Swagbucks TV Question
By aireanna18
@aireanna18 (1914)
United States
December 16, 2012 7:56pm CST
I recently joined Swagbucks, and I have a few questions about the Swagbucks TV.
1. I had filled up the little icon that keeps track of the number of videos that you watch. It said I earned, and Iput in the captcha code. Afterwards, my balance did not change. Does it take awhile for you to get creditted from SBtv? All my other credits have instantly updated to my account so far.
2) I was enjoying listen to music from the SBtv while working online with some other sites. Then, all of a sudden it stopped playing. It says that video was playing, but nothing was happening. I tried going out; then back into the music section on SBtv but then SBtv would not load. Is this a glitch with the site that sometimes happens?
What is your experience with using SBtv to earn on Swagbucks?
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4 responses
@renkinjutsushi (716)
• United States
17 Dec 12
I've been noticing a lot of videos on Swagbucks TV not showing up like they should. The meter still increases, but the videos show up completely blank. Sometimes changing to a different channel helps them load properly.
I wasn't sure if it was just because I stick with the videos on the toolbar or not. They recently updated the toolbar, and it honestly isn't as nice as the old version was.
As far as Swag Bucks crediting goes, my balance normally updates immediately. On occasion when it doesn't, the SBTV credits show up in the ledger even if they don't appear in my total on the other pages.
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@aireanna18 (1914)
• United States
17 Dec 12
I am glad to hear that I am not the only one encountering issues with the SBtv. When I tried to load my first video it directed me to a totally different video.. I did check the ledger and the points for the videos did not show up there either. I guess I will try it again. Maybe, I did something wrong.
@BabyCheetah (1911)
• Australia
17 Dec 12
Yeah sometimes it does that and doesn't move, if you open a new tab and refresh your balance you should see it come up. It has been very glitchy lately but today it seems to be working to me. I don't like SBTV because it keeps making my computer run slow and takes up a lot of memory but I do it because I need the SB's to hit the daily target and I'm also about 1000SB's off the $25 paypal which I need to claim before 31st because they will put the price back up again :(
@aireanna18 (1914)
• United States
17 Dec 12
Okay, it is nice to know that it does act glitchy from time to time. I am running SBtv, myLot, and Ayuwage surf, and so far it does not seem to be slowing things down to much. Sometimes the videos get stuck because it slows down on the video feed, but it is just for a second. So far the multitasking between 3 sites is working. It is a nice way to listen to music and still be earning online. You might try deleting your cache file. I find when it gets to full my system starts to run very slow online.
Really, I did not know that about the rates for PayPal. What is it currently, and what will it go back up to after the end of December?
@renkinjutsushi (716)
• United States
17 Dec 12
I hope they decide to extend the lowered amounts for prizes in the Swag Store. It's been awesome being able to cash out $25 to PayPal for just a little more than five $5 Amazon gift cards.
If they raise the prices again I might just end up sitting on my account balance until next Christmas to see if they do another promo like this.
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@renkinjutsushi (716)
• United States
17 Dec 12
50,000 SBs for $50 PayPal? I hope not! Before they introduced the promotional prices on gift cards in the Swag Store, we could get $100 for 12,500 SBs. I didn't mind waiting while my account balance built up so I could get that much at once. It's just been really nice to be able to save so much on gift cards since they changed the pricing around. :)
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@TeamCholent (2832)
• United States
17 Dec 12
At times you might need to change the website and go to a different link if you want it displayed. You have nothing to worry about though, if it says you won 3 swagbucks it will credit. How are you enjoying the site so far?
@aireanna18 (1914)
• United States
17 Dec 12
Thank you for the reassurance. So far, I am enjoying the site, but I am not sure that it is possible to make as much money as what others have said on the site. It seems like it will probably be one of my slow earning sites.
@TeamCholent (2832)
• United States
18 Dec 12
For Amazon gift cards it is my second best site(after ExpoTV). You are able to offers etc which means you can cash out often if you wished to. If you need help just ask.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
17 Dec 12
thats a good question... I have one for you. is that site good all over? Including Mexico. I went to site once and could seem to find out that info. Can you help me dear. How are you these days??
@renkinjutsushi (716)
• United States
17 Dec 12
@mariaperalta - Swagbucks is not available in Mexico yet. The only countries currently supported are Australia, Canada, India, the United Kingom, and the United States. The information is buried in the terms of service somewhere and a bit outdated. They haven't updated it since adding India in October.
@aireanna18 - *hugs* That's such a rough position to be put in. Your friend's lucky to have a friend like you who cares so much. I hope he's able to get the help he needs.
@aireanna18 (1914)
• United States
17 Dec 12
renkinjutsushi, thank you for answering maria's question. I must have missed it in the terms and conditions, but as you said it is kind of burried.
I appreciate the hug. Well, he agreed to go back to the hospital. Hopefully, they will help him more this time. He had checked himself in Thursday night / Friday morning after a similar incident. It sounded like they did a 24 hour psych hold; then they let him go back home. I told him to go stay with one of his friends that is a nurse for a few days till he figured out a plan. Of course, he insisted that he could manage by himself in his new apartment. That was late Saturday that he got home. Now, less than 24 hours later he did the similar thing. The only reason I got him to agree to go back to the hospital because I said it was between that and calling the friend that is a nurse. I think he did not want to do that because she would have been really mad at him. I told him to plan to go stay with his friend that is a nurse, mother, or one of his sister's when he gets out of the hospital.. We will see if he listens. It is really tough place to be because he broke up with me, but we are trying to be friends. So, it is so complicated. What I do not get is that he wanted his freedom and he was the one to scared to make a commitment because he never could trust me something that to this day I do not understand. He cannot cope being on his own either. Well, I am just trying to be a friend.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
18 Dec 12
ok guys thanks.. will all those so spread out maybe they should just at all the others. Merry xmas everyone.....