that is just the marketing team doing its job. It won't do anything to the internet, in fact there is no proof internet is about to break. just good marketing. It's been about a month of quarentine and nothing happened, it won't happen now.
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Google Plans to Reduce Nest Camera Quality to Ease Network Strain
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I don't think this is the issue, I'm sure the backbone is fine.
I don't know about the US, but here many people are still connected via ADSL, maybe there is fiber not far from their house but the last mile is copper. You can try 4G, but with everyone at home instead of office you have way more devices connected to the same cell, and they can't easily deploy new ones.
That is a lot. My provider has a 1 TB cap on data per month (and then starts charging $10 per 50 GB beyond that). Nest cameras on high quality would eat through my cap quickly (I don't have any Nest cameras so it's a moot point). While it's not a lot of data at any given point in time, it is a lot in a month.
No doubt their support is excellent, however it's just another avenue for Google's tentacles to reach into my life.
Quite the different setup, and tons more expensive. And not WiFi. Not even comparable to the Nest in any way, shape, or form - except they're both cameras, I suppose. 😀
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If you are suggesting that companies of internet devices should design products that use less bandwidth to operate I am on board. I draw the line and remote access to my settings and altering a service to anything less than I paid for. It sounds like yII have 1 TB of data, and as absurd as a data cap is, you should be able to use it as you please.
I think the article should include that studies have shown that there has been no strain on bandwidth in the USA. The biggest decrease in bandwidth areas still allow for streaming and high speed internet use.
Steve121178
macrumors 604
Yes it is. We can all take a hit on IQ for a month or two if that's what it takes to keep everything online.
arkmannj
macrumors 68000
I think allowing a setting to only stream when motion/sound happens or someone is watching through the nest app/site would have far better benefit. The dang thing is using bandwidth when nothing is happening and no one is watching, which let’s face it, is like 95% of the day.
We have a Nest doorbell because the Mrs. insisted. I think it’s useless. I’d rather install security cams but I hesitate to until their AI features move from the cloud to the device. The amount of bandwidth the better cams use is impractical.
That said, I feel this reduction in bandwidth usage is a non-issue. As someone suggested, it is just a PR stunt. Considering people are home all day, they may as well turn their cams off during the day. I disable our doorbell cam during the day because it is constantly notifying me when I am doing yardwork.
That said, I feel this reduction in bandwidth usage is a non-issue. As someone suggested, it is just a PR stunt. Considering people are home all day, they may as well turn their cams off during the day. I disable our doorbell cam during the day because it is constantly notifying me when I am doing yardwork.
With all of us at home, I'm guessing home burglaries are way down and the need for these security cameras at home, for most of us, is pretty low.
TonyC28
macrumors 68040
So a settings change that can be changed right back? Seems simple enough as long as people are made aware.
Not sure I agree with you.
From Nest, quality, per month:
Low: 30GB
Medium: 120GB
High: 300GB
The Nest Cam IQ Indoor/Outdoor - High: 400GB
That's quite a significant amount of data per camera. I have 5 cameras, so just my 5 cameras is 1.6TB of data per month on high.
Learn about internet bandwidth & speed requirements for Nest cameras - Google Nest Help
Google Nest cameras and doorbells upload video to the cloud, which requires a portion of your internet bandwidth. Generally, most internet plans have a lower bandwidth for upload speeds and a highsupport.google.com
Discovering the above amount of bandwidth used is why I returned my Nest camera within a week of purchasing it. I'm much happier with my own system, that performs much better.
That's an insane amount of bandwidth used simply to have images stream to Nest 24/7. I have no need for that.
Stromos
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Seems an excessive response to someone simply stating they have the expertise to install their own system which contributes to the issue at hand.
I would hope that if he has the skill to put in his own system that he also thought ahead in regards to the security of the hardware. It's not the oldern days when you needed an entire room for the screens, hard drives and DVRs of a security system.
Stromos
macrumors 65816
If you're serious about security and protecting your data then the data isn't at one site. So if you're not using the public cloud you're paying to offsite the data somewhere. Which do you think is cheaper?
DEXTERITY
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No shedded tears are necessary. Images of any detected people on my property, from any of my cameras, are messaged to my phone and other cloud service. If I want to look at what's happening on my property from any of my cameras, I use my custom phone app to do so. Easy. And not wasteful of expensive bandwidth.
That's much better than streaming 300 GB/month of data to Nest 24/7. That's just stupid.
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And this is why you install your own camera system with internal storage. Control everything about the environment and keep your files on your local network only!
I always thought that Nest was a great company that did very good IoT integration, but the second Google got their hands on it I got VERY nervous.
I always thought that Nest was a great company that did very good IoT integration, but the second Google got their hands on it I got VERY nervous.
tCdemon
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I'm sure the feed to big brother will still be HQ...hopefully ISP's learn from the pandemic and put major $ into their infrastructure's, that way companies don't need to lower their quality. I've disconnected most of my camera's expect for the front door...no need to have them on right now, since I'm home all the time.
Google has no right to determine what is best for its customers, that should be up to its customers.
I am removing my Nest cams because what else do you think Google will do in the name of "safety" and helping for the "good for all".
I got rid of my Nest thermostat last week.
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Which do you think is more secure? Stories like the one below should make anyone weary of trusting the likes of Google/Amazon.
Ring let employees watch customer videos, claim reports
Access to “unfiltered, round-the-clock live feeds from some customer cameras.”
www.theverge.com
I'd rather have my own system making use of trusted off site backups as needed for the situation.
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