I am thinking about installing some cameras to keep an eye on the house while we are camping. I was looking at the Blink cameras. They use the home wi-fi system to upload video/pictures to the cloud and allow monitoring from a smart phone. Unfortunately they require an upload speed of 2 Mbps minimum. Our lousy CenturyLink only has an upload of from .4 to .75 Mbps. Are there any cameras that will work with this speed? Any help is appreciated.

PenMan wrote:I am thinking about installing some cameras to keep an eye on the house while we are camping. I was looking at the Blink cameras. They use the home wi-fi system to upload video/pictures to the cloud and allow monitoring from a smart phone. Unfortunately they require an upload speed of 2 Mbps minimum. Our lousy CenturyLink only has an upload of from .4 to .75 Mbps. Are there any cameras that will work with this speed? Any help is appreciated.Given your abysmal Internet speed, I would suggest you should only upload medium quality still shots, and not video. Many IP Cameras have motion sensing and can be set up when needed to send still pictures to your email address when they detect motion. They also tend to allow you to select the quality of the pictures to send. Browsing Amazon.com should show you a bunch.

I have heard that there are some Solar Charged Motion sensor Monitored systems available that might be what You need! They untilize a cellular signal as an alternative to WIFI and Your regular ISP!I think that one Company calls there's a Yard Cam or site Cam ??? We are in Canada ,but these are American Companies, so No I'm not advertising any particular product. We need something similar here in BC ,but since We travel to the US and Mexico ,haven't found a solution.Thinking about asking the neighbours to keep their eyes on Our place while We are away!

It's a real shame you can't get the blink system. I bought it when it was on Kickstarter. It's awesome. I highly suggest it.Another one to look at is the Nest camera, it was dropcam. My dad has that one. It's also excellent. I'm not sure of it's requirements though and of course it's not battery powered like blink.

PenMan wrote:I am thinking about installing some cameras to keep an eye on the house while we are camping. I was looking at the Blink cameras. They use the home wi-fi system to upload video/pictures to the cloud and allow monitoring from a smart phone. Unfortunately they require an upload speed of 2 Mbps minimum. Our lousy CenturyLink only has an upload of from .4 to .75 Mbps. Are there any cameras that will work with this speed? Any help is appreciated.What speed does the Centurylink router say? What was the promised internet speed? That seems really low. It seems you have something running on an unknown device, the home dsl filter is in the wrong place or you have bridgetap killing the speed before it hits the house. Check the primary router speed first. Then unplug everything but one reliable computer. Then check the primary router speed. Turn off the smart tv, smart blu ray player and everything else. Does or did your house have an alarm system? Even an alarm system no longer in use from previous owner? Is the primary router on a home run wiring? For inside the home monitoring I use old smart devices tied to a single app. I turn on the motion detection. I get small snippets of motion. I have bought one tablet so far with a free cellular connection. My plan is to have the cellular tablet connected to wifi. When/if the power drops the free cell connection will kick in. The tablet will have a couple of hours before it dies. Mine uses Freedom Pop. It's a Sprint reseller. Coverage can be spotty depending on where you live.

Look on Amazon for the Foscams. They are about $80 each and wifi using your home system. Wireless except for the electrical plug. I use my smartphone to monitor the house and 4 cameras anywhere in the US.

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bcsdguy
Explorer
Aug 31, 2016
raceit17 wrote:
I have the "Canary" at my house. While out camping at the beginning of summer I had caught someone in the house stealing medication. Got an instant alert as soon as it detected motion and was able to watch what they where doing.

Were the police able to catch the burglar?
raceit17
Explorer
Aug 30, 2016
I have the "Canary" at my house. While out camping at the beginning of summer I had caught someone in the house stealing medication. Got an instant alert as soon as it detected motion and was able to watch what they where doing.
2oldman
Explorer II
Aug 29, 2016
bcsdguy wrote:
That Nest is a pretty high dollar item.
Ok with me.
bcsdguy
Explorer
Aug 29, 2016
That Nest is a pretty high dollar item.
2oldman
Explorer II
Aug 29, 2016
vtaero wrote:
Another one to look at is the Nest camera, it was dropcam. My dad has that one. It's also excellent..
Just got mine today.

No battery, needs house power, uses my wifi network. Well-built, heavy, easy to set up (on your computer).
bwanshoom
Explorer
Aug 24, 2016
2012Coleman wrote:
Thanks for posting about the Blink system. I read up on it and see that it uses lithium batteries that supposedly last a year. What happens after a year? Can you replace the batteries, or do you recharge them?

From the FAQ: "Blink is powered by two AA Lithium batteries. All systems will ship with batteries, and they’re easy to replace when the time comes; simply slide open the battery compartment, take out the old batteries, and insert the new set."
2012Coleman
Explorer II
Aug 24, 2016
vtaero wrote:
It's a real shame you can't get the blink system. I bought it when it was on Kickstarter. It's awesome. I highly suggest it.

Another one to look at is the Nest camera, it was dropcam. My dad has that one. It's also excellent. I'm not sure of it's requirements though and of course it's not battery powered like blink.
Thanks for posting about the Blink system. I read up on it and see that it uses lithium batteries that supposedly last a year. What happens after a year? Can you replace the batteries, or do you recharge them?

Thanks.
voyaginator
Explorer
Aug 23, 2016
I use the Amcrest IP2M-841
Friendly user interface on iPhone and Android to setup the
Wi-Fi, motion detection, email alert and also night vision.
austinjenna
Explorer
Aug 23, 2016
I have 2 different models FI9831 and FI9821 that are both pan/tilt and the setup was straight forward. For viewing from my phone I use TinyCam Monitor Pro as it seems to be faster than the Foscam app. I believe that Tinycam also has a free version that you can test out first and it has some limitations but at least you can test it out first.
fla-gypsy
Explorer
Aug 23, 2016
Could one of you be more specific as to which Foscam cameras you use and the ease of setting them up? Thank you in advance.