https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Outdoor-2nd-Gen/Do-I-need-a-subscription-to-live-stream/m-p/2454622#M4893 <P>Do I need to pay for a plan? I’m not interested in the security aspect. Just want to see the animals eating my vegetables.</P> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:34:34 GMT Gfyfe 2025-07-01T15:34:34Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Outdoor-2nd-Gen/Do-I-need-a-subscription-to-live-stream/m-p/2454622#M4893 <P>Do I need to pay for a plan? I’m not interested in the security aspect. Just want to see the animals eating my vegetables.</P> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:34:34 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Outdoor-2nd-Gen/Do-I-need-a-subscription-to-live-stream/m-p/2454622#M4893 Gfyfe 2025-07-01T15:34:34Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Outdoor-2nd-Gen/Do-I-need-a-subscription-to-live-stream/m-p/2454627#M4894 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.arlo.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1037984">@Gfyfe</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>Do I need to pay for a plan? I’m not interested in the security aspect. Just want to see the animals eating my vegetables.</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Do you want recordings?&nbsp; Or just livestreaming?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Local recordings w/o a subscription are possible, but require purchase of a VMB4540 or VMB5000 smarthub</P> Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:32:44 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Outdoor-2nd-Gen/Do-I-need-a-subscription-to-live-stream/m-p/2454627#M4894 StephenB 2025-06-29T22:32:44Z