Cameras go flat after losing connection

[Demon7]

Home internet went down for 5 days and in that time camera batteries went flat. They were on 90% charge previously.

[StephenB]

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@Demon7 wrote:

Home internet went down for 5 days and in that time camera batteries went flat. They were on 90% charge previously.

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Was your home wifi also down?

Or was the wifi working, but with no internet connection?

[Demon7]

I am not certain but I believe the wifi was working but there was no internet.

[StephenB]

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@Demon7 wrote:

I am not certain but I believe the wifi was working but there was no internet.

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The reason I am asking is that the cameras do use a lot of power when they are trying to re-establish their wifi connection.  I don't know how that compares to the case where the wifi is up, but the internet is down.

[Demon7]

Thanks Stephen. I can't confirm either way unfortunately.  Would be good if connection attempts were  controlled a bit then. On the other hand what does happen if the wifi is up but internet is down.

[StephenB]

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@Demon7 wrote:

Thanks Stephen. I can't confirm either way unfortunately.  Would be good if connection attempts were  controlled a bit then. On the other hand what does happen if the wifi is up but internet is down.

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The camera will try to connect to the Arlo Cloud - but I don't know how often.  Impact on power might depend on whether the camera is connected through a smarthub, or not.

Not something I've tried to test, and my internet service is very reliable, so I haven't experienced this scenario.