SpyPoint Update:
One of the benefits of these forums is real “customer reviews” rather than the paid salesman reviews. I provided a short update on our Cuddelink system (which has been great) on another thread, an thought I would write a short update on my SpyPoint experience now that it has been in use for 15 months, which is also positive.
I am running six SpyPoint cameras. Here is the breakdown:
Flex: Likes—great daytime picture quality, always a great signal, ability to update everything remotely. Dislikes: Marginal night picture quality, poor battery life (90 days on conservative settings), feels cheap—especially when opening and closing.
Link-Micro S [solar] LTE (Verizon): In the field for over a year and hast not been touched. What is not to like? Well, the picture quality is marginal, and has been since new. I cleaned the lenses once, but that didn’t make a difference. However, it’s a good camera and I am surprised the little solar unit keeps it going year around.
Link-Micro S [solar] LTE (Nationwide): Same as above. All Link-Micros have good remote system setting options.
Link-Micro (Nationwide, battery): Good battery life (120 days and still at 76%), inexpensive to own and operate. They were only $60 each…and are located in deep woods areas where solar is not idea.
Spypoint ”As a whole”: 100 free pictures per month, per camera. Most of the cameras I bought for $100 or less. The pictures come to a common app on my phone or computer., so I get 10-30 pictures per day on one app, similar to the Cuddelink system. While I often run out of free pictures on an individual camera, by running the system year round I am getting good MRI. When the 30 days is up, the cameras start transmitting a new batch of 100 pictures. The ones I missed are always on the micro-SD card. It also also easy to download from the SD using the micro-usb port—that keeps me from having to pull the actual card.
The rebate program is no better than a scam–I have sent several in for myself, as have other members of our family. To date, not one rebate has been honored. Save your time and avoid their rebate program.
When the Flex-Solar comes out this summer it will likely be my go-to camera for our very remote property in the southeast Ozarks of Missouri. This is a place I may not visit for a year or more, but I like to know what is on the property. The camera on the property now is an old Moultrie Mobile which gave up the ghost a couple of years ago after over 300 days—which was pretty good. However, I have retired that system and look forward to a solar-based system on this land. I will note the Moultrie Mobile software beats both SpyPoint and Cuddelink IMO. However, my general experience with the MM system was marginal, with lots of cameras failures over a ten per period.