BLINK Security Cameras

BLINK Camera review

I have been using these cameras for a few weeks now. For the most part, they work well, but they do have some serious downfalls. I shall review the short list of issues I have found thus far.

  • The range is not stated anywhere I can find in its documentation that I have found yet, but the sync module has a range of approximately 100 feet from the router. This is an open-air range; 1 wall cut that range in half, and two walls cut it down to 2/3rds. However, this is fine for most small homes, not in my current situation.
  • Range lacks due to poor radio power on the sync module itself. Again, the module’s power is not stated anywhere in the documentation, but I suspect it is less than 1/4 of the output power of a standard router, possibly even 1/8th.
  • Lack of the ability to add an external antenna to increase the range.
  • Sync Module is vulnerable to disconnects in low or dirty power states. I have had one sync module disconnect every one and a half hours sometimes less and could not figure out what was going on. I moved the module several times, different outlets, dedicated outlets still the problem persisted. Suspected it was a faulty module, Blink support sent me a new one, still the problem persisted. Then I began suspecting internet issues and called my provider, again no issues found. I was stumped. Well since I had two sync modules I would move a camera to the other sync module. I moved my door bell camera, which is located at the perimeter gate of the property. HMMM no power there, so I hooked it up to a 20000 MAH power bank. It stayed up and running for 4.5 days on that power bank with no loss of connectivity. Mean while dropped connections still persisted on the other one. Both Modules still connect to the same wi-fi router, the only difference is power source. So I now have the second sync module connected to the exact same type of power bank we shall see what happens in the next 24 hours.

perfect space for reading and writing

Daily writing prompt
You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?
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A Small off-grid cabin, 10 feet by 16 feet, big enough to live in. Nestled in a quiet, well-forested lot, away from prying eyes, but not so far away from conveniences and high-speed internet. Heated preferably by a small wood stove or pellet stove. The room should be filled with my favorite author’s books, and they should be on bookshelves that line the walls. A small round wood table about 3 feet in diameter is off to one corner, and the fireplace is in the other corner. A window along one wall that is large enough to see out into the backyard while seated at the table. The window should be adorned with floor-length curtains that can be drawn for privacy, preferably black; if not, red, old gold rope sashes, the kind with tassels at the end for either color. Lighting should be dimmable LEDs that have an antique, possibly Edison light-type design augmented by candle sconces. The table in itself should be a pedestal design allowing a person to sit anywhere without having to battle table legs, and as mentioned previously round to avoid corners.

All I can think of for now but may come back to this one later and add to it.

All time favourite auto

What is your all time favorite automobile?

There are several,

Plymouth fury

Dodge Dart Swinger

88 pontiac bonneville

78 Monte Carlo

98 Ford ZX2

Need to look up the model year of the Fury, but if you saw the movie ‘Christine’ that is the one and the dart i believe model year was between 1970 and 1975.

Traded in the monte, that was a mistake,the bonneville was killed by a room mate, as was the ZX2, it had least had a spectacular end. It flew off a 30 foot embankment, plowed through a fence, the barb wire on the fence stopped the car from flipping over the car was an absolute right off. Shame as i finally got it running right a day or two before.

Is life today what i pictured it would be a year ago

Is your life today what you pictured a year ago?

Definitely not, in some ways it is better, some ways it is worse. Right now i face the problem of trying to keep myself a float on a business and personal level. I have never been in the position of authority that i am now.. never. I have always stayed low man on the totem pole simply because a fall from higher up on that pole hurts more.