Home Security systems....

Gnomedolf_sl said:

UPS never rings the doorbell. NEVER. I have video proof from the camera I have on my front porch.

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Yeah UPS/USPS generally doesn't ring the door for me unless it requires a signature

Odd UPS would leave stuff at my old apartments. Would even let the person in the office sign for stuff requiring a signature.

I think certain places can get flagged if they have issues with package theft. I was in a community a couple of years ago that they would leave packages at the door. We had a few packages go missing (neighbors not us but everyone knew what was going on as he and a neighbor were feuding for a bit) and the next week I got a package in and the UPS guy knocks on our door for the first time ever. I told him that he could just leave the package next time if he was in a hurry and he said they couldn't anymore because the development was flagged as having a theft problem so signature required.

Funny side note to that feud. My neighbor installed security cameras after that. A few weeks later he was having massive issues with ants. One night out of boredom he was looking at his security footage and he saw the neighbor prowling around his property with a big can. Come to find out the cunt was dumping maple syrup on his lawn by the house and near the window sills etc attracting ants and bugs to the house. She ended up getting arrested for some kind of mischief and trespassing. Moved out of the community shortly after.

My coworker said a few years back he alerted UPS a package was stolen from his porch and this still refuse to leave anything. He has to drive to the UPS office to pick his shit up. He says he was sure it was a one-off thing and the item was only like $60 and he wishes he never reported it.

I use simplisafe and have installed it for a few friends. I personally think it is well worth it. Their refurb systems actually appear to be brand new and are just overstock. For the basic monitoring it is only $15 per month with no contract and we get a 10% insurance discount. Just having signs does help, but we like the peace of mind of having monitoring when out of town. A friend with the system already had his house passed over when a bunch of neighbors in a pretty affluent neighborhood were robbed.

Frenzied Wombat_sl said:

Get one of these:

Ring Video Doorbell for Your Smartphone | Ring

I had to replace my outdoor intercom/doorbell and got a Ring as a replacement. Allows me to answer the doorbell with video/audio from anywhere in the world, and it has an adjustable motion sensor that snaps video when it detects movement.

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I'm having problems with mine. No matter what sensitivity I set it to, the motion detection doesn't start recording until the person is already back on the street. You can walk from the sidewalk, up to the door, stop for a second and turn around, walk back to the sidewalk and then the thing will record as you are either getting into your car or walking away.

Man i want that but z wave compatible so I can kill the obnoxious ip camera.

Ritley_sl said:

I'm having problems with mine. No matter what sensitivity I set it to, the motion detection doesn't start recording until the person is already back on the street. You can walk from the sidewalk, up to the door, stop for a second and turn around, walk back to the sidewalk and then the thing will record as you are either getting into your car or walking away.

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Hmm, I don't have this issue. Maybe latency with your wireless connection? Have you tried contacting support? They're very good and can actually access your device remotely and do some tuning behind the scenes.

Frenzied Wombat_sl said:

Hmm, I don't have this issue. Maybe latency with your wireless connection? Have you tried contacting support? They're very good and can actually access your device remotely and do some tuning behind the scenes.

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Yeah, they've tried some stuff that hasn't made a difference. Going to try to get a wifi repeater to help, but the signal is pretty decent at my front door already

We got kids running around the middle of the night vandalizing cars and busting plants all over the neighborhood. Need a recommendation on a outside wireless camera that I can use at night with good resolution. Need something that records as well so if we find any damage I can check the recording. Was thinking of just putting up some deer cameras but wanted to hear more opinions.

Ritley_sl said:

Yeah, they've tried some stuff that hasn't made a difference. Going to try to get a wifi repeater to help, but the signal is pretty decent at my front door already

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Before throwing money at a repeater just bring the doorbell inside and place it near your router and see if you can still recreate the problem. For me, extending the range of the motion sensor to 15 feet or so overcame any latency because by the time the person reached my door it has already triggered.

Killswitch_sl said:

We got kids running around the middle of the night vandalizing cars and busting plants all over the neighborhood. Need a recommendation on a outside wireless camera that I can use at night with good resolution. Need something that records as well so if we find any damage I can check the recording. Was thinking of just putting up some deer cameras but wanted to hear more opinions.

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Guessing the HOA would be against this?

Borzak_sl said:

Guessing the HOA would be against this?

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I think just about every neighbor near me has a firearm. I ended up picking up 3 of these cameras. Will hopefully install them this weekend and check out the software. If needed I will just pick up Blue Iris if the software sucks.

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