I just installed a 3rd v3 and noticed a problem. I have heard of similar problems that some have resolved, but here is some insight in case you haven’t been able to resolve it.
You all know the “throughput meter” that shows up on the camera you are viewing live, right? Where it shows the Kb/s (kilobits per second) of bandwidth being used. Normally you will see numbers constantly changing. E.g. 120Kb, 80Kb, 180Kb, 90Kb, etc. constantly changing. Well my 3rd camera, as I was watching it, would show a number; e.g. 120Kb/s, then ZERO (0), then another number like 94Kb/s and then ZERO (0), and so on. Every few times the camera would reconnect. Almost like it had a week wifi connection and was trying to reconnect.
The thing is, the WIFI signal was very strong. The WIFI Mesh node was probably only 20 feet away. The other 2 cameras seem to be working fine. I was thinking that I had a bad camera. Not a problem, lemons happen. I knew if I contacted Wyze, they would make it right. But I was getting tired trying to troubleshoot this camera behind the couch. (It was a window mount camera). So I took it down and set down in the dining room to experiment. When I plugged it in again in the dining room and monitored the live feed… IT WAS WORKING PERFECTLY??? I took it back to it’s window mount, repowered up, and got the inconsistent bandwidth throughput again.
I have come to the conclusion that my 2nd v3 was only about 7-10 feet away from the window mount 3rd camera. The 2nd one covers the actual area inside the house to monitor pets and any potential problems. It appears that the two of them, so close to each other, was have some interference.
I changed power outlets, even using an extension cord for testing. No change. Ran one off of regular AC with the provided power pack and the other on a USB battery bank. Do difference; the 3rd one still had inconsistent throughput. But when I physically moved them away from each other; 20+ feet, it worked fine.
This could just be a weak WIFI in the 3rd camera; it could be interference in that part of the house. (I doubt it being the cameras are the only things using 2.4ghz. All my other devices in the house, that are wifi, are using 5ghz and 6ghz. Even the microwave oven was off. So, at least in my situation, it seems that having 2 cameras too close to each other is an issue.
Of course, I could be wrong. But so far, I’ve eliminated everything else I can think of.
Anyway; maybe this will help someone with similar issues in their troubleshooting adventure.
Mike