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o2 mobile broadband + live viewing

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  • 19-07-2014 8:07pm
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    creaghadoos
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭


    totally plagued in our area with these scumbags breaking into houses at night, and have a guy coming on monday to install a cctv system.

    i can only get internet service from o2 mobile broadband due to my rural location.
    my question is, does live viewing use up much of my 30gb monthly allowance?
    to go over 30gb costs a wee fortune

    any help would be really appreciated


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    BetterThanThou
    Registered Users Posts: 944 ✭✭✭BetterThanThou


    I have no experience when it comes to home security systems, but video streaming of any kind eats up data, so, chances are it would use a large amount of data.


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    thomur
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 279 ✭✭thomur


    You wouldn't need to watch it all the time. Some of the systems notify you text/email when they are activated. I have one that records to hard drive. I know a few people who use them to monitor cattle in sheds that are miles away. They get an aerial or dish on the side of the shed and it costs them 30 per month.


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    creaghadoos
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭creaghadoos


    anything that i have read so far seems to be saying that because they are generally still images at a rate of 1 or 2 fps they arent sore on the data, but i would like to know what anyones experience is


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    #5
    creaghadoos
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭creaghadoos


    could anyone direct me to where i could get this question answered


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    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,528 ✭✭✭kub


    Sorry OP, I am just curious are you literally going to spend all your time remotely viewing this CCTV system?

    I trust that you know that the DVR will as well as allowing remote viewing will also record the camera images for you. I would expect that you will also be able to perform playback remotely.


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    Evolution1
    Registered Users Posts: 855 ✭✭✭Evolution1


    You'll be fine. But you'll be spending about €20 a month to do it.


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    #8
    hallo dare
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭hallo dare


    Ask o2


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    #9
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    How much viewing or remotely watching recorded footage are you intending to do?


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    PeteK*
    Registered Users Posts: 995 ✭✭✭PeteK*


    Use it for a month as you'd expect to then see what happens when the bill arrives. Then make the changes you need to make.

    Do you not have a smartphone with data on it?
    I'm with eMobile and hardly use any data at all, including remote viewing.


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