<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I am also a Wyze user and overall am very happy with them. The app is simple and intuitive and I don’t (at least currently) subscribe to their enhanced monitoring service. I do have a couple of issues that you might want to consider before going with them.<div><br></div><div>First, I am always disappointed by the time it takes the cameras to ‘react’. We have a spotlight camera in our driveway and I am always surprised by how long it takes for the light to come on and the system to notify me when we walk or drive into the driveway. It works perfectly, but if you are counting on reasonably instant notification you might want to look into something else.</div><div><br></div><div>Second, it feels to me like they have recently made monitoring without the service a little harder through recent updates. It used to be pretty simple to view recordings on the app but it takes an extra step now and click a button for the SD card, then look for the ‘event’ that was recorded. Before, you could just click on the image from the event and watch. It isn’t a big deal (unless of course, a thief stole your whole camera along with the SD card) but I get the feeling they are trying to make it harder to avoid paying for the extra service. That is why I said “not currently” when it comes to the monitoring.</div><div><br></div><div>Jim<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jun 8, 2024, at 1:39 PM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="auto">I have four Wyze cameras - three of the cube cameras that plug in for power, and one floodlight camera that runs on house power. I have mine connected to Google home, but it isn't required. I do pay a yearly fee for enhanced recordings and notifications, but if you can get by with the basic free service, it's pretty easy to keep track yourself. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 8, 2024, 12:54 Jim Juhas <<a href="mailto:james.f.juhas@snet.net">james.f.juhas@snet.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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Does one need to have Alexa or Google Assistant to make the WYZE
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<div dir="auto">Look at wyze and arlo.
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<div dir="auto">Both have battery/solar options that connect to
your home wifi, and use local storage on the camera or can
access your NAS and most importantly do not require a cloud
based service or monthly fee. </div>
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<div dir="auto"><a href="https://a.co/d/guKjNNk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://a.co/d/guKjNNk</a> </div>
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<div dir="auto">This one ^^^^ has a rechargeable battery and two
way audio and is less than $30.</div>
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<div dir="auto">I have 3 of them at our vacation house. </div>
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<div dir="auto"> --Miq</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 8, 2024, 7:21 AM
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After yet another issue with a crazy neighbor (had to call
the police TWICE in two hours), I have decided it's time
to install a surveillance system of some sort. I don't
want a single ring camera as I need at least three
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I am hoping for self installation and simple use, but will
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Thoughts please, especially if you have direct knowledge
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