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Makes sense. Boogieman. Thanks for the reply. Always nice to get more educated on this stuff. I have never claimed to know it all. Just voicing my experience with my own equipment! Good day Misskittykats

Question for Boogieman... If you are viewing your cams over your cell phone via your "OWN" wi fi connection via your router from your home internet provider.. say Comcast or ATT or Frontier, etc. You are not affecting your "OWN" data usage from your provider unless you are capped... would this be correct?. But, if you are using cellular data on your phone to access the cams say Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile.. you would be using the data usage on your phone which wouldn't be a problem if you are not capped but it you only had about a 1 or 3 G data plan, then you would want to watch your useage? . Would that not be a correct assumption. Please educate me if I have something incorrect here. Misskittykats

Misskitty, would keeping the app open on your phone all the time increase your data usage a lot? Yes, keeping the app open on your phone is going to use your data usage I am sure. But, I am sure Boogieman will have some thoughts on that as well. Misskittykats

Appreciate the help but again I am on vacation and not at the camera location so no can fix if it can't be done remote. But, doesn't matter now. I checked today and the camera has died. Obviously cooked itself after being runaway for 3 days now! Bummer.. I see a new PTZ in the future. Just have to figure out why when it loses power, when it comes back on it goes to the runaway state instead of remaining stable? So, that will be my next question. What causes that? Something in the design or like you say a control sticking? Misskittykats

Matte.. With the q-see hardwired camera system you can program it so the app stays open on the phone all the time so you could monitor it 24/7 if you wish or have it give you an instant email alert if there is someone on your doorstep. You can also run that real time imagine on a monitor. I have a monitor next to my TV that shows my live feeds 24/7 as I watching them all the time. And then I get alerts on my phone or my computer if I am away from the monitors. Personally I question the IP camera since you have to turn a wire to it to power it anyway, why not hardware and you aren't relying on your cell signal (which a lot are using nowadays). Plus the SD card can only hold so much data without overwriting and I think you have to pull the card to access the viewing on your computer anyway. Where a 1 or 2 TB HD on a DVR wouldn't have that issue. I don't think it matters if the cloud or your HD is faster but seems it would be fast to access your DVR HD than the cloud.. but then that might be up to someone elses opinion that depend on the cloud? Misskittykats

No, unfortunately not.

Hey, This is just my personal opinion for what you might be looking. Personally I think the Q-see systems are very economically priced for the home consumer and do a fine job with what you are looking for as well as being user friendly. If you want to go something other than wireless you could get an expensive 4 camera system. I just got one for a friend from Home Depot for $198, an 8 camera system with 4 cameras. Leaves expansion on down the in case you change your mind. And the new systems start off with some pretty nice 700 TVL resolution. The new systems allow you to scan the QR code to your phones so you can view anytime home or remote. And you don't have to worry about becoming educated with port forwarding DNS client SW. The systems that be set up with motion detection so you get an alarm as well as an email. You can also wire to desired TV's for life real time monitoring. And you can set up snapshots so they take a pic of the event and store it on your HD. They are exceptionally user friendly I have found as compared to Swann or Defender but that is just my personal opinion. Hope this helps. Misskittykats

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Hey, I am new to the forum and surprised no one has offered some other advice to you. If you want to go something other than wireless I would consider a minimum start with a 4 camera system but know this, once you have 4, you'll want 8 and so on. I use nothing but Q-see systems. They are relatively inexpensive and do a very nice job for the home consumer. I just got one for a friend from Home Depot, an 8 camera system with 4 cameras. Leaves expansion for those additional 4 you're going to want down the road now that you'll be addicted to having your home covered visually. And the new systems start off with some pretty nice 700 TVL resolution. The new systems allow you to scan the QR code to your phones so you can view anytime home or remote. And you don't have to worry about becoming educated with port forwarding DNS client SW. The systems that be set up with motion detection so you get an alarm as well as an email. You can also wire to desired TV's for life real time monitoring. And you can set up snapshots so they take a pic of the event and store it on your HD. They are exceptionally user friendly I have found as compared to Swann or Defender but that is just my personal opinion. You can install with an additional roll of RG59 Siamese cable since they only come with 60' and/or 100' cables in the kit. And when you decide to jump on board with some PTZ's, you'll just need some 18/2 control wire and you'll be all hooked up! Hope this helps. Misskittykats

Hi, I have a 27X PTZ camera that is currently a runaway. I am currently on vacation and access my cameras remotely. Evidently there was a power outage and when the PTZ came back online it is a runaway.. going every which way on it's own and I cannot gain access and control. I have video no problem but cannot stop the camera to put back in her home location. I am afraid it will burn it's motor out if I don't get it rectified. Any ideas? Thanks! Misskittykats

HI, Guys. You're going to have to give me some direction here since I am a newbie.. but where do I post to get some help with a 27x PTZ camera?