• spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Just returned 2 Eufy cameras because the company claims ownership of my video streams and won’t allow me access to those streams. Their website conveniently hides the fact that almost all of their cameras are locked to their base station or their cloud, and makes it look like the streams are readily accessible. Ultimately that means Eufy can pull the plug at any time.

    Many people got wise to the printer ink racket, they’ll eventually figure out these cloud services are to be avoided too.

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      8 months ago

      I got burned by MyQ garage doors and JuiceBox EV chargers doing a rug pull on their cloud platform.

      Never buying another piece of smart home gear that doesn’t give full local control.

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        8 months ago

        Look into ratgdo if your willing to DIY. Konnected is just about to release a version of the same. More costly but konnected actually has customer service.