Is this really completely free?
Yes, wholeheartedly and unreservedly so. We have no plans to charge for the basic service as you see it. We currently support the site with the use of a small amount of advertising within broadcaster's pages and the site itself.
What do I get by being a broadcaster?
You get a guaranteed 500kbps of streaming bandwidth and a viewer limit of 15 simultaneous viewers, whichever is reached first. Plus some nifty stats and your own chatroom.
How do I get my stream on the Live Cams page?
You have to have one or more viewers to be listed on the page. At present, that page is updated every minute, so refresh it when you have a viewer and you'll see your stream listed within a minute.
Can I embed my chatroom on my personal website?
No. The chat has been designed from the ground up for use within the Camstreams service and nowhere else.
Why can some people reach loads of viewers on a high bitrate?
We have made special deals with some broadcasters for mutual benefit. If you think your stream can give Camstreams more exposure, we may be able to come to a similar arrangement.
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Can people tell where I am?
Only if you tell them! As a broadcaster, your privacy is of utmost concern and your IP address and identifyable data is never available to your viewers. If you watch or partake in someone else's stream or chat however, your IP address will be visible to the broadcaster.
Are there restrictions on what I can broadcast?
Yes and these are clearly outlined within the Code of Conduct and Terms of Use page. This includes keeping your stream clean of adult material, clean of copyrighted material, clean of illegal material, clean of overly political / violent / frightening etc material.
Can I embed the stream on my personal website?
If you are the broadcaster, yes you may, with conditions. See the user area for more details. If you are a viewer, no you may not. We will shortly have technology to stop people ripping our streams off, it's unfortunately necessary as people hotlinking our streams can affect service for all others who play by the rules.
What technology is behind all this?
Camstreams runs Windows Media Services with custom components/scripts built on top. We currently have just three servers and two dedicated 20mbps lines running the show, but with room to spare and an extensive scalability plan in place.
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