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Blink out door camera

goldensrbest — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 17:59:57 GMT

Are they good,can you see them , how far does the view go?

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riley1 — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:03:09 GMT

I have four of them. Three are outside and in good working order. One is by the front door, one by the side door, and one by the patio door.

So far we have not had any problems with any of them and you set them up to the view you want. The videos are clear and I have the Blink app on my phone.

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NickNack — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:19:10 GMT

I'm interested in this, too. I've been trying to decide how to set them up. I wonder if the batteries really last two years. @riley1 how long have you had yours?

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riley1 — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:29:39 GMT

@NickNack - the batteries in mine are just over a year old - last I checked they were fine.

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goldensrbest — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:34:45 GMT

I have a tracfone, so don't know if this can be set up on it.How far does the view go,i want to see if any wild animals are out in my yard,worry about coyotes.

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hippiechick7897 — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 19:00:26 GMT

The battery life varies with how often the cameras are tripped. I have one over my back door, one over my front door and one over my garage door so they get tripped a lot. My cameras eat batteries like they’re candy...about 2-3 months they need changed.

The they also go through periods where one of the cameras won’t trip. Currently it’s my back door one but before that it was the front door one. All of them have done it multiple times. You can drop in on them for the live view but don’t trip. And they’ll do it for months at a time.

They’re just meh for me. 2.5/5

EDIT- I've had mine for about 2 years.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 19:54:38 GMT

I dislike these, intensely. I didn't purchase them. My husband did and he's not one to do research, which is unfortunate.

If I were to rate them it would be a 1 out of 5 - barely.

Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don't. I have them on my phone and my husband was never able to get them on his iPhone.

One of the things that is a drag is that if you and your phone are away from the house you won't get anything until you get home, if you do. He said that when he watched a presentation they told him the would. I told him that they lied.

Another thing is that, no matter how long I have them set, most of the videos are 4 seconds. You can be out in the driveway, right in front of one of them, dancing a jig for 30 seconds and you will probably get 4 to 8 seconds of the movement. Sometimes none.

As stated in previous post, the battery life varies. That part does make sense so I don't dog them for that.

Also, one of the ones I have doesn't catch any movement at all unless it's just a little gust of wind. So you look and see nobody there but the bit of wind that moved past. It worked part of the time at first. Battery fine. Don't know what's wrong with it except that it just sukks more than the rest of them.

We have 5 of them around the house. I don't feel one iota safer, so it's a good thing I keep things locked up.

ETA - I forgot to say: That time a guy came onto our property, jumped the fence and went around the side of the house to the back yard - there was not a single video of him picked up and he passed THREE of the cameras and was in range of the fourth. Nothing.

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eaesquire — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 20:04:05 GMT

Ok, so I am getting turned off to Blink. I wonder if Ring (or another brand) is any better. Anyone?

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goldensrbest — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 20:04:47 GMT

@chickenbutt , Thanks ,i don't need any more problems with stuff in my life ,good to know.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 20:23:12 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
@chickenbutt , Thanks ,i don't need any more problems with stuff in my life ,good to know.

Glad to help. I don't take lightly doing negatives about products so when I do, I feel pretty strongly.

When I told him how awfully they worked and that, if it were me, I wouldn't keep them but he has become the kind of person who just doesn't want to hear what he doesn't want to hear. Once he put them up (with my help), there was no way he was taking them down.

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jackthebear — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 20:29:31 GMT

have one

1. you need good wifi

2. batteries last about 2 years , settings can be adjusted and that will use more battery if extremely sensitive

haven't had any issues.

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jackthebear — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 20:30:20 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
I have a tracfone, so don't know if this can be set up on it.How far does the view go,i want to see if any wild animals are out in my yard,worry about coyotes.

perhaps a wildlife or trail cam would be better for you

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MG Chris — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 20:38:40 GMT

We have 15 Blink cameras installed around our property. We have had NO issues in the three years we have been using them. We get alerts whether we are at home or on vacation. The range is pretty good. Depending on the usage the cameras get will depend on your battery life. Our driveway gets a ton of use and the batteries usually last about six months. The night vision is not that great unless there is other lighting nearby.

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sann — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 21:09:47 GMT

I bought the Ring Video doorbell about two years ago from Best Buy and they also did the installation. I have the app on my phone and I have never had any issues. I like when I'm away from home I can see what's going on and the price is reasonable !!! The cost is 30 dollars per year if you want to keep the recordings, but it is not required.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 21:33:20 GMT

@sann wrote:
I bought the Ring Video doorbell about two years ago from Best Buy and they also did the installation. I have the app on my phone and I have never had any issues. I like when I'm away from home I can see what's going on and the price is reasonable !!! The cost is 30 dollars per year if you want to keep the recordings, but it is not required.

I've always heard good things about the Ring cameras. I've seen so many of the videos online and on tv from Ring and they seem to cover a lot more and cover a lot better. The video looks way better, too.

If I had had a choice in this thing I would have recommended this brand over the ones he bought.

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PJinIA — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 23:16:04 GMT

I purchased mine about 3 years ago, 1 at front & back door, 1 on the garage & 1 on the roof (to monitor raccoons who keep destroying my roof). They have worked flawlessly. The batteries do NOT last 2 yhears for me but probably 9-12 months even in the very cold midwestern winters we have. I also got my son a set the same time I got mine...he actually turned one of his videos over to the police when there was a rash of garage burglaries in town and it ended up on the news! At night you won't see as far out into the yard as during the day ...if you want to capture wildlife you need to have a light on. Since I live in a very rural area I've caught coyotees, raccoons, a fox and possums along with countless cats on or near the deck in the front of my house. I have no regrets and would recommend them anyone. For the price you can't beat them.

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Cakers3 — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:15:00 GMT

@sann wrote:
I bought the Ring Video doorbell about two years ago from Best Buy and they also did the installation. I have the app on my phone and I have never had any issues. I like when I'm away from home I can see what's going on and the price is reasonable !!! The cost is 30 dollars per year if you want to keep the recordings, but it is not required.

@sann You can also download your videos instead of paying extra for Ring to keep them.

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sann — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:29:25 GMT

@Cakers3 wrote:
@sann wrote:
I bought the Ring Video doorbell about two years ago from Best Buy and they also did the installation. I have the app on my phone and I have never had any issues. I like when I'm away from home I can see what's going on and the price is reasonable !!! The cost is 30 dollars per year if you want to keep the recordings, but it is not required.
@sann You can also download your videos instead of paying extra for Ring to keep them.

Thank you 😊

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Cakers3 — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:35:36 GMT

@sann wrote:
@Cakers3 wrote:
@sann wrote:
I bought the Ring Video doorbell about two years ago from Best Buy and they also did the installation. I have the app on my phone and I have never had any issues. I like when I'm away from home I can see what's going on and the price is reasonable !!! The cost is 30 dollars per year if you want to keep the recordings, but it is not required.
@sann You can also download your videos instead of paying extra for Ring to keep them.

Thank you 😊

@sann Ooops. Sorry I'm sure you knew that. I quoted you by mistake and starting posting to someone else and then erased most of it and then hit "post".

I need more coffee. LOL

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ScrapHappy — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:46:38 GMT

We have six of them on our house. Got them when they were the TSV last year. We really liked them in the beginning. This i year two of having them and we're constantly changing batteries. It seems they are eating up batteries more and more. And there have been one or two that have been giving up a lot of problems.