Home internet cameras

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Shit like the Canary or Dropcam. Any good?

Was looking at the Canary but someone can yank that shit off in like 30 seconds.

 

[MARIS61]

https://www.google.com/search?q=tra...&ie=&oe=#tbm=shop&q=wifi+trail+camera+reviews

 

[donkiez]

Ive heard good things about dropcam. Also Comcast Xfinity has a product line along these lines, bet its expansive as hell, but worth a look.

 

[riverman]

any teenager can yank that shit off in 30 seconds

 

[MARIS61]

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

what's the latest?

Thinking of going with WYZE cams from Amazon. Free online monitoring.

Been paying for Canary, and sometimes the devices go offline. Also have some Yi Cameras.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Ring has indoor cameras. I'm very happy with my Ring doorbell and outdoor cameras.

 

[tlongII]

Check what Jeffrey Epstein had. I'd get one of those.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Ring has indoor cameras. I'm very happy with my Ring doorbell and outdoor cameras.

Not a fan of their user interface

 

[rotary111]

Wyze cams are $19.99 on the Wyze website. $25.99 at Amazon.

I had a client with a security background tell me that Wyze cams are a great deal for cheap home security.

The picture and sound were great and he had them hooked up to an Alexa show. I'm currently just using the Alfred app with an old phone as a camera which does work fairly well.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

what's the latest?

Thinking of going with WYZE cams from Amazon. Free online monitoring.

Been paying for Canary, and sometimes the devices go offline. Also have some Yi Cameras.

I have Wyze cameras. Love them. Amazing for the price.

 

[Titan]

Wyze cams are $19.99 on the Wyze website. $25.99 at Amazon.

I had a client with a security background tell me that Wyze cams are a great deal for cheap home security.

The picture and sound were great and he had them hooked up to an Alexa show. I'm currently just using the Alfred app with an old phone as a camera which does work fairly well.

I have Wyze cameras. Love them. Amazing for the price.

Agree as well,

I just got 2 of the Wyze cameras this week, the original one and the new one that pans. the quality of the video seems good for the cost. Keep in mind the cloud storage is just short clips, but if you have micro SD cards then you can store it there instead with a few more options when storing.

 

[riverman]

You could probably join the DEEP STATE and they'd hook you up with state of the art cameras for free! Just be aware that they'll watch you as well.

 

[ABM]

We have a vacation home in Florida. It's being managed by a property management company. Interestingly, we've owned it since April, yet never spent a night in it, but that's a different story. It's being advertised on Air B&B, VRBO, and the like. We've done very well getting it rented throughout the Summer and Fall. We're finally going to be able to spend a few weeks there in October.

OK, anyway, here's my point in sharing all of that: If I were some type of weirdo, what would keep me from installing cameras throughout the home as to capture vids of our guests?

I'd never do that, but it's made me wonder about when my wife and I book an Air B&B somewhere. Are they watching?? I mean, it seems like a legitimate concern.

 

[donkiez]

We have a vacation home in Florida. It's being managed by a property management company. Interestingly, we've owned it since April, yet never spent a night in it, but that's a different story. It's being advertised on Air B&B, VRBO, and the like. We've done very well getting it rented throughout the Summer and Fall. We're finally going to be able to spend a few weeks there in October.

OK, anyway, here's my point in sharing all of that: If I were some type of weirdo, what would keep me from installing cameras throughout the home as to capture vids of our guests?

I'd never do that, but it's made me wonder about when my wife and I book an Air B&B somewhere. Are they watching?? I mean, it seems like a legitimate concern.

It's happened before. I read a story on it a while ago. The owner got hammered.

 

[donkiez]

what's the latest?

Thinking of going with WYZE cams from Amazon. Free online monitoring.

Been paying for Canary, and sometimes the devices go offline. Also have some Yi Cameras.

I'm a Google dork. The nest cam set up is great. I like the new best home max interface a lot. I'm in Japan now and log on regularly to see my dogs. When at home you can watch youtube tv on it, it makes a good kitchen tv

 

[THE HCP]

I'm a Google dork. The nest cam set up is great. I like the new best home max interface a lot. I'm in Japan now and log on regularly to see my dogs. When at home you can watch youtube tv on it, it makes a good kitchen tv

Why are you in Japan brother?

 

[donkiez]

Why are you in Japan brother?

Vacation..... I used to live here like 20 yrs ago so it's been a fun trip back. I love Tokyo, best city in the world to visit.

Rugby world cup is going on right now also, there are tons of rugby fans from all over, which has been kind of fun.

 

[THE HCP]

Vacation..... I used to live here like 20 yrs ago so it's been a fun trip back. I love Tokyo, best city in the world to visit.

Rugby world cup is going on right now also, there are tons of rugby fans from all over, which has been kind of fun.

I‘ll be there for 3 weeks next summer for work. Really looking forward to it! Trying to learn as much as I can about Tokyo before I go.

 

[donkiez]

I‘ll be there for 3 weeks next summer for work. Really looking forward to it! Trying to learn as much as I can about Tokyo before I go.

Next summer? Is that for the Olympics? You have some nice perks with your job. I'm far from an expert but I'll be happy to answer your questions either publicly or privately.

You will love it here. Tokyo is the cleanest, friendliest and most organized city in the world. There is so much to do that it's almost overwhelming.

A few basic tips are to fly into Haneda instead of Narita if you can. Narita is an hour plus outside of the city. The city has multiple metropolitan centers and it doesn't really matter which one you stay in because they are all interesting and unique on their own way. Shinjuku is the most popular because it has the busiest train/subway station in the world so it's very easy to get to all of Tokyo from there. Shibuya is a lot of fun also, along with Harajuku, Asakusa, and Rappongi. I would stay away from Ginza because it's a little snobby and expensive. The food is pretty amazing everywhere and you can eat for very cheap quite easily, or spend ridiculous amounts just as easily. Everything in the city has an order and system to it, if you are confused on what to do, just watch what everyone else does or look for an attendant who is paid to help people figure things out. Most people speak English and most signs are in English so it's very easy to get around.

 

[Lanny]

what's the latest?

Thinking of going with WYZE cams from Amazon. Free online monitoring.

Been paying for Canary, and sometimes the devices go offline. Also have some Yi Cameras.

We're installing one called Ringtone. My brother-in-law talked my wife into buying it on a shopping trip that I didn't go on. You can look up what the camera shows and is activated by movement on your cell phone which lets you know there's activity in front of the camera. Saw a preliminary example a few days ago and will see it installed in a day or two.

 

[THE HCP]

Next summer? Is that for the Olympics? You have some nice perks with your job. I'm far from an expert but I'll be happy to answer your questions either publicly or privately.

You will love it here. Tokyo is the cleanest, friendliest and most organized city in the world. There is so much to do that it's almost overwhelming.

A few basic tips are to fly into Haneda instead of Narita if you can. Narita is an hour plus outside of the city. The city has multiple metropolitan centers and it doesn't really matter which one you stay in because they are all interesting and unique on their own way. Shinjuku is the most popular because it has the busiest train/subway station in the world so it's very easy to get to all of Tokyo from there. Shibuya is a lot of fun also, along with Harajuku, Asakusa, and Rappongi. I would stay away from Ginza because it's a little snobby and expensive. The food is pretty amazing everywhere and you can eat for very cheap quite easily, or spend ridiculous amounts just as easily. Everything in the city has an order and system to it, if you are confused on what to do, just watch what everyone else does or look for an attendant who is paid to help people figure things out. Most people speak English and most signs are in English so it's very easy to get around.

Thanks for the heads up. Yes I’ll be there for the Olympics covering basketball. Funny thing is I hate seafood. Other than some NW style fish and chips. I googled “what to eat in Japan if you don’t like seafood”
That’s ok, I can afford to lose some pounds! Unfortunate thing about working in places like this, is we don’t get much time off to really see things. In Rio a few summers ago, I worked golf and only had 2 days off out of 21.
I’d like to see some of those ancient temples way up in the mountains over looking the city! I swear I’ve seen pics of some!

 

[barfo]

If I were some type of weirdo

What do you mean "if"?

barfo

 

[riverman]

Thanks for the heads up. Yes I’ll be there for the Olympics covering basketball. Funny thing is I hate seafood. Other than some NW style fish and chips. I googled “what to eat in Japan if you don’t like seafood”
That’s ok, I can afford to lose some pounds! Unfortunate thing about working in places like this, is we don’t get much time off to really see things. In Rio a few summers ago, I worked golf and only had 2 days off out of 21.
I’d like to see some of those ancient temples way up in the mountains over looking the city! I swear I’ve seen pics of some!

eat katsu don…..pork over rice...it's everywhere. Don Buri is basically anything over rice in a bowl...beef, chicken, pork, shrimp and weird seafoods that'll creep you out like uni....seaurchin roe....you'll be fine...you'll find a lot of McDonald's for westerners who can't do sushi or don't like miso or seaweed. They also have a lot of grills there...Mongolian BBQ...etc

 

[barfo]

Next summer? Is that for the Olympics? You have some nice perks with your job. I'm far from an expert but I'll be happy to answer your questions either publicly or privately.

You will love it here. Tokyo is the cleanest, friendliest and most organized city in the world. There is so much to do that it's almost overwhelming.

A few basic tips are to fly into Haneda instead of Narita if you can. Narita is an hour plus outside of the city. The city has multiple metropolitan centers and it doesn't really matter which one you stay in because they are all interesting and unique on their own way. Shinjuku is the most popular because it has the busiest train/subway station in the world so it's very easy to get to all of Tokyo from there. Shibuya is a lot of fun also, along with Harajuku, Asakusa, and Rappongi. I would stay away from Ginza because it's a little snobby and expensive. The food is pretty amazing everywhere and you can eat for very cheap quite easily, or spend ridiculous amounts just as easily. Everything in the city has an order and system to it, if you are confused on what to do, just watch what everyone else does or look for an attendant who is paid to help people figure things out. Most people speak English and most signs are in English so it's very easy to get around.

Totally agree.

I think Delta is changing the PDX-NRT flight to go to Haneda instead. But if you do end up in Narita, take the Narita Express train into town. Faster and more convenient than bus or taxi.

barfo

 

[ABM]

What do you mean "if"?

barfo

Well, there is that.

 

[donkiez]

Totally agree.

I think Delta is changing the PDX-NRT flight to go to Haneda instead. But if you do end up in Narita, take the Narita Express train into town. Faster and more convenient than bus or taxi.

barfo

Limo bus wasn't to bad, it was very comfortable and it picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel. Narita was a mistake lol, after a 12 hr flight the last thing you want is a 2 hr bus ride. We also went in and out of LAX. I'd love to do the direct from PDX but they were $1600 round trip, we paid $450 out of LA. Funny thing is we could have done LAX-PDX-NRT for $475 which would have been the same flight that costs $1600 PDX-NRT direct.

 

[riverman]

If you have a good travel agent that speaks the language you can get a lot more than a plane ticket...hotel room first night...picked up at the airport and driven to the hotel...I once found it was the same price to buy a ticket to Hong Kong from Taipei by yourself and just get the ticket but my agent got me a rail pass...weekend in Kowloon at a hotel for the same price Sometimes you can fly to 3 countries in Asia for the same price it takes to fly to one of them booked on your own. I'll always use a travel agent these days to get the best deals...I only book a solo flight if there's no time to check around. I'm not sure these days but back in the day...I learned to not exchange money at the airport or anywhere near it. I use an international bank and exchange my money at their branch wherever I fly.

 

[donkiez]

Thanks for the heads up. Yes I’ll be there for the Olympics covering basketball. Funny thing is I hate seafood. Other than some NW style fish and chips. I googled “what to eat in Japan if you don’t like seafood”
That’s ok, I can afford to lose some pounds! Unfortunate thing about working in places like this, is we don’t get much time off to really see things. In Rio a few summers ago, I worked golf and only had 2 days off out of 21.
I’d like to see some of those ancient temples way up in the mountains over looking the city! I swear I’ve seen pics of some!

You do not need to eat seafood to eat well in Japan, although the seafood is outstanding. Riverman mentioned Katsu, which I love, there is also ramen and udon noodles, various curries, tempura, yakatori, dumplings, shabu-shabu, okonomiyaki, tepanyaki, gyoza, yakisoba and much more. Not to mention that the Japanese do many foreign foods as good or better than where they come from There are plenty of burgers, Italian, French, Korean and much more. They treat food in general like an art form.

If you've never had Japanese style ramen go check out Afuri in downtown PDX, or Ryoma Ramen in Beaverton by Uwajimaya. There are others also but those are the only 2 I have tried. Dude, I love Ramen. It's some of the best comfort food ever.

 

[donkiez]

Thanks for the heads up. Yes I’ll be there for the Olympics covering basketball. Funny thing is I hate seafood. Other than some NW style fish and chips. I googled “what to eat in Japan if you don’t like seafood”
That’s ok, I can afford to lose some pounds! Unfortunate thing about working in places like this, is we don’t get much time off to really see things. In Rio a few summers ago, I worked golf and only had 2 days off out of 21.
I’d like to see some of those ancient temples way up in the mountains over looking the city! I swear I’ve seen pics of some!

You may want to consider a few extra days after your work then to see some stuff. Tokyo is really built up, Kyoto is where youll see the best old world stuff. Hike Mt Fuji or do a day trip to Nikko.