@SKostohryz Thanks! SSID is hidden and has spaces. Not changing 100’s of connected devices over an updated SSID and entering the key manually a bazillion times. Love the ROKU and TV’s that you have to down2/left 5/down 3 and that’s the first letter of a 26 alpha/numeric key…
@Seeds@SKostohryz@Seeds@SKostohryz ahhh
so when google wifi advertises that you can connect hundreds of devices to it at a time, they meant to target people like @Woody1
@communistjack@Seeds@SKostohryz For some reason the picture is not showing, probably a cookie thing, but if it shows a guy with too much shit in his life and all the crap he has from his IT job, then it is spot on. I have more connected devices than hair follicles.
I got one of these in the last Fukobukuro. It will record 36 hours of video unless you have a paid subscription with the site. Couldn’t get the door/window sensors to work, not sure if it’s a battery issue.
@hchavers If you don’t have cloud backup, you’re SOL if the camera itself gets stolen. That said, you have to put a lot of trust in the company, and if they go under, you now have a camera shaped paperweight.
@hchavers@prs1997ksu one guys on amazon said if you pull it apart carefully, on the inside is an microSD card slot that that takes a larger microSD. I think up to 60 somthing.
I bought this the last time. True, Zmodo really, really wants you to subscribe to the cloud service. I find it does give motion alerts pretty accurately and I’m able to view video from the last 24 hours without the cloud service. I have not tried to add the door and window sensors.
My one bit of advice is that you need to change your router to 802.11b/g temporarily when you’re initially trying to set it up. Once the setup is done you can change back to n or ac and the Pivot will continue to work.
I bought one of these last go-around and I hate to be negative, but this thing is pretty much the textbook definition of “meh”.
First thing first the camera has wimpy picture detail (especially in low light) and its sloooooow to rotate both via the app or when tracking someone in the room.
Next, the door and window stickys don’t always work, and when they do the push notifications (at least on iOS) show up when they want to…sometimes minutes later or not at all. If yout read the Zmodo help forum this is close to the number one complaint. Other than the wireless connectivity issues.
I think the only thing this would be good for is if you wanted to use it as a baby room cam or peek in on your dog while at work. Its too slow and shitty to be used for any real serious home security applications, in my opinion.
I bought one of these last time they were up for sale here. I then quickly sold it on eBay after realizing I’d have to change my network SSID and properties. Crazy to have such a limiting requirement on the WiFi!
Reading through the comments on amazon apparently they changed, around 18 or so months ago, access to video recordings such that you now have to pay to view anything past the previous 24 hours and to have full access to all the camera features. If you don’t pay you are out of luck as they then erase any video older than 24 hours and apparently the camera use is now limited. This is unfortunate.
Hey meh - how about selling a DECENT hidden camera (like in a plug in clock or something - not battery operated) security camera. I am going to need one once I get back into hud housing as employee theft is pretty high out of your apartment.
Also, @snapster, If a product doesn’t work for its intended purpose then I am not sure why it is even worth selling, your business model not withstanding. It seems to me that having buyers checking reviews (and reading enough of them - especially the 1-3 star ones) to see if they even function as advertised would be worth doing before you buy something to sell us. It is one thing to buy a meh sheet set, it is another thing to buy electronics, fitness trackers, security cameras, etc. that don’t work for the purpose intended, are bricked because of no more support for apps that you have to have to make them work, etc.
If you’re lookin for something to start or integrate with your home automation plans, make note: zmodo is proprietary with their inter-device blackmagicfuckery and will not play nice with the much more widespread z-wave tech (say, for example SmartThings).
Bought this last go-around.
Won’t work with my android phone, but thankfully it paired with my wife’s iPhone (as much as it pains me to say that).
It’s not too bad for a baby monitor or if you have little ones who try to sneak out.
@aleohansen Absolutely, and the night vision and motion detector work pretty well. It also has a speaker so you can tell your older digglers to pipe it down!
I bought this through their sister site. It’s a POS! Even after it connects, a lot of the functions don’t work. The “support” chat said to upgrade the firmware. I tried over 15 times at different times of the day. It doesn’t ever time out trying to upgrade it just gives the spinny circle.
Janey is an ass. Why didn’t she call the cops first? She should never marry Michael. Not because he stole a 30 million dollar diamond - because he’s a damn barista.
I got one in my FUKU bag and I was able to get mine to work with spaces in my SSID. At first, it kept on dropping from my wifi, but after I updated it’s firmware, it’s been working well. It was a huge pain in the butt to update the firmware, since it kept dropping from wifi. I did contact support, who were much more responsive than I thought they’d be, they emailed me an update file and and I was able to apply the update manually.
So I’m guessing this isn’t ready for Prime Time yet? I have a Liftmaster garage door opener, 3 Kodak Video Monitors and some WiFi plug outlets, not to mention the roku, the smart tv, etc…it would be nice to have one integrated app that manages all of them…but we aren’t there yet are we?
I have the Zmodo doorbell and wanted the sensors- for $20 more a decent 1080p to toy with are give as a gift- BAH… Why Not - WyzeCAM is $26 - and now can monitor things remotely- how come no one makes a sensor to monitor toilet paper running low
Can I just say, that this: blows.
I live in Georgia, and my package was supposed to arrive yesterday. Then when it didn’t arrive, I checked the tracking and they pushed back delivery to today. When it didn’t arrive today, I checked again and FedEx had shipped it BACK TO TEXAS with a new delivery date of June 6th… WHY!!!
Specs
Setup video:
What’s in the Box?
1x Pivot camera
2x Door/window sensors
1x 5ft micro USB power adapter
Pictures
Everything
Camera
Box
Temperature and stuff
Babys love it!
Phone power
Bluetooth power
Lots of screens here
Price Comparison
$84.99 at Amazon
Warranty
3 Year Zmodo
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
I see you
Photo finish
You couldn’t give couple more days in between these security deals?
@username i think we found the new speakerdock Wednesday
Last sold: 04/13/2018
Sold Quantity: 1049
Previous Sale Price: $52 (No Change)
Previous Sale Link
Previous Creepy Irk Pic:
/giphy Oscar the grouch?
They are pretty neat but for it to work your router has to have no spaces In the name FYI… I got one in my FUKU bag because someone returned theirs…
Thought I’d try to save people some headache setting it up.
@SKostohryz Thanks! SSID is hidden and has spaces. Not changing 100’s of connected devices over an updated SSID and entering the key manually a bazillion times. Love the ROKU and TV’s that you have to down2/left 5/down 3 and that’s the first letter of a 26 alpha/numeric key…
@SKostohryz @Woody1 100’s? Yikes.
@Seeds @SKostohryz @Seeds @SKostohryz ahhh
so when google wifi advertises that you can connect hundreds of devices to it at a time, they meant to target people like @Woody1
@communistjack @Seeds @SKostohryz For some reason the picture is not showing, probably a cookie thing, but if it shows a guy with too much shit in his life and all the crap he has from his IT job, then it is spot on. I have more connected devices than hair follicles.
I use a 10.12.0.0/20 at my place.
Is it 360° or only 350°? (Does one picture need to be updated?)
I got one of these in the last Fukobukuro. It will record 36 hours of video unless you have a paid subscription with the site. Couldn’t get the door/window sensors to work, not sure if it’s a battery issue.
I see it uses cloud memory for video storage, which locks me into a company that apparently can’t sell its cameras. I am feeling real secure now.
@hchavers If you don’t have cloud backup, you’re SOL if the camera itself gets stolen. That said, you have to put a lot of trust in the company, and if they go under, you now have a camera shaped paperweight.
@hchavers These have 16gb of onboard storage in addition to the cloud storage.
@hchavers @prs1997ksu one guys on amazon said if you pull it apart carefully, on the inside is an microSD card slot that that takes a larger microSD. I think up to 60 somthing.
I almost bought it based on the story alone…
I bought this the last time. True, Zmodo really, really wants you to subscribe to the cloud service. I find it does give motion alerts pretty accurately and I’m able to view video from the last 24 hours without the cloud service. I have not tried to add the door and window sensors.
My one bit of advice is that you need to change your router to 802.11b/g temporarily when you’re initially trying to set it up. Once the setup is done you can change back to n or ac and the Pivot will continue to work.
I bought one of these last go-around and I hate to be negative, but this thing is pretty much the textbook definition of “meh”.
First thing first the camera has wimpy picture detail (especially in low light) and its sloooooow to rotate both via the app or when tracking someone in the room.
Next, the door and window stickys don’t always work, and when they do the push notifications (at least on iOS) show up when they want to…sometimes minutes later or not at all. If yout read the Zmodo help forum this is close to the number one complaint. Other than the wireless connectivity issues.
I think the only thing this would be good for is if you wanted to use it as a baby room cam or peek in on your dog while at work. Its too slow and shitty to be used for any real serious home security applications, in my opinion.
I bought one of these last time they were up for sale here. I then quickly sold it on eBay after realizing I’d have to change my network SSID and properties. Crazy to have such a limiting requirement on the WiFi!
Reading through the comments on amazon apparently they changed, around 18 or so months ago, access to video recordings such that you now have to pay to view anything past the previous 24 hours and to have full access to all the camera features. If you don’t pay you are out of luck as they then erase any video older than 24 hours and apparently the camera use is now limited. This is unfortunate.
Hey meh - how about selling a DECENT hidden camera (like in a plug in clock or something - not battery operated) security camera. I am going to need one once I get back into hud housing as employee theft is pretty high out of your apartment.
Also, @snapster, If a product doesn’t work for its intended purpose then I am not sure why it is even worth selling, your business model not withstanding. It seems to me that having buyers checking reviews (and reading enough of them - especially the 1-3 star ones) to see if they even function as advertised would be worth doing before you buy something to sell us. It is one thing to buy a meh sheet set, it is another thing to buy electronics, fitness trackers, security cameras, etc. that don’t work for the purpose intended, are bricked because of no more support for apps that you have to have to make them work, etc.
@Kidsandliz probably the best comment on this site.
If you’re lookin for something to start or integrate with your home automation plans, make note: zmodo is proprietary with their inter-device blackmagicfuckery and will not play nice with the much more widespread z-wave tech (say, for example SmartThings).
/giphy misleading branding
Bought this last go-around.
Won’t work with my android phone, but thankfully it paired with my wife’s iPhone (as much as it pains me to say that).
It’s not too bad for a baby monitor or if you have little ones who try to sneak out.
@wickhameh I’m thinking about getting this for a nursery that will have a baby in it in a few months. Wouldn’t you want a camera with night vision?
@aleohansen Absolutely, and the night vision and motion detector work pretty well. It also has a speaker so you can tell your older digglers to pipe it down!
Uhh, ZmoNO.
I bought this through their sister site. It’s a POS! Even after it connects, a lot of the functions don’t work. The “support” chat said to upgrade the firmware. I tried over 15 times at different times of the day. It doesn’t ever time out trying to upgrade it just gives the spinny circle.
Couldn’t agree with the POS remark. The one I bought is now in landfill, where it belongs. No mo Zmodo!! Joe.
@sierraav ??
Janey is an ass. Why didn’t she call the cops first? She should never marry Michael. Not because he stole a 30 million dollar diamond - because he’s a damn barista.
I got one in my FUKU bag and I was able to get mine to work with spaces in my SSID. At first, it kept on dropping from my wifi, but after I updated it’s firmware, it’s been working well. It was a huge pain in the butt to update the firmware, since it kept dropping from wifi. I did contact support, who were much more responsive than I thought they’d be, they emailed me an update file and and I was able to apply the update manually.
So I’m guessing this isn’t ready for Prime Time yet? I have a Liftmaster garage door opener, 3 Kodak Video Monitors and some WiFi plug outlets, not to mention the roku, the smart tv, etc…it would be nice to have one integrated app that manages all of them…but we aren’t there yet are we?
I bought these for me and a couple of friends that live alone. None of us have been able to connect the darn thing! Disappointed.
I have the Zmodo doorbell and wanted the sensors- for $20 more a decent 1080p to toy with are give as a gift- BAH… Why Not - WyzeCAM is $26 - and now can monitor things remotely- how come no one makes a sensor to monitor toilet paper running low
Can I just say, that this:
blows.
I live in Georgia, and my package was supposed to arrive yesterday. Then when it didn’t arrive, I checked the tracking and they pushed back delivery to today. When it didn’t arrive today, I checked again and FedEx had shipped it BACK TO TEXAS with a new delivery date of June 6th… WHY!!!
Wow…feels like this needs to literally be sitting on top of your router for it to connect. Also, 2.4ghz connections only
Carp product
@rhamilton1130 We can say crap.
@rhamilton1130 @therealjrn Come one give it a break.
It won’t connect to my wifi
@rhamilton1130 I wonder what @Deewelch has to say…