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PhatGirlDynomite!!!
11-03-2015, 08:42 PM
Lagging over a minute long. Freezing too. Impossible to work. I guess it's just me but things are fine one day and next day, I can't cam. Nothing changed. No other programs running on my PC. No virus'. Things go from perfectly fine to unable to cam. No rhyme or reason. Last time I had problems, it took a month for them to mysteriously disappear (no help whatsoever from tech). I'm beyond frustrated. Been exclusive with sm for over five years but can't keep taking time off work. I'm posting here in case it's not just me. FTR, the time now is 11:30 ET.
I saw a few rooms lagging as well. FYI I think you need to set your clock back? Its 10:42pm est where i am
JessRyan
11-04-2015, 08:05 AM
I saw a few rooms lagging as well. FYI I think you need to set your clock back? Its 10:42pm est where i am
LOL maybe that's why we're lagging...are clocks need to be set back.
Bootsie
11-04-2015, 08:22 AM
Streamed with the "Basic" 720 settings...immediate bump in placement from streaming 20 minutes earlier with legacy settings. Just in case anyone was wondering. SM said they weren't favouring 720 streaming yet buuuut...worth exploring.
xCamLovex
11-04-2015, 03:26 PM
Must...stay...online. Wow..where is everyone today?!
QueenBitch
11-04-2015, 04:12 PM
^I had pretty good traffic today but about an hour or 2-3 ago it completely died. gonna try again later if I don't pass out
Issabelle
11-04-2015, 04:15 PM
Must...stay...online. Wow..where is everyone today?!
Quoted for accuracy. I really know better than to expect happy things on Wednesday. I do this to myself. *sigh*
pippapippa
11-04-2015, 04:46 PM
It's slow as fuck and my cam is lagging like crazy. It's not my internet. I've got 60 down, 6 up and every skype show I've done has been perfect. So SM, fuck you right now.
SuperPookie
11-04-2015, 04:48 PM
Yes fuck SM is right. I have someone coming in my room every 10-15 minutes :(. How in the hell am I supposed to get shows with traffic like that? I can't hustle air.
JessRyan
11-04-2015, 08:57 PM
Must...stay...online. Wow..where is everyone today?!
Monday was outta this world busy, yesterday about half as good...today? I logged out after 90 min of being in a ghost town and got on MFC. Did much better there. You just never know, ya know?
This was a sloooow nite indeed .......
JaneBurgess
11-04-2015, 11:05 PM
Slow as hell. The site must be having issues.
This was a sloooow nite indeed .......
webcamcutie
11-04-2015, 11:17 PM
None of the tricks are working to get mobile to work. One of my custies is literally going out to buy a laptop just so we can cam tonight cause the mobile is f'd, again. This is seriously getting old. Normally a simple reboot will fix it and it'll work for a while, not tonight, the pause trick isn't working, reboot isn't working. Like what are we supposed to tell our mobile customers that can't see us? Too bad go get a laptop (like my reg is doing right now?) LOL what? Its 2015, a shit ton of guys use cell phones and tablets to jerk off, get with the program SM and fix it. Its costing us both money, a LARGE portion of my clients are mobile customers so I'm taking a huge loss tonight.
I told someone its like waking up in the morning, getting dressed, driving to your job, to get there and be told you have to SIT there, ALL DAY, and do nothing, and get paid jack for it then go home with nothing in your pocket, thats basically what's happening on SM tonight. So over it.
JessRyan
11-05-2015, 07:40 AM
Slow as hell. The site must be having issues.
I thought that right away yesterday late morning. I was on just for 90 min, and it "felt" weird. No traffic, just a strange feeling with the few that came into my room. So different than Monday when I didn't even have time to put my clothes back on before another private. Tue was busy too with traffic. twilight zone yesterday and i felt it right away
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
11-05-2015, 08:06 AM
I just had a weird issue..was logged on and guys couldnt see me (thats not the weird part sadly) So I get my fiance to check for me from the other computer and his phone..it showed me as in private. When he logged into his account there I was in free chat. Not logged = in private. While Logged in= Available. I decide to check it out for myself. Sure thing a few girls are showing as in a private show until I logged into my own customer account to find them available. This is from two different computers. Two different phones and two different customer accounts. A lot of guys watch from the outside before they log in. Thats how they pick girls. If you're one of the people that this is happening to then you're most likely sitting in a quiet room right now wondering wtf is going on. My mood is to good to deal with this shit right now. Im gonna try my luck somewhere else maybe come back later.
IvyAdams
11-05-2015, 08:29 AM
I just had a weird issue..was logged on and guys couldnt see me (thats not the weird part sadly) So I get my fiance to check for me from the other computer and his phone..it showed me as in private. When he logged into his account there I was in free chat. Not logged = in private. While Logged in= Available. I decide to check it out for myself. Sure thing a few girls are showing as in a private show until I logged into my own customer account to find them available. This is from two different computers. Two different phones and two different customer accounts. A lot of guys watch from the outside before they log in. Thats how they pick girls. If you're one of the people that this is happening to then you're most likely sitting in a quiet room right now wondering wtf is going on. My mood is to good to deal with this shit right now. Im gonna try my luck somewhere else maybe come back later.
This happens all the time, unfortunately. Anytime my boyfriend is at home when I cam, he's got me up on the screen to make sure my feed looks good etc. and he constantly says that it will fuck up and say I'm in private, it happens way more often on the phone, but every once in a while on a laptop- and sometimes even when he's logged into our customer account it still does it. Or it will let him be in the room for a minute and THEN kick him out saying I'm in private. Makes me wonder how many of the in and out guys are really in and out guys, and who is getting kicked off and not coming back because they think we're in a show. Sucks :(
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
11-05-2015, 09:18 AM
Makes me wonder how many of the in and out guys are really in and out guys, and who is getting kicked off and not coming back because they think we're in a show. Sucks :(
Yes exactly. Guy said to me a few days ago "Damn you must be making alllllll the money. Every time I come on here you in a show." If only that were true. And then he asked to see my tits for free. FML
Holly_xoxo
11-05-2015, 01:09 PM
Slow as hell. The site must be having issues.
I'm thinking that too. When I log on, it's taking about 3-4 minutes for anyone to come in. Then they pop right out and it takes a few minutes again before someone enters. I never have a busy room but there's always someone coming in, right from the start.
QueenBitch
11-05-2015, 01:25 PM
I wish I could change my location to US... I see girls complain sometimes about only having about 10 people in their room and I'm sitting here like "cool. I get all excited when there's 4 people in my room because that almost never happens". I mean I make good money, but DAMN imagine how much more I could make if guys didn't assume I can't speak English based on my location :/
JessRyan
11-05-2015, 02:26 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the Thur SM screw up is going on again! Booting girls off and chat room limbo
euro_princess
11-05-2015, 02:27 PM
FUUUUUUCK! Not now SM. Logs models off!
sovereignv
11-05-2015, 02:27 PM
I can't boot members and I don't see what they've written until after I've kicked them? Now the encoder window won't pop up. Oh boy, here we go
QueenBitch
11-05-2015, 02:27 PM
oh is that why my room is dead af? cool. great. fantastic. awesome. amazing. not like I have bills or anything. nah.
euro_princess
11-05-2015, 02:29 PM
The online numbers still drop! Fuck. I wanted to do a camathon tonight. Fuck you, SM!
QueenBitch
11-05-2015, 02:30 PM
I was going to do a camathon too :( I'll try again later... it's too late anyway, I had too much redbull. no way I'm gonna be able to sleep. you should see how fast I'm typing this.
QueenBitch
11-05-2015, 02:32 PM
...dude. I disconnected like 5 minutes ago and I hear the sound go off, go to the streaming window (I have a bad habit of leaving that open when I stopped streaming) and someone entered and then I got "network connection error". tf?
Chellyinparadise
11-05-2015, 02:44 PM
Im going to try a bit later and see how things are, looks like it will be a long night for me..
webcamcutie
11-05-2015, 02:57 PM
Hey, maybe they're FIXING whatever's been wrong the last 2 days? Wishful thinking, but a girl can dream!
TrifilinCamHo
11-05-2015, 03:11 PM
So I got on like 20 min ago and got a pvt, everything on that end was fine and technically seems to be doing OK, EXCEPT traffic is like eerily weirdly slow as it was yesterday, something seems amiss because even when it's slow its never like this. I am in the middle of the first page and my room is just completely dead for 1-4 minutes at a time. For those of you that are able to connect and stay on right now, what is your traffic like?
sovereignv
11-05-2015, 03:29 PM
Dead as fuck. In like 2½ hours I haven't spoken to a single sub or seen any of my previous customers pop in (not even for a peek), which is not usual. Mostly just in-and-outs. So happy SM isn't my only source of income right now.
At least I saw some spectacular fireworks through my window tonight. Happy bonfire night, bbs! I hope you manage to make something of the night despite it all.
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
11-05-2015, 03:48 PM
I was going to do a camathon too :( I'll try again later... it's too late anyway, I had too much redbull. no way I'm gonna be able to sleep. you should see how fast I'm typing this.
LOL Ive been sucking down Diet Dr. Pepper so much that I had to go to the store and get some wine. I was so hopped up on caffeine that I swear I could hear my eyelids blink. Tink...tink tink
Chellyinparadise
11-05-2015, 03:50 PM
Hey, maybe they're FIXING whatever's been wrong the last 2 days? Wishful thinking, but a girl can dream!
That would be great if that is true! :) Fingers crossed..
kittypurr
11-05-2015, 03:52 PM
This has been happening to me too! im on that dumb sm broadcast...b/c i couldnt set up the new encoder settings...my encoder would disappear, tho I have the bandwidth, equipment, speed-everything tech said is required to work the new settings. I wrote tech a bunch of times. they won't admit they don't know how to fix and suggested i use the shitty settings. its sucks. i've had so many tech problems...my numbers are suffering...i just don't know what to do...
xxtinamariexx
11-05-2015, 05:14 PM
I had guys today say that my screen was black, but when I would looked on my computer or had someone else check my stream from their computer, they said it was fine. had someone check on their phone... and bam.. black screen too. but only for a few seconds and then they saw me. WHen I signed in,, had many minutes go by that I had NO ONE in my room. It was very very slow
Chellyinparadise
11-05-2015, 10:21 PM
Im having some freezing issues and i ran a gold show and the contributer box is blank and the guys cant see the king tipper board how weird. Anyone else experiencing this?
FreakyFranky
11-05-2015, 10:23 PM
Got an EXCL request... Accepted it... And NOTHING HAPPENED. Just nothing. WTF. GRRRRRR. My only one so far tonight. :( Booo SM!!!
Chellyinparadise
11-05-2015, 10:31 PM
Also just wanted to metion that on my box for the gold show the line where i have it checked to show the top contributers for the king board is greyed out, why i wonder this is odd. Just noticed this.
anonymous camgirl
11-06-2015, 08:13 AM
What's been wrong? I do know I only made $3 the last 2 days in a row.. thank god for other sites... makes me super depressed
Hey, maybe they're FIXING whatever's been wrong the last 2 days? Wishful thinking, but a girl can dream!
SuperPookie
11-06-2015, 12:50 PM
I couldn't start my show even after logging out & back in multiple times.
QueenBitch
11-06-2015, 12:54 PM
it kicked me out again and right before that i noticed people all of a sudden stopped talking. i was talking to a regular after our show and all of a sudden he went quiet, which i thought was weird. then it disconnected me.
webcamcutie
11-06-2015, 03:05 PM
What's been wrong? I do know I only made $3 the last 2 days in a row.. thank god for other sites... makes me super depressed
I think what evers been wrong with the site the last 2-3 days where it seems like a ghost town and mobile is worse than normal, not even the SM tech support knows what the issue is, thats why we have to deal with it when it comes up. I just know its been awfully dreadful and as usual they are completely oblivious to it.
Sorry to hear about that I hope things turn around for you soon!
MissAdriana
11-06-2015, 03:11 PM
Geez ladies...I thought it was just me because I've been working 99% of my hours on MFC but still popping into SM on schedule a few times a week... Deadzone. SM broadcaster is death like 1 person come in every 5 mins. Traffic with the encoder is steady as usual, but whenever I attempt the encoder there are issues. Back to MFC it is.. what a goddamn stupid ass waste of time I feel like such a moron for even bothering to keep this as an egg
sovereignv
11-06-2015, 03:43 PM
Whenever it's this bad for me on SM I always start to wonder if I'll ever get up to speed again, or if I'm just completely shit at camming. But then I remember all the money + succesful sessions I've had in the past and realize I'm actually not, well, shit. Just easy to forget when you don't get as many chances to prove it.
BadBitch
11-06-2015, 06:08 PM
Whenever it's this bad for me on SM I always start to wonder if I'll ever get up to speed again, or if I'm just completely shit at camming. But then I remember all the money + succesful sessions I've had in the past and realize I'm actually not, well, shit. Just easy to forget when you don't get as many chances to prove it.
I have been feeling the same way. "What the hell is wrong with me?" "Why are the men in and out?" "Does't anyone like me?" These questions weigh HEAVILY on me nowadays broadcasting on SM. Today BLEW. I am at my weekly goal, but it's not fucking easy getting there anymore. In and out. In and out. In and out. "Let me see your tits". In and out. In and out. "Where you live, bb?" "Let's meet, bb." In and out. In and out. In (not out) but staring. More staring. In and out. "Ass bb plz". "No credits, bb".
I just sit and pray that one of my awesome regulars comes in. I'm sitting there smiling, but I'm fucking DYING on the inside. I'm an insecure fucking mess because of these men. They have been making me feel like absolute shit the past month. I don't know how much more I can take.
RedMeg
11-06-2015, 07:11 PM
in/out & in/out & in/out & in/out & in/out & in/out & in/out & in/out & in/out & in/out & in/out ................... My Monday Morning.
... That could go either way. Probably a vent, but gave me the lols for a minute
TrifilinCamHo
11-06-2015, 07:19 PM
I am also in the midst of the worst slump of my cam career right now, 2 weeks and counting. It's been completely exhausting. All my regs seem to have disappeared and tech issues + slow traffic is making it very difficult to maintain the attitude it takes to be successful. HOWEVER!!! Something that has really helped me is if I frame it as an exercise in perseverance, i.e. if I just get on cam and stay on for x amount of time it was a good shift, because I didn't let my insecurities and a sense of defeat get the best of me. Think of it as strengthening a muscle, but instead of a bicep or a tricep or whatever you are strengthening your ability to be patient and stick to something even when it feels like the most arduous and soul-crushing task ever. This builds character and will make you that much better in the long run.
Also just for shits and gigs, here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxsQr7YOq7o) is a short-ish yoga/stretching routine that really helps me relax and chill the fuck out when I start getting super bummed or when I need to get my blood flowing to get on cam.
webcamcutie
11-06-2015, 07:57 PM
Everyone is human, everyone gets depressed and thinks its us and the men hate us and we're not attractive anymore, but in all reality it's typically something stupid or some glitch somewhere, and it doesn't matter who you are, how long you've been doing it, it always always affects how we feel inside. It's hard to talk yourself up to go on to a day that's dragging on and slow, its hard not to look sad or upset on cam, I've just been pulling longer hours and it has been paying off, glitches or not, I'm gunna get my money and in the meantime, they can deal with my resting bitch face, and if they don't like it, they can what? Go F themselves, BY themselves. :)
No one likes to feel unwanted on cam, sometimes a break, or change in hours, or something else can help, but stressing about it and not being confident I find has always been my downfall, no matter how shitty I feel or how much I dread how slow my Friday night is going to be, I still get ready, I still get sexy, I still get online and I still push myself. Happens to the best of us ladies, try not to let it get you down (self motivation pep talk to myself here also), it comes and goes, the joys of our job, we just have to deal, you know?
BadBitch
11-06-2015, 08:47 PM
I am also in the midst of the worst slump of my cam career right now, 2 weeks and counting. It's been completely exhausting. All my regs seem to have disappeared and tech issues + slow traffic is making it very difficult to maintain the attitude it takes to be successful. HOWEVER!!! Something that has really helped me is if I frame it as an exercise in perseverance, i.e. if I just get on cam and stay on for x amount of time it was a good shift, because I didn't let my insecurities and a sense of defeat get the best of me. Think of it as strengthening a muscle, but instead of a bicep or a tricep or whatever you are strengthening your ability to be patient and stick to something even when it feels like the most arduous and soul-crushing task ever. This builds character and will make you that much better in the long run.
Also just for shits and gigs, here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxsQr7YOq7o) is a short-ish yoga/stretching routine that really helps me relax and chill the fuck out when I start getting super bummed or when I need to get my blood flowing to get on cam.
You're right. I was thinking this the other day. This slump will hopefully toughen me up and make me feel confident again.
webcamcutie
11-06-2015, 09:26 PM
^^^ You can do it! Don't give up on yourself, find it and use it and you'll see how amazing it is and kick yourself for losing it in the first place!
TooNiceToHustle
11-06-2015, 10:53 PM
After weeks of almost nothing - very short pvts, I finally had an excusive tonight. With c2c and no tech issues. Guy left cause he was finished. YAY!
For the last week guys left when I thought they would go excl. IDK if my excl was broken or if everybody thought 6 was too much.
EDIT: it's been like 5 minutes and the no show excl are back. Maybe it's my hustle after all... it was so easy on the old KL. Guys either spent or fucked off. Didin't pretedn to be interested in buying.
Bootsie
11-07-2015, 01:30 AM
Oooooh man I could have KILLED SM and its shitty mobile issues tonight. One of my regs had his laptop stolen but he just could not get the tablet to work. We have done shows with him on a tablet before, so I know it isn't him. Sigh. Ah well, drunk dudes on Friday night bailed me out. But seriously SM...with all the mobile stuff, GET IT TOGETHER. You can't just go "no, we will be computer-only!" anymore. Dem days are over. FUCK.
That said, I did pretty well $ wise. Could have done better if mobile guys could. fucking. stay. connected. It sucks to see the money leave, even when you get some of it. Take your 65% and DO SOMETHING WITH IT.