Once the free trial is up what will I be losing if I don’t pay for a subscription?

Suzy5 — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:06:15 GMT

Hi,

I have an outdoor essentials 2nd generation camera. Once the free trial is up what will I be losing if I don’t pay for a subscription?
and also can I put a micro sd card in to use instead of the cloud?

thanks 🙂

Re: New Zealand

StephenB — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 22:16:27 GMT

@Suzy5 wrote:
I have an outdoor essentials 2nd generation camera. Once the free trial is up what will I be losing if I don’t pay for a subscription?

https://kb.arlo.com/000062312

@Suzy5 wrote:
and also can I put a micro sd card in to use instead of the cloud?

The camera has no microsd card slot.

You could purchase a VMB4540 (USB) or VMB5000 (microSD) smarthubs. Those models support direct access to local storage. But there are limitations:

Recordings can only be seen in the app (not the web browser)
Recordings can only be seen from the primary account (not "friend" accounts).
No thumbnails - everything needs to be downloaded to your phone before you can see anything
No ability to take snapshots or manual recordings
remote access requires router setting changes that many find difficult (and which don't work with some internet service providers).

And of course you lose other subscription features like activity zones and smart notifications.

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Once the free trial is up what will I be losing if I don’t pay for a subscription?

Re: New Zealand