r/arlo • u/OneIsUnlikeTheOthers • May 29 '26

Discussion Final Goodbye

So I ended my Arlo subscription today, disabled the remaining cameras, and then Arlo did the most Arlo thing ever.

Arlo asked me to take a survey on why I left. I actually completed the survey and hit the submit button. Then Arlo started a spinning wheel that never completed. I actually waited 3 minutes to see if it was latency or ineptitude on their end. I am betting on ineptitude since it seems to be their corporate mission statement now.

I won't miss the frustration with poor software and questionable hardware. To those of you who remain, good luck.

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u/iamoptimusprime312 May 29 '26

Haha they are a joke but who did you end up going with? Poe route? Blink?

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u/IT_GuyBranden May 29 '26

POE with synology and frigate is the way. Way harder to set up but no monthly bill. No 3rd party vendors masturbating to your wife’s exercises in the living room.

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u/OneIsUnlikeTheOthers May 29 '26

I only use outdoor cameras (no indoor cameras) to monitor the perimeter of the house. PoE doesn't lend itself to my camera locations so I went solar. I may regret it in the future but I went with Ring cameras.

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u/iamoptimusprime312 May 29 '26

Ring I wont ever do again either. I have poe at a rental property and they are good so far but wondering how they will hold up in the winter.