https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Monthly-fees/m-p/1899211#M86629 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.arlo.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/898941">@Rood1</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>If I purchase a Smart hub system for my home, will there still be a monthly fee?</P> <P>I like the Arlo system, but don't want to pay them every month for the rest of my life.</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Cloud storage would require a subscription, but direct access to local storage wouldn't.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>There are limitations to direct access to local storage:</P> <UL> <LI>recordings only available in the app (not the browser)</LI> <LI>recordings only available in the primary account (not friend accounts)</LI> <LI>no ability to store manual recordings or snapshots</LI> <LI>no thumbnails - videos must be downloaded to the phone to view.</LI> <LI>remote access requires router setting changes that some find difficult (and which don't work with some internet service providers).</LI> </UL> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 20:18:09 GMT StephenB 2023-01-29T20:18:09Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Monthly-fees/m-p/1899184#M86627 <P>If I purchase a Smart hub system for my home, will there still be a monthly fee?</P><P>I like the Arlo system, but don't want to pay them every month for the rest of my life.</P> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 16:17:33 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Monthly-fees/m-p/1899184#M86627 Rood1 2023-01-29T16:17:33Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Monthly-fees/m-p/1899211#M86629 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.arlo.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/898941">@Rood1</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>If I purchase a Smart hub system for my home, will there still be a monthly fee?</P> <P>I like the Arlo system, but don't want to pay them every month for the rest of my life.</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Cloud storage would require a subscription, but direct access to local storage wouldn't.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>There are limitations to direct access to local storage:</P> <UL> <LI>recordings only available in the app (not the browser)</LI> <LI>recordings only available in the primary account (not friend accounts)</LI> <LI>no ability to store manual recordings or snapshots</LI> <LI>no thumbnails - videos must be downloaded to the phone to view.</LI> <LI>remote access requires router setting changes that some find difficult (and which don't work with some internet service providers).</LI> </UL> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 20:18:09 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Monthly-fees/m-p/1899211#M86629 StephenB 2023-01-29T20:18:09Z