by satchmo

Release: Server Control Panel

May 15, 2014 in Announcements, Blog, Features, News

Over the past few weeks we’ve been working hard on the latest new features for FCC – Late last week we completed a server control panel for server owners & operators.

Features:

Easily see who is online
Monitor number of rooms
See how has visited your server today
View your Owner & Operator lists
View how many Owners or Operators are currently online
Editable rules which get shown before entering
Set a banner for your rules page
Edit your server description
Verification system – turn this on to restrict non-verified users
View your banlist
Monitor server stats including donations, server visits and high user count – compete with other servers!

It is also fully compatible with mobile phones and tablets so now you can monitor your server easily on the move!

We hope you enjoy and find this initial release useful. More features will be coming soon.

Check it out now: http://www.funchatcam.com/server-control/?ref=blogpost

by satchmo

Upcoming Features

April 16, 2014 in Announcements, Blog, Features, News

After completing the latest client updates, we will be working on some great new features over the next few weeks & months to make FCC the best Webcam Community ever!
If you have any ideas for improvements please leave a comment or email [email protected] and we’ll consider it!
Read about some of the upcoming features below:

New Chat System
For a few months now we have been working on new chat software which will allow you to chat from any browser, any operating system and any device.
This means that finally Mac/Linux users will be able to join chat as well as users on mobile & tablets.

Age Verification System
Server Owners will be able to choose to activate an age verification system, where unverified users will only have access to the Lobby until verified.
Verification can be done manually or by one of the many online age verification services.

Webcam Block
Allow users to block people from viewing their webcam.

Bots
As always, development on all of our bots will continue, coming soon: DJBot, OpBot and MathBot

 

by satchmo

Server prices slashed!

April 13, 2014 in Announcements, Blog, News

This week we have slashed the prices for our Servers. Now from just £15 a month you can provide a multi roomed, high bandwidth chat server supporting upto 1000 users.
What are you waiting for? Order your server now for your group, club or business.

by satchmo

Client Update 4.0.0.35

April 13, 2014 in Announcements, Blog, News

This last week we have released client 4.0.0.35. You should be prompted to start the update when your client starts. Please allow it!
It’s quite a change from recent versions, especially underneath.
It has been completely re-written in C# which should make it quicker and more reliable than the previous old vb versions.
It supports several new functions including an awesome cam arranger to auto arrange your webcams.
The new client also provides us an improved method of monitoring client connectivity and improved security.
Enjoy! As always if you have any feature requests or any issues, please get in touch!

by satchmo

Adverts

February 9, 2014 in Blog, News

We’ve had to put adverts back onto the website and the client login pages. This is just to keep a bit of funds coming in.
Since 2009 we’ve had no subscription fees and we hope to keep it this way.

The site & servers cost a lot every month to run and maintain which comes out of my own pocket. If you don’t like the adverts, please make a donation and encourage others to do the same. Even just £2 a month would really help. If enough people do this regularly we will be able to get rid of the adverts all together!

You can make a donation by clicking the following link: Donate.

Please let us know in the comments if you have any other ideas for fundraising.

Many many thanks for reading this and continuing to support Funchatcam!

by satchmo

Seasons Greetings

December 20, 2013 in Blog

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It’s been another great year for Funchatcam! Thank you to the current members of the community for making FCC your home!

FCC has now almost been running for 5 years – Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun!

We’ve met loads of new people this year and made some real great friendships.

We have a lot planned for FCC in 2014 which we hope will extend the FCC members & community even further – Watch this space for some great upcoming changes and how you can help.

On behalf of everyone at FCC I would like to wish you all the best for Christmas and the coming year!

Hope to see you all very soon 🙂

Satchmo & Fairyfeet X

by satchmo

Feedback

September 5, 2013 in Blog

Noticed an issue, perhaps received an error or experiencing lag issues?

We need to know about them in order to fix them! Use the following link to report to us anything that you think isn’t working right.

We will look into the issues for you and get back to you.

Report an Error Form

by satchmo

We need your help!

June 21, 2013 in Announcements, Blog, News

We need your help to help the site stay open. Over the past few weeks we have noticed a significant drop in the numbers of regular chatters to the site. We are concerned by this and are curious as to the reasons. We understand that the change over to the new software has caused several issues for people with regards to lag and sound issues, but this changeover was forced upon us and as out of our control.

We would really appreciate any feedback that you can give us with regards to things that need to be addressed and things that you think need improving or changing for the better. These questions have been asked in chat but we have got little or no response. We have not received any posts or communications about any concerns. There is not much we can do if people do not speak up about things. If we do not know about an issue how can we fix it?

We’re looking to appoint a core group of members which will be the driving force behind FCC.
These people will help shape the future of our chat site and be the people who make site decisions.
This is your chance to get involved! If you’re interested in helping make FCC great and have a few hours a week spare then please let either Satchmo or Fairyfeet know. You can send a private message to either of us via our site profiles. Alternatively you can email [email protected]

Many thanks for reading and we hope to see you in chat soon!

Satchmo & Fairyfeet

by satchmo

Who’s Online updated

June 13, 2013 in Announcements, Blog

The Who’s online page has now been re-activated for the new servers as well as old. You can see it on the chat tab or by visiting the following link: http://www.funchatcam.com/chat. Any feedback is welcomed! Enjoy!

by satchmo

Password not working?

June 5, 2013 in Blog

If your password is not being recognised you may need to reset it. Here’s why:

When the website was upgraded ran a automatic script to import all users into the new website database.
Some users passwords did not migrate successfully to the new system.

If you are affected by this bug, please accept our apologies and follow this simple fix:

1. Reset your password by visiting the following link: http://www.funchatcam.com/my-account/lost-password/

Now login using the client as normal!

by satchmo

Website Update

May 28, 2013 in Announcements, Blog, News

As you will now notice, the website has finally been updated & improved. It is running on a new software platform which should make it much easier for you guys to navigate. Please let us know if you notice any issues!

by satchmo

FCC Update

May 24, 2013 in Announcements, Blog, News

Hi Guys,

As you will have noticed, currently we’re running only one chatserver as a temporary measure. Hopefully this blog post will explain why!

Back in 2010 PalTalk acquired Camfrog and its services & products.

We were unsure how this would affect the running of Funchatcam (FCC) at the time, although there didn’t seem to be any re-percussions.

As of some point last week Camfrog updated their ActiveX control (which our client uses to access the FCC chatservers) and changed it in such a way that chatters were unable to join the chat rooms.

This was totally out of our control.

The single (newer) chatserver which you see now is a temporary measure while we try and work out the best way to adjust to these activeX changes.

There may be a way to get the older servers working again, or there may not. What I can tell you is that we’re working hard to try and come to a solution that fits everyone needs.

Can I ask everyone, in the meantime, to please be patient we’re rolling through these changes and frustrations just like you! 🙂

Many, MANY thanks to those who have donated in the last few hours, this really helps. As a result of the recent donations we will be able to upgrade the server to cope with these latest changes.

If YOU would like to donate you can click the donate button on the website. Any amount however small will really help.

If you have any issues or concerns, please either come and see myself or Fairyfeet or send an email to [email protected]

Many thanks for reading this, lets stick together and continue to make FCC the best webcam community ever!

Satchmo

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