The house is a s***box. Didn’t even walk into the house when i bought it.
The wattage came from the backup power supply draw when i lost power. All 16 cameras had to be on to cover every inch of the property, inside and out.
I got to check out if the work without a DVR.
I never gotten a proper reply from Wyze for this issue so I always bring it up whenever they issue new firmware updates. Back in Jan 2025, they issued a beta update to fix this issue out of nowhere, but they quickly reverted the fix back on February & March 2025 latest beta update when it broke other things in the process.
The main problem I have with Wyze is that they don’t make any mention on this on the changelog and I have to basically test it every time they issue a new beta update. Luckily, my set up is very easy to manage so I can disable my internet without impacting other devices to test.
I got another email from another Wyze tech rep. Third one.
I directed to this thread.
All they have to do is to issue the old software as a solution.
To confirm the solution…
I just retested it and it’s NOT missing a chunk of time with the old software on the old V3.
HOWEVER…stay tuned…there may be a problem reconnecting, or slow reconnecting but I wont know that until I change the cameras on the outside of the house. The one I’m putting back in was there since 2021 and I know it worked ok. And it also worked with the new software. What I don’t know is if the old software is as compatible with the android software on my phones/tablets.
Stay tuned…
It’s been a few days and the problem is resolved by flashing in the old software.
Just a HUGE point, use a 32GB card. Cams refused to flash from larger cards.
WYZE offered to replace one but I’m not looking to replace anything, just work as it should. So i asked for a few years of Cam Plus for the V4.
THANK YOU to the person who helped and then all those who participated.
Good luck to anyone else. I hope this thread helps…
Just to clarify, 32GB or less (not MB). Basically you want it formatted FAT32 or FAT16 for manual firmware upgrade/downgrades.
If you happen to have an Asus router - see my reply above, you can run the latest firmware and still avoid this problem. Other brands may have this too, not sure. I am running Merlin firmware on my Asus (highly recommended, it isn’t a total replacement, just fixes some issues and adds some useful features) so I’m not sure if the NTP server with intercept is a feature that added or not, been a long time since I used stock firmware. Unfortunately the Merlin firmware is not compatible with all Asus routers, but it does support a lot of them.
There are probably some other solutions out there for an NTP intercept/proxy, but likely not something the average home user is going to want to implement.
Bear in mind that at some point the firmware you’re using may no longer be supported and may get a forced upgrade if they have to update the cipher again or find a major security hole. So this isn’t necessarily a permanent solution (not to mention you may miss out on new features or bug fixes you actually want).
I had the aame problem several yrs ago with my cams outside around the chicken run. After I got a newer router it improved.