(Jun 5, 2026 02:27 PM)Wake Wrote:  Can you not use a SD card or any local storage to record? I had 4 Blink cameras setup and had them all recording to local storage, saved a lot of hassle.

(Jun 5, 2026 02:44 PM)MadScientist Wrote:  Yeah I can but last time my place got robbed they took all my SD cards out and without paying the active alerts suck and normally miss a good image frame thats usable and a cooldown time between alerts not active image alerts - hella easy to trigger it with something random then bum rush it on cooldown - or they'd just shut off my power so no WIFI for alerts and take the SD cards

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I've bought all new cams with better service but still paid to use after purchase

(Jun 5, 2026 02:54 PM)Wake Wrote:  Damn sorry to hear about your home getting robbed, sounds like those updates are pretty essential and needed for your situation just a shame about the paywall. I would want it linked to my local police station paying all those fees lmao. Have you ever thought about closed circuit with a ups? They can cut your power switch your wireless of and it should keep rolling, at least enough to catch more footage/evidence. The amount you could possibly pay in $30 subscriptions could be worth upgrading the whole system overall.

(Jun 5, 2026 03:36 PM)Pr0m3th3us Wrote:  "You will own nothing, and you will like it" - Palantir (probably)

I use one ring cam and just do the $6 a month.

(Jun 5, 2026 03:31 PM)MadScientist Wrote:  The ones I got now hold a decent charge so hitting my power will only knock out wifi alerts but will still record SD, also got a couple non obvious hidden cameras too - just had an argument with a tweaker neighbor who 4 ppl surrounded me with a tire iron while walking my dog because "their dogs bark when we walk by so therefor I just shouldnt be allowed to walk down the street because their dogs are untrained" which aint happening. So I had to pull my dogs harness knife on them - sooooo want to make sure I got my cameras set up again.

Hate tweakers so much

(Jun 5, 2026 04:06 PM)Wake Wrote:  A harness knife sounds bad ass, your dog sounds like he has your back. Sorry your experiencing this mate I have had bad neighbours only advice I can give you is to keep a complete timeline of all evidence that way if you have to defend your self or something happens you have everything logged and its more likely to go in your favour.

(Jun 5, 2026 02:44 PM)MadScientist Wrote:  Yeah I can but last time my place got robbed they took all my SD cards out and without paying the active alerts suck and normally miss a good image frame thats usable and a cooldown time between alerts not active image alerts - hella easy to trigger it with something random then bum rush it on cooldown - or they'd just shut off my power so no WIFI for alerts and take the SD cards

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I've bought all new cams with better service but still paid to use after purchase

(Jun 5, 2026 07:52 PM)DramaKing Wrote:  This is why people love "wireless" cameras and the cloud. They don't need $2000 servers or a knowledge of RTSP, ONVIF, and other hard stuff. Just pay every month for recording that can be accessed on a device that manages your life. This is also why criminals love Wi-Fi jammers.