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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
After hovering at 20-25% in paid chat this last week, I bit the bullet and lowered my rates.
It did nothing. Closing my day at 21% paid. Ballin' ova here!
Also did I mention I kept getting disconnected? And being unable to log back in for like 20mins after?? And then when I finally get to log back in I spend the next half an hour seeing "Disconnected--reconnecting--reconnected" on my encoder every few seconds???
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STREAMATE WAI
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
caramelcraze
WTF?! Why don't they have a "Mixed" category?! Even MGF has a damn mixed category! I'm not Caucasian, I'm not Black, I'm mixed. I'm not passably either so it's really frustrating for me.
I've been saying this forever! I get crap all the time for being in the ebony section. My dad is black/white, mom is Italian/black/Indian . I'm told I look Hispanic on some days and pacific islander the next. I also get guys who refer to me as a 'thick white woman'. Shit. I'm human. LOL. Usually when asked if I'm really black, I tell them I'm whatever they want me to be long as their paying me. Haha
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
I've been dreading going on cam all week. I'm getting zero traffic, my stream lags, and I'm continuously getting disconnected. I'm making so little money it's starting to affect my self-esteem. I can't help but think "wtf is wrong with me?"
This is getting ridiculous. I really hope it picks up soon.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
witchbaby
I've been dreading going on cam all week. I'm getting zero traffic, my stream lags, and I'm continuously getting disconnected. I'm making so little money it's starting to affect my self-esteem. I can't help but think "wtf is wrong with me?"
This is getting ridiculous. I really hope it picks up soon.
I'm so sorry you're feeling down. Just so ya know, nothing is wrong with you. I promise. We all have crappy days, shifts & months. Currently, I believe the majority of us can agree that things haven't been the best or what they used to be for awhile now. It's frustrating when we're left in the dark. Clearly something isn't right with SM but at the end of the day don't ever think that something is wrong with you. I truly wish things go back to the way they used to be.....fingers crossed. Chin up beautiful. Xox
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
witchbaby
I've been dreading going on cam all week. I'm getting zero traffic, my stream lags, and I'm continuously getting disconnected. I'm making so little money it's starting to affect my self-esteem. I can't help but think "wtf is wrong with me?"
This is getting ridiculous. I really hope it picks up soon.
*hugs* It's definitely not you. I felt the same way during the last shitstorm streamate had over the summer. Most of us are going through this slump with you, and it's not you at all. The site just needs to make some changes.
We have our good days and bad days being independent. Sometimes, we make $50+/ an hour daily for a month, then sometimes, we just barely make our goals for a month. It always fluctates, but it's good to remember that the bad times will pass too.
Almost lost my mind from streamate's issues over the summer because I had just moved into a new house and couldn't afford it. Have you tried looking into othr sites to use while SM is slow?
It's always good to have a couple back ups, and clips are always a good passive money maker for slow times.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
My Dad told me years ago, "Never put all your eggs in one basket". Always have a back up site & other projects to make money off of, this way when a glitch happens you can switch gears & keep on earning.
The hustle on a private based site is different from a token one most of the time, to get good at both makes me feel like a well rounded performer. That I can survive no matter what is thrown at me.
:)
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
^^ I wish I could handle token based sites for when things get slow but I just can't. I tried Chaturbate and after three hours of being there I was so upset that besides crying I actually vomited. I get major stage fright and really confused
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
On the original topic- screen froze multiple times and I had a huge lag. Luckily I had a few regulars that saved it from being a complete waste but 3 shows in 3 hours isn't a occasion for doing the happy dance lol
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
I think I just saw a tumbleweed roll through my free chat!! OMG it's so dead tonight! Where's that INSANE traffic SM?!!!
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
SoloDesire
I think I just saw a tumbleweed roll through my free chat!! OMG it's so dead tonight! Where's that INSANE traffic SM?!!!
Hope it picks up for you soon.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
Chellyinparadise
Hope it picks up for you soon.
Thanks, but I logged the fuck out! lol I'm not sitting in a dead room.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
I say we rename tech support to copy/paste NO HELP at all.... they need to drop the support totally from it, cause it does NOT exist.
Think how it works, is copy paste all the information already on the site & tell the performers multiple times to get a new computer.... then close out ticket.
Next make putting in a ticket almost impossible & take forever to do it.. this way we can report that problems are down because there is less of them.
Keep telling them it is on there end.
Next ask for screen shots.
Then ask them if they read the instructions.
Tell them they need to reboot.
Next tell them they must be directly connected to the router.
Oh, she wrote in again, tell her that computer is old & need a new one.
Now, go back to copy paste again.. Treat them all like they are idiots...
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
I have 5 ex's who are IT specialist, they call me for help. So it is insulting for SM support to copy and paste instructions I've been over 1000s times to make sure it isn't on my end.
Beginning to think it is an automated system & we are not dealing with a real person at all but a bot.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
Maybe we all should chose a day where NONE of us use the smbroadcaster or encoder & just use the normal settings that cost them money with the bandwidth. Lord knows all these tech issues are costing us money.
Already lost my placement from top of first page and now on 2nd....
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
SM is a dead zone tonite, all freeloaders & idiots pretending they new so i waste my time explaining things instead of kicking them out, they take advantage of me with the 'i am new' line, i wont explain anything anymore to these guys.
Soo frustrated, where the heck are my regulars, why no traffic on site SM?
Guess what? I dont experience many of the tech issues people have on site because there is no traffic to relate to, from what/where to get disconnected, how to see bit rate or frames drop and so on if all i get are freeloaders, time wasters & pretenders who wont pay?
So i think all is fine here but hey, wait, i am on a dead server, nothing happens here actually, no glitches no nothing cause no traffic to glitch to!!
Therefore i am great except i sit dead here with no business. Sarcasm is all left now.
ETA:
Right after i posted this i got cut off from free chat, nice! NOT!
Not getting back on, i have enough of this ish
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
DeepThoughts
Actually I havent tried the SM broadcaster yet. I was thinking that maybe I need to set it up to stop the lag! I am on the 720 now but I have been for a while and I havent had any problems before but at the beginning of this week my internet company was having some issue. Sadly I only have 3Mb to my house because I have to use satellite internet but normally its enough. I also have 4G internet now so I might have to switch it tomorrow to cam because my week was really bad on account of the problems earlier on. Thank you for letting me know this Kat!
The ladies here are so astute! So many of you know exactly who I am and I always thought I was incognito on this site! Most of the time I have no idea who most of you are!
Ha! I prefer to remain anon. I'm hoping peeps don't know who I am. Haha!!!
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
MistressX
This has never happened to me? WTH? Everyone saying my cam is lagging. I am so pissed
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Yep. I used to get that when I wasn't plugged in.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
Issabelle
No Cam Girl Unions pretty please. We'd have to start paying union rep fees and negotiate benefits, which means we'd probably get put on a super shitty hourly wage salary that required set hours and all the things that independent contractors don't tend to care for.
Surely you would tailor the union to the requirements of the people in it? I kind of feel like you're posing a false dichotemy here...
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
witchbaby
I've been dreading going on cam all week. I'm getting zero traffic, my stream lags, and I'm continuously getting disconnected. I'm making so little money it's starting to affect my self-esteem. I can't help but think "wtf is wrong with me?"
This is getting ridiculous. I really hope it picks up soon.
Right there with ya. It's so hard to not think it's you. Sitting in an empty room for 15 min or attempting 3 Gold Shows with $10 total pledged really fucking eats at a girl's self-esteem.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
Sam38g
I say we rename tech support to copy/paste NO HELP at all.... they need to drop the support totally from it, cause it does NOT exist.
Think how it works, is copy paste all the information already on the site & tell the performers multiple times to get a new computer.... then close out ticket.
Next make putting in a ticket almost impossible & take forever to do it.. this way we can report that problems are down because there is less of them.
Keep telling them it is on there end.
Next ask for screen shots.
Then ask them if they read the instructions.
Tell them they need to reboot.
Next tell them they must be directly connected to the router.
Oh, she wrote in again, tell her that computer is old & need a new one.
Now, go back to copy paste again.. Treat them all like they are idiots...
Tell them to do a speed test.
Argh.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
KatM
SM is a dead zone tonite, all freeloaders & idiots pretending they new so i waste my time explaining things instead of kicking them out, they take advantage of me with the 'i am new' line, i wont explain anything anymore to these guys.
Soo frustrated, where the heck are my regulars, why no traffic on site SM?
Guess what? I dont experience many of the tech issues people have on site because there is no traffic to relate to, from what/where to get disconnected, how to see bit rate or frames drop and so on if all i get are freeloaders, time wasters & pretenders who wont pay?
So i think all is fine here but hey, wait, i am on a dead server, nothing happens here actually, no glitches no nothing cause no traffic to glitch to!!
Therefore i am great except i sit dead here with no business. Sarcasm is all left now.
ETA:
Right after i posted this i got cut off from free chat, nice! NOT!
Not getting back on, i have enough of this ish
Why do they say they're new? Just to have us talk to them?
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
Had guys just now, some could hear me but not see me. others could see me & not hear me, then a few could do both. But still must be an issue on my end.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
BadBitch
Why do they say they're new? Just to have us talk to them?
Yeah that's what i figure out cause well, we wanna close the sale so we talk to them more & guide, help them, give them more of our time u know while they jack off for free & enjoy the attention. Guess that's how they learn to keep us talking while we do our best to convince them to pay. NO MORE attention to these freeloaders from now on!
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
KatM
idiots pretending they new so i waste my time explaining things instead of kicking them out, they take advantage of me with the 'i am new' line, i wont explain anything anymore to these guys.
I noticed this too. It seems like in the last month or so alot of guys have been saying this. At first I would actually explain to them how the site worked because I really thought they didn't know. After a couple of weeks of getting more and more guys saying "I'm new, can you help me?" or "This is my first time here can you tell me how the site works?" etc I started ignoring them. Thinking about it now out of all of those guys only 1 went private and that was only after I started ignoring him. In my head I was like "Oh, so now you know how the site works". Def won't be giving those guys anymore of the time or attention.
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Re: STREAMATE - Venting, Complaining, Discussing site issues
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Originally Posted by
SoloDesire
Thanks, but I logged the fuck out! lol I'm not sitting in a dead room.
i did the same fucking thing! two hours and like five heads rolled in and out??? NOPE. I hopped on wee hours of the morning and had better luck.
Same with fucking tonight, to hours and byyye, try again after a 'nap'
GODAAMNIT.... i just wanna make money.