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Webcams.comI'm going to end up using the word "webcam" a lot in a review about a site called... Webcams.Com ! This has to be the greatest domain name for a cam site -- well, at least up there with cams.com which is owned by Streamray, aka CumTV. The site in it's current incarnation is rather new they tell me, they have been working on it in beta for some time and I think it looks great now. The site is a nice clear white design with clear navigation buttons across the top of the screen.
You'll find about 100 to 150 girls online at a time, you can choose to view all or by a category -- things like Asian, BBW or even Pregnant. There is a guy category too but not yet seen anybody online in that section though there are a few registered male cam hosts. Annoyingly the way they set their pages to expire means that while browsing through the list of models you can't always use the Back button they way you would expect. There are other minor problems too -- like after you first see the list of all hosts, then you use the dropdown box to select say you only want to see Latinas -- that works fine up to that point; but when you want to switch back to viewing all hosts it isn't an option on the "Browse" drop down list. Instead you'd need to click on the Who's Online menu item at the top of the screen. All minor stuff which you will get used to after you've clicked around a while. And I believe they have fixed the expired pages problem now. As of Jan 2007 their video window is improved -- it now has zoom, double or "full" which is big though not quite full screen. There is audio as well. Choosing a host means you get prompted to join though. The very first page asks you for your "verification method". e.g. they want your credit card. Now depending on how you arrive at that site you can either be offered a membership with a $1/lifetime "age verification fee" -- e.g. just like ifriends. Or alternatively you can get offered access for a 24 hour "trial membership" for $5, which will then renew monthly for $40. This is just membership remember, not any private time with the hosts. You'll get access to free chat -- not clear if it's nude -- 50 thousand archive pics, and ability to do cam2cam. If you don't want to use a credit card like Visa you can also pay by Epassporte, Switch or Solo -- those latter two are popular in the UK I believe -- clue this is a British company like CamContacts. If you go for the $1/lifetime membership -- "Your Webcams.com lifetime membership is completely free. Since Webcams.com has XXX sexually explicit video chat rooms it is necessary for us to ensure that no one who accesses our site is under 18. The best way to do this is by credit card verification. Therefore, a credit card is needed to verify that you are at least 18 years old. A nominal $1.00 may be charged to your card to check its validity." -- then by default they'll also try to charge you for VIP membership. See the bottom of the join page where the VIP option is already ticked -- "Yes I would also like VIP access with $20 in private XXX show credit for only $9.98/mo. This amount will be billed to my card once every 30 days until cancelled". Once again very similar to ifriends with all their VIP and VIP Elite etc etc. Personally I think the $1 offer makes more sense so I've set the link at the top of this page to take you in via that entrance. In free chat there is a tip button at the bottom of the screen that allows you to drop from $1 to $25 into the hosts tip box; in the end she'll only get 40% of it though.
The hosts video window has a discoloring screen drawn over it -- deliberately: "IMAGE QUALITY AND COLOR INTENTIONALLY REDUCED IN FREE GUEST CHAT!". So you can see who you're talking to but not get the nicest pic if you are not a member.
Hosts and studios can signup using a comprehensive form, but you'll also have to do the paperwork and send it in with proof of age of course. Your take is 40% and it is paid weekly on the Friday after the week -- e.g. one week lag. Receive your payment via check in the mail, via FedEx, or Epassporte. If you are a host they emphasize there is "no free chat" which of course the opposite of what they boast to customers, that there is free chat! What this means really is that free chat is only for registered members (e.g. card wielding potential payers). So as a host you won't get all the beggars who have no intention, or capability, of ever paying for a show -- but as a viewer you can get free chat, as long as you are willing to wave your card about up front and take the $1 fee. Interesting addition to the usual rules is "you cannot be rude to customers under any circumstances" -- doing so will get you banned. Now that's in one way sensible, but on the other hand "rude" can be open to interpretation so I hope there's some sensible discussion going to go on here. They specifically allow you to do split cam and work other sites, as long as you don't neglect the WebCams.Com window which is nice. Also there is a comprehensive Region Blocking facility; ZIP codes, States or whole Countries can be blocked so you "you don't chance having your next door neighbor see you on cam" as they say. Though as I've said before I think if you are that worried about someone you know in real life seeing you on cam then really maybe you should reconsider this career because there are no 100% guarantees! In conclusion WebCams.Com seems to be a moderately priced, moderate sized site with quite a standard selection of hosts online. A lot of them are European studio girls but there is a sprinkle of Asian and some independent looking hosts as well. The layout of the site is very "big" -- I mean the spacing between lettering and size of the fonts. Comes as a bit of a shock compared with the tight spacing you get on most sites where everything is squeezed to fit onto the screen. I guess the WebCams.Com designers presume you have a large screen -- and that you are going to scroll anyway. A good call on the first, but I'm not so sure about the second. But hey, I shouldn't complain given the way most of my pages look! If you have any more information about WebCams.Com , please drop me a note in the webcam forum, thanks.
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