topic Re: Several Newbie Questions in Arlo

Several Newbie Questions

Newbie2024 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 01:33:48 GMT

Hi. I have a house in the Whitsundays region and I plan to install at least one external camera asap. My neighbour has one or more of your cameras which he is pleased with. The electric/power is on but I don't currently have internet set up for the house (and nor do I need it here for general use).

What Arlo model do you recommend? Can you recommend anyone to install? Can I just buy & maintain a phone SIM to relay images, or do I have to set up a whole residential internet system as well as a phone SIM?

Re: Several Newbie Questions

StephenB — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:06:55 GMT

@Newbie2024 wrote:

Hi. I have a house in the Whitsundays region and I plan to install at least one external camera asap. My neighbour has one or more of your cameras which he is pleased with. The electric/power is on but I don't currently have internet set up for the house (and nor do I need it here for general use).

Most Arlo cameras require home internet service.

The only one that doesn't is the Arlo Go 2, which has a SIM card - it would need both a mobile data plan and an Arlo Secure subscription. This is a user forum (and I don't work for Arlo). So I don't know if there will be any issues with using the camera with your mobile provider

The Go 2 uses LTE, so you should make sure you get good mobile data speeds at the home. You need at least 1 mbps upload speed for each camera.

Battery life might be an issue - you could add the Arlo solar panel or the outdoor charger.

Re: Several Newbie Questions

Newbie2024 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 22:25:05 GMT

Thanks for taking the time to respond. The Whitsundays has had slow and unreliable internet cover since whenever. It may have changed recently but I wouldn't bet on it.

Cheers