Sat Jan 26, 2019 9:18 pm
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My speeds are typically ~27 down, ~8.5 up, ping 10 (via speedtest.net); would that be enough to enable rapid comms to my iPhone?
TheFarmer wrote:I wanted to also put an Arlo cam up that overlooks the airstrip from the bedroom window so I can see the windsock remotely before I commute back home, but I don’t think that’ll work either.
Colonel Panic wrote:Go to Speedtest.net and see what your download and upload speeds are.
PeteSpencer wrote:But I'm now thinking of PIR security lights and cameras:
rikur_ wrote:Yes. Ring needs an upload speed of 2 - 3mbps.
The other factors to add to the mix are whether you have a good enough wireless connection at your front door, and whether anything else is hogging your upload bandwidth (the main offenders tend to be phones that automatically upload pictures/videos to the cloud). Some routers are better than others at sharing bandwidth effectively between multiple devices.
For those that don't have good broadband, other CCTV solutions will work adequately (e.g. 1 second frame rate) at much lower speeds.
PeteSpencer wrote:The more I look at it though it looks like a professional job needed: I guess first stop would be a quote from local outfit who installed the burglar alarm 2 years ago when house was built ; they're a small outfit who are brilliant at answering/responding to any niggles I have.