[POLL] What matters most for maxed-out 🏋️‍♂️ Wyze Cam success?

[peepeep]

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[POLL] What matters most for maxed-out Wyze Cam success?

I think for most people it is going to be the limitation of the 2.4ghz band, which unfortunately can’t do much about. AX/Wifi6 helps add more bandwidth to 2.4ghz and deals with congestion better, but until your devices and neighbors have all moved over, it isn’t a giant leap forward.

And:

@carverofchoice

The main reason I switched to UniFi is for the Advanced settings I like (Wyze routers had good performance, but crappy settings options… They are more of a simplicity focus on set it and forget it). The point is that you don’t necessarily need a high-end router or network. You just need something that doesn’t completely suck (or: don’t use the stock router/gateway the ISP sends).

Plus some history!

@peepeep

I hope these guys do an Ask Me Anything or video update on their insights since the routers launched:

How We Made Wyze Mesh Router

[peepeep]

Did Wyze use their own mesh router to power this multi-cam business install?

Huge Updates for Wyze Cam! Introducing Multi-Camera Timeline View and the New Cam Unlimited.

It may be awkward to ask (if they didn’t) but I’d really like to know.

[rick5]

When I first started with my first wyze cam I only had simple dsl with 1.5MB download and who knows how small upload. Things didn’t work very well for the cam. Once I upgraded to 100mb service with xfinity, what an improvement(now at 800). I’ve since gone all-in with wyze- I now have 9 cam pans, 2 Battery cam pros, 1 floodlight cam, 12 outdoor cams on 3 base stations, 1 doorbell v2, 2 cam v3, 2 OG, 4 cam v2, 1 switch, 6 plugs, 5 bulbs, 1 watch 47, 1 pr wyze buds. 80% of the time, everything works fine. Occasionally a cam will lose connection. All 6 of the wyze plugs power various cams so I can easily restart the cams when they lose connection. Plugs never have lost connection. My router is a mid level ORBI mesh 860 with 2 nodes. It is wifi6 and very reliable with a node at each end of the house connected by cable. I believe it all comes down to how much speed/bandwidth you have first and foremost. The only thing i wish I could do is specify which device uses which router node. Some of the devices insist on using the furthest node. Otherwise I’m pretty happy.

[dave27]

Depending what area you’re, your Xfinity upload may still be pretty slow. I know they wanted people to upgrade to gig just to get 50M upload (I think the base plan was 10M and the middle plans were 20M). But if they’ve upgraded you to mid split I think you can get 100M to 200M typically.

Each cam requires about 1mbit/sec of bandwidth but that’s only while you’re viewing them or they’re uploading clips for analysis so as long as you aren’t watching a bunch at once or having several uploading clips frequently, probably work fine either way.

I’ve been on 300/300 FIOS for like 10 years (well it started at 100/100 and has gotten free upgrades twice). I can’t imagine going back to having to worry about upload speeds. Speed tests are always consistent 310 down 350 up. For $25 a month, can’t complain.

[ssummerlin]

@rick5

The only thing i wish I could do is specify which device uses which router node. Some of the devices insist on using the furthest node.

I am surprised Orbi does have that option. I see and use it on my TP-Link. Speed is nice. I am happy and comfortable on my 100MB dn. Neighborhood fiber is being installed. I don’t need more speed but every one wants it.

[peepeep]

@rick5

The only thing i wish I could do is specify which device uses which router node. Some of the devices insist on using the furthest node.

Hey rick, a blast from the past re that.

@peepeep

Maybe the user is better equipped in some cases to fit the system to the situation than fancy dancy auto-logic. At least he can be given the opton to contribute based on real world observations.

Engineer’s ideal:

Secondly, we need to reiterate what is the point of having a whole mesh Wi-Fi system in your network. The whole point of mesh networks is to give a seamless, unfettered, and performant experience for wireless networking, and thus a mesh network is “self-configuring” and “self-healing”,

 

[peepeep]

@rick5

80% of the time, everything works fine.

I ran across an informed assertion that “high accuracy” for facial recognition is currently 80%.

I’m guessing the typical customer expectation is higher. Without any basis I’m guessing 90-95% (same as tech functionality in general?)

[Crease]

@peepeep

@rick5

80% of the time, everything works fine.

I ran across an informed assertion that “high accuracy” for facial recognition is currently 80%.

“They’ve done studies, you know. Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.”

[peepeep]

Yuh. Just last night I dropped from ~90% to 80% or below: Two new routers with big radios are the ants at my picnic, currently (interference.)

@peepeep

It seems to me one of the first questions to ask about WiFi is where do you live?

1. Single family home, fairly isolated from neighbors?
2. Apartment complex abutting other apartment complexes?