I am still waiting for mine to come in from prime day so I can’t confirm any of this thoughĮdit: to add you are able to view video from the cloud because the subscription is free for new users till the end of the yearĪnother Edit: Another user posted to this group with a similar question. From the app you will still be able to view live and receive motion alerts. So from my understanding you can use a usb for recordings but will only be able to view them if you remove the usb from the sync module and plug it Into your computer.
USB flash drive required (sold separately). Mine says this “ocal Storage: Blink Sync Module 2īack up video clips and photos from up to 10 cameras to the Blink Sync Module 2 in your home and view them on your computer with no additional fees. Otherwise we are all buying a product which is blatantly lying about its local storage functionality. Consumers need some kind of assurance that this will 100% function as stated on the box. So I’m waiting on an official statement from them. That’s all well and good except i have 30 days to return this.
So he’s basically saying that the current local storage functionality is only to backup cloud clips, and that he “thinks” in the future this will change. And that “if it says it on the box that it will be able to do it” They are insinuating that this is all so new that all the features haven’t been developed yet. This also means I'll probably have to make a YT video about this b/c i think many ppl would be infuriated by this, especially should then wait another 2 months only to find how they have no option but to pay for cloud storage and are outside the return policy.Įdit #2: i just talked w a supervisor he is escalating the issue. The only option available under "local storage" to enable/disable "clip backup" which "Performs a once-daily backup of clips generated by the eligible cameras on this system to the USB storage device"įrom a technical standpoint the question then becomes "where are the videos saved before they are backed up" and that "In-between" source seems as if it is the cloud - that's actually what I'm waiting for a supervisor at blink to confirm with me.īecause if that is the case then with no option for me to choose where my clips are saved means that the packaging box and the listing is a flat out lie. It seems as if the "Cloud" is hardcoded as an option for your clip storage, i can't currently choose my source to store my clips - which is how it should be. that is 100% unacceptable and possibly class-actionable.Įdit: I'm also looking at this from a technical perspective. Wanting to make money on cloud storage is fine, but i have a BIG problem when they lie to you, so you purchase the item, hook it up, have it for the rest of the year then find out you have to pay. The most deceitful part is the fact they hide cloud storage subscription information, there is no way to adjust it or even see your plan anywhere - online or in the app. so they have no idea what they are talking about. I am waiting to talk to a supervisor at blink b/c so far the person i talked to said "local storage" isn't even available yet. USB flash drive required (sold separately)." My current belief is that what they are saying on the amazon listing is not true, and even on the box its says "record and store video clips to the blink sync module 2 in your home and view them in your blink app from anywhere. The bottom line is there are pretty serious games being played by Blink right now and it's not cool at all.
BLINK NOT SAVING TO USB HOW TO
I hunted in the app to see how to change the cloud storage settings and it is non existent. I am currently testing it and the "Play" screen where you play your clips works even without my USB plugged in. On the listing it says you can use local storage and cloud in the same way and the only difference is where it's stored. I bought these cameras on prime day after heavily researching the local storage information. I don't know how you can market a product claiming it does something that it doesn't. So Blink is currently doing two things - talking about present day functionality, and "future" functionality which doesn't exist yet. I've never see anything like this.Īll the verbiage talking about syncing your USB drive and watching them on the computer is talking about how it is present day. There is also no way to manage a cloud subscription currently. So the bottom line is that right now Blink doesn't even have this built and is saying it's coming January 1st.
BLINK NOT SAVING TO USB DOWNLOAD
When you click a clip to watch it, your clip will upload to the cloud and then download to your phone, and then be removed. He said that effective Jan 1st local storage will allow the camera to save directly to the USB drive. I spoke to the blink supervisor after he escalated the issue.
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