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Thanks for the link Joe. We experienced the same outage here in Fremont and pretty much duplicated what Allen went through. The odd thing for us was that our Roku was streaming fine through our wifi, but my desktop and my wife’s Kindle were sluggish. When I was able to do a speed test, we had a good 55 mbps into our modem. Finally my wife picked up the phone and called and learned of “technical problems in your area”. Also, I had mentioned in an earlier discussion of paying $44.95 for comcast internet. Well, the rate went up a few months ago to $66.95. The $45 was only a “step” increase, and I have now reached the real price. THIS is the real outrage!
The Drop Cam Pro has an outdoor case that is an extra. I paid $39 for it from Amazon. This case only works on the Drop Cam Pro. I will let you know how it works once it is up and running.
I will try turning off the night vision on the Drop Cam (not a pro) that is currently installed, as we have motion sensors lights as well.
I am very happy with the one that is there now, so this newer version should be even better.FYI, here’s an article about the outages LINK
Anyone besides me sick and tired of Comcast (Xfinity) Internet customer service? Comcast was on and off all afternoon here, and I checked with a friend and theirs was intermittent too. They are a couple of miles from us. I know for part timers it’s not a big deal, but for a lot of full timers it is, and we rely on the Internet for a lot of things.
Calling customer service is a joke. Press 20 phone buttons, listen to a recording on how you can check your internet on line (duh, that’s why I’m calling), and then end up talking to someone on a cell phone with an accent so bad you can’t understand a word they say. Then go through the same process a few more more times until you get someone you can “kind of” understand. Then the checklist. Reboot modem. Reboot router. Reboot computer. Bypass router. Now you’ve wsated an hour of your time, you’re totally frustrated, decide you can do without internet that day, and the next day it’s magically working. But of course tech support said there’s nothing wrong on their end, probably sitting at a phone customer care center in India. Arrrrrrrg!
Rant over. Carry on…….
I havenot figured out a way to get rid of the glare unless I drape a black cloth over the camera.
Does the Pro level cameral come with an official outdoor enclosure or its it 3rd party?
My real goal was to keep track of snow levels during the winter so I knew whether to call for the snow plow or not.
Thanks for the offer cmon4day but I’ve got a busy week and will probably only be doing short rides on the indoor trainer up until the event.
Yet Another AMBBR Update has been posted HERE. Yesterday we had our final team training ride. The big event is next Sunday.
Turn off the night vision. Mine does the same but I also have motion sensored outdoor lights that allow night recording when they are activated
Thanks Steve for the info. We currently have a drop cam on the windowsill, it works great. I get a glare from the window once it gets dark. Have you figured out how to stop that? Was waiting for some responses, so today, I got the drop cam pro with the outdoor attachment, will hook it up on Monday.
After looking at lots of outdoor cameras, I just couldn’t find one easier to install then the DropCam.I think a lot depends on what you expect from the camera. Cloud recording, pan and tilt, outdoor or indoor. Sometime a dropcam sitting on a windowsill looking out at a portion of you property is all it takes.
I know there are many people with more sophisticated systems and knowledge than me so hopefully someone else responds.
SteveHI Monkey,
I am happy Belle was found. If I had been in the area I would have for sure went looking for her.
