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The V3 cam isn’t Wireless and isn’t marketed as such. It requires power from a plug, therefore it is a Wired cam.
Wyze only makes 3 “Wireless”, battery operated cams. The Wyze Cam Outdoor (WCOv1), the Wyze Cam Outdoor V2 (WCOv2), and the Video Doorbell Pro (VDBP dual power capability).
My CamPlus on all my V3 cams works. The most common reasons it fails is improper user settings and insufficient WiFi network.
I seriously doubt that will happen any time soon. Since the V3 is the Flagship WyzeCam with millions of units in play and is still being sold as such, I would predict it has many years to come before it reaches its EOL.
The V1 Sense Sensors we’re discontinued due to a critical flaw in their design that caused them to brick. A critical flaw that was caused by the chip manufacturer Texas Instruments. A critical flaw that wasn’t discovered until after there were units in use. Wyze was forced to abandon the design because the component manufacturer screwed up the design of the chip and it couldn’t be fixed with firmware. Perhaps a tersely worded email to Texas Instruments would help.
You are buying cams that will work without any subscription… and they do work straight out of the box without any subscription.
If you want all the premium upgrades with all the bells and whistles, those cost more. If you are buying a car, you don’t get all the premium upgrades for free, you pay for them. If you are flying on any airline, you don’t get the first class upgrade for free, you pay for it. You aren’t going to get the Double Whopper at the Hamburger price. It doesn’t work that way… Anywhere.
Please provide links and references to other companies in the IoT tech industries who are giving the same services away for free. Wyze spends money developing a desirable product and requires a subscription to get it and now it’s a crime to charge for it. That is capitalism. Kudos to Wyze for making products people want. How many premium cable channels do you get for free when you pay for the basic plan?
Customers are free to buy what they want based on both their needs and their means. If ZModo is for you… Go for it! But do your research before you compare ZModo to Wyze. It really is comparing a prune to a watermelon.
ZModo’s LOWEST pay plan at 150% more than Wyze CamPlus ($4.99 vs $1.99)
- 7 days of intelligent, continuous cloud recordings
Wyze = 14 Days - Twice as much for $3 less! - 7 days of alert clip storage
Wyze = 14 Days - Twice as much for $3 less - User-designated motion detection zones
Free on ALL Cams w\ Basic Plans from Wyze. No Subscription required - ZModo doesn’t give you this on their basic plan. - Video editor and time-lapse clips
Free Time Lapse Recording on ALL Cams w\ Basic Plans from Wyze. No Subscription required - ZModo doesn’t give you this on their basic plan.
AI-enabled object detection
**Same as Wyze provides for $3 LESS
Enables features for a single camera
**Same as Wyze provides for $3 LESS
ZModo 7 Day plan annually on 2 cams = $120
Wyze 14 Day plan annually on 99 cams = $99 for CamPlus Unlimited. Not much of a comparison.
The ZModo free plan has no features beyond 12 hours of alert clips.
If you then look at their 30 day storage plan and compare it to Wyze’s 14 days (only twice as long)… 5 times the cost! That’s 500% the cost for only 100% more. How does that compute? Certainly not “greedy” at all. 