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I purchased the 5 camera set from Costco for $850 and I thought I had researched enough since there are so many options in the camera area right now. The issue I am having is that the push to talk feature is not able to be utilized, it is slow, quiet and sometimes can not even connect. I have 3 phones. 2 are on Android , one is on IOS. The IOS is a work phone so I don't use it very much. My connection to my home is 1 gig down, 40 meg up, Comcast. My ping times are usually under 10ms. I also purchased the doorbell to go with the system. All in with Arlo. The android phones in the home are both Samsung S9+ running the new version of Android (pie or 9, whatever you want to call it). The IOS is the latest, I think 12.0.3. On IOS, push to talk works great on the cameras. I have not tried the doorbell yet.
Has anyone in the community been able to get the Push to talk function to work on the cameras? Are you on Pie? Just wondering if there is a setting that I am missing on my phone that will allow me to utilize this feature on the cameras and doorbell.
yep, tried 2 phones running the same android OS on multiple cameras. Same issue. On the iphone, not having this issue. In order to use the PTT function on the android phones, I have to get my mouth almost swallowing the mic on the bottom of the phone. Dont have to do that with the iphone.
It looks like your base station is a few firmware versions behind & the Camera is one behind. Can you update to the latest versions & test the Push To Talk Feature again. I have added the links to the Firmware versions and their notes below.
To update the firmware manually, you will need to perform the following steps:
Go to Settings > My Devices > Select the Desired device > Device Info > Firmware
Understood about when updates are pushed out. It was stated yesterday that, based on the firmware I was seeing, I was a couple behind. It was suggested to update my firmware, which I am not seeing any updates available, and the versions are the same as they were yesterday, so it appears, if I am indeed behind, that for some reason, I am not able to receive the updates that are stated to may fix my issue.
Would be interesting to hear from other Arlo users that have a Samsung S9 or S9+ running on Android Pie, if they are having the same issue with PTT.
My internet is 120 down and 5 upload speed, I have the Note 8 on Pie and Arlo PTT is beyond useless, it is super quiet, you cannot hear a reply, my base station is on firmware 1.12.0.1_27940. Sometimes when someone is at the door and I go to check the camera the stream will just load and load but I can view my other two Arlo cameras. I feel embarrassed as my friend advised to get the Ring doorbell and cameras but I thought I had done my research and thought Arlo was better at the time with Netgear having many more years in the tech industry, but he has the same internet speed and has no issues talking to people at his front door while at work and all I get is a one way conversation or a buffering screen.....
I bought the VCS4500C from costco at $850 and have the same problem, my 2-way audio does not work at all. All the firmware are upto date in cameras and base station. I tried all the possible ways to see if there is any fix, but in vain. I have an iPhone that I tested to see the 2-way talk but didn't work.
Very interesting conversation going on here. I am starting to think that the PTT is a feature that I won't use, which makes the doorbell absolutely useless.
Funny that the the conversation of updating my firmware never continued. How can I update the firmware when the app says "no updates available"? I have rebooted the base, turned off cameras and turned them back on, I have removed the batteries, etc and still have the same results. 850 is a lot to spend on a product that isn't working as advertised. Sad that netgear doesn't really care at all.
This is a conversation about cameras, not doorbells. Keep doorbell discussion there.
For the OP, make sure all permissions are granted in the phone settings for the app. Also, try using a computer web browser to ensure the hardware is working.
I don't believe you read the inital problem. This is NOT happening on Iphone, or Computer, this is ONLY happening on Android on two different phones. I only mentioned the doorbell as it is experiencing the EXACT same issue.
Sorry if my tone is abrupt, but I don't feel you actually read what the trouble shooting steps that have been taken.
I seem to have to keep repeating myself lately. I read typically hundreds of posts a day and can't possibly re-read threads in their entirety, especially ones that have gone on for days/weeks/months. In addition, while not explicitly spelled out, I was replying to svarlo99's post above yours. FWIW, he says he's having problems on iOS, in contradiction to what you're experiencing.
Wife got home and had her try her phone. While extremely quiet, it did work. All settings on my phone matched hers (or I could not see any obvious difference). I did a factory reset on the phone and now the PTT works, but, once again, the original problem of it being much more quiet than the iphone is back. I really feel this is something to do with the s9+ microphone. It seems the iphone is using the 'speakerphone' version of the microphone, while the s9+ is using the "normal" microphone, the one you use on phone calls. If I put my mouth right over the mic, we can hear through the speakers on the cameras. If we hold the phone, looking at the screen, at normal screen distance, the voice out of the camera speaker is barely audible. This is the reason I asked in the beginning if anyone with an S9 or S9+ running Android 9 was having the same issue. If it is just a phone issue, then we will have to live with it unless Netgear gets with Samsung to discover the issue...
