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Wireless trail cameras
#5261895
08/19/14 07:51 PM
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NewJeep
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Who has one and what one do you think is best? With my lease being so far away I would like to invest in one but I want a good one. Give me your opinion.
Live to hunt, forced to work!
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5261955
08/19/14 08:21 PM
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Chuck McDonald
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How is the cell coverage at your place? Carriers available? How many are you planning to use? Ready to pay monthly for new phone accounts?
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
[Re: NewJeep]
#5262150
08/19/14 10:00 PM
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NewJeep
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AT&T works great no issues paying for another line
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
[Re: Chuck McDonald]
#5262308
08/19/14 11:22 PM
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CharlieCTx
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How is the cell coverage at your place? Carriers available? How many are you planning to use? Ready to pay monthly for new phone accounts? What he said... I have a nice new 3G Covert running as a standard camera as cell coverage isn't quite good enough at the lease. Charlie
Kel-Tec RFB + Griffin Sportsman Ultra Light 300 + Pulsar Apex XQ-50 M&P-10 + AAC Cyclone Remy 700 + Leupold VX3 3.5x10x50 CDS
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
[Re: NewJeep]
#5262440
08/20/14 12:26 AM
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Texas buckeye
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I like Bushnell cameras as a whole better than my Covert, but the cell plan for me was better than the plan bushnell offers for their camera, so it was covert for me. I have a good 4G to LTE ATT signal at my lease so I wasn't worried about coverage, it was simply the plan details. I have unlimited texting with my family share plan thru ATT, so that beat paying 9.99/month for 1000 thumbnail pics per month witht he bushnell plan.
I do like the concept of the Bushnell camera, with the central server you can look at pics, this way my son could look at the pics anytime he wanted to as well, but I got the covert for the simplicity of cell text pics.
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5308767
09/16/14 02:20 AM
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Night Hunting TV
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Not trying to high jack a post. Kinda goes along with what's being talked about. I am new to the wireless concept as well. And as high as gas is would be nice to save on some gas as well.
I have a company phone. And my wife's on Verizon, which will work at my lease. Are both the bushnell and covert available to use on Verizon or just ATT?
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5308830
09/16/14 02:41 AM
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CharlieCTx
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Covert is ATT or T-Mobile or any GSM carrier.
Charlie
Kel-Tec RFB + Griffin Sportsman Ultra Light 300 + Pulsar Apex XQ-50 M&P-10 + AAC Cyclone Remy 700 + Leupold VX3 3.5x10x50 CDS
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5309807
09/16/14 06:37 PM
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ccoker
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just make damned sure you have good signal where you want to put the camera..
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5309810
09/16/14 06:38 PM
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Texas buckeye
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Bushnell is not any plan per se, you pay Bushnell for the service and they use ATT but you do not need to do anything other than set the camera up and run it, the camera already has the sim card and the data plan when you buy the camera, the service plans are run through Bushnell so you just pay the monthly fee to Bushnell. makes this mess of questions and issues obsolete.
Covert can use ATT or T-Mobile, or you can buy a pre-paid plan (I can not remember who this is with although the name may be in this thread or one of the recent threads about this stuff) but I don't think you can use Verizon as the sim card/plan provider for the camera but it can send to a Verizon phone. The covert webpage has some more details about that.
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5309911
09/16/14 08:03 PM
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Tazman70
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Spypoint Live 3G
Pros: Low cost data plan via Truphone, unlimited thumbnails for $50/yr, on-line camera management, T-Mobile or AT&T network. Cons: Slow trigger time, battery hog in real-time mode, need at least 2 signal bars
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5309967
09/16/14 08:30 PM
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Night Hunting TV
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OK thanks for clearing that up. I like the concept of Bushnell's app function and would probably be easier dealing with bushnell than ATT on setup issues, etc. They are proud of that sucker though. Jeez.
Is it a pain to just pay for data plans on either device during certain months. Example: leave it out year round and check it when I fill feeders etc. And then in September I want to start getting pictures through January. That way i am not paying $10 a month for nothing.
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5311623
09/17/14 06:11 PM
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Texas buckeye
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I believe that is one of Bushnell's selling points, is that you can turn on the service when you want to use it and turn it off when you don't want to use it, similar to a pay as you go kind of service. With the covert or other types, you have to at least pay to continue the line of service (thru ATT for me it is $10/mo for unlimited text & calls whether I use them or not), but $10/month isn't breaking my bank whether or not I want the camera sending me pics. Only time I would turn it off is if I am out of country and don't want international data services, but I can do that thru the camera itself (SMS command) and not have to make a special trip out, and then turn it on the same way once back in country.
On a side note, I have had my covert out for several weeks now with the solar panel attached and 4 rechargeable batteries in it (it can take up to 12 AA batteries), it started at 6/10 batt life and has stayed exactly there the whole time and has taken about 100 pics a day (day and night pics) thru that time. solar panel works well and very happy with that purchase.
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5335816
10/01/14 12:23 PM
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wacorusty
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Took some work and a second visit to AT&T to get yhe Covert set up, but I'm happy with it now. Texts or emails pics with 2 bars signal strength at my place in Coleman. I'm predicting battery life at about 3 months. I can text it to change settings and take a pic on demand. Takes about 15 seconds to get the pic. Here's one from this morning.
"The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall." Cicero
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
[Re: wacorusty]
#5336540
10/01/14 07:04 PM
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Texas buckeye
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Took some work and a second visit to AT&T to get yhe Covert set up, but I'm happy with it now. Texts or emails pics with 2 bars signal strength at my place in Coleman. I'm predicting battery life at about 3 months. I can text it to change settings and take a pic on demand. Takes about 15 seconds to get the pic. Here's one from this morning. Get a solar panel from Covert, I have mine set up with the covert solar panel and 4 rechargeable batteries, and it has stayed right at 6 bar battery life since putting it out for over 2000-2500 pics, about one months time. Worth the investment of 50 bucks from covert!
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5338519
10/02/14 07:01 PM
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n-all
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Ordered a Covert 3G Black Ops yesterday from Amazon..
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5339929
10/03/14 02:45 PM
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dextergillespie
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Who has one and what one do you think is best? With my lease being so far away I would like to invest in one but I want a good one. Give me your opinion. I made my own cam system using a Foscam IP camera that is powered by a 12v to 120 volt inverter that is hooked up to a 105ah 12 volt battery that is charged with a big 45 watt solar panel. I use an AT&T prepaid hotspot for the internet connection. I have the camera set to FTP(upload) a HD image to me on a website every 10 minutes and also when it see motion., so i get about 150 pics or so a day. You don't miss anything. I can look at the pics on my phone or computer by going to the FTP website. I added another smaller battery and solar panel for an extra infrared illuminator to increase the night vision. All the equip easily fits in a plastic ammo box and the batteries are in marine battery boxes sitting on the ground. The camera and solar panels are screwed to a cedar tree. Hi -Tech redneck set up but it works for this fellah.... [img] https://solarcam.shutterfly.com/pictures/11[/img]
Last edited by dextergillespie; 10/03/14 02:47 PM. Reason: click the link for pictures
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5340051
10/03/14 03:55 PM
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billybob
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Definitely go with the Covert Black ops 3G. I've now got 4 of them. * Lower intial cost than most...lowest of all monthly charge (Amazon has them for $312) * Can add solar charger and battery for maintenance free service ($50) * Can add extended antenna although you must have at least 2 bars without it. ($50) * Great customer service * You can communicate with the camera such as add reciepients, take pics, request lat long coordinates
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5340248
10/03/14 05:58 PM
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dextergillespie
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thats good, my system did not cost much to build., the black ops is good for a out of the box solution. as long as they do the job at hand is what counts.
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5349054
10/08/14 09:13 PM
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Revoman
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I've been looking at wireless cameras too. I have Verizon and iPhone so was thinking the Bushnell would be best. Driving 220 miles one way to check cameras is getting into the fuel pocket book. Want to have 3 working by next year
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5350733
10/09/14 06:56 PM
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clay breaker
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I'm in the same boat as you Revo. Verizon/Iphone, and I have 5 phones on my plan so I dont see me getting off of Verizo. Im looking for the best way using VZ.
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5352252
10/10/14 02:35 PM
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billybob
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I'm in the same boat as you Revo. Verizon/Iphone, and I have 5 phones on my plan so I dont see me getting off of Verizo. Im looking for the best way using VZ. You can keep verizon....just get a $10 ATT go phone for the covert. They give you a SIM card and 1000 messages a month
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5352581
10/10/14 05:57 PM
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HuntSync
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Wireless cams are great - we rely on them to track our big boys. It's hard to remember what we did before them. My go to is Cuddeback for my trail cams. You might also consider programs like the one I helped develop (HuntSync) that lets you see your pics and share them with any of your buddies that you hunt with or share land with. There are a ton of programs out there and different things that technology can do if you don't live right near your land.
Last edited by HuntSync; 10/10/14 05:58 PM.
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5356038
10/12/14 10:53 PM
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dr_pepp
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I've got two Cover Black Ops. I also had some set up problems with AT&T. Actually the second one was more trouble than the first one. The folks at the AT&T store just don't see many of them and kept trying to set it up wrong.
Cell service is spotty at one of my feeders. I got the antenna booster but it is marginal. I'll get photos for a few days and then none for a few days. I've got a solar panel on them, but once the batteries get low in the camera they stop sending pictures. Still on the card, but not emailed/texed. Not perfect, but I'm pleased with how they have worked out and I'd recommend the Covert Black ops.
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Re: Wireless trail cameras
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#5358654
10/14/14 02:15 AM
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TGT
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I am currently running a covert black ops 3g and have good cell coverage at my lease but having MANY problems with the cam. I have sent it in and they replaced it but it does not seem to keep up with other non sim cameras. I have put a Covert next to another camera the did not have the capability of sending pictures and and I am getting many more pictures of animals from that camera and MUCH less false triggers. The covert will take pictures at night at times but will just send pics all day of nothing during the day. The non sim cam mounted right next to it does not take the same pics. I have contacted customer service several times and tried to see if I was doing something wrong and I have made several trip to the lease to remedy with no luck. I have moved both Cams to new locations and having the same problems. I have now moved the Covert father away from the feeder and I am now getting no pics. I sent it a command to take a picture and 3-4 deer are under the feeder but it does not see them??? Also I was told by the covert customer service to just set the camera to not take pics during the day and I quote " nothing is moving during the day so no need to see it" ??? I can tell you that I am not very impressed with my camera and will probably just go back to non sim cams until a better cam in this price range is available. I guess to sum it up I like the fact that it can send me pics but I do not think the covert has the motion part working as good as other cameras. Just my 2cents on my experience.
TGT
I have a little bitty one. Think that will do?
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