https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-3/Why-do-we-need-to-subscribe-to-camera/m-p/1845529#M10410 <P>Cloud storage does require a subscription, as do some other features.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You can see what you get w/o one here:&nbsp;<A href="https://kb.arlo.com/000062312/What-options-will-I-have-when-the-Arlo-trial-ends" target="_blank">https://kb.arlo.com/000062312/What-options-will-I-have-when-the-Arlo-trial-ends</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You can set up direct access to local storage - though not as useful as cloud storage, there are folks here who use it instead of cloud storage (to avoid paying the subscription cost).&nbsp;&nbsp;<A href="https://kb.arlo.com/000062337/What-is-Direct-Storage-Access-and-how-do-I-use-it" target="_blank">https://kb.arlo.com/000062337/What-is-Direct-Storage-Access-and-how-do-I-use-it</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Limitations include</P> <OL> <LI>recordings only available from the app (not a PC browser)</LI> <LI>recordings only available from the primary account (not friend accounts)</LI> <LI>no ability to save manual recordings or snapshots</LI> <LI>no thumbnails</LI> <LI>remote access can be hard to set up (requires either port forwarding or a vpn)</LI> </OL> Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:41:53 GMT StephenB 2021-12-28T11:41:53Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-3/Why-do-we-need-to-subscribe-to-camera/m-p/1845524#M10409 Is there a monthly pay to subscription please? Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:38:45 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-3/Why-do-we-need-to-subscribe-to-camera/m-p/1845524#M10409 Freddie31 2021-12-28T10:38:45Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-3/Why-do-we-need-to-subscribe-to-camera/m-p/1845529#M10410 <P>Cloud storage does require a subscription, as do some other features.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You can see what you get w/o one here:&nbsp;<A href="https://kb.arlo.com/000062312/What-options-will-I-have-when-the-Arlo-trial-ends" target="_blank">https://kb.arlo.com/000062312/What-options-will-I-have-when-the-Arlo-trial-ends</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You can set up direct access to local storage - though not as useful as cloud storage, there are folks here who use it instead of cloud storage (to avoid paying the subscription cost).&nbsp;&nbsp;<A href="https://kb.arlo.com/000062337/What-is-Direct-Storage-Access-and-how-do-I-use-it" target="_blank">https://kb.arlo.com/000062337/What-is-Direct-Storage-Access-and-how-do-I-use-it</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Limitations include</P> <OL> <LI>recordings only available from the app (not a PC browser)</LI> <LI>recordings only available from the primary account (not friend accounts)</LI> <LI>no ability to save manual recordings or snapshots</LI> <LI>no thumbnails</LI> <LI>remote access can be hard to set up (requires either port forwarding or a vpn)</LI> </OL> Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:41:53 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo-Pro-3/Why-do-we-need-to-subscribe-to-camera/m-p/1845529#M10410 StephenB 2021-12-28T11:41:53Z