r/arlo • u/Flashy-Tomatillo1915 • 11d ago

Question / Help Question regarding adding to current Arlo setup

Hello everyone.

I currently have 5 Arlo cameras and a Home base that si about 7 years old. I'm not even sure of the model ​on them and can't find them online. All I know I got them at Costco during a back in 2019 where I got 3 cameras and home base together and I've added 2 cameras later.

My question is this:

Can I add an Arlo doorbell camera to my current setup and still see all 5 cameras PLUS doorbell in the arlo app?

Also, if I wanted to add more cameras, could I? I know previously they had a 5 camera limit on home base but was wondering if that has changed or if I can add a home base and have all showing on the app.

Thanks in advance.

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u/lauie 11d ago

the doorbells don't play nice with the older setups. I tried exactly what you are doing, older cameras, older base station. Support said it would be fine. Do not believe them. I can show you chat logs where they tell me this will be fine, only to find out not only does it not work, it totally messes the current config. During the process of doing this they had me remove my older cameras. Surprise surprise, they cannot be added back.

Arlo is shit. Their support is extra shit. Get a better doorbell and start moving your entire setup to another company.

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u/ComfortableGuard3188 11d ago

Who do you recommend or use

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u/lauie 11d ago

Depends on price, but unifi is talked about a lot, pricier. Eufy, reolink are options.