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Looking for reliable wireless gate camera, is this the one? :)

slynard1323 — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 21:16:54 GMT

So, my parents have a gate down below their house and I'm looking for a camera that is wireless but that is long range so it works from the house. They currently have a couple of outdoor blink cameras but they won't work down that far... I don't need to necessarily mount it, I can probably stake it in the ground, but I need it to be easy to understand and use (kinda like the bilnk) would this camera do the trick or does anyone have any other suggestions? 🙂 Thank you!!!!

Re: Looking for reliable wireless gate camera, is this the one? :)

StephenB — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 21:19:53 GMT

@slynard1323 wrote:

So, my parents have a gate down below their house and I'm looking for a camera that is wireless but that is long range so it works from the house.

Test the internet speed from the camera location using your phone.

Disable mobile data, and connect to your parents' wifi network. Measure the upload and download speeds using the free Ookla (speedtest) app.

You'll need a stable connection with at least a 2 mbps upload speed (preferably faster, to give you some margin).

Re: Looking for reliable wireless gate camera, is this the one? :)

jguerdat — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 14:06:07 GMT

Failing the above, likely the best solution would be the Go 2 which can use either cell service or WiFi. Since the WiFi probably won't work due to distance, the cell service (assuming a decent signal from the carrier at your location) would be useful.