Home internet?

[carlsbadworker]

[quote=FlyerInHi]I’m going to give t-mobile a try when available in my area.
I hate cox because they have 1TB data cap. Spectrum does not. ATT Uverse is slow.[/quote]

T-mobile and satellite will have way smaller cap compared to Cox.

[FlyerInHi]

I like cloud based systems because I don’t have to maintain the infrastructure. It depends on the application, but the subscription is worth it, IMO.

I get the privacy concerns, but there is just too much crime, drugs and low-life behavior.

All my finished rentals have door cameras recording in a loop for X number of days. My tenants like the peace of mind. It depends how long the rental is, but the shorter the rental, the greater the need for surveillance.

[svelte]

I’ve been thinking through my surveillance system upgrade today.

Think I’ll go with some cameras that use cloud based storage, and some that use local storage.

In that way, I can monitor strategic cameras while I’m away (the cloud cameras), but keep my bandwidth usage down and have weeks and weeks of history (local storage cameras) without paying the cloud host huge monthly fees to store it.

A side advantage: If a thief finds one system or the other, they’ll disable it and assume they’ve disabled all cameras. While that won’t be the case.

Layers of security. Like an onion.

[spdrun]

FiH: you’ve already proven yourself a coward as far as crime, what’s new?

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=svelte]I’ve been thinking through my surveillance system upgrade today.

Think I’ll go with some cameras that use cloud based storage, and some that use local storage.

In that way, I can monitor strategic cameras while I’m away (the cloud cameras), but keep my bandwidth usage down and have weeks and weeks of history (local storage cameras) without paying the cloud host huge monthly fees to store it.

A side advantage: If a thief finds one system or the other, they’ll disable it and assume they’ve disabled all cameras. While that won’t be the case.

Layers of security. Like an onion.[/quote]

Smart!

Cloud systems have feature such as facial recognition and alerts that are lacking in CPE solutions. Plus cloud solutions automatically add new features periodically.

[ltsddd]

[quote=svelte]I’ve been thinking through my surveillance system upgrade today.

Think I’ll go with some cameras that use cloud based storage, and some that use local storage.

In that way, I can monitor strategic cameras while I’m away (the cloud cameras), but keep my bandwidth usage down and have weeks and weeks of history (local storage cameras) without paying the cloud host huge monthly fees to store it.

A side advantage: If a thief finds one system or the other, they’ll disable it and assume they’ve disabled all cameras. While that won’t be the case.

Layers of security. Like an onion.[/quote]

You could monitor your security cameras remotely with the free ip camera viewer app. Upgrade to the pro version for $4 and you’ll be able to record videos remotely (create your own cloud).

[svelte]

[quote=ltsdd]

You could monitor your security cameras remotely with the free ip camera viewer app. Upgrade to the pro version for $4 and you’ll be able to record videos remotely (create your own cloud).[/quote]

Great idea, but I’m not sure I want to create a path to my cameras from outside.

There are so many ways for vulnerabilities to be exposed that I’d prefer to leave that worry to the established companies, though one could argue they aren’t doing so hot at it, witness Ring:

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/-wake-up-woman-says-someone-hacked-surveillance-system-yelled-at-her-dog/1017442073/

https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/12/11/family-says-hackers-accessed-ring-camera-their-year-old-daughters-room/

I’ve been reading up on cameras a lot. Looks like I’m not the only one to think a wired/local setup supplemented by wireless/cloud cameras in hard-to-reach places is a good combination.

[rent4now]

We recently switched to Tmobile’s Home Internet. We have been pleasantly surprised by the speeds. We average well over 50Mb/s and up to 90Mb/s.Its $50/month compared to $80 we were paying for Cox.
May not work for gamers or others needing faster speeds but for the average household, it works great.

[FlyerInHi]

Svelte, I am securing a building using local and clouds solutions.
I am waiting for the cloud solutions to add more robust features — it’s only a matter of time.

For example, you can share your Google Nest cam with neighbors when you go away. That feature is limited however. You could also create a separate account to share a camera (say the entrance to an apartment building) with residents. They can view the camera, save and forward clips. Essentially, you’re able to crowd source security.

spdrun, NYC buildings that don’t have doormen should implement crowd sourcing security solutions, especially in bad neighborhoods with drug and crime problems.

[Coronita]

[quote=rent4now]We recently switched to Tmobile’s Home Internet. We have been pleasantly surprised by the speeds. We average well over 50Mb/s and up to 90Mb/s.Its $50/month compared to $80 we were paying for Cox.
May not work for gamers or others needing faster speeds but for the average household, it works great.[/quote]

That’s good to know !

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