Cell Video

[Bob La Londe]

Mobidoes Vs Total Control ???

So far tried both on my Droid 2. Mobideos works. TotalControl hangs.

 

[Frank Kurz]

Mobidoes Vs Total Control ???
So far tried both on my Droid 2. Mobideos works. TotalControl hangs.

"Mobidoes and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy..." or so I always
thought...

 

[Bob La Londe]

I haven't looked into either one of them. Are they event recorders
like the Napco thingy or streaming?

Mobideos and TotalControl are cell phone applications for viewing cameras
from your DVR or viewing your network camera on your cell phone. (Only
works on smartphones with a data plan) So far I have only tested them on my
Droid 2 and the MobiDEOS seems to work better and loads faster. I imagine
it works in a similar fashion to iSeeVideo or iRemote from Napco.

All of them are subscription supported except the TotalControl. Sadly the
guys with Total Control did not answer my last couple questions.

If I recall the Napco doohickey only supports upto six cameras and doesn't
have switching support for bigger DVRs. Might be nice for a small
residential system, but for the bigger commercial systems its not going to
cut it.

One at a time MobiDEOS seems to be able to support a number of cameras (One
at a time) on my phone. I have two DVRs setup on it from clients who have
said I could use their systems for demos. One has 15 cams and the other has
6.

P.S. Tri-Ed still sucks. (Has nothing to do with this topic)


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[Bob La Londe]

I haven't looked into either one of them. Are they event recorders
like the Napco thingy or streaming?

Kinda... had a better reply, but it never appeared.







P.S. Tri-Ed still sucks

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Sincerely,
Robert (Bob) J La Londe III

The Security Consultant
P.O. Box 5720
Yuma, Az 85366

Licensed Communications Contractor
Serving Yuma Since 1994
Commercial & Residential
ROC103044 & ROC103047

(928) 782-9765 Voice
(928) 782-7873 Fax
[email protected]
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[Bob La Londe]

The TotalControl Ap hangs if you do not keep your phone in Portrait display
mode. The big hang up though is if you ask them a question they kinda climb
up your ass about it.

Paraphrasing:
"People who know nothing have it running perfectly in a couple minutes."
"Its in the manual."
"The problem must be with your mail reader.'
"You know!? A plus sign... has a cross bar and a vertical bar."

I was leaning that way since it's a one time purchase for clients rather
than $230 (16 channel DVR) a year (retail) to use MobiDeos, but I really
don't want to offer either one to my clients after playing with them both
for several days.

With MobiDeos a power IT users is going to want to know why if they are
already paying for broadband, cell service, and a data package why they are
paying to connect to their own equipment using their own service on a
continuing basis to yet another vendor.

I've got it on my iPhone and Blackberry and haven't had a problem,
didn't know they updated the Android one for video yet

Both work on the Android 2. MobiDEOS automatically shows the cameras on the
DVR that the user has access to. TotalControl makes you setup each one
individually. MobiDeos connects a little faster, but you have to go back
and manually select a different camera from a list. TotalControl has a
"next camera" button in the soft options pop up.

Looks like they both charge you for each camera you can connect to even if
they are all at the same IP address (like a multi channel DVR) and logon.

 

[Bob La Londe]

They are still playing catchup to Alarm.com which has a much better
interface.

http://www.gesecurity.com/portal/si...66030730?selectedID=858&seriesyn=false&t=prod

Really? Another table top panel?

******
John,
Thank you for contacting Alarm.com.

The existing wireless system isn't compatible with our upgrade system but we
have a national re-seller named EDITEDOUT Security that can offer a new GE
manufactured Simon XT system along with the Alarm.com enabled GSM wireless
module.

You can view EDITEDOUT's equipment packages as well as their pricing online
by going to http://www.EDITEDOUT.com/?kbid=1125 or by calling (800)
555-1212. I have also included EDITEDOUT's Senior Security Advisor EDITEDOUT
on this email so he will follow up with you to answer any questions.

The EDITEDOUT systems will give you access to the Alarm.com features
including the 100% wireless communication, web dashboard monitoring and
emPower home automation features. EDITEDOUT can also speak with you about
our video monitoring feature which allows you to view live feeds and event
triggered or motion triggered clips from any computer, PDA (iPhone,
Blackberry, etc) or web-enabled cell phone.

You can view our video and web monitoring demo account and the advantages it
provides by visiting www.alarm.com and entering the login: EDITEDOUT and the
password: EDITEDOUT. In addition to the Alarm.com features, there is central
station monitoring which means in case of an alarm, a live operator will
contact you and if there is no response, the operator will contact the local
police/fire department.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this process and have a
good day.
********

 

[Bob La Londe]

While yes you CAN get a tabletop unit you can also use Alarm.com with
the hybrid GE Concord 4 and NX-4/6/8/8E panels, best upgrade I've ever
seen.

Don't listen to John...

That e-mail was from Alarm.com to John. I edited out the contact info and
the name of their "national" installer.