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Review on πŸ“· Reolink Go PT Outdoor Security Camera System with Solar Panel - 3G/4G LTE, Solar Battery Powered, Starlight Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, PIR Motion Detection - No WiFi, No Wires, US Version by Richard Dean

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Reolink 3G-4G LTE PTZ Outdoor Solar Powered

This review is for Reolink 3G/4G LTE Outdoor Solar Powered PTZ Camera. no wifi access I bought this. When opening the box, the camera feels flimsy, especially the mount. I bought a T-Mobile Nano card and brought it home and the installation was pretty easy. Note, however, that other reviews say it has to be prepaid by T-Mobile or ATT via Cricket, Mint, or Liberty Pop. NOT RIGHT. Having no service at the end of my trip with T-Mobile, I went to an ATT store where I just told them what I needed and they got me a prepaid nano card that worked with the device. Came home and there was a signal at the end of the driveway. Attached it to a tree at a height of 7 feet and waited. Set to 1080P or what the device describes as "clear" and high motion. It started collecting events and sending push notifications to the app on my phone, but I could only see about 3 out of 10 notifications. The app either told me "playback failed" or just stopped playing and didn't play anything even when the device had full LTE 4G coverage. The app also states that the clip length can be changed up to 30 seconds. After looking at the top and bottom of the app I never found this option. Then I formatted the built-in Lexar16G SD card (which came with the device) and tried again. Same results. I then switched to a high quality 16G San Disk SD card and got the same results. For the price of this device I expected more. Will come back today. I haven't had a chance to test the solar charger on this device, so I can't comment on that. If you buy this device, I will test it extensively before the return period expires.

Pros
  • Stable Test Results
Cons
  • Some Issues