Belkin NetCam HD+ Wi-Fi Camera - 2pk Price: $99.99 Shipping Options:: $5 Standard Shipping Estimates: Ships in 3-5 business days. (Monday, Oct 12 to Thursday, Oct 15) + transit Condition: Factory Reconditioned
Bought these about a year ago for an entry level start to home surveillance, and they have served me well even just for peace of mind. Fairly easy to configure, and with the free mobile app you can check on the cameras from almost anywhere. Customer service is terrible but once you get them online, they are rock solid. Picking up a few more to expand onto my existing system. Wish these integrated with Belkin’s other home automations (WeeMo).
They may work as long as distance isn’t too far. They are good to maybe 15 feet at night.
All in all these are good, but I will not order as Woot recently failed to deliver one of my orders, cancelled another and the customer service experience has not been good, though they still have a chance to make it right.
I checked the reviews, and all in all, they don’t seem bad for what you get. It seems to work fairly well. I’m thinking about setting this up as a baby monitor and a living room monitor for security purposes. Anyone have experience with these types of applications on these cameras?
Bought these last year. I use a range extender to monitor what’s happening at the barn 150 yards from the house. One inside and one outside protected by the overhang. I use the netcam app on my phone and there’s also an option to use the PC.
The only issue I’ve had is that they occasionally go offline which requires them to be unplugged from power. If they came with a way to remotely reboot they would be perfect for the money.
If you plug the camera’s power supply into a WeMo switch you can remotely reboot the camera, assuming all you need is a power recycle. I plug all my devices that require an occasional reboot into WeMo switches. Even my router in a second home. Now, if the WeMo switch goes off-line you are doomed. However, I have found the switches to be fairly stable once set-up.
I’ve heard they don’t fare well in outdoor applications… something along the lines of “You can just tell these things don’t need to be outside” … I take “outside” to mean it might possibly get wet or cold/hot…
Bought these several months ago and after using the free service for a month, I had to pay after that…to expensive for not the best camera. Check into the monthly subscription prices before buying!
Also, if anyone knows – I would like to protect the area just inside my apartment door, where, of course, there are no nearby electrical outlets. Is there such a thing as a WiFi security cam that runs on batteries? I’ve yet to see one.