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Ring is Amazon.  AND, teams up with Flock and other law-enforcement spying outfits, so....no thanks.  That said, wouldn't mind some sort of remote monitoring system, both for our main home here and our flat in Scotland.  Any recommendations for a simple system that provides functionality like a Ring does, but without Ring's baggage and negatives?

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I mentioned it elsewhere, but I have been impressed with a couple of Wyze cameras we bought to surveil the back yard.

Apparently some former Amazon tech people.

Not connected to any nefarious shit, AFAIK, and cheap.

If we get anymore "smart" shit, it's highly likely to be Wyze.

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Don't use vivint, we use them and I'm just not impressed with thier product. Support is extremely limited for older models and the upsell hassle gets old. 

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I use the Nest one and it works fine.  Google has its own issues anymore, and I think like pretty much all of them they can be exploited by LE for "emergencies," but they haven't done any of the "voluntary partnership" bullshit that Ring has. 

Mostly I just wanted to say that Flock can get fucked.

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I use the Nest one and it works fine.  Google has its own issues anymore, and I think like pretty much all of them they can be exploited by LE for "emergencies," but they haven't done any of the "voluntary partnership" bullshit that Ring has. 

Mostly I just wanted to say that Flock can get fucked.

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If you want an alarm, we've been quite content with our Simplisafe stuff.  Cheap, works, decent interface.  Not as cheap as Wyze and actually probably not as good as far as the pure camera tech.  Not sure if they have alarm parts of their system.

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I’m team Blink. I think the new mini blink 4k has better picture and cheaper than wyze for the extra video quality. Very easy to set up. We have about 20. 

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6 minutes ago, UT_OB1 said:

I’m team Blink. I think the new mini blink 4k has better picture and cheaper than wyze for the extra video quality. Very easy to set up. We have about 20. 

19 of the 20 are focused on his bed. 

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17 hours ago, Mother mopar said:

Don't use vivint, we use them and I'm just not impressed with thier product. Support is extremely limited for older models and the upsell hassle gets old. 

I wouldn't touch any service (alarm, cams) that are centered on high, monthly subscription plans for "active" monitoring. The profit margins must be ridiculous.

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11 minutes ago, Sam Lin said:

UI if you want something a bit more pro, but you really only benefit if you also use them for your wifi. Also does cameras, access control, etc.

 

It looks like I should have got more rope for the rabbit hole.

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