Ya u have to get both.. only after u get the 5 euro topup do u get the sms with your mobile number. But u have the 5 euro bundle from when u ordered the sim card , as far as I remember. But for sure u need to top up sim card to activate it. Its confusing
So it's really €10 per month and you have to put sim in a phone each time u top up to get the text with the top up.
I'll stick with my €20 three sim, If I have to drive to the outfarm 22km away and start messing with a phone when the data runs out.
No it's only the first time u need to add the 5euro and also only one time need to insert sim into a phone. It works OK once you get it up and running , and just top up on the app then as needed
Anyone - whats the equipment like?
Has anyone tried or used these cameras??
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Security-Surveillance-Panoramic-Connector/dp/B0B42W13C1/ref=asc_df_B0B42W13C1/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=606407495259&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7892521393773115983&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007843&hvtargid=pla-1765472956209&psc=1
No but....
How practical are they really? You need a light fitting in the right location and then lose the use of that light which you probably need as a light.
Build quality doesn't look great and the brand name is ZQTWJ, but they are cheap, if you happen to have a light fitting in the right location that you don't need as a light then I guess they are worth a try.
A general warning about cheap no-name Chinese camera's is they have 0 security and usually rely on a P2P cloud service that may disappear at some point in future if company stops trading.
I'd be giving a 28 quid camera a miss as well, could be doing it a dis-service but I doubt it
Anyone any idea regarding the quality relevant to the price from these guys
Hi, I'd appreciate any comments on the Hiseeu Wireless camera package (sorry im new ao cant add link but it had 4 PTZ cameras, dvr, wireless 4g router for €218) ..stay away...have it and its good etc or should I go reolink as it seems cheap? Thanks
Sounds very cheap for package with 4 PTZ cameras are you sure it is not just 4 fixed dome cameras?
Generally software on many of these cheap Chinese cameras is poor may even be full of malware and reliability of cloud service can be patchy.
Edit: oh I guess something like this:
but it has no 4G router in the package.
I was tempted to irresponsibly pull the trigger on a (Reolink) Keen trail camera, it appears to be basically a slightly upgraded GO PT with 2k as the high resolution. Maybe later in the year.
@Itryhard Maybee read the reviews for the app?
From my reading 2.7stars, need to watch an add before viewing streams. I'd pass on it to be honest.
Thanks for feedback. Anyone have Ny suggestions for 3 or 4g wireless ptz setup for calving,? I don't mind paying for a decent setup but finding it with my limited knowledge is the problem. Thanks
I am going to buy this in the morning, anyone any views
https://www.donedeal.ie/dairycattle-for-sale/2x-calving-camera-with-wireless-bridge-using-internet-up-to-2km-away/32553846?campaign=3
Know nothing about it but worth looking at the reviews of the app gdmss in whatever app store you use.
@Itryhard I use Hikvision and Reolink Cameras here.
You will probably be better off with a separate 4G router and cameras, especially if you want more than one camera.
I use Hikvision in sheds where there is power and Reolink solar cameras in areas with no power. The Reolink solar have poor with night vision in comparison to the plugin ones in order to be more power efficient but fairly straightforward to setup and app/cloud service is reliable.
I just looked at reviews for both Hikvision and Reolink apps, neither are great either 😁. But I've never had issues and neither are add supported. Admittedly I don't actually use Hikvision app or cloud service as I display cameras in Home Assistant so I can view feeds and control lights from same page.
Hi @funky_monkey thanks for feedback. a wireless bridge isnt an option. I really only need 1 PTZ camera but might add another basic camera looking at yard for security. I'll have to read more reviews to try and get a 3g or 4g wireless package (Power is onsite). Thanks again
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Have you a Smart TV or Android Box?
A cheap android box would be simplest, just install the App same as phone.
Some Smart TV's have a generic app which can work for feeds, but probably no PTZ control. Or the browser on my LG TV can connect to Home Assistant and view feeds also possible for PTZ control but there is a bit of setting up with that too.
My lights are controlled by Home Assistant so it can create dashboards with video feeds and switches together, but the simpler setup is to use the Hikvision app and smart switches own app separately.
I've a small touch screen setup in the kitchen for house controls, but can view camera's on it too. Could potentially add animal details to this screen too, and I'm working on some DIY livestock health monitors at the moment using BLE tags.
I've an LG too, I'll have a look later, but doesn't need to be a Hikvision App as Hikvision will work with many more generic Apps.
No WebOS is not Android, I wasn't expecting to find a Hikvision Specific app, just a generic CCTV. I checked and there is none, but I'm sure my old Samsung had one and a Roku here definitely can install CCTV apps neither of which is Android or would be Hikvision apps. You can get an Android TV box/stick for a little over €20, we got one for my Dad when he was still alive, it was left displaying the CCTV all the time so he just had to change to the HDMI input to view the sheds.
My house is about 450 metres from the shed. While the shed can be seen from the house there may be a few trees between them
The best option for me then is to get two bridges to being the wifi connection at the house to the shed and plug the camera in the shed to the bridge.
Would it be best to go with a fixed dome or a camera that can move around the shed? It's for lambing ewes and the shed is 45 foot long by 15 foot wide.The less money I spend on this the better as I only have 35 ewes
By 2 bridges do you mean 2 devices to form 1 bridge? or 3 devices to form 2 bridges (ie 2 hops to get around the trees)?
If you can see the shed you should be fine with 1 bridge (2 devices).
Fixed dome or PTZ........... your choice really, if you can see the whole shed from a point near the middle a PTZ will be simplest setup and less likely to have blind spots. I went for a number of fixed myself because of shed extended a few times in different directions making it an irregular shape. I would have needed a few PTZ. I guess with fixed at least I don't have to wait for panning around the shed.
As a relative novice with all things networking would the most foolproof option for a calving set-up simply be to get a 4g router, a waterproof box and a few solar/battery reolink cameras? Or do the cameras need to be on the same network at the device used for viewing? We had a single 3g camera that's broke which worked ok, but would prefer to set up 2-3 cameras now instead.
The sockets in the shed are only maybe 20m from the existing 4g router in the house and the cameras would be needed a further 25-35m away.
Based on what I've seen here, I'm tempted to try a wireless bridge, but I can see loads of problems arising during installation if I don't fully understand what I'm at.
Or would some sort of wireless mesh system possibly work?
heres a good detailed link for setting up nano stations
You can't go to far wrong with a bridge over 25 meters, especially if you get a set pre-paired. Most Camera's these days would work with a zero config P2P cloud service meaning they are accessible outside your network out of the box. Personally not a fan of using a cloud service, but usually pretty idiot proof to set up.
Good to hear that there are idiot proof options. I was thinking these:
https://amzn.eu/d/eeRnDTh and https://amzn.eu/d/eyBxNA4 as a fairly basic setup.
Any thoughts?
I actually have the same Bridge and Cameras.
Bridge is fine, and the pairing is simple, but I'd recommend if you can, to login and change the SSID passwords as they are all the same by default.
Camera's work fine too, great where there is no power, but the night vision might not be as good as the plugin versions (on account of them needing to save power).
But here is the catch for you, although the bridges can be used as access points if you login and reconfigure them, they only have 5Ghz Wi-Fi (this is the norm for most other bridges too). Those camera's are only capable of 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi So you actually need the Bridge Pair and an access point as well as the camera's. (Or a Switch if you go with wired Camera's)
An old WiFi router may be used as an access point (needs some reconfiguration to turn off DHCP)
Thanks a million for the heads up on the 2.4GHz-5GHz issue - exactly the sort of thing I might have missed.
Using a separate access point and reconfig is scaring me off already. I'll try educate myself a bit this week before purchasing a setup but I might just take the monthly cost of a 4g router on the chin for this year - assuming that the reolink cameras are easily accessible outside the network.
Reolink have 5ghz cameras, just I don't think any of them are battery/solar so if you don't mind running cables for power that's an option.
Or simplest setup avoiding too much configuration is wired network cameras, a network switch and the bridge set.
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