View Full Version : STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
JaneBurgess
08-12-2016, 11:01 AM
any suggestions of other cam sites is greatly appreciated i know many girls are probably thinking the same. xoxo
A good friend of mine quit SM a year ago and rocks on Cams.com. So Im going to give that site a real shot. They have a tiered program where the more you make, the higher percentage you are paid out. She's now getting paid out 60 percent which sounds good to me. If you arent already on NiteFlirt thats another good site. You can have your funds pulled nightly and you get paid a few days later. I like getting deposits every day and not having to wait for one huge chunk.
TrifilinCamHo
08-12-2016, 11:06 AM
Fuuuuuuck the broadcaster on any platform, period. I have a fairly decent i7 PC that I use solely for camming and every time I'm running SMB I can literally hear it sucking the life out of my CPU. My computer gets noticeably hotter and my stream is STILL glitchy AF. The encoder works way better in my experience.
[COMPLANING AHEAD] Just wanted to echo the sentiments that holy god, Streamate is just awful right now. Was having a great summer up until August hit but then everything just took a nose dive. I'm having a really hard time maintaining my focus and just putting in the hours which, as we all know, is the most important part of being a successful camgirl, BB. September is 3 weeks away...
Erika_Xstacy
08-12-2016, 11:55 AM
I have doubled my week in a hour using adobe. Yay Im meeting payout at least :( (I have payout set to a higher than the minimum) Literally no shows all week. My week has accumulated to what I average in one day as of last night. Yes i was in tears
This is ridiculous.
@Triflin are you on a mac?
I wondered how the first one would roll out to all.
I cam from a 2 year old i7 that does great... all disks full and it does great, runs at 30-40%
but
my other i7, same specs, less drives used bc nothing is on there, it runs at 100% with the sm broadcaster. exact same specs, maybe a newer processor but same. The shit is cleaner than a virgin soaked in holy water while my other has been through hell many times.
Marina Starr
08-12-2016, 12:14 PM
I tried the broadcaster for 5 minutes on my Mac. I was lagging and choppy. Fuck that shit. Sticking with the Encoder.
I have doubled my week in a hour using adobe. Yay Im meeting payout at least :( (I have payout set to a higher than the minimum) Literally no shows all week. My week has accumulated to what I average in one day as of last night. Yes i was in tears
This is ridiculous.
@Triflin are you on a mac?
I wondered how the first one would roll out to all.
I cam from a 2 year old i7 that does great... all disks full and it does great, runs at 30-40%
but
my other i7, same specs, less drives used bc nothing is on there, it runs at 100% with the sm broadcaster. exact same specs, maybe a newer processor but same. The shit is cleaner than a virgin soaked in holy water while my other has been through hell many times.
1pandoradesire
08-12-2016, 01:22 PM
A good friend of mine quit SM a year ago and rocks on Cams.com. So Im going to give that site a real shot. They have a tiered program where the more you make, the higher percentage you are paid out. She's now getting paid out 60 percent which sounds good to me. If you arent already on NiteFlirt thats another good site. You can have your funds pulled nightly and you get paid a few days later. I like getting deposits every day and not having to wait for one huge chunk.
Before I was going to retire last fall (retired but missed it to much, lol) I gave Cams.com a try and I loved it. What I didn't like was being responsible for chargebacks, but hey it would be the case in any business really. The customers on Cams are pretty good, and I had so much traffic to my room, like SM when I first started to cam there four years ago. When coming back I came back to SM because of my regulars, and I like the weekly pay but this site is just not what it used to be unfortunately. I am going to try early mornings again this week on SM and if it is no good, then I am going back to Cams. I have a NightFlirt account, and I will try that as well I just need to take the time to figure that one out. Best of luck to all!
p.s. the Support on Cams is awesome!!! You can even call and talk to a live person.
xCamLovex
08-12-2016, 01:48 PM
I tried the broadcaster for 5 minutes on my Mac. I was lagging and choppy. Fuck that shit. Sticking with the Encoder.
That shit is horrible. Marina is right. Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave that this horrible software is being tested on his product. Excuse me SM, you can't even keep your website functioning properly...yet you wanna attempt software for a Mac? It takes 5 months for photos to be accepted, how will you guys keep the Broadcaster running with all the iOS updates?
...just saying.
xxxGothBarbie
08-12-2016, 01:52 PM
A good friend of mine quit SM a year ago and rocks on Cams.com. So Im going to give that site a real shot. They have a tiered program where the more you make, the higher percentage you are paid out. She's now getting paid out 60 percent which sounds good to me. If you arent already on NiteFlirt thats another good site. You can have your funds pulled nightly and you get paid a few days later. I like getting deposits every day and not having to wait for one huge chunk.
Thanks Jane :) I am giving Cams a shot as well. Still thinking about doing Niteflirt as well but need to do one thing at a time so I don't get overwhelmed. SM has been weird & shitty for me as well in the last week ugh :(
LadyCoco
08-12-2016, 02:29 PM
I always liked Cams more than SM. The guys actually interact with you and there's more chances to earn money. Plus, support has been helpful imo and it looks like they're looking to us to make better changes now. I just hate that you run the risk of chargebacks.
TrifilinCamHo
08-12-2016, 02:41 PM
@Triflin are you on a mac?
I wondered how the first one would roll out to all.
Nah I am on a PC. I have an i7 Macbook that I could maybe try to run SMB off of but considering that it's extra work just to make a c920 run on a mac I'm gonna pass on trying, especially given my experience with the windows version of SMB.
Also, I'm pretty sure that if given a blind sample of girls that were running SMB & ones that were just using the encoder you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
JaneBurgess
08-12-2016, 04:36 PM
Before I was going to retire last fall (retired but missed it to much, lol) I gave Cams.com a try and I loved it. What I didn't like was being responsible for chargebacks, but hey it would be the case in any business really. The customers on Cams are pretty good, and I had so much traffic to my room, like SM when I first started to cam there four years ago. When coming back I came back to SM because of my regulars, and I like the weekly pay but this site is just not what it used to be unfortunately. I am going to try early mornings again this week on SM and if it is no good, then I am going back to Cams. I have a NightFlirt account, and I will try that as well I just need to take the time to figure that one out. Best of luck to all!
p.s. the Support on Cams is awesome!!! You can even call and talk to a live person.
If you need any help with figuring out NiteFlirt let me know.
laurielegs
08-12-2016, 09:44 PM
I was actually doing okay these past few weeks on SM, slow but not too unusual for summertime. I moved two months ago and made sure there was high speed net, upload of 10, Comcast, and was actually very stable and fast for the first month and a half.
These past two days my connection has been horrible. I'm having trouble even getting youtube to load sometimes which is ridiculous. It was so fast and stable before.
Pingtest now shows 1 to 4% packet loss, gives it a B or C grade, so something major changed.
I've checked my wiring, rebooted the modem, done lots of things I googled, flushed dns.
Any advice before I call Comcast again tomorrow? (omg I hate doing that so much - yesterday I got someone who kept cutting me off and I finally had to go to an appointment so didn't call them back yet).
I hate how they try to talk down to me and blame it on my computer or something instead of their connection. I'm going to have them come out and check things and really hope I get someone who can actually understand what packet loss is and that I really need my connection to work right.
blueJewel
08-12-2016, 10:07 PM
Maybe I spoke too soon...my streaming has been really solid all night...idk what changed, lol. Excellent across the board so I'm going to stop complaining and hope this lasts...Now all I need is better traffic, good lord - lmao!
Genoveve
08-12-2016, 11:22 PM
These past two days my connection has been horrible. I'm having trouble even getting youtube to load sometimes which is ridiculous. It was so fast and stable before.
Pingtest now shows 1 to 4% packet loss, gives it a B or C grade, so something major changed.
I've checked my wiring, rebooted the modem, done lots of things I googled, flushed dns.
I've had this happen a few times(with a different provider) where out of nowhere my speeds started tanking, a tech was always able to come out and do god-knows-what to fix it. They always did something different to fix it even though I was always having the same issue. I dunno if this is the case with you but whenever that was happening to me it was always during specific times of day, if you notice any patterns you could work around them temporarily.
gorgeousbbw
08-13-2016, 01:11 AM
I'm curious as to why my blocked guys are popping back up on my free chat? i know for a fact i blocked a few that are right back in there. What the heck streamate.
christylive
08-13-2016, 09:45 AM
I'm curious as to why my blocked guys are popping back up on my free chat? i know for a fact i blocked a few that are right back in there. What the heck streamate.
I've always been told that after so long you have to go in and re check some of the boxes regarding blocked members
christylive
08-13-2016, 10:04 AM
Im going to take a break from Streamate after tonight. I put in far to many hours on a site that wont fix their glitches, blames us performers for issues, runs contests when they are struggling for traffic, doesnt address any of the issues brought up on here, etc. Its ridiculous for them to care about RRT when they are the ones with the server issues. Its a site that stresses me out and frankly they arent worth the stress. Other sites have more polite customers and no glitches. I wish you ladies luck and if they dont get their shit together, find another site.
Well said sister! 100% agree
anonymous camgirl
08-13-2016, 10:15 AM
How do you know it's the site and not your internet though? I am having trouble with my internet.. and I am getting disconnected and my internet is going out every 5 mins.. I just had the cable guy yesterday and he gave me a new modem.. yea that didn't help.. another one is coming out tomorrow.. but being on just ONE cam site it's hard to know if it's your internet or SM?
hi jane, i'm with you. i got disconnected about 6 times tonight. it took me 2 1/2 hours to make $40. my cam kept freezing. Getting disconnected with no prompt or anything so never knowing when I was offline.
realistically, i need to find another site or i will be evicted by the end of the month. i've pretty much tapped into savings waiting for streamate to get their shit together anymore. this site is officially done. i'm announcing it to my fans tonight on my model centro site.
anonymous camgirl
08-13-2016, 10:43 AM
Well not only am I dealing with this bullshit, the Olympics, but my internet keeps disconnecting every 5 mins or so.. we shall overcome!.. another cable tech is coming out tomorrow.. they just came yesterday.. grrrr.
I have doubled my week in a hour using adobe. Yay Im meeting payout at least :( (I have payout set to a higher than the minimum) Literally no shows all week. My week has accumulated to what I average in one day as of last night. Yes i was in tears
This is ridiculous.
@Triflin are you on a mac?
I wondered how the first one would roll out to all.
I cam from a 2 year old i7 that does great... all disks full and it does great, runs at 30-40%
but
my other i7, same specs, less drives used bc nothing is on there, it runs at 100% with the sm broadcaster. exact same specs, maybe a newer processor but same. The shit is cleaner than a virgin soaked in holy water while my other has been through hell many times.
christylive
08-13-2016, 11:22 AM
Dear Streamate , could you possibly give me $1 (my cut) per sneaky bastard/peeper in paid chat please!? TY
JaneBurgess
08-13-2016, 02:32 PM
How do you know it's the site and not your internet though? I am having trouble with my internet.. and I am getting disconnected and my internet is going out every 5 mins.. I just had the cable guy yesterday and he gave me a new modem.. yea that didn't help.. another one is coming out tomorrow.. but being on just ONE cam site it's hard to know if it's your internet or SM?
I pay for business internet, the fastest available. I also used PingPlotter for a few days and recorded it. It showed it takes less than a second for me to hit SM servers, but their response time back to me was slow. Their servers are the issues and they know it. They were supposed to build a hub to handle the server issues but I dont think they have yet. You can try it at pingplotter.com and find out its your internet or their servers.
anonymous camgirl
08-13-2016, 02:47 PM
Well in my case I know it's not SM or any other site.. it happens all day and nite.. even when my kids are playing video games.
I pay for business internet, the fastest available. I also used PingPlotter for a few days and recorded it. It showed it takes less than a second for me to hit SM servers, but their response time back to me was slow. Their servers are the issues and they know it. They were supposed to build a hub to handle the server issues but I dont think they have yet. You can try it at pingplotter.com and find out its your internet or their servers.
Selenasecret
08-13-2016, 03:44 PM
I thought they finally sorted the shit out as its been smoother? Now the broadcaster is maxed at 720p its only 30% cpu. And my rtt from the UK is 55-60m/s. Or is this just from less girls being online as I noticed its always around 1200 - 1500 rather than the 2000+ a few months ago.
Really hope it picks up for everyone
sweetandnaughty
08-13-2016, 09:05 PM
What the fuck? Ive been disconnected at least 7 fucking times tinight! Im so sick of this shit SM!! Has anyone had the same issues tonight?? Pisses me the fuck off
gorgeousbbw
08-13-2016, 10:34 PM
Look at this fuckery. just logged on and not one guy has said hi to me what in the fuck is wrong. i feel like i have a mosquito repellant on my profile.
WhatTheHellRob has logged off (reason: user left)
Naughty6248 has logged on
Naughty6248 has logged off (reason: user left)
Lokitzo has logged on
Lokitzo has logged off (reason: user left)
joeycushman22 has logged on
joeycushman22 has logged off (reason: user left)
Moneyman2316 has logged on
Moneyman2316 has logged off (reason: user left)
stifler69 has logged on
stifler69 has logged off (reason: user left)
gorgeousbbw
08-13-2016, 10:36 PM
These fucks don't even know how to keep up a conversation. I say hi to everyone who enters my room. They can't even say hi. i want to scream.
KittieVenom
08-13-2016, 11:48 PM
Officially given up on SM for a while, and have been focusing on my other sites. I missed actually making money and maybe get on Streamate a couple hours week now.
Also I'm extremely annoyed that EVERY time someone gets kicked off, it says "user left". No shit they left, they got KICKED OFF. Plus the guys that say hi and then vanish instantly are just too annoying.
lSexyS2
08-14-2016, 07:02 AM
I get confused with free chat and guest chat, dunno what I'm doing half the time, whats the dif? drives mew crazy
Betsyxo
08-14-2016, 07:07 AM
I get confused with free chat and guest chat, dunno what I'm doing half the time, whats the dif? drives mew crazy
From what i understood, free chat is for people that don't actually have an account on streamate or a credit card linked, and guest chat is for members with credit cards. If you block a country or region, your free chat is automatically disabled, and only logged in members can view your cam.
anonymous camgirl
08-14-2016, 08:32 AM
What are your speeds with this business internet? ..
I pay for business internet, the fastest available. I also used PingPlotter for a few days and recorded it. It showed it takes less than a second for me to hit SM servers, but their response time back to me was slow. Their servers are the issues and they know it. They were supposed to build a hub to handle the server issues but I dont think they have yet. You can try it at pingplotter.com and find out its your internet or their servers.
xCamLovex
08-14-2016, 08:49 AM
Before u stream go to your settings to disable free chat. Free is no credit card needed to chat. Guest chat is for guys who have already entered in cc # with an account
christylive
08-14-2016, 08:51 AM
Look at this fuckery. just logged on and not one guy has said hi to me what in the fuck is wrong. i feel like i have a mosquito repellant on my profile.
WhatTheHellRob has logged off (reason: user left)
Naughty6248 has logged on
Naughty6248 has logged off (reason: user left)
Lokitzo has logged on
Lokitzo has logged off (reason: user left)
joeycushman22 has logged on
joeycushman22 has logged off (reason: user left)
Moneyman2316 has logged on
Moneyman2316 has logged off (reason: user left)
stifler69 has logged on
stifler69 has logged off (reason: user left)
That's the norm now unfortunately for many, me included :/
MistressX
08-14-2016, 12:29 PM
I am thinking about trying cams.com but I am hesitant because arent all the shows recorded? I have to do a little reading about the first but I think I will be signing up this week
gorgeousbbw
08-14-2016, 01:16 PM
That's the norm now unfortunately for many, me included :/
yeah i can't do it anymore. i'm trying other cam sites for now this shit is just too stressful. trying to make rent and i can't even get a guy to say hi back.
TrifilinCamHo
08-14-2016, 01:26 PM
Last night nearly gave me an anxiety attack... No one said hello or responded to me for huge chunks of time. At one point I had TWENTY people in the room during a (failed) gold show countdown. Fucking CRICKETS, not one person said a word! Even the few regulars that stopped by were oddly quiet. I asked the room if they could see/hear me and they did say "yes", but then said nothing else, so it wasn't a glitch. Wtf.
Awkward silence is the absolute worst thing for my anxiety. I'm calm and cool and sexy when people are engaging. I don't even care if I'm not getting a lot of shows; if there's decent conversation going, I can stick it out for hours until someone eventually goes private. But I can't hustle when I feel like I'm just being creeped on and stared at.
THIS. I really don't mind chatting for as long as it takes to get a show because I really do enjoy engaging with people in general, but when they're just sitting there and staring and no one is giving you ANYTHING to work with it's the absolute worst. Something that helps me when this happens is just minimizing or hiding my chat window and staring straight into my cam while I pretend like the most ballin favorite customer ever just entered the room & we're having a conversation. Something about out of sight, out of mind really helps take the edge off of the festering anxiety and the frustration that comes with feeling like a zoo animal. Obviously you gotta occasionally check your chat while you're doing this. Sometimes they will pipe in or vie for your attention or take you private and sometimes you will sit there for 15 minutes having a completely one-sided conversation with yourself and feel drained as hell after the fact, but it's a decent temporary diversion tactic.
And for the record Sila you are one of my favorite camgirls ever, hang in there.
SarahTime
08-14-2016, 02:24 PM
I've not been able to use the broadcaster since I came back. When I try it, it gives me super shitty streaming settings. Once I used the adobe encoder, everything was running smooth and normal and my bitrate went up enough to give me my placement back.
If anyone needs another site, I've always loved cams.com. I don't think people give them a chance because the payout is quite low when you first start but I was always happy with what I made on there. I haven't added them back in yet because I want to focus on SM for now.
Genoveve
08-14-2016, 02:25 PM
but when they're just sitting there and staring and no one is giving you ANYTHING to work with it's the absolute worst.
I know what you mean, I would rather that if it's going to be dead that I have no traffic because I think it's more annoying to have tons of guys in your room and not make money than it is to have no traffic and not be making money. Like if it's going to be sucky I'd rather be alone for it lol.
SarahTime
08-14-2016, 02:33 PM
Last night nearly gave me an anxiety attack... No one said hello or responded to me for huge chunks of time. At one point I had TWENTY people in the room during a (failed) gold show countdown. Fucking CRICKETS, not one person said a word! Even the few regulars that stopped by were oddly quiet. I asked the room if they could see/hear me and they did say "yes", but then said nothing else, so it wasn't a glitch. Wtf.
Awkward silence is the absolute worst thing for my anxiety. I'm calm and cool and sexy when people are engaging. I don't even care if I'm not getting a lot of shows; if there's decent conversation going, I can stick it out for hours until someone eventually goes private. But I can't hustle when I feel like I'm just being creeped on and stared at.
Thank the camgods I still have one guy who's obsessed with texting me. At least I can do that while I'm otherwise freaking out. Ugh. I can't WAIT for the summer cam season and the stupid olympics and whatever other impending sportsball shit to be over. >_<
In my experience, if you have people in the room and they aren't talking, they are most likely on a mobile device. If you've ever visited SM on a phone or tablet, you'll see that depending on how they are holding the device, sometimes the chat box is not even accessible. When the phone/tablet is turned sideways all it displays is your cam feed. And a lot of guys (I assume) leave the volume off so they can't hear you even saying hi to them.
BiscuitT
08-14-2016, 03:03 PM
^^This explains a lot. Last time I cammed before my break that was pretty new and very few people were on their phones, but yeah I see how they probably donīt hear me. Anyway last time I got too sick of this and explained how rude and awkward it was for me to have a full quiet room and some of them actually started talking. I noticed some other girls called them out and they responded back too so probably they donīt even realize how creepy it is to stare and not even say hello.
Marina Starr
08-14-2016, 03:13 PM
There was paying traffic today but the peepers are out of control! I always cover my tuna until they get charged!
christylive
08-14-2016, 03:25 PM
Him: you're my absolute favorite on here
Me: that's so sweet. How about a private or exclusive since tou stop by everyday and we have yet to play?
Him: why? We can just meet up when I'm in your city
GTFOH
christylive
08-14-2016, 03:26 PM
There was paying traffic today but the peepers are out of control! I always cover my tuna until they get charged!
"Tuna"
I just love you bb :)
side note: I've always called mine a "flower pop" my mom thinks I'm crazy ...
Bootsie
08-14-2016, 03:30 PM
Him: you're my absolute favorite on here
Me: that's so sweet. How about a private or exclusive since tou stop by everyday and we have yet to play?
Him: why? We can just meet up when I'm in your city
GTFOH
I am getting a LOT of dating and hook-up type traffic lately on SM. I mean, it's bad enough with glitches and lag but these guys think they're going to meet up with me? Aw hell no. We are DEFINITELY getting advertised on those shady "meet hot women who will come bang you" sites recently, because that is ALL the traffic, and a lot of guys whining about being ripped off to pay monthly and none of the women are even in their area and none want to hook up "they just want to be online this is bullshit what am i paying a membership for". So uh...dear SM, your affiliates be doing some shady-ass shit.
JaneBurgess
08-14-2016, 04:25 PM
What are your speeds with this business internet? ..
Right now download is 102.10 mbps and upload is 21.57 mbps and that's with me running a backup. I use Cox and I pay a little over $200 a month but its worth it.
JaneBurgess
08-14-2016, 04:27 PM
I am thinking about trying cams.com but I am hesitant because arent all the shows recorded? I have to do a little reading about the first but I think I will be signing up this week
Yes they do record them, but you can delete them. You can also keep them and charge for your fan club which I heard is popular on there. I plan to start camming on there at least 25 hours a week starting tomorrow. I've always just dabbled on there but I like their options.
anonymous camgirl
08-14-2016, 04:29 PM
Ok well I am getting 300/20 I don't know how much the internet portion is.. I have cable, phone and internet combo.. but I don't have a bunch of movie channels.. no time to watch those.. haha.. but I have an access point for dead zones and a dvr and I think I pay extra for this modem for the high speed.. but anyhoo it's about $300 a month for all that.. It's the fastest I can get here .. I want MORE..lol.. I have Bright House.. I think they are changing to something called Spectrum now..
Right now download is 102.10 mbps and upload is 21.57 mbps and that's with me running a backup. I use Cox and I pay a little over $200 a month but its worth it.
Marina Starr
08-14-2016, 04:31 PM
Where did you test you upload? You have to test it here to get the true results:
http://testmy.net/
Ok well I am getting 300/20 I don't know how much the internet portion is.. I have cable, phone and internet combo.. but I don't have a bunch of movie channels.. no time to watch those.. haha.. but I have an access point for dead zones and a dvr and I think I pay extra for this modem for the high speed.. but anyhoo it's about $300 a month for all that.. It's the fastest I can get here .. I want MORE..lol.. I have Bright House.. I think they are changing to something called Spectrum now..
JaneBurgess
08-14-2016, 04:35 PM
Ok well I am getting 300/20 I don't know how much the internet portion is.. I have cable, phone and internet combo.. but I don't have a bunch of movie channels.. no time to watch those.. haha.. but I have an access point for dead zones and a dvr and I think I pay extra for this modem for the high speed.. but anyhoo it's about $300 a month for all that.. It's the fastest I can get here .. I want MORE..lol.. I have Bright House.. I think they are changing to something called Spectrum now..
If you use speedtest.net it will tell you your download and upload speeds and its really accurate too.
I have Dish for my tv since anytime it rains in Arizona cable goes down but satellite stays up.
SoloDesire
08-14-2016, 04:39 PM
If you use speedtest.net it will tell you your download and upload speeds and its really accurate too.
I have Dish for my tv since anytime it rains in Arizona cable goes down but satellite stays up.
Speed test.net isn't very accurate since its flashed based. Try using testmy.net for real results.
JaneBurgess
08-15-2016, 01:10 AM
Speed test.net isn't very accurate since its flashed based. Try using testmy.net for real results.
It was pretty much the same using that site
Marina Starr
08-15-2016, 09:01 AM
Anyone having problems with their bitrate dropping while streaming? Mine has dropped down to 400kbps causing video to freeze. Everything was fine two days ago. Not sure if it's my internet or SM.