see and he just said "Watch me blow!" so I did and then it ended.
Do these seem strange to any of you? I was only on for around an hour and a half so they happened pretty close together. I've got a really weird feeling about them.
Welcome to the world of camming haha! It's normal. Your porn video might have been fake (the way you wrote that I laughed my ass off btw)....but those other things are completely normal. You get used to that. haha...
PennyShayne
02-29-2016, 03:13 AM
Welcome to the world of camming haha! It's normal. Your porn video might have been fake (the way you wrote that I laughed my ass off btw)....but those other things are completely normal. You get used to that. haha...
Thanks! The video was almost definitely fake, since there are probably horses that aren't hung that well. Haha! I'm not really sure what someone would get out of me just watching it? Not that I minded, since it was rather slow and it was kind of entertaining. lol
DelishIrish
02-29-2016, 04:33 AM
Penny: If you get someone who doesn't talk right away or even ever, you don't have to start undressing right away. Whether or not they are an elderly slow-typer gentleman or a voyeur, you should wait as long as you're in a PAID chat = ] I understand ending it after 5 minutes with nothing to work with, but I wouldn't before that
Now i wish to understand what this is, a trojan on SM???!!
I wanted to check my placement & got this pop-up window from my antivirus, what??!!
I dont see the number of models on site and every time i wanna look up site my antivirus is showing me this message no matter the browser i use, chrome, mozilla.
Anyone else?!
44343
Looking in my Quarantine folder i see all the entries again. Now seriously, what is this?
44344
IvyRose
02-29-2016, 05:19 AM
I didn't want to start a new thread for this, and I apologize if this isn't the right place but it seemed like it would be. First of all, I've been lurking here for over a month without an account and the information I've found was invaluable! Thank you!
Now to my issue, this is my second week on SM and every other time has gone basically as expected other than a rather excessive requests for things that aren't allowed on SM like ageplay below 18, Mommy, Daddy, golden showers etc. However, tonight I've had a couple of very strange shows and I'm concerned that I may be being trolled? The first was an Exclusive and the guy didn't chat with me first. Once I accepted, he did not respond when I said hello. I started slowly undressing and such and I asked him what he was into. Still no response. I said that I was going to end the show if I didn't get an answer and still nothing, so I clicked the boot button since I was afraid he may have done it by mistake.
The second was a private and the guy asked if I'd watch him "jerk his huge dick." I said "Absolutely!" but when I got in private and accepted the C2C request, it was obviously a fake porn vid because this thing was almost up to the guy's neck. lol! I asked what he was into or would like to see and he just said "Watch me blow!" so I did and then it ended.
Do these seem strange to any of you? I was only on for around an hour and a half so they happened pretty close together. I've got a really weird feeling about them.
Had the fake c2c videos also- even with a logo on top of it so it was defenitly fake as fuck
I just do my thing, and since its a fake c2c with a huge cock I play into the huge-cock-fetish and work out my show acoordingly
why would you ever end a show (if there is no abuse or misbehaving) esp if it is such an easy one as this particular show? It is his choice to give you a false cam, they must loike it why else would they pay you to show it to you? Just do your thing and get your $. If they dont like your show they will end it themselves
If they dont talk than I always make sure that they know I cannot see their chat- had it once that a guy was tgyping- i could only see the text afterwards when he ended the show. So i always say ou loud that if they wanna sit back and enjoy the show than that is fine but that I cannot see them typing and that I hope he is just enjoying himself to much to get his hands on the keyboard.. sometimes i even write it out bec they can also have no sound.
If they dont respond after that i assume they are enjoying themselves and give that a standard masturbation show and tell them if they wanna see someting in particular they should write it out
imelly21
02-29-2016, 07:00 AM
@KatM, that doesnt look good!:O
I wonder what other model say about this
did you previously(that day) open any picture attachments from members?
imelly21
02-29-2016, 07:02 AM
Do these seem strange to any of you? I was only on for around an hour and a half so they happened pretty close together. I've got a really weird feeling about them.
Welcome:)
I would not think twice about it..
these things just happen
xxtinamariexx
02-29-2016, 07:23 AM
I have been taken exclusive 5 times this morning since I have been on.. and all 5 times I have gotten disconnected. I have restarted everything, re-calibrated. and still freezing choppy, disconnecting
I am using the Broadcaster... anyone else this morning or is it just me??
xCamLovex
02-29-2016, 10:03 AM
Note that when custies are on mobile or tablet shows have trouble connecting ^^^^ SM advertises these features but when it comes time to actually connecting it just creates limbo for them and you
xCamLovex
02-29-2016, 10:04 AM
I tell custies if you're on mobile or tablet you better find a desktop or laptop or your penis is about to get really frustrated
MistressX
02-29-2016, 12:47 PM
SnoviaTerror posted recently about the disconnecting issues. She mailed streamate support and they sent her to a page that details what requirements are needed to stream in the different formats. In order to stream 720, the requirements are ridiculous. I have a feeling this may be one of the reasons we all keep getting booted off and having issues with the broadcaster. I am going to be looking at upgrading my equipment soon-ish but the amount of money for something that will adequately run the 720 settings and/or the broadcaster is in the realm of the $1500-$2000 dollar range. Ugh...
In fact it's on the site to read but i was not aware it was there or where exactly, thank you for posting about this on the other thread Snovia, luckily u did not crop the print screen so i could see the address where to look for this very page :-*
http://streamatehelp.com/checking-your-equipment/
Yeah, it makes sense now cause in my case i only have 4GB RAM and 32bit operating system, tmrw i am getting a 64 bit Windows installed on my machine so i can upgrade the rams too, i also wish to thank Selenasecret here who's husband helped me figure out what my problem is, a hardware problem 1st of all :(
Looks like the SM Broadcaster malfunction i have here is connected to my system capabilities and even the FMLE works in my case i still dont get the best out of it cause of the less RAMs, i wish SM would have informed us in an email sent by support what are the complete requirements to stream in HD720 and not only put that information up on the site hidden there between many other things w.o actually making us aware what to look for.
Their communication skills are lacking A LOT! Without this amazing forum & the support we give to eachother here, many of us would not have made it to SM i tell u, not me at least, not all of us are that tech savvy to know these things.
Is great to have somebody to help at home but when u dont is just not that easy.
ETA: on top of it i sound like a 'crazy woman' building up theories of how SM cuts me from traffic when i actually had no idea i dont even meet the requirements to stream in HD720 properly, i mean i can but HALF ASS, that's why all the issues especially the ones with the SM Broadcaster.
At this point i dont even know what settings to use when i get on cam later on, if i keep the 720p i have great placement but my room might not work properly, if i lower the settings i am thrown on page 4!
Everything i said in my other post above stays with the annotation that yes, i am 'automatically cut off traffic' because i stream in HALF HD720, i was not aware 8GB RAM is mandatory actually, i believed 4 was enough.
Cried here a lot out of frustration, the last weeks were soo stressy for me trying to figure out what the heck is going on on SM.
LittleSexBunny
02-29-2016, 01:38 PM
SnoviaTerror posted recently about the disconnecting issues. She mailed streamate support and they sent her to a page that details what requirements are needed to stream in the different formats. In order to stream 720, the requirements are ridiculous. I have a feeling this may be one of the reasons we all keep getting booted off and having issues with the broadcaster. I am going to be looking at upgrading my equipment soon-ish but the amount of money for something that will adequately run the 720 settings and/or the broadcaster is in the realm of the $1500-$2000 dollar range. Ugh...
Buy a desktop.... mine was less than 600 and can run the 720 requirements.. desktops are cheaper. Much cheaper. They also upgrade easier than laptops and all in one's.
I have 12 gigs of ram and a 3.5 ghz processor. Just bought it the other day...computer was under 600 after tax. Granted best buy doesn't want u to know what u r buying on the stickers.... therefore I had to Google every processor in the store to find the best deal haha. I6, i5, i3, etc etc with a bunch of numbers doesn't tell me how many ghz.... I hated having to do that. It's done now though so whatever. U really should just order online, but I needed mine for work asap....so best buy it was....
Should say the monitor wasn't included and I splurged on a 300 dollar one lol... u can get a monitor cheap though, or even use a TV with an hdmi cable for a temporary solution (or permanent one if u have some huge TV in ur work area haha)
MistressX
02-29-2016, 01:56 PM
Thanks for the info! My next purchase is going to be a desktop then!
SnoviaTerror
02-29-2016, 01:58 PM
Buy a desktop.... mine was less than 600 and can run the 720 requirements.. desktops are cheaper. Much cheaper. They also upgrade easier than laptops and all in one's.
I have 12 gigs of ram and a 3.5 ghz processor. Just bought it the other day...computer was under 600 after tax. Granted best buy doesn't want u to know what u r buying on the stickers.... therefore I had to Google every processor in the store to find the best deal haha. I6, i5, i3, etc etc with a bunch of numbers doesn't tell me how many ghz.... I hated having to do that. It's done now though so whatever. U really should just order online, but I needed mine for work asap....so best buy it was....
Should say the monitor wasn't included and I splurged on a 300 dollar one lol... u can get a monitor cheap though, or even use a TV with an hdmi cable for a temporary solution (or permanent one if u have some huge TV in ur work area haha)
Thanks LittleSexyBunny. I was looking at desktops last night. :) Seems like a much better investment since I can upgrade later if needed.
PennyShayne
02-29-2016, 03:02 PM
Penny: If you get someone who doesn't talk right away or even ever, you don't have to start undressing right away. Whether or not they are an elderly slow-typer gentleman or a voyeur, you should wait as long as you're in a PAID chat = ] I understand ending it after 5 minutes with nothing to work with, but I wouldn't before that
Thanks! It was more that I was trying to tease them into speaking up than fully undressing. They were silent for at least 3 to 4 minutes, but I'd have to look at my log. I considered waiting, but I was worried about charge-backs etc if it was somehow a mistake on their end and I wasn't really giving much of a show and I would have felt kind of guilty. Would it be difficult for them to accidentally go into Exclusive?
PennyShayne
02-29-2016, 03:17 PM
Had the fake c2c videos also- even with a logo on top of it so it was defenitly fake as fuck
I just do my thing, and since its a fake c2c with a huge cock I play into the huge-cock-fetish and work out my show acoordingly
why would you ever end a show (if there is no abuse or misbehaving) esp if it is such an easy one as this particular show? It is his choice to give you a false cam, they must loike it why else would they pay you to show it to you? Just do your thing and get your $. If they dont like your show they will end it themselves
If they dont talk than I always make sure that they know I cannot see their chat- had it once that a guy was tgyping- i could only see the text afterwards when he ended the show. So i always say ou loud that if they wanna sit back and enjoy the show than that is fine but that I cannot see them typing and that I hope he is just enjoying himself to much to get his hands on the keyboard.. sometimes i even write it out bec they can also have no sound.
If they dont respond after that i assume they are enjoying themselves and give that a standard masturbation show and tell them if they wanna see someting in particular they should write it out
Oh, I didn't end the fake dick cam show! I played up my reaction since that was what they seemed to want. I only ended the silent show after 3 to 4 minutes because I was concerned about it being a mistake on their end or some kind of troll. During my research before I started camming, I ran across some models saying that customers had used stolen credit cards to pay for shows etc and one of the girls had somehow caught the blame for it herself? So I was a little nervous on that front, too.
sovereignv
02-29-2016, 03:36 PM
Thanks! It was more that I was trying to tease them into speaking up than fully undressing. They were silent for at least 3 to 4 minutes, but I'd have to look at my log. I considered waiting, but I was worried about charge-backs etc if it was somehow a mistake on their end and I wasn't really giving much of a show and I would have felt kind of guilty. Would it be difficult for them to accidentally go into Exclusive?
Streamate covers all chargebacks so that's one thing you don't have to worry about.
Last time I cammed some guy came straight into premium, didn't say anything for four minutes, tipped me 10 euros, said "hi bb" after another 2 minutes, then left. I just kicked back and chilled out. I always say, "if you want something then let me know."
^^^ The only problem i see here is, how do i know for sure my room is not stuck actually while looking like is working?
There is no way to check if the member is actually billed or not but only after the paid session is over, it happened to me in the past to have a member in exclusive thinking he is watching silently but when he was not answering anymore for a while i decided to cut the show, when i looked my stats i saw he was not charged for the last 4 minutes of our paid show, dont even know if i was streaming my show in freechat or was stuck in limbo....
Selenasecret
02-29-2016, 04:55 PM
No probs KAtm.
I am suprised more are not using Amd. As its a fraction of the price of Intel now windows 10 is going directx12
You can build a Amd full 720p pc for about £200. If you want I will get hubbie to post the parts for you. You dont need gddr5 graphics. Ddr3 works just fine unless your playing proper games.
If you re used parts from your old pc. Its cheaper than the £200 I just said.
Dont waste your money on more than 16gig of ram unless your video editing. Even games cant use 16gig of ram yet.
Cooling is key. I use a athlon x4 860k cpu that was £50 and an artic freezer 11 fm2 cooler. It runs all 4 cores at 4.5/4.7gig and 60c on full load. Always a case fan at the front and an exhaust at the rear for optimum cooling without watercooling. I just use a 4gb ddr3 amd graphics card and it runs the 32" TV at 1080p and a second monitor at the same rez.
As I said I can get the hubbie who has built pcs for years to post a spec of bits to put together a fast enough for cam pc for you around £200 or cheaper if you reuse parts. And the video tutorials on how to put them together.
I also use zonelabs for firewall and avg antivirus but also adaware antivirus so windows firewall and windows defender are off as I dont need them.
Just always always go 64bit. Windows 8 or Windows 10 if you can
As for the new encoder. I kind of like it. Things have picked up for me since its rolled out. Still not past £200 in a week yet but I am twittering. Ditched the mask and generally make a fuss of the private shows. only uses 40% of the cpu and calibrates at 720p and has been stable. However I dont have any programs. In the task back that dont need to be. So photoshop and iTunes is not sat there using resources unless I manually open then. And always have a decent size pagefile.
Let me know about the pc parts. As he will give you tips that gamers use for performance based on 20yrs of playing pc games online.
^^^ I will PM u as soon as i got the time, getting ready to cam just now xxx and much love! Ty!!
xxtinamariexx
02-29-2016, 05:21 PM
SnoviaTerror posted recently about the disconnecting issues. She mailed streamate support and they sent her to a page that details what requirements are needed to stream in the different formats. In order to stream 720, the requirements are ridiculous. I have a feeling this may be one of the reasons we all keep getting booted off and having issues with the broadcaster. I am going to be looking at upgrading my equipment soon-ish but the amount of money for something that will adequately run the 720 settings and/or the broadcaster is in the realm of the $1500-$2000 dollar range. Ugh...
Unfortunetly this is not my case although I wish it was :( ... I have asus.zG751J .. i7 HQ 2.50GHz with 8GB of ram and 7.88 is usable .. guys on tablets or phones, maybe.. some of these guys are my regulars... so not really sure what the issues is... SM really needs to get with it... phones/tablets they are what people use... guys sneaking off to play, they are not all sitting at desktops, welcome to 2016~
MistressX
02-29-2016, 05:30 PM
I wish i knew what all that gobbledygook above meant LOL... I cant build a PC. I would rather just buy one cause... I am literally computer illiterate. Man, you should build custom PC's for cam girls! you could probably make some $! I would buy one from ya!
SnoviaTerror
02-29-2016, 05:52 PM
Unfortunetly this is not my case although I wish it was :( ... I have asus.zG751J .. i7 HQ 2.50GHz with 8GB of ram and 7.88 is usable .. guys on tablets or phones, maybe.. some of these guys are my regulars... so not really sure what the issues is... SM really needs to get with it... phones/tablets they are what people use... guys sneaking off to play, they are not all sitting at desktops, welcome to 2016~
I think you might have misunderstood. We were talking about us being disconnected due to our computer, not the client. I agree that SM needs to get their shit together though. Clients getting booted from privates and such is definitely not us. :)
Trying to sign in, it wont let me, i get system error, anyone else? My room seemed stuck so i signed off now i cant get back in!
ETA: OK was working after several tries duh!
Streaming with lower settings (1024x576) & getting people into my room talking to me. Tried 720p, dead here, lowered settings-> people are able to get in, see me & talk! HA!
SnoviaTerror
02-29-2016, 06:50 PM
Trying to sign in, it wont let me, i get system error, anyone else? My room seemed stuck so i signed off now i cant get back in!
ETA: OK was working after several tries duh!
Streaming with lower settings (1024x576) & getting people into my room talking to me. Tried 720p, dead here, lowered settings-> people are able to get in, see me & talk! HA!
Wow! Are you still using the encoder?
^^^ I am using the FMLE otherwise they throw me on page 11 or so!
Placement dont seem to be affected with these settings but if i go lower i land on page 4!
My PC is HP i5 desktop with 1GB graphic card & 4GB RAM, i have good speeds, the only missing part is the 8GB RAM they require & a newer Windows as i run Vista 32bit (outdated i know).
No way i am camming w.o the encoder, it will kill my placement, now i am on page One, dont need to land on page 4 or further away, i worked my ass off for 6 years on SM to get here u know ;)
MistressX
02-29-2016, 07:16 PM
So you are using the Legacy settings? ^
So you are using the Legacy settings? ^
LOL, dont even know what 'legacy' refers to but i changed the settings manually,
means resolution at 1024x576 Input & Output, 30 frames per second, 1800 bit rate.
When i tried to splitcam and used 800x450 resolution with FMLE & manycam i landed on page 4!
Now i dont splitcam until i buy verysoft software & more rams.
So if u call 'legacy' these 800ishx400ish resolution with 1500ish bit rate then i'll say they too low to keep a good placement with.
I was trying things around a lot in the last time and noticed i get more people in my room when using lower ish settings but somebody said it's because it shows less flaws on me in lower resolution not because of the tech. aspect (haha, u kidding me?! LOL).
Anyway, i know what i need now & will get things sorted out here very soon. xx
Now i wish to understand what this is, a trojan on SM???!!
I wanted to check my placement & got this pop-up window from my antivirus, what??!!
I dont see the number of models on site and every time i wanna look up site my antivirus is showing me this message no matter the browser i use, chrome, mozilla.
Anyone else?!
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Looking in my Quarantine folder i see all the entries again. Now seriously, what is this?
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@KatM, that doesnt look good!:O
I wonder what other model say about this
did you previously(that day) open any picture attachments from members?
Late answer but here it is: i did not open any attachment today, while camming this morning i went onto streamate.com to check my placement as it shows on the second pic in Quarantine logs, there is the address i accessed several times and my connection was terminated cause there was a trojan.
Maybe SM is hacked or something?! After a few mins it was okay, no more trouble and my antivirus did not alert me anymore about issues on SM main site.
Weird! Now i am scanning my pc while having a snack then back on cam.
ETA: Computer scan is over, PC is clean, no infected files, my antivirus caught the trojan promptly thank God! Bahh! Jeez!
MistressX
02-29-2016, 08:30 PM
LOL, dont even know what 'legacy' refers to but i changed the settings manually,
means resolution at 1024x576 Input & Output, 30 frames per second, 1800 bit rate.
When i tried to splitcam and used 800x450 resolution with FMLE & manycam i landed on page 4!
Now i dont splitcam until i buy verysoft software & more rams.
So if u call 'legacy' these 800ishx400ish resolution with 1500ish bit rate then i'll say they too low to keep a good placement with.
I was trying things around a lot in the last time and noticed i get more people in my room when using lower ish settings but somebody said it's because it shows less flaws on me in lower resolution not because of the tech. aspect (haha, u kidding me?! LOL).
Anyway, i know what i need now & will get things sorted out here very soon. xx
On the streamate page where you download the FMLE settings, they have the new 720 settings file and then they have the "Legacy" settings, which were what was standard before 720 came out. I am not sure exactly what they are, but when you said lower settings I assumed that was it. Every time I mess with the settings manually, I always screw it up lol... I guess I will just experiment with different settings and see what happens! :)
On the streamate page where you download the FMLE settings, they have the new 720 settings file and then they have the "Legacy" settings, which were what was standard before 720 came out. I am not sure exactly what they are, but when you said lower settings I assumed that was it. Every time I mess with the settings manually, I always screw it up lol... I guess I will just experiment with different settings and see what happens! :)
Right, what they call Legacy now is indeed what was used before the hd720.
I always do the settings manually here because it was not working automatically due to the fact that i have more video drivers installed on my pc, not only the logitech c920 video driver & when i tried to open the file in encoder it was automatically seeing the splitter driver and not my logitech camera, also with wrong settings.
When Vanessa provided us in advance with the new hd720 settings last year in august i had to introduce that settings manually and in my rush to get them working i forgot i can open the source section of these files to read what to put in, luckily a member here reminded me i can do this after i got angry cause nobody wanted to help; that was the moment before site collapsed for an entire week in august 2015, the event people call "streamgate' now lol, i had serious issues staying connected that time just before the collapse.
Then later on they announced the 'official launch' of HD720 settings; i wonder when they really updated the help section on site regarding the HD720 system requirements section, the page snovia was directed to by the support?! cause i dont remember to get an email or so about this & i did not check the help section cause i did not know there is valuable info to read regarding our system requirements and all.
I mean where is the logic of SM to update help section with vital information if they did not announce models they have an update?!
Anyway, between the HD720 & Legacy settings i decided to stream with the ones i provided above & is working better for me.
Im my personal situation here i understand hd720 is too much for my pc and legacy is too low.
But if u dont know how to fiddle around with the settings manually... not sure what to recommend u to do.
Hope it makes sense? Pls note i am not native in english, hope u get me :)
LittleSexBunny
02-29-2016, 09:32 PM
IT WAS MEEEE!!! the problem was me!!! OMG i'm so happy it's finally fixed! There was apparently a corroded splitter outside of my house. It's replaced and my internet is crystal clear! Beautiful! No choppiness...no flickering! New computer. OMG... I'm excited!! Just saying.... sometimes it's not streamate... :D so thankful!!!
edit:
I lied....2 hours in...same issue..
Idk...?? Idc still...I broke 530 in 6 hours.... life. is. good!
AvaLove
02-29-2016, 11:32 PM
I am not sure if this has been said before on this thread or the main SM thread but did you know streamate does shady things like charge customers $19.95 monthly even though they insist they will not charge your credit card unless you purchase a show or gold to give to a model. Last week signed up as a member of the site to be nosey and I purchased a gold show which I agreed to only $5. A couple of hours ago, I received an email from epoch.com saying I was being billed for a $19.95 recurring charge which I do not recall VISIBILITY seeing.
Streamate if you are reading this thread, which I know you are, these kind of practices cause people to not trust your site which leads to people not returning and spending money. It is bad enough you are advertising the site as a dating/hook-up. These kind of tactics are going to bite you in the ass.
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PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-01-2016, 12:00 AM
I am not sure if this has been said before on this thread or the main SM thread but did you know streamate does shady things like charge customers $19.95 monthly even though they insist they will not charge your credit card unless you purchase a show or gold to give to a model. Last week signed up as a member of the site to be nosey and I purchased a gold show which I agreed to only $5. A couple of hours ago, I received an email from epoch.com saying I was being billed for a $19.95 recurring charge which I do not recall VISIBILITY seeing.
Streamate if you are reading this thread, which I know you are, these kind of practices cause people to not trust your site which leads to people not returning and spending money. It is bad enough you are advertising the site as a dating/hook-up. These kind of tactics are going to bite you in the ass.
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This has been going on for a few years. But I thought they'd stopped doing this. For awhile when members sign up there's a little box that you have to untick. In very fine print there's a dating site that you join for about $19.99 its by default. It happened to me before. But recently I got a new customer account and it wasn't there. Maybe they started the fuckery all over again?
EllieGold
03-01-2016, 12:16 AM
Row 4, page 1 on Streamate tonight. Um, where are the guys? There isn't a soul to even ask for a freebie. Wow.
EllieGold
03-01-2016, 12:18 AM
This has been going on for a few years. But I thought they'd stopped doing this. For awhile when members sign up there's a little box that you have to untick. In very fine print there's a dating site that you join for about $19.99 its by default. It happened to me before. But recently I got a new customer account and it wasn't there. Maybe they started the fuckery all over again?
Yes, i had my husband sign up in 2013. They charged my card and then some. Immediately I did a chargeback ( we didn't enter any private shows, nothing). We ordered a new card and now I won't get a Streamate account. Stay far away.
LucyLenore
03-01-2016, 01:17 AM
I actually did the same thing, I signed up because you can't stay logged in while a model in the customer area *Which I really fucking hate, I have to talk to my fellow models in their shows other ways and then I can't help or tip or anything* But they charged my card over and over again so I cancelled it and moved on. Though I really wish there was a way to stay logged in and talk to other models, I mean if they don't want other models in there we should have the option of blocking them like MFC now they can spy if your one of the models uncomfortable with it anyways. It seems really unfair for the models and customers
Selenasecret
03-01-2016, 01:54 AM
I will get him to post a spec for a decent enough machine as cheap as possible. Its really not that hard long as you can use a screwdriver. The only tricky bit is mounting the massive heat sink to keep the cpu cool
Hxchayley
03-02-2016, 12:54 AM
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SM...SM, I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD,
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DelishIrish
03-02-2016, 02:41 AM
WOW girls, I did not know about that $20 monthly 'dating' site fee ... So that's why guys come in expecting me to meet them IRL, more-so than other sites I've been on. I go back on cam Thursday early afternoon. I'll have to set a number as "I am not interested in meeting offline"