View Full Version : STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
SM_CamGirl
07-28-2016, 06:28 PM
It's been like that the last 3 weeks for me too, I ask if people can hear me... I get 3-5 that say yes they can and no problems but I go in and find there are quite a few gold shows going on. I can't/won't compete with 1$ gold shows. To each their own but I've never done one in the 4+ years I've been here and I'm not letting people steal my sh*t. Edit* It's cheap time for me as I go for the blue collar folks and most of them are outdoors all summer. Thought I would kill it this month, being that it's a 3x payday month but ya... I kinda want to punch someone.
today i tried everything, different browsers, SMBroadcaster, FMLE, hight settings, low settings, i lowered my rate from 6.99 to 5.99, 4.99, 3.99 and nothing no pvts, then i was upset and i increased to 7.99 to see! what the hell!... thats was the only money i made today at 7.99... 3 pvts... all they left abruptly, then someone tell me he wanted a pvt but the screen was black, never saw me and he tried! finally 20 bucks in 6 hours, what i see.... its not in my end, its not the high rate, if someone can stay if he wants, he can take me in pvt no matter what.. but its just a miracle that they can stay in the room or can see me... i will work tomorrow and then will take the next week off, i lost my good placement yet so no matter, i prefer take care of my hubby because he will have a surgery on monday, i love SM but im done for this week and the next
Bootsie
07-28-2016, 09:21 PM
Not complaining here. But, did you ever feel like when you have 4 or 5 guys in the room and it gets dead quiet and you just want to get really, really close to your mic and then scream out of nowhere???? Then piss yourself laughing. I'm so having to hold myself back tonight.
I can just picture some dude with the mic on low but I scream and his mom/gf/wife/bf/boss hears it. Or the guy has an earpiece in and gets a good startle while he's mid stroke.
Oh god oh god oh god I would love this. I listen to music while I'm on SM but I generally keep it low so guys can't hear it too much. Today I got really annoyed at having 12 guys in my room and nobody talking so I started slowly cranking it up. Then I started dad-dancing in my chair. Finally I started singing along. At each stage I told them I would be happy to go back to fun sexy normal me and less jazz-hands-screeching-out-Matchbox-20 me if someone said hi. By the end of 3 songs, I was done. Logged off, hung out with the cat, had lunch, got back to the computer and did a bunch of indy shows, didn't even fucking need to get back on SM. Take that silent mofos.
The worst thing today though was the chime for someone logging in and for LEAVING PVT wasn't working for me. I know my sound was fine, I could hear other sites and stuff, I logged off and on and off and on and finally just gave up. It was annoying because I put SM behind other windows when it's slow and swap windows when I hear the chime. It's ALSO annoying because when someone leaves private I wanna know RIGHT FUCKING NOW so I don't accidentally end up face down ass up moaning in free chat. Which fucking nearly happened when the sounds first stopped, I looked back and there was 3 seconds left to free chat. I made a sound I've never heard before...
BustyVixen
07-29-2016, 05:22 AM
When they are silent and won't talk for awhile, I'll start talking about poop or naked grandmas.
Bootsie
07-29-2016, 09:34 AM
Oh dude...there was a 2 min lag in taking me pvt. The guy had been sitting there for TWO MINUTES getting angry that i wasn't paying attention to him, but on my screen i was still in public chat! By the time my screen went to pvt chat he just left. All the stuff loaded at once. UGH. Not good. I hope I don't get a 1=star for it since I have no proof it happened but omg.
EllieGold
08-01-2016, 09:52 AM
No matter what hours I work I can't seem to break a good hourly. I think it's time to move on from SM this month. I can't seem to hustle these men and I'm done. 4 years this November and I just can't make it work anymore. I'm out by Sept. I need to craft an excellent exit plan rather than relying on SM as my main income. Clips have been an okay backup, but nowhere near what camming COULD pay. I am tired of making myself ill just to make money. I want happiness again and damnit, SM isn't making me happy. It's like an abusive boyfriend to whom you keep coming back. The best part? No one will even notice I'm gone on cam. Maybe I'm lucky? I can't keep regulars on Streamate anymore anyway, so it's not like anyone is missing out. Here's to a more happier half of 2016!
Glamourmilf
08-01-2016, 10:54 AM
Don't know if this has been discussed, but I just found out the hard way.
I didn't realize that if a customer takes You for a premium block, by mistake...Then logs out and tries to take u to an exclusive block, he can't. He must finish the premium block.
Damn it! It happened with 2 different guys yesterday.:(
An hour of sucking, and fucking myself with toys for peepers galore. Oh, and lots of guys begging for shit.
From now on, I'm going to have to read the pop up before I accept it.
Or raise my premium price sky high.
^^^ Indeed the block sessions have quite a few settings i am not happy with, i wish they would color the messages different so we see better what request we getting, the messages for regular exclusive, premium block and exclusive block all looks soo similar that is difficult to read quickly what session we getting into, a color code would be just great here. SM and their backwards methods & settings....
No matter what hours I work I can't seem to break a good hourly. I think it's time to move on from SM this month. I can't seem to hustle these men and I'm done. 4 years this November and I just can't make it work anymore. I'm out by Sept. I need to craft an excellent exit plan rather than relying on SM as my main income. Clips have been an okay backup, but nowhere near what camming COULD pay. I am tired of making myself ill just to make money. I want happiness again and damnit, SM isn't making me happy. It's like an abusive boyfriend to whom you keep coming back. The best part? No one will even notice I'm gone on cam. Maybe I'm lucky? I can't keep regulars on Streamate anymore anyway, so it's not like anyone is missing out. Here's to a more happier half of 2016!
I feel the very same about SM Ellie, just asking here, where u go if u quit SM? Another site maybe? Quit live camming for good and stay with video sales? Getting a vanilla job maybe? What are ur options?
If i was not single i would have quit this job for years but i just cant, i need the income, if i was in a couple relationship with a man with income i know i would afford to go for a decent paid vanilla job cause i really am qualified here but the money i could get there are just not enough when single, more of, now i have serious health issues that wont allow me to work a vanilla job anymore so i am stuck with camming for how long i can manage to do it.
I wish i could have options cause i am tired of camming after 15 years doing the same thing day after day after day :(
Someone22
08-03-2016, 10:54 AM
Is it slower for everyone now? Is it because of summer? At times I'm making about half what I was making just a few weeks ago. I had been doing well on SM for months but things have slowed down a lot now. I think I'll look into some other sites and maybe try split camming. I get too bored waiting so long between shows. I thought about lowering my rates but I really don't want to. I'm not sure that'd even help much since I'm not getting enough traffic even though I'm on the first page.
JaneBurgess
08-03-2016, 12:00 PM
Is it slower for everyone now? Is it because of summer? At times I'm making about half what I was making just a few weeks ago. I had been doing well on SM for months but things have slowed down a lot now. I think I'll look into some other sites and maybe try split camming. I get too bored waiting so long between shows. I thought about lowering my rates but I really don't want to. I'm not sure that'd even help much since I'm not getting enough traffic even though I'm on the first page.
No one knows if it is due to summer or if they are just having traffic issues. The other sites I do Im doing well at and people are spending. SM is the only site where its hard to get them to spend money. Im on the first page too and traffic isnt what it used to be at all. We will know around September if it was summer or something else. Its always good to have other sources of income so you dont just rely on one site for money.
anonymous camgirl
08-03-2016, 12:51 PM
I haven't had a show on there all day so far almost 4 hours.. just a few tips and referral commission.. uggh..
No one knows if it is due to summer or if they are just having traffic issues. The other sites I do Im doing well at and people are spending. SM is the only site where its hard to get them to spend money. Im on the first page too and traffic isnt what it used to be at all. We will know around September if it was summer or something else. Its always good to have other sources of income so you dont just rely on one site for money.
imelly21
08-03-2016, 01:20 PM
something is wrong with the traffic today.
BiscuitT
08-03-2016, 01:54 PM
^^ I had like 25 people in my room not only not tipping, but not saying a single effing word. No signs of intelligent life in the other side for about 25 minutes, zero...but still they won´t leave, just stare there. How rude is that?
I wish i could have options cause i am tired of camming after 15 years doing the same thing day after day after day :(
:( Damn. I feel like this alot and it hasn't been nearly that long. But it's just the redundancy. They never get tired of the same old shit. day after day after day.
anonymous camgirl
08-03-2016, 03:17 PM
almost 6 hours now.. I did have 1 lil exclusive that was less than 2 mins.. I barely noticed!.. .. I think my private is fucking broken!
I haven't had a show on there all day so far almost 4 hours.. just a few tips and referral commission.. uggh..
Bootsie
08-03-2016, 03:21 PM
I just gave up today. I mean...I had no more brain cells left. Missed my daily goal by a good $65, but at some point I just had to give up. Gonna go cuddle my cat, watch some sports, and MAYBE hop on later tonight. I'll leave PSO on at least. SM can suck my strap-on today, it was BRUTAL.
I had at least 3 guys report getting disconnected from pvt but guess what? Sm's new feature said "user left". Not willingly they didn't!
JaneBurgess
08-03-2016, 06:53 PM
I haven't had a show on there all day so far almost 4 hours.. just a few tips and referral commission.. uggh..
I have idea whats going on with Streamate. Traffic is way down but it could be summer, it could be customers are not coming on anymore for various reasons. We should know in a month if it going to get better.
Not having a show on there in four hours is highly strange. I read the site was glitching last night and today.
45535
I think this picture says it all, it happened when i got online to run at 0.38 fps then i shut down my session and got back on with 30fps and smooth stream at +2000 bit rate but then again after approx. 4 hrs on cam and few log in/out's i got this, 0.00 FPS & 11kbps, i was stuck when i looked myself on SM, not moving at all. Well at this point i logged off for the day, enough is enough.
CreativeName
08-03-2016, 09:24 PM
Ugh I will be honest I was only on SM 45 minutes today but hardly any traffic and what little traffic there was was mostly quick in and outs. Then there are losers telling me random things I really could not make myself give less of a f*** about. Then there was a loser acting like I am on there to date? Like why do so many guys on camsites think I am trying to date them? Are they stupid??
No privates either >:(
F this
JaneBurgess
08-03-2016, 10:20 PM
If you want to see their traffic and links, this is a good place to visit https://www.similarweb.com/website/streamate.com and it more accurate than Alexa
Horny
08-04-2016, 03:02 AM
Me too two hours yesterday and $0 today half an hour and nothing again already other than flash you tits for gold maybe crap but don't really want banning! Anyone else making anything I feel like giving up today but then what?
DancesWithSloths
08-04-2016, 03:27 AM
Me too two hours yesterday and $0 today half an hour and nothing again already other than flash you tits for gold maybe crap but don't really want banning! Anyone else making anything I feel like giving up today but then what?
Patience, honey. Stay until 1pm at least, then you'll have done your hours, and will know it's them and not you.
Horny
08-04-2016, 03:32 AM
Had two tiny privates $7 that's better than yesterday! Load of abuse off a charmer too couldn't get to block fast enough sadly!
Horny
08-04-2016, 03:40 AM
It's the site in front page first time ever and still nothing
DancesWithSloths
08-04-2016, 08:17 AM
If I catch the affilliate who's advertising SM as "free sex shows" I'm going to take his ballsack and tie it in a knot over his head.
I swear, in 2 years of camming I've *never* seen such a flood of deluded idiots who're so goddamn offended they have to pay for a sex show when "it said it would be free, ripoff!" I've seen my share, but not all at exactly the same time, wtf.
Hot4Nietzsche
08-04-2016, 08:55 AM
Aaaghhhh, first MFC and now this... waiting for account approval, got this:
Blah Blah Blah,
This message is to inform you that your performer account with Streamate Models has been closed for the following reason:
Our Fraud department has found this account to be a security risk. Due to those security reasons your account has been closed and will not be able to be reopened. You are also not allowed to create any new accounts with the sites we run. I am also not able to make any changes to the account or override their decision. You will need to find another site to use.
As explained in the site rules, this behavior is not acceptable.
WTF
your mom is not acceptable
emma383
08-04-2016, 09:19 AM
your mom is not acceptable[/QUOTE]
What do they mean by 'your mom is not acceptable', are you doing incest shows?
Hot4Nietzsche
08-04-2016, 09:27 AM
No no no, it was just my trollish anger response to them while I am breaking wine glasses : O
No incest shows. No shows yet actually. Just waiting for the account approval. AND THIS HAPPENS, BANNED FOREVER ALREADY YAY <3 #fml
anonymous camgirl
08-04-2016, 10:04 AM
Never did get a pvt yesterday just one for less than 2 mins in the beginning and worked 6 hours!.. today I have worked 2 hours.. NO pvts again.. holy moly
almost 6 hours now.. I did have 1 lil exclusive that was less than 2 mins.. I barely noticed!.. .. I think my private is fucking broken!
DancesWithSloths
08-04-2016, 10:22 AM
Seeing a cute-as-a-button tiny teen girl in a top spot show writhe stark naked and barely manage an under-50 goal with nearly 100 people in the room makes me want to kick somebody in the cock. Growing all maternal here in my old age.
Bootsie
08-04-2016, 11:45 AM
Um, what the FUCK was with all the trolling on SM this morning? It was an MFC level effort, I banned at least 10 guys and only caught about half of them. Tons taking me private, telling me I was ugly, then logging out. WTF. I finally gave up because going pvt and excl for like 10 seconds for them to tell me how hideous I was is NOT worth it. I reported the ones I didn't catch to SM but seriously. Made $0.60 in an hour, and spent most of my time banning. Almost went insane. Since then things have been POPPING on indy so fuck you SM trolls.
Melyssax
08-04-2016, 01:04 PM
Are they saying you can win bonus prizes per day?? Like if someone won #1 spot they get the $200 for all 10 days ;// I hope not... Or a bonus per whatever spot you rank in per contest day
DancesWithSloths
08-04-2016, 01:38 PM
Ahhhahaha! As I was watching top spot shows get $12-30 gold all night I thought to myself, "I can feel another contest coming on". And sure enough...
I normally avoid camming on contest days, but even I can't stay off SM for 10 days after having just been on holiday. Although I'm fucking tempted to try it, actually.
DancesWithSloths
08-04-2016, 01:40 PM
Um, what the FUCK was with all the trolling on SM this morning? It was an MFC level effort, I banned at least 10 guys and only caught about half of them.
It's been the worst day for obnoxious assholes I've had my entire career, but sounds like you had it even worse :/ I'm so sorry.
Lol at the $200 bonus for the #1 spot in the 10 day contests...
That's pathetic and absolutely not worth hustling any harder than usual.
But I bet a lot more girls will still be there ruining my regular shifts. >_< I was thinking the same thing about the shifts. But then I also thought hmm, I won't feel so bad about NOT getting in the top 500 for these next 10 days!!!
anonymous camgirl
08-04-2016, 03:53 PM
3.5 hours no privates again today!.. I know my rates are expensive but they still bought shows enough to keep me satisfied!.. 6.99/8.99
JustCallMeBree
08-04-2016, 04:16 PM
WHAT THE HOLY FLYING FUCK SM. Logged on for 3 hours and got 2 shows. Half the people said they were having some kind of site issues with picture loading or being kicked from my room in waves. To know I'm busting my butt to hustle and having paying customers disconnected makes me wanna break SM's face. I managed to make $30 but thats just from a kind regular who saw my struggle and managed to tip before he was booted. Logged off and made $107 from my Indy hustle then I go to log back on and see this shit show of a contest. 5 days of bullshit, connection problems and SM hardcore ignoring their broken site for a measly $200 extra if you beat out all 1600+ models. Fuck this. Rant over.
JaneBurgess
08-04-2016, 04:51 PM
I talked to Liz about my RRT and showed it was an issue with SM's server. She said to ask Cox if they could do something with latency. They cant since the issue isn't a Cox issue, its an issue on SM's side. I literally have to find a new site because Im not getting hardly any traffic because Im being punished for an issue thats not even my fault. They shouldnt have these restrictions until their issues are 100 percent fixed.
Viola_S
08-04-2016, 05:06 PM
Oh my lord what is happening? I just spent my entire morning kicking beggers out of my room. I also get around 2 people in my room at a time. I usually do baller on Fridays, now Im like worried af if I can pay rent soon...
kiki399
08-04-2016, 05:27 PM
When we bitch about how sad the traffic is and one if my tippers says, its contest time, that's scary!!! My week slow, but was earning....contest like I've slammed on the brakes and came to a dead stop....sad when custies know how the traffic changes during upcoming contests. Smh
MistressX
08-04-2016, 06:17 PM
I havent posted in a while. I came back just to see what the everloving fuck is going on with SM. I am sitting here making piss all... Like $8 in 2 hours. What the hell? This is because of the contest? Is this gonna happen now for 10 damn days?
lSexyS2
08-04-2016, 06:27 PM
How long is this contest for?
I'm struggling to make even 1$
MistressX
08-04-2016, 07:33 PM
It says its every day for 10 days.. Lord help us
lSexyS2
08-04-2016, 07:37 PM
It says its every day for 10 days.. Lord help us
Dear god, I dunno what other sites to go to, was on SM for hours, all I got was freebie requests, and random insults
MistressX
08-04-2016, 07:43 PM
I made $40 on Naked lol.. in the same time, I made less than $10 on SM. I am usually in the top row and I do pretty well. Not the last couple days. And this started before the contest so I donno
Euryale
08-05-2016, 06:58 AM
A super sized "fuck you" to people expecting to chat about their fetishes for free and never go Excl. I refuse. I have zero tolerance for this shit. I don't complain too often but in the past couple of shifts I've worked, I don't believe I've ever had to ban so many in such a short amount of time.
Utter cunts.
And so many asking if I'm near them. Eww. Kill me...
wonderhamster
08-05-2016, 07:43 AM
Disconnected in the middle of Exclusive chat. Again. You're busting my balls here, SM.
anonymous camgirl
08-05-2016, 08:52 AM
still no fucking shows yet again!.. what have these guys boycotted me or sm? or what? I am going crazy and frustrated about this!
anonymous camgirl
08-05-2016, 08:53 AM
what is your RTT? mine is usually in the good or average range.. right now it's 142 still no shows!
I talked to Liz about my RRT and showed it was an issue with SM's server. She said to ask Cox if they could do something with latency. They cant since the issue isn't a Cox issue, its an issue on SM's side. I literally have to find a new site because Im not getting hardly any traffic because Im being punished for an issue thats not even my fault. They shouldnt have these restrictions until their issues are 100 percent fixed.
anonymous camgirl
08-05-2016, 10:06 AM
Fucking Finally!... a regular shows up and makes my day!..