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expiredcarryme posted Nov 27, 2023 09:15 PM
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Wyze Cam OG $15 + Free Shipping

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Nov 30, 2023 03:19 AM
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euuser33352429Nov 30, 2023 03:19 AM
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I'm new to the world of indoor home security cams.

I just bought a Ring indoor cam from the recent BF deal. I haven't had time to even open it let alone play with it.

I'm just wondering if this Wyze cam is better than the Ring one?

Basically I need 2 or 3 cams only for my house. I guess Wyze charges streaming / video per camera. Should I go with Wyze or Ring?
Nov 30, 2023 04:00 AM
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loveslick1Nov 30, 2023 04:00 AM
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Home Depot had them for $17 a piece plus free shipping I ordered 5 .. best deal on them at the moment
Nov 30, 2023 04:03 AM
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AdamDportNov 30, 2023 04:03 AM
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Quote from famewolf :
Use coupon code BFCM23SAVINGS for free shipping. (found in the capital one shopping app)
"BFCM23SAVINGS discount code isn't valid for the items in your cart"
Nov 30, 2023 04:22 AM
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drinkingbirdNov 30, 2023 04:22 AM
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Quote from loveslick1 :
Home Depot had them for $17 a piece plus free shipping I ordered 5 .. best deal on them at the moment
$17 is more than $15. So for non-prime members the HD deal is better, up to 6 cameras at least, but for prime members this is better.
Nov 30, 2023 04:22 AM
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drinkingbirdNov 30, 2023 04:22 AM
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Quote from AdamDport :
"BFCM23SAVINGS discount code isn't valid for the items in your cart"
BF=Black Friday
CM=Cyber Monday

It is neither of those things anymore.
Nov 30, 2023 04:26 AM
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drinkingbirdNov 30, 2023 04:26 AM
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Quote from DelightfulArm2154 :
I'm new to the world of indoor home security cams.

I just bought a Ring indoor cam from the recent BF deal. I haven't had time to even open it let alone play with it.

I'm just wondering if this Wyze cam is better than the Ring one?

Basically I need 2 or 3 cams only for my house. I guess Wyze charges streaming / video per camera. Should I go with Wyze or Ring?
Well ring is 3 to 4x the price and also wants you to subscribe to get all the features, but you'd have to compare which features each has in the non-subscription plan and see which is better.

I'm perfectly happy with the Wyze with an SD card and no subscription, but some want other features that require the subscription.

With wyze you can watch all the live video you want, and also stream recorded video from the SD card, no extra cost. If you want a video clip recorded for each "event" into the cloud without SD card, that costs a monthly or yearly fee (fairly nominal fee though as you can usually get coupons to bring it under $2 a month per cam, or $80 to $90 a year for unlimited cams).
Nov 30, 2023 09:13 AM
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Frostvr4Nov 30, 2023 09:13 AM
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Quote from poohbie :
That kills the deal for me. The OG isn't enough of an improvement over the V3 to warrant foregoing Cam Plus Lite, unless you're already willing to pay for the upgraded subscription services regardless.
Depends...

OG has:

- Setup is easier/faster (you only do it once anyways)
- Better mic and speaker
- 3x loading faster feed in app
- PiP (Picture in Picture)
- Slightly louder mini siren
- LED light
- Some would say better image quality as well​

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Nov 30, 2023 09:14 AM
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Frostvr4Nov 30, 2023 09:14 AM
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Quote from DelightfulArm2154 :
I'm new to the world of indoor home security cams.

I just bought a Ring indoor cam from the recent BF deal. I haven't had time to even open it let alone play with it.

I'm just wondering if this Wyze cam is better than the Ring one?

Basically I need 2 or 3 cams only for my house. I guess Wyze charges streaming / video per camera. Should I go with Wyze or Ring?
If you have a Wyze account when CamLite was still free then you can get V3s and still have 12 sec video clips + 5 min cooldown. If you go OG or any other newer Wyze cam then no CamLite, still, all of their cams have microSD slot anyways.
Last edited by Frostvr4 November 30, 2023 at 01:17 AM.
Nov 30, 2023 01:23 PM
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MusicSharkNov 30, 2023 01:23 PM
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Quote from drinkingbird :
Their service is hosted in AWS now (after people got all scared about it being hosted in China), and AWS charges by the byte. They're not going to give you unlimited cloud use for no charge.

I do wish the cool down could be removed for SD card use, but the way these are designed, every event has to send a clip to the cloud for analysis, then a still image is stored from that clip, so it uses a good chunk of bandwidth for each event, even if all you see is a still frame.

Let's be honest, at this price point, they want you to pay for a subscription, and they're not going to go out of their way to give you less reasons to do that.

After having them for 6 months, I honestly don't think I'd want an event more than every 5 minutes. Most of my cameras are picking up frequent motion as they are outside, and the ones that are in areas that have infrequent motion, an alert that something moved there, plus the fact that I have 24x7 recording to SD card, that is all I need, if there are 2 events within 5 minutes, the video is there, I just have one picture instead of 2, no biggie.
24x7 recording to SD would destroy it quickly.
Nov 30, 2023 01:40 PM
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DjScibbityNov 30, 2023 01:40 PM
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Quote from MusicShark :
24x7 recording to SD would destroy it quickly.
Been 24/7 recording on 3 wyze Cams since the original came out (at least 5 years now) and none of my microSD cards have failed (one is a 32GB Samsung high endurance, one is a free 32GB microcenter one, and the other is a normal 32GB samsung)...
so no...24/7 absolutely does NOT "destroy it quickly"
Nov 30, 2023 01:55 PM
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SlickDealingInNYCNov 30, 2023 01:55 PM
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Which cheap camera has free cloud backup w/o subscription? I'm looking for one.
Nov 30, 2023 02:24 PM
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VegaTheChosenNov 30, 2023 02:24 PM
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Quote from bballer20 :
Does this work well without the subscription and can you use another app? I'm primarily just looking for decent images in the notifications on your phone and Arlo didn't provide that without subscription or family users
Tinycam plus works with these.
Nov 30, 2023 02:29 PM
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VegaTheChosenNov 30, 2023 02:29 PM
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Quote from pechango :
I can do all of that with my cameras and don't pay anything per month. No cool down, no short clip limits, 24x7 or motion detection only.

I don't want cloud storage


Don't have that issue with the eufy cams.


And that's why I ditched them


The event recording doesn't make much sense if you have 24x7, but I don't want that. I only need to record motion events. And if motion continues, I want it to continue recording. If not, don't record. Wyze can do this, but they won't because of the subscription model they created. And I don't pay for subscriptions that I don't have to, so I ditched them, enjoyed the quick hammer blows I gave my Wyze V2, and moved to a better platform.
Imagine flexing on slickdeals that you bashed a camera with a hammer for no reason other than you're a complete dork. Did the ladies come pounding down your door after being so impressed by your masculinity?
Nov 30, 2023 02:47 PM
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pechangoNov 30, 2023 02:47 PM
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Quote from drinkingbird :
And the eufy cams are significantly more expensive, apples and oranges. If I wanted to, I could put in an amazing 8k resolution system with NVR, but I just wanted something cheap and basic. For that, these are perfect, for your needs/wants, they aren't, so you paid more up front to avoid needing a subscription.

Again, each has its place, people need to evaluate what is best for them. Some people need a Corolla, some need a 1 ton truck.

The people that pay big money for nest or ring only to have to pay even more to make them useful, those I don't understand.
Confused The eufy cams are basically the same as the Wyze cams, about $20-30 for the fixed, $30-40 for the pan/tilt, regularly go on sale, and take SD cards. I'm not referring to the homebase versions.

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Nov 30, 2023 02:48 PM
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pechangoNov 30, 2023 02:48 PM
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Quote from VegaTheChosen :
Imagine flexing on slickdeals that you bashed a camera with a hammer for no reason other than you're a complete dork. Did the ladies come pounding down your door after being so impressed by your masculinity?
Why yes, yes they do. Sorry/not sorry I can't save any for you.

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