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I purchased a new interior starter system, plus a used interior starter system on ebay, plus two used "spy" clock/cameras on ebay.The 4 camera system was up & running in 30 minutes or less, and my wife was observing our remodeling contractors from work.The picture is good, the recorded files are easy to access, and they seem to be made well {I dropped the "clock" off the mantle & it still works).The biggest problem I have with the system is that the last camera (farthest away from the PC) drops off now & then, & I have to "reboot" it.It appears that new starter systems can be found for less than the price of a new add-on camera (If you shop around). So save some bucks & have a spare receiver to boot.I am happy with the system, & it gets an A- grade from me.
This product seems fine, works great, does what is advertised and is easy to use--for people with the right internet connection. The product works fine on my DSL at my cabin where I have it set up, however, when I go to my home to view the streaming video or to watch a playback of a recorded video from the Wilife website, my Satellite connection does not allow me to see the pictures. HOWEVER--if you are a Satellite Internet user, you can not download live video nor view saved video. READ ALL FINE PRINT before you purchase and make sure the product will work with your computer and your internet system. According to customer support:"On our website, and in the product documentation you will find that it requires an "Always-on broadband Internet connection like DSL, Cable Modem, or T1".A Satellite connection does not have the bandwidth required, to stream video consistently. Youtube for example is able to buffer and store video files locally, ours however is a live stream.Our system requirements are in the Product Documentation and on our website.[.].
This camera system works as described. Setup was easy, and the picture quality is what I would expect for the price range. The higher-end features are subscription only, such as email and text alerts, and digital zoom/pan/tilt; but the standard setup is exactly what I was looking for, and at a good price.I'm not sure about product life span, I guess I'll have to check back in a year or so and see if my cameras are still working.
It would have saved me the money, hassle and been just as effective. I found my cameras were just as effective as a crime deterent when they were not functioning.
The picture quality is fantastic, set up is a bit complex, the signal is hard to get through walls (or my older wiring), and I've had nothing but problems with the software. I bought this camera over a year ago.
It is not worth the time or money. My computer can not handle this program and often crashes.
I have only manged to get my two cameras to work at the same time for a few weeks at a time before I've had to re-set it, etc. I wish I bought "dummy" cameras instead.
Perhaps if you have newer wiring in your home you may have better luck with this product.
I can read the license plates, but it would be difficult to get a facial image of enough quality to id someone with certainty unless they came close to the camera. I set up a separate hard drive in a hidden location in the building that is accessed over the network, so if someone comes in and takes the computer we will still have the video.
Paying for monitored security was $35 from an outside company, so I upgraded to the faster DSL, installed these camera's (3). We now can go on line and look at who is in the driveway, who is on the beach or boat house and see in the great room.
We have a second home about an hour away and I wanted a fast internet connection to use when we were there but the extra $49 month was hard to accept when we are there but a couple of days per month. I had no idea how often someone comes up our driveway, now have a record of it.
When there is activity the software sends out an alert to my cell phone and email plus my wives. We can look at the picture that is sent along with it or go on line and look at live video or the recorded clip that sent the alert.
it works great, It would be nice to have better quality pictures and video, it is adjustable and I have it set and max resolution at minimum frames per second which makes the video jumpy, but the image is good. the low light level ability is poor, but given that the bad guys would have to turn on the lights to see, I think it is OK.
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