I've also noticed this race for the bottom tendency in SM and there are a lot more freeloading cheap-assed idiots floating about. Sadly, when you feed vermin, they come back in hordes.
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I switched to KB as well and the faves carry over, it just took them a while. About a week I think. You also have your ratings and block list carry over eventually as well. Take advantage of that new model status while you can. I did the same - it was pretty awesome minus the awkward conversations for about a week with people I had banned on the old account.
Im starting to wonder if favorites do matter as far as numbers or what. I loose a few hundred daaily, they come back. leave, come back and when I write in, noone knows what I am talking about.
I'm on week two of not getting my paycheck from Streamate (meaning I'm now missing two checks). I wrote Liz to make sure they were sending them to the right address. They are and everything seems fine on their end. I believe them because I've never not gotten my paychecks before. I've had them come late once but never just not show up like this. Is it possible someone is stealing them before they reach my mailbox? Liz said I should consider switching to FedEx but I've just never had an issue with plain old USPS and I hate the idea of losing 30 bucks a check to get them delivered via FedEx. Anyone know if there's a way to report missing mail to the USPS?
I had trouble setting up Payoneer. I'm in Texas and I've used the global deposit thing through payoneer with CMD before with no trouble so I don't know why I couldn't get it to work with streamate. It's been like a year since I tried though so maybe I'll try again and figure out what the bug was.
No, it starts 30 days from when your account was first approved. They changed it. :(
I "re-started" on Feb 27th or 28th and I just got my first paycheck today.
Looks like you have to have a tracking number to file a claim and as far as I know regular USPS checks aren't issued tracking numbers. Oh well, I'll just have to request a re-issue and maybe start getting them sent to a different address.
Regarding my issues with the SM broadcaster not connecting I really tried every stupid little thing I could and I sent a bug report to SM to which I was given the standard canned response so I called Liz.
Liz says that they are aware of these issues and every time we have them we need to continue to send the bug reports because that information helps the technician to tweek the system for the soon to be released "New Broadcaster". Liz stressed that they are very aware of these issues and although its frustrating they are working to fix them with the new release of the broadcaster so we wont have these issues anymore. The new broadcaster is expected to be released early next month so continue to send bug reports when you cannot connect. The canned response is the team confirming that they have received your report so dont take them to personally.
In the meantime, Liz says the problems seem to be intermittent (which is my experience as well) so continue to try and use the broadcaster from time to time but when it doesnt work you should still be able to stream using the encoder so switch to the FMLE when the broadcaster fails you. Liz assures me that our placements will not suffer for using FMLE so long as we use it with the new 720 settings.
I hope that helps out anyone else who is having these issues. It does make me feel better that they acknowledged that there are issues because that mean they are working to fix it. So far I have been using FMLE and I dont like it as I still get lagging and some pixelation but I have been making money with it and that is what matters! Keeping fingers crossed that the new broadcaster will be released soon!
I copy and pasted this from the other SM venting and discussing site issues thread in case people dont see it there.
Oh! Was just perving on one of my fave ladies, and after about 5 mins it looked like she'd gone offline and the following message appeared:
Thank you for trying Streamate free chat. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the free chat feature we are now asking users to create a FREE LIFETIME membership after trying out the free chat. This membership costs you nothing unless you decide to enter a clearly marked premium area of the site.
Members get up close, personal attention from our models, much more so than you have seen so far with this demonstration.
Come join us, and see why people are saying that Streamate is the best chat site on the Internet today!
Hmm! Are they putting a stop to all the long-term lurkers?
^^ you get that when you perv too long. LOL I get it all the time when drooling over Audri
Is it normal to sit for 10 min + with no one all all coming in? I was on one hour last night (around 4am gmt so yeah random time) and had 4 people come in and leave immediately, one stayed and bought a show. Most of the time I sat staring at an empty room. I havent been on in months so my stars have reset to 4 star, my rates are 6.99 exclusive, 10.99 prem. I wasn't using the encoder/broadcaster as trying to splitcam other sites. I had HD though.
I was on around the same time last night and it was dead as fuck. It's usually not normal to sit around in free chat that much. I'd give it a week and see if things improve, then adjust your hustle/rates/equipment/etc.
Using the encoder will significantly boost your placement. I drop several rows if I don't use it.
Thanks hun, glad it wasnt just me. To be fare i made more that hour than on mfc lol.
I'm totally unfamiliar with SM now so can someone tell me if it's suitable to have on while I'm hustling mfc, bonga, & cb? I don't do pussy flashes there and if i get a pvt I'll pause SM but otherwise is this OK, or best only splitting with AW, Skyprivate etc?
Handaling mfc, bonga, cb and sm would seem too much to me. AW, streamate and sky private sounds better.
How are things going on cb? Did it change your opinion?
Nah can't stand it. But token sites r so inconsistent I just have em all on together to ensure I earn for my time spent being looked at by freeloaders :)
Reg came on again and pre paid a zero show. I made more in tips for doing it free to watch than I do in a $1 goldshow buy in. Wtf. Plus what he paid me on top.
I got lucky as a whale came in my first ever and had a 36min show. The traffic makes no sense. its so random. now my data is not going through colarado data centre and through Bahamas to california its solved loads of issues and streams much better. hubbie is trying to write a guide but its hard to simplify. Involves unblock-us service for multi region netflix and using their included Vpn. So you go through different points around the world avoiding bad data points.
I really hope it picks up for you all tonight xx
Guilty as charged here. I sit and perv on models too in between shifts. I happen to always catch Audri online. hehe. Not sure if people perv on me o_O. I got that message too last year when I was watching models more than 20 mins or so a day.