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@joseph_1979 Well it sounds like you know a bit more about the networks/encryption, etc., than I do. I did definitely try to understand the important things about the device I purchased. It isn't very cost-effective to simply dive in to a lot of different cameras and types of cameras if you don't actually examine the situation for anything obvious that could be causing the problem.I appreciate your insights. I have wondered, as I'm sure many others have also, why the cellular security cameras aren't more common because I do like the ease of set-up for this camera, and the fact that it can be operated independently of an ethernet/WiFi connection. Also, it does not rely on eletrical power and is highly portable. This is a great invention! I doubt that I will able to learn much from your descriptions, but I was able to surmise that the form of access that would provide the most continued and easiest access to any individual device would be to add the device via the UID number to another account and hack it via the device password. I do appreciate your insights .
@joseph_1979 Yes, I realize that, but the Reolink cameras are a complete rip-off. This was my first security camera, so I have not tried Vivint, SimplySafe, or Arlo, but not every company that sells security cameras offers the 4G LTE cameras. I am not one of those who does not have internet, but when I first bought the Reolink Go camera I did not have it and I do now. I still would prefer to leave my ethernet and WiFi off when I'm away from my place and rely on the separate connection for a cellular camera.You sound interested in what I was saying. I'm no tech-whiz and couldn't tell you anything much about encryption, but I think it's fairly safe to say that anti-hacking measures for the Reolink website and Android app leave way too much to be desired for them to be selling these cameras for the amount that they are. At first, I replaced my device. It was clear that someone had been in the area the camera was covering, but I did not receive an alert and there was no motion-detected video, and this happened multiple times. If the device is new and has not been hacked, the UID number can likely be obtained through the same methods used for accessing a device that has been added to an account to hack a Reolink account and obtain the UID number for the device. With the type of freedom Reolink provides, it's not difficult to believe that anyone would go to that amount of trouble, and it may not even be that hard to do with the right tools.I am probably going to go with one of the other companies for another camera and see what they have to offer, but a similar problem might be hard to detect if the set-up is the same and the ability to hack the account/camera doesn't surface right away. Arlo does have a cellular camera, but it is dual WiFi. I don't know how this works out- if this means you can go with either or can use both simultaneously, but I am going to investigate it further.
Here's what is says about the encryption for the Reolink website and app, I'm a*suming:https://reolink.com/security/It says HTTPS is used.Regardless of what it says, however, I can testify to the fact that the cameras can easily be hacked via the UID numbers, which a hacker uses to add your device to another Reolink account. Once the ID number is obtained by whatever means, there's not a lot you can do because they utilize pa*sword cracking apps to access the camera/s after you have deleted, reset, and added them to your Reolink account again. This can be done very quickly after you have gone through all of the steps involved with resetting the device and changing its pa*sword, and possibly changing the pa*sword for your connected email account as well. They are good if you're just looking for a dummy camera that will always work for you when the PIR is enabled, but fails to work for some reason when you are out of the area.The cameras have to be operated under the shoddy, hacker-friendly set-up Reolink employs, which is probably very similar to the set-up other companies, such as Arlo, are employing. And who knows that Vivint, SimplySafe, and the others don't have a similar set up? The Reolink devices sadly aren't even worth even fifty dollars because they are so highly hackable, yet those who own the Reolink cellular cameras pay a fairly hefty purchase price, then an ongoing, additional monthly cost for a data plan to operate them. It is a public website that these devices are operated through, and technically, your next door neighbor could create an account with any email/username even if they don't own a Reolink device, to which they could add any active Reolink camera by manually entering the UID number. Technically it could be your next door neighbor. But odds are, if you experience problems with "camera failure", this is being done from a completely different location by someone who has nothing to do with you.
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