topic Re: Will a subscription plan help me? in Arlo Pro

Will a subscription plan help me?

jam436 — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 14:27:51 GMT

I have an older Arlo Pro system with a VMB4000r3 base station and five cameras.
Given the recent EOL announcement, if I sign up for an Arlo Secure subscription plan, will that leave my system functioning as it is now, or might I still lose any functionality?

Re: Will a subscription plan help me?

jguerdat — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 15:01:31 GMT

Loss of functionality is a tough one since a subscription gets you cloud recordings and other features but your devices won't be getting any updates. That could lead to a loss of functionality over time but no idea how much time that would be.

Personally, if I didn't want to buy new equipment and wanted to keep using my current system, the subscription is by far the easiest and cheapest thing to do.

Re: Will a subscription plan help me?

jam436 — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 16:58:51 GMT

Thanks for the reply.
I'm not too concerned about firmware updates and such, since frankly, I can't remember the last time I received one anyway. It's just that I want to be able to continue to see cloud recordings and receive notifications. The system still works fine, and I don't want to have to scrap it just yet.

Re: Will a subscription plan help me?

StephenB — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:30:23 GMT

@jam436 wrote:

Given the recent EOL announcement, if I sign up for an Arlo Secure subscription plan, will that leave my system functioning as it is now, or might I still lose any functionality?

The email I received indicated that because I had a subscription already, that my cameras would continue to operate as they do now. I understand that to mean that there will be no immediate loss of services. However, since there will be no more firmware updates, eventually there could be a loss of functionality.