https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Security-Camera/Camera-is-going-offline/m-p/2478088#M373 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.arlo.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1125143">@Bruce2017</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>Essential 3G cameras (2) frequently go off line, why?</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>How far away are they from your wifi?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>It'd be useful to measure the internet upload speed with your phone at the camera location.&nbsp; You can use the cloudflare speedcheck app or the ookla speedtest app for this.&nbsp; Turn off mobile data during the test - this ensures that you are measuring the wifi connection.</P> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:25:19 GMT StephenB 2026-04-15T12:25:19Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Security-Camera/Camera-is-going-offline/m-p/2478082#M370 <P>Essential 3G cameras (2) frequently go off line, why?</P> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:23:18 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Security-Camera/Camera-is-going-offline/m-p/2478082#M370 Bruce2017 2026-04-15T23:23:18Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Security-Camera/Camera-is-going-offline/m-p/2478088#M373 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.arlo.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1125143">@Bruce2017</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>Essential 3G cameras (2) frequently go off line, why?</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>How far away are they from your wifi?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>It'd be useful to measure the internet upload speed with your phone at the camera location.&nbsp; You can use the cloudflare speedcheck app or the ookla speedtest app for this.&nbsp; Turn off mobile data during the test - this ensures that you are measuring the wifi connection.</P> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:25:19 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Essential-Security-Camera/Camera-is-going-offline/m-p/2478088#M373 StephenB 2026-04-15T12:25:19Z