OT: Wireless Security Cameras- Ring, Blink or Others?

[Knight Shift]

Setting up a new system for a vacation home.
We have Ring now, and it is OK. The electrician wiring the vacation house said he liked Blink better. The Blink cameras do not seem to have a light feature, but they do have infrared night vision. Anybody have any experience with Blink or other systems and recommendations?

Thanks.

 

[Plum Street]

I have Nest cameras in the front and sides of my house . Pretty easy to use and can access it through google home. The camera quality is ok. I pay $8 a month for history recording.
I also have the ring spotlight light/camera combination (not a doorbell) in my backyard . I needed a new outside light and figured might as well get a camera too
I feel the ring camera quality is better .
Everything is electric powered and through WiFi. So a power or cable outage and everything is down. We hope it’s a deterrent when people see the cameras.

 

[ScarletDave]

Blink is free once you buy them. No subscription. Tons of space for videos you will never run out. Can set the sensitivity, distance to set them off, speak through them, and set which parts of their shot you want movement to trigger (ie if it points towards your front walk and in the background is the road you can “X out” the road so cars don’t trigger a recording)

 

[RU88]

Setting up a new system for a vacation home.
We have Ring now, and it is OK. The electrician wiring the vacation house said he liked Blink better. The Blink cameras do not seem to have a light feature, but they do have infrared night vision. Anybody have any experience with Blink or other systems and recommendations?

Thanks.

Wyze is the disruptor in this market. I have 5 of them. At $20 each for indoor version, that everyone uses outdoors without issues. Can insert cheap SD card for 7 days continuous recording and cloud motion is free. Got rid of my overpriced Rings

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

I used Arlos but their latest doesn't include a forever 7-day cloud recording deal. That's the Arlo 3.. doesn't include unlimited 7-day roller recording to cloud... just a trial period then you have to pay. It was pretty good deal with the old Arlos. You paid more for the cameras and hub upfront.. but well worth it for that 7-day cloud thing.

REOlink works pretty well and they have a lot of options.. but.. Chinese.. which, I suppose, they all are to some degree

Example: a friend wanted something to use in an RV. A REOlink GO that can take a mobile sim card and use a solar panel for power did the job nicely. Pair that with a deal from some cell carriers where you can get a data-only sim card to use data from your plan (Google fi provides them for free.. no monthly charge beyond what data you use) .. and Bobs your uncle. Like they have the answer for that specific case.. you can find just about any kind of functionality you need.. and a paid cloud storage deal as well... if you like.

I also know someone very happy with the blink.

 

[RU Golfer]

If the electrician is wiring, why not go with a POE system so you don't have to deal with batteries?

 

[Jm0513]

Where is the vacation home??..I have some free time..for a small fee I'll stand outside with a Remington and monitor the house.

 

[Knight Shift]

If the electrician is wiring, why not go with a POE system so you don't have to deal with batteries?

$$$$
And we prewired outlets for Ring.

 

[LETSGORU91_]

Wyze is the disruptor in this market. I have 5 of them. At $20 each for indoor version, that everyone uses outdoors without issues. Can insert cheap SD card for 7 days continuous recording and cloud motion is free. Got rid of my overpriced Rings

Bump and asking to see how you like your Wyze system after a couple of years. I know there is another, recent thread on here but I haven't found it yet. I'm looking at getting a couple Wyze flood lights and probably the 4 pk of cameras. I will assume they can all be added to one system. Does your system have some type of home base that everything is hard wired to? Can multiple people use the same account at the same time (Blink allows only one)? I am looking at this vs. a wireless Blink package which has an added doorbell to its floodlight (much less lumens) and cameras, which don't seem to have any/or good night vision. Anyone else? Feel free to chime in. Thanks in advance.

Edit: Saw a bunch of issues with the latest version (3) of these cameras. Not sure if this is a widespread problem.

 

[fg7321]

I have Blink Cameras 3 on the inside to monitor the trouble that my 3 dogs can do on couches etc. The three on the outside monitor the front door driveway and back door.

Quality is not great for long distance but does basic monitoring . BTW Costco has a great promo right not.

The thing to know is its more about the presence of cameras and the yard sign vs spending thousands on a high video quality.

The one note above about $0 cost per month is true but you do lose some Blink features when you don't pay for monthly storage which is a few dollars a month. I dont pay the monthly fee everything gets stored to a flash drive.

 

[RU4Real]

I have a house full of Alexa stuff, so I also have a bunch of Ring devices.

They do the job.

 

[mildone_rivals]

Where is the vacation home??..I have some free time..for a small fee I'll stand outside with a Remington and monitor the house.

That sounds dangerous. I feel I ought to come down with a Heckler & Koch, a Springfield Armory, a Glock, and a Daniel Defense to have your back while you monitor the house.

 

[Knight Shift]

Still happy with the Blink cameras at the vacation home. One small glitch- the cameras attract birds that swoop in at one of them, but it is a minor annoyance.

 

[T2Kplus20]

I have a house full of Alexa stuff, so I also have a bunch of Ring devices.

They do the job.

We also use Ring. Very good quality, happy with them.

 

[Knight Shift]

I have a house full of Alexa stuff, so I also have a bunch of Ring devices.

They do the job.

We also use Ring. Very good quality, happy with them.

Doorbell camera quality is kind of iffy.

Do they have a better doorbell camera that works for you?

 

[T2Kplus20]

Doorbell camera quality is kind of iffy.

Do they have a better doorbell camera that works for you?

We use a doorbell camera in the front and a mounted camera in the back. I think it is very important to get the "pro" doorbell camera or whatever the highest end version is. The $100 version is for the masses. We paid at least double for ours and it was clearly superior quality (not just additional bells and whistles).

 

[Knight Shift]

We use a doorbell camera in the front and a mounted camera in the back. I think it is very important to get the "pro" doorbell camera or whatever the highest end version is. The $100 version is for the masses. We paid at least double for ours and it was clearly superior quality (not just additional bells and whistles).

Wii check that out, thanks

 

[Knight Shift]

We use a doorbell camera in the front and a mounted camera in the back. I think it is very important to get the "pro" doorbell camera or whatever the highest end version is. The $100 version is for the masses. We paid at least double for ours and it was clearly superior quality (not just additional bells and whistles).

Pro on sale today and a $10 trade in. Thanks for the tip!!!

 

[WhoRU?]

I have a Ring doorbell cam that’s hardwired into the original doorbell connection. I pay a yearly fee ($30 or $50). We also have two Blink cameras. Inexpensive up front, no cost for storage, and they are battery operated. Quality seems about the same.

 

[eliminate2006]

Ubiquiti. Because I would rather own my data.

 

[tom1944]

We just installed the Ring.

I don’t think I would be a fan of any of these things