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They make an outdoor version now though.https://nest.com/camera/meet-nest-cam-outdoor/Used to be Dropcam - great for indoors, I wouldn't trust it to hold up to weather outdoors
I have my doubts about them as well, a little spendy for me to justify testing one out for the heck of it. But I'd be more interested in them than the Nest outdoor. I'll stick with my PoE cams though. Wired > WiFi for 99% of use cases. The one time I might try WiFi would be if I were mounting it across the yard somewhere and I didn't want to trench in cable, but that is also a case where WiFi range and reliability could really come into play.Pretty sweet little cameras.https://www.arlo.com/en-us/
I think the reliability would be there, but you would want something with something like AC built in for higher data transfer rate if possible. I haven't looked to see what most wireless IP cameras use but I would at least think a minimum of a N.WiFi range and reliability could really come into play.
WiFi is flaky stuff man - just in a house depending on construction and such the coverage can vary. Get outside your place with varying temperatures and weather conditions it can fluctuate more. If you just want them for checking in on something here and there and for the look of security that's OK. If you want to know it's working you don't use WiFi. yes, WiFi will be working most of the time, and wired could go down if some hardware fails, but still for an actual security system go wired as much as absolutely possibleI think the reliability would be there, but you would want something with something like AC built in for higher data transfer rate if possible. I haven't looked to see what most wireless IP cameras use but I would at least think a minimum of a N.
I agree with you on being wired or POE also. But I am just saying I would try an wireless IP cam. I know it's all about pumping the data downstream, plus I know first hand about weather affecting wireless (remember @C Pav when we had to do wireless and the ice getting into the wireless connections in winter on that city wide network? Ughhh) PLus your right brick, wood, metals can do all sorts of funky this to wirless waves. You congested neighborhood will make a difference depending on how many channels are being used. Plus even using a N, or AC your range fluctuates the speed of the transfer as well. I guess in my head I think of my front door or back door, and me being in an area with only about 2 more access points in the area I would give it a try, but everyone will be different and your results may vary.WiFi is flaky stuff man - just in a house depending on construction and such the coverage can vary. Get outside your place with varying temperatures and weather conditions it can fluctuate more. If you just want them for checking in on something here and there and for the look of security that's OK. If you want to know it's working you don't use WiFi. yes, WiFi will be working most of the time, and wired could go down if some hardware fails, but still for an actual security system go wired as much as absolutely possible