https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Wire-Free-Cameras/Beware-want-to-view-recordings/m-p/1811957#M1029 <P>For anything thinking about buying arlo essential beware you need to have a subscription in order to view your recordings. Which is much to high to purchase, especially given the economical down turn.</P> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:16:44 GMT R2D 2021-02-23T19:16:44Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Wire-Free-Cameras/Beware-want-to-view-recordings/m-p/1811957#M1029 <P>For anything thinking about buying arlo essential beware you need to have a subscription in order to view your recordings. Which is much to high to purchase, especially given the economical down turn.</P> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:16:44 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Wire-Free-Cameras/Beware-want-to-view-recordings/m-p/1811957#M1029 R2D 2021-02-23T19:16:44Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Wire-Free-Cameras/Beware-want-to-view-recordings/m-p/1811973#M1030 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.arlo.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/824029">@R2D</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>For anything thinking about buying arlo essential beware you need to have a subscription in order to view your recordings. Which is much to high to purchase, especially given the economical down turn.</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yes that is why it says on box and product page "3 month trial to smart included".&nbsp; The product page states what is included with "smart sub".&nbsp; If you connect to a&nbsp; base/hub you can record locally without a sub.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:56:14 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Wire-Free-Cameras/Beware-want-to-view-recordings/m-p/1811973#M1030 dcfox1 2021-02-23T21:56:14Z