View Full Version : STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
imelly21
03-24-2016, 11:28 AM
lots of guys say they go private and never do...
wft:(
Chellyinparadise
03-24-2016, 11:30 AM
a major glitch: I had about 4 minutes left in GS countdown. only one guy pledged thus far. however, as soon as he tipped in, the GS began! I didn't click "start show" or anything. It just pulled us into the show. wtf
Thats crazy sorry that happened to you.
Glamourmilf
03-24-2016, 11:46 AM
lots of guys say they go private and never do...
wft:(
This is one of my biggest pet peeves about camming.
One way I deal with it is to immediately kick them out of chat when they come back.(And they ALWAYS come back.)
They get the hint, and usually go private or get banned.
Chellyinparadise
03-24-2016, 11:54 AM
lots of guys say they go private and never do...
wft:(
Sometimes they will follow through and sometimes they dont. For instance last night i had a submissive whos been talk talk talk for awhile saying he would and he actually took me last night and followed through sometimes i have too much patience but if they continue on after so long i just ban. Just have to worry about the ones who do alot of guys will tell you that and just leave comes with the job unfortunately.
xCamLovex
03-24-2016, 01:11 PM
...hello?...hellooo? *logs off after no one in my room in 5 mins* it was interesting this morning...
KarinaGiselle
03-24-2016, 02:43 PM
I'm so tired that I'm only getting a 30% payout from Streamate just because I'm Mexican. I'm NOT even signed up to a studio or anything and as far as I know Mexico has a pretty blunt trading agreement with the US and Canada: NAFTA.
WTF?
jackiebee
03-24-2016, 05:53 PM
I got disconnected so many times on SM last night I just said fuck it and went to MFC even though I don't typically because it's dead on Wednesdays. So down goes my camscore by a landslide. Fuck me sideways.
Chellyinparadise
03-24-2016, 08:13 PM
Im riding the glitch train tonight wooooooooooo haha. Was running smooth then been disconnected already about 10 times hope it eases up lol
Tigrillo
03-24-2016, 08:33 PM
I'm so tired that I'm only getting a 30% payout from Streamate just because I'm Mexican. I'm NOT even signed up to a studio or anything and as far as I know Mexico has a pretty blunt trading agreement with the US and Canada: NAFTA.
WTF?
I hear you!!! I'm in Mexico too and I'm up to the tits with this cutting on our earnings! Not only that, but we get less traffic as well, since we appear in the Central America listings and most members stick only to North America (which we are a part of!!! agh!!).... I've told support about all this but obviously they don't even acknowledge it. I sometimes take it very personally but these days I've done really well and I try not to bitch too much, but I saw your post and I needed to say YES. We should insist together LOL!
nice to meet another mexicana on SM!
Yeah, it feels the same to be in E.Europe :(
I am tired to bitch about this u know...
seashell
03-24-2016, 10:03 PM
Tonight seemed okay as far as glitches. It was my first time there in 3 years... man things seem to have changed, I don't remember gold shows and paid blocks of time!
Hxchayley
03-24-2016, 10:11 PM
...hello?...hellooo? *logs off after no one in my room in 5 mins* it was interesting this morning...
I FUCKING FEEL IT!! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??? 2 PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF MY FUCKING ROOM IN TWENTY FUCKING MINUTES!! And the only reason i even stayed that long is i got distarcted reading this forum.
Think some shit is up, go check my stats and FOR THE FIRST FUCKING TIME IN
HISTORY I HAVE 'EXCELLENT' FOR RTT, FPS, AND BITRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!
dude im fucking furious because i wasnt able to get my new pc
today and i cant even hop to imlive because for some reason my cam is slow on that site? fuck man i think Im contemplating on taking a mini vaca while i wait for my new pc to get here and use that time to apply to other sites.
Like i know i preached about the sucking it up but like damn dude im not even getting any dudes in my room to have he chance to be able to try and make money. Like im sorry dide i dont work miracles, i cant wait for people but im not gonna wait forever. im so discouraged right now.
im gonna change my SM headline to "You're gonna miss me when im gone"
no fucks given if anyone does or not at this point.
alex00
03-24-2016, 11:37 PM
Hey guys I know i have posted a lot on having technical issues but this has been very frustrating for me as i know it has been for others. How do i get my roundtrip time better. I did a ping test and it was 150 ms to Streamate servers and i have 100 upload speed fios. I had a technician come out today and he said everything was fine....
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 01:36 AM
If you run in cmd.
Tracert streamatemodels.com
It will display a route and which node is giving you problems. Gamer forums are best for this.
However.... You have a few options but not 100% that they will work for you.
Mtu. This is the packet size of data transfering through nodes on the Internet to get to the server. your pc will be running 1500. But a node could be running a lower size. Alot of gamers use 1470.
For me I was getting issue at New York and Colarado.
Vpn. I use unblock-us and the vpn they offer. It gives me multi region netflix as a bonus and allows me to appear all over the world. I tend to stick to USA when camming as enceypted traffic runs throigh nodes faster and if I am on route to go through Bahamas I bypass Newyork and colarado.
Hubbie does all this. And its the best I can explain it. But it may not work for you.
Bobo12345
03-25-2016, 03:11 AM
Hi girls!
Did you noticed that if you enter as guest on the site from USA it appears the video preview option and if you enter from Europe (like me) that option doesn't appear?
Looks that SM don't handle with new updates for the site and that cause technical problems for us
Ok back here with solid evidence, pls know that even with the new PC specs and New connection I STILL HAD PROBLEMS yesterday when camming on SM only, both with SMBroascaster & FMLE.
Now u guys pull the conclusions cause for me this is beyond my understanding, i did everything in my powers to make it work, spent money on PC upgrade, new connection, pro lights cause i damaged my eyes sitting at the PC troubleshooting, etc etc.
And now i feel stuck & disappointed, dont know what to do anymore regarding SM, probably i'll get on cam & work thorough issues, try other site(s) separately or splitcam, i already made the arrangements.
Now SM cant tell it's me, right? :(
Cheers!
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DeepThoughts
03-25-2016, 04:01 AM
This is so weird. All week I have been using the encoder and its been laggy and shittty but this morning I remembered that when I originally started using the broadcaster I didnt know I was suppose to change the "quality" to "SMBroadcaster" on the drop down menu. I always just used the "External Encoder" default I had set. When I first started having issues I saw I was suppose to select SMBroadcaster and I changed my settings. But today I went back to setting it to "external Encorder" but using the broadcaster and now I am Streaming perfectly again. Some of you others might want to try this!
Or maybe its just Easter Magic!
Not sure i follow u DeepT ;)
Let's see, normally when u wanna stream with the SMBroadcaster u also pick the SMBroadcast from the drop down menu in either Settings tab or there in chat room on SM.
If u want to use the Adobe Encoder or any other encoder like OBS (some girls use that) then u need to pick External Encoder from the drop down menu in Settings tab or directly in Chatroom on SM.
Then proceed to start ur session with either encoder.
Now what u say there, looks like u mixing things up?!
So u say u stream today with the SMBroadcaster software and External encoder (Adobe) option in My Cam Quality from the drop down menu?!
You sure that's what u wanted to type? Pls check again what u wrote because that is not technically possible, the External encoder setting CANT WORK with the SMBroadcaster, that setting gives u the url's to put into the Adobe Encoder when u hit the Start Show button in chatroom.
The SMBroadcaster dont need any url's to set, it's working directly once u select it from the drop down menu as SMBroadcaste and run the SMBroadcaster software.
If it's working now i am all happy for you just dont know what u did there exactly xx :)
I'll get on cam later on myself, maybe things will work better today, Magic Easter help us!!
xx
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 06:00 AM
To get your real ping kat
Cmd in run. Then tracert streamatemodels.com
This will give you an idea of where your data flows through
Hey Selena, here is the data i have, i did this last eve but forgot to add it in my above message, what do u reckon here?
ty xx
(i blurred some areas but the signal goes through London. I am even further away than u!
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EllieGold
03-25-2016, 07:49 AM
I have had enough of the abuse on Streamate. I just watched a popular model almost cry on cam just a few mins ago. She couldn't get a show going. One dude told her he just came in free chat. Another dude told her that he stole her videos from Pornhub and mastrubated to them. He told her everyone hated her and didn't want to tip. I'm disgusted that Streamate will BACK these losers up but refuse to back the models up in a time of need. This site can just go to hell. I need to find money elsewhere because this is flat out abuse.
^^^ Seen this myself a few times, i cant stand the pain the models have to go thru just to start a GS.
This is the result of Gold Shows 'era' when things were working nice and smooth but they degraded in time, i am sorry to say but this was to be expected, i seen this from the very beginning as i was on SM before GS era.
Guys became cheap in time, entitled, they dont want to tip anymore and with gold shows there is the time pressure weighting very heavy on the performer, she needs the guys to tip to start the show, she needs the connection to be stable to end the show and be paid for it, how many times i read here models complaining they got disconnected and lost their money then eventually had to contact SM to be compensated for the lost money?
It's a hostile environment to work in, it's not pleasant anymore to cam on this site but where is better i wonder?
Is there any site where things work nice and smooth and we can say we happy with the work & money?
Dont think there is any site like this, it's up to us to find our ways on these sites and care for ourselves cause nobody cares for us but ourselves.
Cheers xx
DeepThoughts
03-25-2016, 08:18 AM
Not sure i follow u DeepT ;)
Let's see, normally when u wanna stream with the SMBroadcaster u also pick the SMBroadcast from the drop down menu in either Settings tab or there in chat room on SM.
If u want to use the Adobe Encoder or any other encoder like OBS (some girls use that) then u need to pick External Encoder from the drop down menu in Settings tab or directly in Chatroom on SM.
Then proceed to start ur session with either encoder.
Now what u say there, looks like u mixing things up?!
So u say u stream today with the SMBroadcaster software and External encoder (Adobe) option in My Cam Quality from the drop down menu?!
You sure that's what u wanted to type? Pls check again what u wrote because that is not technically possible, the External encoder setting CANT WORK with the SMBroadcaster, that setting gives u the url's to put into the Adobe Encoder when u hit the Start Show button in chatroom.
The SMBroadcaster dont need any url's to set, it's working directly once u select it from the drop down menu as SMBroadcaste and run the SMBroadcaster software.
If it's working now i am all happy for you just dont know what u did there exactly xx :)
I'll get on cam later on myself, maybe things will work better today, Magic Easter help us!!
xx
Its not a typo. Im saying mix it up. It worked for me all morning but then this afternoon it dropped and I had to go to the encoder anyway. Maybe ive just resorted to becoming superstitious. All this stupid shit just to log on to a cam site. It shouldnt be this hard!
^^^ Make me understand pls, how u mixed things up exactly? What with what?
Dont get it LOL
ty xx
ETA:
Hold on i just remembered something, i was talking about this thingy with a friend of mine and she said she was able to stream with the SMBroadcaster software + 'External Encoder' option selected from the drop down menu in chatroom option.
I got confused cause NOW this is not possible but she said before was possible.
Can it be u still have the older version of SMBroadcaster? Cause on the newest version is not working anymore if it worked before?!
I updated to the last version when SM sent us an email telling there is an update for the SMB, few weeks ago.
DeepThoughts
03-25-2016, 08:32 AM
Like this
http://i.imgur.com/9TCavN6.png
^^ Encoder settings ^^ Broadcaster
ETA: This is the updated Broadcaster as well. Works for me.
kinkydirtybitch
03-25-2016, 08:33 AM
This is so weird. All week I have been using the encoder and its been laggy and shittty but this morning I remembered that when I originally started using the broadcaster I didnt know I was suppose to change the "quality" to "SMBroadcaster" on the drop down menu. I always just used the "External Encoder" default I had set. When I first started having issues I saw I was suppose to select SMBroadcaster and I changed my settings. But today I went back to setting it to "external Encorder" but using the broadcaster and now I am Streaming perfectly again. Some of you others might want to try this!
Or maybe its just Easter Magic!
I noticed the exact same thing!
I had been using "external encoder" as the quality with the SMBroadcaster from the start, due to nothing but negligence & oversight. However, when I put it right nothing was the same again so I buggered off to attend to other eggs where it wasn't quite so difficult to get online. What a joke!
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 08:38 AM
13 14 15 are the issues. will ask hubbie for some work around
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Ahhh allright, it's working this way too!! OMG really!
Cause i was just taking this printscreen to show u i get the url's when trying to start my show there but then i clicked on the SMB green button 'Start show' and it worked, the url's went away and my session started!
WHOAAA, cant believe this!
So can this fix our issues, could work better than if we pick them both the same?
How strange, it should not work this way but 'the right way' actually.
How messed up this thing is!!
Ty DeepT, i will try it this way too just to make sure i try everything possible! xx
13 14 15 are the issues. will ask hubbie for some work around
Ty xxx, that's accretive issue then (SM), not on my continent anymore but on their land lol. So it's not me!
ETA: bath time now, all bubbles and foam hummm yesss, more later xx
plumwine
03-25-2016, 09:11 AM
You know how AFTER you block someone from your chat room, a message pops up asking if you want to block them from messaging as well...?
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Then why was this person allowed back into my room after I blocked them from chat AND messaging?! ugh Streamate, you're killin me smalls.
Not to mention, I've been on for an hour and half and have made ZERO dollars today. The number of people coming into my room is the same as it normally is, except no one is paying today. Everything looks fine on my ranking page, I'm not doing anything different than the usual...so, what the fuck!? Time to start adding more eggs to my basket.
Blovely
03-25-2016, 09:18 AM
^^^Sometimes when you block members it only blocks them from being able to send you private messages. Sometimes you have to go to your block list and manually block them from your chatroom.
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 09:22 AM
On your video input. 15fps. This is very low. The c920 runs at 30fps. Have you tried taking off the auto setting onbthe cam. This will free up fps. And never let the encoder auto adjust the stream. The only thing I have on auto is the focus
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 09:25 AM
Ty xxx, that's accretive issue then (SM), not on my continent anymore but on their land lol. So it's not me!
ETA: bath time now, all bubbles and foam hummm yesss, more later xx
Its when the data gets to USA. your Internet is fast enough to make hubbie wet xxx. Lol
The vpn need to be in the USA. Or surrounding area.
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 09:38 AM
OK hubbie says there is a pattern. My cam runs 30.1 fps input and 29-30fps output. is everybody running their cams in manual mode?
Hey Selena, u see 15fps cause i had very low light in the room, once i set up camming lights it's getting to 30fps, today i just tested the 'magical combination' DeepT told me about :)
Then, why not to let SMB encoder auto adjust the stream? Not supposed to do so?! Pls elaborate xx
I run my cam in auto mode except the White balance, this way i get the best picture quality & best light, if i take off the auto settings on camera i just dont get the best picture when i move camera and set it lower when in pvt, my cam never sits in the same position during my shift, when in freechat sits on a static position when in paid chat i move it for better angles or close ups.
That's why i need it set to auto mode (except the white balance) otherwise i get a bad picture, i want the best quality stream for my paying members :)
Ty xxx
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 10:11 AM
With the cpu and Internet connections we have there shoukd be no need to auto adjust. I have it off with 1280x720 best. And use 30% cpu. It takes a few min for the stream to get to 720. But with the soeeds we run it should stay at 720 no issues.
^^^ Cool, i took the auto-adjust streaming quality off, let's see how it's working like this.
Also for some reason i dont get the Best quality over calibration but High.
Happy with this too, maybe there are factors like distance or other factors for why i dont get higher than High?
I dont get the VPN thing, what do u mean Selena, is there something I can do? Tried to stream with vpn set to USA but was not working better than my original IP so not sure what i can do about it?
Ty xx
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 11:10 AM
The smbroadcast is local to the pc. Its literally how fast the cam can perform.
alex00
03-25-2016, 11:27 AM
what does it mean when customers are telling me i am kicking them out ? Is my computer not able to handle it?
The smbroadcast is local to the pc. Its literally how fast the cam can perform.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
03-25-2016, 11:43 AM
SM has a new twitter @realstreamate and a side contest using the hashtag #notsmbunny. Not a single person has used it yet. And who would? I do love this poll that I did not take place in btw. The twitter is really new and I dont think enough people know about it yet. I saw the guy on persicope. Kinda cool but mostly just rambled and he never said who he was. I couldn't watch long but I kept waiting for him to say something like Okay hi how are you? Incase you're just logging in im so and so. But nope just kept rambling. He did mention some opportunities for promotion that some cammers spoke up about. He didn't really seem to understand or care that Facebook promotion was a no-no. Anyways you guys should go follow their new accounts. He seems somewhat open to feedback http://insidestreamate.com/notsmbunny/
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^^^ The last entry OMG!!! hahaaaaaaaa
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 11:53 AM
Lol fuck you
Chellyinparadise
03-25-2016, 11:55 AM
haha that poll
Selenasecret
03-25-2016, 11:59 AM
what does it mean when customers are telling me i am kicking them out ? Is my computer not able to handle it?
It auto kicks out after a set time now.
MistressX
03-25-2016, 12:26 PM
Last night was ass.
EllieGold
03-25-2016, 01:04 PM
He's head of marketing there. I asked to because I was curious. I followed from the start because he followed my twitter account. I thought he was some creep at first since some guys will lie about it. I feel like he's trying to make an effort but since he isn't a model himself it's hard to relate what we deal with on a daily basis. I hope things can change around soon because I'm just about done there and looking for a new main site. Miss my bread and butter Streamate and hope things improve in the weeks to come. Did you ladies get to watch his periscope? Lol I think people were trolling him to with "show ass bb!".
LittleSexBunny
03-25-2016, 01:19 PM
I can't login. I reset my password last night...forgot the password....reset it again... couldn't login this morning... reset AGAIN...think maybe I locked my account up??? i'm not sure... I messaged support this morning and they haven't responded back to me yet :(.............nvm...... i'm finally in haha
Chellyinparadise
03-25-2016, 01:51 PM
So weird i always get my check fedex on fridays but i guess because of the holiday weekend that it now says delivery on monday, never had that happen before even during the holidays. Pay the fee to get it next day but guess not this time.
xoprincessremy
03-25-2016, 07:38 PM
wow. another model was showing pussy in free chat (during GS countdown) AND fingering her asshole!!!!
how do these girls continually get away with this?
xoprincessremy
03-25-2016, 07:46 PM
It auto kicks out after a set time now.
custies automatically get kicked out now?