expiredKenski77 posted Nov 13, 2024 04:54 PM
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expiredKenski77 posted Nov 13, 2024 04:54 PM
Select Micro Center Stores: Wyze Cam v4 Security Camera (White or Gray)
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The app changes really has a lot of issues, as you can see complaints on their forums.
Secondly, Cam Lite users were previously able to filter 'person' in the Events tab, but now they've "removed" it in an attempt to get people to pay for Cam Plus.
I had to revert to an older version of the app, install the apk, and then turn off App Updates to get this back.
Wyze are at that point were they are getting greedy and desperate to squeeze money out of their base, now that they've gotten some wider marketshare, to the point of doing some slimy tactics with pushing their subscription in subtle ways.
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Does their vac requires Vac+ subscription to run longer than 5 minutes?
Just converted my Dad's house from Waze to Tapo C100s and he's happy with the better 2k picture and less flaky performance. His 3 Wyzecams vanished out of the app somehow.
Tapo C100s are still $50 for a 4-pack on amazon. I'm not quite ready to replace all 12 of my Wyze cams with them, but it's tempting. The only downside is they have a power adapter instead of being usb-powered. It's pretty easy to get usb power into odd locations with adapters...much harder to get an AC outlet into, say, a BR30 mount.
Just converted my Dad's house from Waze to Tapo C100s and he's happy with the better 2k picture and less flaky performance. His 3 Wyzecams vanished out of the app somehow.
Tapo C100s are still $50 for a 4-pack on amazon. I'm not quite ready to replace all 12 of my Wyze cams with them, but it's tempting. The only downside is they have a power adapter instead of being usb-powered. It's pretty easy to get usb power into odd locations with adapters...much harder to get an AC outlet into, say, a BR30 mount.
I do have one gripe with all of these cameras and it's that the audio quality is still pretty awful, but I have little use for it, so nbd in my case.
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The app changes really has a lot of issues, as you can see complaints on their forums.
Secondly, Cam Lite users were previously able to filter 'person' in the Events tab, but now they've "removed" it in an attempt to get people to pay for Cam Plus.
I had to revert to an older version of the app, install the apk, and then turn off App Updates to get this back.
Wyze are at that point were they are getting greedy and desperate to squeeze money out of their base, now that they've gotten some wider marketshare, to the point of doing some slimy tactics with pushing their subscription in subtle ways.
I finally gave up and purchased 4 TP's and threw in a SD card and WOW.... no dropped events. No rebooting... NO FEES. the app is much cleaner to use than wyze. I can't believe I waited so long to make the change.
There is nothing about person/vehicle/any sort of detection that requires cloud services. WYZE is intentionally gating local functionality to get people to pay for a subscription. If other companies have found a way to be profitable while selling equipment that does it without a subscription (and way better, IMO), WYZE deserves to go BK and disappear.
There is nothing about person/vehicle/any sort of detection that requires cloud services. WYZE is intentionally gating local functionality to get people to pay for a subscription. If other companies have found a way to be profitable while selling equipment that does it without a subscription (and way better, IMO), WYZE deserves to go BK and disappear.
I do have one gripe with all of these cameras and it's that the audio quality is still pretty awful, but I have little use for it, so nbd in my case.
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I finally gave up and purchased 4 TP's and threw in a SD card and WOW.... no dropped events. No rebooting... NO FEES. the app is much cleaner to use than wyze. I can't believe I waited so long to make the change.
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