Video Door Bell disappointment - video doorbell only records to the cloud with a subscription.

[JimHoyer]

So, like the rest of you, I just discovered that the video doorbell only records to the cloud with a subscription.  I thought because I had the Arlo Pro 2 base station and cameras, the doorbell would record just like them.  I don't think I can recommend this camera to anyone any longer.  I think it is really crappy of Arlo/Netgear to force you to use their cloud system.  Time to search for some hacks.

[StephenB]

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@JimHoyer wrote:

I think it is really crappy of Arlo/Netgear to force you to use their cloud system. 

You could look into direct access to local storage.  https://kb.arlo.com/000062337/What-is-Direct-Storage-Access-and-how-do-I-use-it

You would need to purchase a smarthub to use that.

FWIW, Netgear's been out of the picture for almost two years now.