I've had their cameras for a few years - and over time they have decreased functionality on the free software tier and forced users into paying for subcriptions.
Fair enough... but these subscriptions get increasingly more and more expensive.
There is no warning from the company. One day you log in, and hey - the subscription has increase in price by 100%
in the past you could purchase 1, 3, 6 and 12 month subscriptions. Now you either have 1 or 12 month options. Timelapse work doesn't happen in perfect 12 month intervals... So you are often forced onto the very expensive 1 month tier.
They could do simple things - like let people upload photos to their own FTP servers and bypass the enlaps servers entirely. This is basic functionality that nearly all IP cameras on the market let you do.
Be aware of buying these cameras. You are not buying something that can just be used out of the box - you are buying an expensive monthly subscription.
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