View Full Version : STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
Sam38g
05-12-2016, 05:49 PM
No other cam site has THIS many tech issues.
I am really getting tired of these contests, instead they could use the money to fix the site, i just wanna cam normally not compete for prizes, i dont wanna offer tons of content for gold, i dont wanna offer extra stuff just have members buying my live shows. Why cant we have a decent site to work on and u bring up these contests one after the other?!
Guess u loosing ur minds there SM, seriously.
sexysusie
05-12-2016, 06:23 PM
SM is officially retarded. I asked them if i could open a new account, they said yes with a different email. They messed me around for almost 3 weeks waiting for it to be verified, then they come back with sorry you can't have a new account because you were in a studio. Err, no i wasn't! I told them the account was independent and I am from UK not EE. Not heard back yet. Twats.
heyho
05-12-2016, 06:31 PM
@KatM Exactly!
Not only will fixing the site boost profits EVERYDAY instead of just the contest days, the contests only encourage models to give away their shit for low prices in order to attract a higher volume of spenders for that single day. And not only does THAT train men to 1) expect lots of content for low tips from then on out or 2) decide to wait for contest days before spending to extract the most value for their money... those same models would have lost out on full-price sales of their content on any other normal day, which, let's be real, if a guy likes a model enough to want to pay for her videos, he's as likely to tip $5 as $15.
On top of that, the extra volume of guys who spring for the $5 contest day deal when they wouldn't pay $15 on a normal day are usually RESELLERS who are just thinking of the high margins they'll make off reposting our shit on tube sites, etc. Which further cuts us out of the money our work generates.
Sorry, I'm real grumpnuts today.
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Nv04UFE---/g7l6pfelmlw2fzzodwqa.gif
Holly_xoxo
05-12-2016, 06:45 PM
I can only speak for myself but I've noticed a drastic change in the traffic I get. The guys expect so much for so little or for nothing. Today one of them mentioned how I was too expensive (5.99 a minute) and then asked if anything was included with that....O_o
There's been more than a few old time regulars that have come in to my room and said bye because the glitches were too much. They want to come in and have fun. Not get booted constantly and see me all pixelated. Those tech issues are the ultimate cock block.
I've started venturing in to other sites because I just can't compete on there anymore. I'm not the type that is highly entertaining in free chat or has vids to give away as incentive and the "what can I get for a dollar" mindset annoys me so much.
Good thing there's other sites out there that are more fitting to my personality.
Magical_Hoohah
05-12-2016, 06:47 PM
The prizes didn't seem like a huge expense when I first saw the list, but when I did the math, the prizes in total are over $35,000 for this contest alone. When I was first out of college, my entire year's salary was less than that. I suspect that $35k isn't enough to hire a good, full-time glitch-fixer-guy for a year, but I'd imagine that it would cover at least a few months. And how many contests have they had in the past 6 months alone?! I guess the contests net the company some good, fast cash, but it's so short-sighted!
Today one of them mentioned how I was too expensive (5.99 a minute) and then asked if anything was included with that....O_o
Um, what is this guy thinking? There's a ton of stuff included with it! The per-minute rate gets a minute of the model's time, and most of us include a whole bunch of free nudity and sex acts!
Holly_xoxo
05-12-2016, 06:53 PM
Lol - he was referring to extras like vids and pic sets. I just stared blankly at the camera when he said that
Magical_Hoohah
05-12-2016, 07:23 PM
^^LOL! Yeah, I know, I'm just playing dumb. But I'd love to hear someone argue that "buy time and get a free gift of your favorite sex acts" isn't an amazing give away. You sure as shit won't see that kind of "free bonus with purchase" on the home shopping network, lol!
LizzyMe
05-12-2016, 08:46 PM
These glitches are pathetic. Get it together Streamate!!! There are OTHER SITES out there for models to work on that DO NOT have all these issues. It's not my computer, router or internet speed either, since that is ALL exceptional.
The camming business is evolving and it's becoming more competitive as businesses are vying for our attention. There is more to choose from now. The companies that don't keep up will eventually fall behind.
xoprincessremy
05-12-2016, 08:54 PM
No one's in my room. Page 1 Row 4
Tigrillo
05-12-2016, 09:03 PM
no one here either, after a ver active tuesday-wednesday nights.
can someone help with placement and not judge with hair? morenamia pls :)
Glamourmilf
05-12-2016, 09:07 PM
But Gm they have yet ANOTHER FUCKING CONTEST for us. Aren't you excited by the promise of hundreds of dollars, at a time when no paying traffic will be around? They wont fix the issues (Im also having some disconnects)
#Thrilled......Not!
Magical_Hoohah
05-12-2016, 09:09 PM
no one here either, after a ver active tuesday-wednesday nights.
can someone help with placement and not judge with hair? morenamia pls :)
Not logged in as a customer, I see you on page 2, row 3. You may be a bit lower for custies, though, since I don't see any of the geoblocked ladies.
Sam38g
05-12-2016, 09:11 PM
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Yet, I still keep freezing & pixelated. Traffic will continue to decline as long as these issues remain. I replaced my laptop, router and pay a lot of money for internet. Can't be on my end, so it must be theirs.
Guys won't pay money for pixels....
They will migrate to a different site, this is how a company goes from being one of the best to the worst. No other cam company has these issues, so why do they?
This is how it starts, these issues have been going on for a long time. Look at how many pages this thread is, no other cam company has a compliant list this long.
Some of the older sites have really upped their game in trying to get us back.
Tigrillo
05-12-2016, 09:17 PM
wow, thanks Hoohah & Sam! I think I can live with that. I had a 4 star rating bump me down quite a bit, so as long as I appear online I guess I have a shot at catching a fish.
..... still no fishies here after 40 min streaming. Yesterday they were like grasshoppers. >_>
Sam38g
05-12-2016, 09:33 PM
Told No other models are having issues, that it is just me. Yet, a custie just told me lots of performers are having the exact same issue.
Tonite was pathetically dead, i am upper part -> middle of page one and no business for me there, my sleep schedule is messed up again, i normally work nights but if i have things to do during the day i need to be awake but then i cant cam during nites anymore, i am too tired by then; i mean it takes a while to adjust.
I even took a sleeping pill to sleep in the afternoon and work during the night but got on cam to this deadness?
Soo frustrating, i dont even know if my room is glitchy or not cause nobody tells me, if i watch myself as an invisible guest it looks fine but who knows what members get to see there?
A lot of ins/outs and some guys starting to talk then disappearing. I mean if a guy is asking a question he's normally waiting for an answer, right?
But a lot of them just ask questions them boom, they gone.
WTF SM? Are u reading all these? Wake up, will u? We dont need ur damn contests, we want this site to work and we want paying traffic every day, i am not working on ur scheduled contests only, u dont make me my schedule, i wanna work whenever i can and i expect u to provide quality traffic and working site for the money u keep from me which is by the way 70%!!
Tigrillo
05-12-2016, 10:30 PM
Yeah, done 2 hours tonite, I'm tapping out. No one has time to sit here and earn nothing... it's not flowing tonight and fortunately I had good days starting this week so my min and average goal are already met. I'll go get dinner, sleep and try to top off tomorrow morning and evening, got time still.
good luck ladies! up yours glitcheeeeeees
xoprincessremy
05-12-2016, 10:39 PM
Tonite was pathetically dead, i am upper part -> middle of page one and no business for me there, my sleep schedule is messed up again, i normally work nights but if i have things to do during the day i need to be awake but then i cant cam during nites anymore, i am too tired by then; i mean it takes a while to adjust.
I even took a sleeping pill to sleep in the afternoon and work during the night but got on cam to this deadness?
Soo frustrating, i dont even know if my room is glitchy or not cause nobody tells me, if i watch myself as an invisible guest it looks fine but who knows what members get to see there?
A lot of ins/outs and some guys starting to talk then disappearing. I mean if a guy is asking a question he's normally waiting for an answer, right?
But a lot of them just ask questions them boom, they gone.
WTF SM? Are u reading all these? Wake up, will u? We dont need ur damn contests, we want this site to work and we want paying traffic every day, i am not working on ur scheduled contests only, u dont make me my schedule, i wanna work whenever i can and i expect u to provide quality traffic and working site for the money u keep from me which is by the way 70%!!
I had this same problem too!!!
tons of guys were asking me questions, and leaving before I could answer!!!
KittieVenom
05-12-2016, 10:56 PM
So is SM just going to running 1-3 contests a month now? Wtf?
Selenasecret
05-12-2016, 11:58 PM
Told No other models are having issues, that it is just me. Yet, a custie just told me lots of performers are having the exact same issue.
Twitter is dying. Lol.
I had zero. Zero private shows. I had a ton of guys wanting private then vanish. Zero even guus on twitter are like wtf just happened.
So I asked realstreamate this is the reply
I know but I still dont know what twitter or rumors have to do with anything. i didnt see you when you were online si can't even comprehend what's happening. twitter is dying so having lots of followers on twitter doesn;t necessarily converts in paying customers online. Now I'd like to know what;s going on but I can;t till you are online and I can see why you seem to have issues.
Sorry but I got gift cards for Skype even niteflirt I am getting work from just Streamate hate me.
Because hey stupid me cant possibly have an awesome Internet connection to seattle with private vpn. it was just me who had issues last night. With no traffic.
Literally no traffic and twitter was generating 30,000 impressions an hour for me.
MsJess
05-13-2016, 12:05 AM
Lots of guys freezing in excl last night :(
They would come back, and it would freeze again so they left and never returned :(
At least someone is trying to take you exclusive, i failed even in the freaking gols shows, WTF :(
xoprincessremy
05-13-2016, 01:41 AM
can custies 'report' models?
This one guy joined my VOYEUR sleep show and immediately started barking and saying he'll report me. He was pissed that I wasn't fucking my pussy.
UH helloooo!
it's 1 gold for 30 minutes. yeah, if I say I'm sleeping, I'll fucking sleep.
not my fault you didn't read the show description.
In the meantime, this happened in free chat:
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Selenasecret
05-13-2016, 04:24 AM
I am fucking sleeping
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
05-13-2016, 05:02 AM
Why is there a contest on a day that remembers deceased soldiers? It's tacky AF it's also dead AF on Streamate. On Friday the 13th, it's dead. TODAY would have been a great day for a contest.
TheOutlier
05-13-2016, 05:17 AM
Why is there a contest on a day that remembers deceased soldiers? It's tacky AF it's also dead AF on Streamate. On Friday the 13th, it's dead. TODAY would have been a great day for a contest.
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(Edited to add: I mean SM, not PhatGirl. :) )
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
05-13-2016, 05:25 AM
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Are you saying that you hate me?
^^^ Guess she forgot to mention she hates SM? I hope?!
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
05-13-2016, 06:08 AM
Meh its whatever
TheOutlier
05-13-2016, 06:32 AM
Are you saying that you hate me?
No. I don't hate you. Sorry! I meant SM, was trying to make you laugh. I don't hate anybody here.
I see how that could have been misunderstood now though.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
05-13-2016, 06:39 AM
No. I don't hate you. Sorry! I meant SM, was trying to make you laugh. I don't hate anybody here.
I see how that could have been misunderstood now though.
It's all good. It's been a rough morning and my sense of humor may have left the building for a few. Oh look, its back now!
http://i.imgur.com/UaABJ47.gif
xCamLovex
05-13-2016, 09:17 AM
I feel like a broken record complaining to SM anymore. I either don't broadcast at all or do it in my own way completely. the traffic is Pathetic, I find myself dealing with way more shit for $50 an hour, when a few months ago my average was around $120. I lost faith in their marketing and affiliate strategies after finding upwards of 30 mins of hacked up gold shows under my screen name. Instead of the site just removing my videos like all tube sites this specific white label had the nerve to defend his work and his SEO skills. No honey, ratings are DOWN. And yes I got them to remove the videos. I'm only interested in strategies that work with me not behind my back.
DancesWithSloths
05-13-2016, 09:31 AM
Contest, schmontest. I'm not sending my social media traffic to SM, when SM won't let me mention my social media on their site in return.
Sam38g
05-13-2016, 01:48 PM
It was a fury of emails this morning but Liz & the support team figured out my issue. SO I hope. LOL
The feed back from what SMBroadcaster really helped them resolve the issue. Turns out my stuff is too fast.
It was top notch help which is a vast improvement, so props to the team. :)
Sam
gorgeousbbw
05-13-2016, 01:51 PM
I was having shit traffic all morning until i decided to not use the SM broadcaster. Soon as i turn it off and used the internal encoder in HD wide i started getting shows back to back. Fuck the broadcaster. I am so over it. I rather not stress even if i dips my placement a bit. I was still second row in BBW even without it. Oh well. I had a great morning.
Glamourmilf
05-13-2016, 03:27 PM
I was having shit traffic all morning until i decided to not use the SM broadcaster. Soon as i turn it off and used the internal encoder in HD wide i started getting shows back to back. Fuck the broadcaster. I am so over it. I rather not stress even if i dips my placement a bit. I was still second row in BBW even without it. Oh well. I had a great morning.
Oh yeah, this should be a sticky on here. Esp the HD wide. Even without any encoder, I've found that wide WILL up your placement. I've experimented with all settings over and over.
imelly21
05-13-2016, 05:15 PM
Oh yeah, this should be a sticky on here. Esp the HD wide. Even without any encoder, I've found that wide WILL up your placement. I've experimented with all settings over and over.
I never noticed that was even an option.. thank you!
imelly21
05-13-2016, 05:22 PM
Oh yeah, this should be a sticky on here. Esp the HD wide. Even without any encoder, I've found that wide WILL up your placement. I've experimented with all settings over and over.
Just checked my stream with HD wide. Im normally page 1. This put me on page 4.... eh, not good
SuperPookie
05-13-2016, 06:36 PM
12 and change in 6 hours. WTF is going on Streamate !? Thank God for a awesome guy on Skype or I would have been screwed.
IrishCamGirl
05-14-2016, 01:51 PM
Had no issues so far today, touch wood.. beginning to hate sm and i'm only doing this 3 months.
Glamourmilf
05-14-2016, 05:28 PM
Just checked my stream with HD wide. Im normally page 1. This put me on page 4.... eh, not good
Sorry that happened to you. I guess YMMV when it comes to HD wide, who knew?:confused::shrug:
veronica_f
05-14-2016, 09:09 PM
Hey, I'm new here! FIrst post! I've only been camming for 2 months now, mostly on Streamate. I haven't been doing great over there, but not awful either. I had some tech/connection issues late April/early May. Everything seemed to work it's way out and work well after that, until this week. I stopped getting traffic to my room. I would sit there for over an hour only to have a 2 or 3 people come in and leave after 2 seconds. Members are routinely getting kicked out or disconnected. Private shows are ending abruptly for the same reason, phone chats are doing the same thing. My own connection got disconnected a few times tonight too. I wasn't making much money to begin with because I'm new, but now I'm pretty much not making anything. I got fed up and emailed Streamate, just waiting for their canned "make sure nothing is running in the background" response. I may need a new camsite to work on if this continues - I've been very patient over the past month! Anyway, before I go on and on! This seems to be a frequent, common issue with Streamate. Anyone have any help/advice/info... anything? Thanks!
ali2001
05-15-2016, 12:29 AM
im still having issues with streamate and i have tried the encoder And sm broadcast.This is what my room looks like:
Sexyboy22dk has logged on
Sexyboy22dk has logged off
mark.weju has logged off
Billyxbilly has logged on
Billyxbilly has logged off
AlanLovesBigBoobs has logged on
AlanLovesBigBoobs has logged off
cumminNdrummin has logged on
tehsuck23 has logged on
xLmarley31 has logged on
cumminNdrummin has logged off
cumminNdrummin has logged on
tehsuck23 has logged off
cumminNdrummin has logged off
xLmarley31 has logged off
andy90210 has logged on
aggierobsmith has logged on
andy90210 has logged off
scott has logged on
scott has logged off
aggierobsmith has logged off. and this happens over and over with no one responding.
i have a very fast expensive laptop and very good high speed internet. I ve contacted support more times that I can count. I am really at a loss of what else I can do. Any tips or people that have solved this issue? My placement isnt bad but if evryone is being kicked out and my regulars cant even see me, then placement doesnt matter....
Selenasecret
05-15-2016, 03:18 AM
Yep I got loged in and loged out issue. Have a 5gig cpu and 32gb of ram ssd and hybrid drive. 100mb down and 20mb up that runs at 5mb to seattle. Low rtt time dispite being in the UK. Even a private vpn to go around centralised USA. Things will get better.
anonymous camgirl
05-15-2016, 08:06 AM
I can't use the SMbroadcaster at all.. it looks like I am melting.. and I have a really fast powerful computer, brand new webcam, and the fastest internet I can get.. nope can't use it..
It was a fury of emails this morning but Liz & the support team figured out my issue. SO I hope. LOL
The feed back from what SMBroadcaster really helped them resolve the issue. Turns out my stuff is too fast.
It was top notch help which is a vast improvement, so props to the team. :)
Sam
Susperia
05-17-2016, 12:28 PM
Is anyone else having issues with low to no traffic....this is the worst I've seen.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
05-17-2016, 12:31 PM
Is anyone else having issues with low to no traffic....this is the worst I've seen.
Yes its the worst I've personally have ever seen in five years. Even when other people were complaining I at least had a constant stream of in and out guys. Now I can go five mins or more with no one in the room. And I was on the fourth row, four categories and I'm bilingual. These guys are going to other sites.
xCamLovex
05-17-2016, 03:44 PM
Yes its the worst I've personally have ever seen in five years. Even when other people were complaining I at least had a constant stream of in and out guys. Now I can go five mins or more with no one in the room. And I was on the fourth row, four categories and I'm bilingual. These guys are going to other sites.
I literally came to this thread because of how slow it was. I am also going minutes without a single soul in my room. All the other guys mind as well be freechat greys bc they're always asking for free tits and poop.
SM is finally coming to a screeching halt. I agree with Glamour. Where is everyone?
Not on SM...not on SM
Did you guys get the new email about the new contest feature though?! Lol...
DancesWithSloths
05-17-2016, 04:10 PM
I literally always have at least a couple of people in my room. Today I had stretches of checking whether I'd forgotten to log back on after a break.
(I did make goal, thanks to whacking my rates up after 2 hours of this, and then lucking onto a spender. One spender, singular.)
xCamLovex
05-17-2016, 04:37 PM
I literally always have at least a couple of people in my room. Today I had stretches of checking whether I'd forgotten to log back on after a break.
(I did make goal, thanks to whacking my rates up after 2 hours of this, and then lucking onto a spender. One spender, singular.)
here too. 1 show....per hour.