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    Default Geoblocking problems

    When my boyfriend and I started out using streamate (both with our solo accounts and our couple's account), we had geoblocking enabled for the state that we live in. When we started out, it actually worked. We didn't show up on searches on the site, both logged off and logged on with a customer account (with an IP from that state. No vpns or proxies).

    Back in late June, my geoblocking stopped working for the solo account and couple's account (as well as my boyfriend's solo account). I have since been on streamate's case to get to the bottom of this, but it's going on a month of no functional geoblocking for either me or my boyfriend. Nothing has been resolved yet. Each time I ask for help, I'm told my question will be sent to the tech team and then nothing happens after that. It's getting to the point where I am seriously considering abandoning ship and going over to another camming site if it means their geoblocking actually works.

    As convenient as it is to be able to see where my placement is while I am streaming, and I don't feel the need to be geoblocked once I move a few thousand miles away (but that's going to be months from now), being found out before that point would be far too big of a mess for me to be able to deal with and preserve my sanity at the same time.

    Between my boyfriend and I, that's three streamate accounts with geoblocking not working. I was wondering if anyone else is having this problem as of lately. If you have, how long did it take streamate to fix the problem? I've been getting on their case for about a month now and geoblocking is still not working.

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    Default Re: Geoblocking problems

    Geoblocking has never been functional. Even if you can't see yourself, they still promote your page outside of the site and you're most likely losing more money. Geoblocking doesn't work. Period.




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    Default Re: Geoblocking problems

    I blocked my country (Brazil, I live in US though) on streamate. One day my ex-boyfriends best friend emailed me saying he saw me.
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    Default Re: Geoblocking problems

    It comes with the territory. You cannot strive to be completely anonymous when you cam. You can choose not to show your face, but at some point, someone MAY recognize you. May it be your body type, tattoos, voice, mannerisms, or whatever too. Geoblocking limits IPs in your state not to see. But we all know there are ways around that. The site does it's best, to help and provide comfort to the model. But if you don't want people finding out you cam, don't cam. I know that is harsh, but that is the reality.


    You may request to be op'd out of 3rd party marketing or whatever. But that will limit the amount of traffic that goes into your room.


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    Default Re: Geoblocking problems

    I am aware that camming comes with the risk of people finding out. Geoblocking is something I am really only interested in until I move across the country in a few months. I plan on doing away with it after that. I'd rather not deal with the shit storm of certain individuals finding about about it at this until I live far away if I can help it. Geoblocking is something that would help lessen the chances of that happening, were it to actually work, like streamate tries to assure it's models that it actually does.

    Since streamate's geoblocking crapped out on my solo account, my boyfriend's account and our couple's account and streamate is doing nothing to fix the problem, that it is worth stating to anyone else who uses streamate and is relying on geoblocking for any reason, that it is worth double checking to see if it works. I figure that any model that is in the same boat can either try another camming site or stick with streamate and brace for whatever shit storm they are avoiding by having whatever region they have selected geoblocked.

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    Default Re: Geoblocking problems

    Geoblocking is a temporary thing for me. I thought it was worth mentioning to anyone else who uses geoblocking on streamate for whatever reason. It might be worth double checking to see if it still works. My boyfriend also has the same problem with his profile as well. There are very few good surprises in life. This one could prove shitty for a handful of models, at least.

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    Default Re: Geoblocking problems

    Any geoblocking can be bypassed by VPNs. There are several free VPNs available on the internet.





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    Default Re: Geoblocking problems

    I'm aware of the fact that VPNs exist. That is not what my post is about. I was pointing out that streamate's geoblocking stopped working and that profiles from geoblocked regions can be accessed without VPNs or proxies.
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    Okay, don't need to be all cunty about it. Sorry. Calm your tits. I thought you just weren't getting it, my mistake. Streamate is also updating things. So if it's still not working, email [email protected]. She can probably shed more light on it.





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    But it never actually worked at all even when it was "working", lol. But okay...




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