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Smart outdoor security cameras in SA?
powermzii
Expert Member
Any progress on this? Keen to hear if its arrived how they perform
Still not. Tracking still same status despatched overseas.
Singapore post, so via SAPO? Honestly dont understand why the not using DHL!
Will give it until mid-April and then ask for refund.
Wanted to buy another 2 but if free shipping means waiting months, then I have no appetite to buy reolink.
Sadly still waiting on camera. Seems its with the post office!
Clearly buying from reolink directly not a good option anymore.
Voucher useless as it would just be more money wasted.
Maybe it'll arrive by mid year?
Clearly buying from reolink directly not a good option anymore.
Voucher useless as it would just be more money wasted.
Maybe it'll arrive by mid year?
Steamy Tom
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some advice please guys, i want to get a camera to monitor a child to see when they are awake etc (the actual monitoring will be handled by the angel care unit, but just to visually see if they are awake etc)
but i would also like to possibly use it in future with my home assistant setup.
what are teh options at a relatively lowish cost, i saw some generic stuff but i dont have much faith in them.
What about the TP Link tapo c100 or C200 and the sonoff? thoughts?
but i would also like to possibly use it in future with my home assistant setup.
what are teh options at a relatively lowish cost, i saw some generic stuff but i dont have much faith in them.
What about the TP Link tapo c100 or C200 and the sonoff? thoughts?
MongooseMan
Expert Member
Jeepers, it's so much worse than last year.
I ordered in October, took 3 weeks to arrive at my door.
Now, I ordered on 13 March, stuff still hasn't hit SA, according to 4x...
Used to brilliant delivery via DHL.
Its apparently in SA at least. But still no local tracking.
MongooseMan
Expert Member
As well, mine just landed in SA on Wed (probably the same plane as yours)
netstrider
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falcon786
Honorary Master
I've gotten mine in 11 days,hoping to install this weekend,but I specified that they should send via DHL in my checkout notes,as Post or EMS to SA is too slow or gets stolen.
So if anybody is ordering via Reolink direct remember to specify DHL shipping.
Did you pay extra for it? Or is it free shipping?
falcon786
Honorary Master
It was free.
furpile
Expert Member
I am using one of the Sonoff cameras. It is being watched from a Blue Iris server via RTSP. Every now and then the image will drop away for a few seconds or freeze. I changed it to a wired connection but it is still doing the same. Seems like you can still watch the feed via the Ewelink app when this happens. Other than that it works fine for what I need it for. Nice thing for the Sonoff is you can control Pan/Tilt from Home Assistant as well.
Have you received your package at long last?
Nope. See image of tracking.
And Reolink just says:
Dear Customer,
Your parcel is in transit now.
It arrived at local post office.
Would you mind contact your local post office again?
Really! My local PO branch just closed this month.
. I told them I cannot trace it locally and they suggest I must trace it via Singapore Post which states arrived at local post office