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    a little more research-

    - the phone I'm using has a 1900mAh battery, and claims a standby battery life of 281 hours, which means it draws about 7 mAh per hour at idle. I imagine with the app which probably keeps the camera on all the time for motion sensing, it's probably double or quadruple (30 mAh is a safe estimate).
    - HF sells a solar trickle charger rated at 1.5 Watts at 24 Volts, which works out to 62.5 mAh, for $13.99, solar won't work at night, but hey, neither will the camera unless I get some motion activated lights. I'll figure out the middle of the night stuff later.
    - I'll make/buy a waterproof enclosure from Walmart for less than $10, and run some extra wiring from the USB charge port on the phone to the solar panel
    - I'll pay $9/mo for 500 mb Data plan from USMobile, (may have to buy more bytes if needed, but this is the cheapest plan I've found)
    -- later I may just get a wireless router with a sim card slot and distribute my USMobile data plan among many smartphone cameras- have them all connect via wifi to the router, then the router will send photos/videos/sound via 3G/4G.

    I'm going to set this up facing the cars in my driveway (we've had break-ins in the past in our cars when they weren't locked. Even when they are locked, I imagine the thieves check them every night for us to make sure they are locked). I'll see how it works, then go from there. so that's where I'm going with this.
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    Some string and a shotgun seems easier.

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    misplayed. why are we not facebook friends? You, sir, are the type I want in my corner
    Thank you for your kind words but I'm actually a Luddite.

    Quote Originally Posted by rreidnauer View Post
    Some string and a shotgun seems easier.

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    But not nearly as cool as:


    Now if you will excuse me I need to go figure out how to program my VCR.
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    Quote Originally Posted by misplayed-hand View Post

    Now if you will excuse me I need to go figure out how to program my VCR.
    To program your VCR: make a baby; wait 5 years; issue verbal instructions.

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    What is a VCR?

    :-D

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    Quote Originally Posted by rreidnauer View Post
    What is a VCR?

    :-D

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    It is like a computer that lets you play records that will show movies about how to make a baby.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rreidnauer View Post
    What is a VCR?

    :-D

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    I was thinking the same thing. I think I heard they completely stopped manufacturing vcr's a few years ago.

    For some reason a busy signal recently came on over the FM radio at my house... By the reaction of my kids, you would have thought aliens were landing in the living room.

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    https://youtu.be/sm30Zb4M6SA

    $800 for this thing, and $600 to move it- now I can park my tractor inside along with ladders, tools, and soon: my cut rafters, insulation, roofing materials, etc.- all goes inside.

    I think msjdw is right- simple padlock keeps most criminals honest.
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    You got a good deal. I paid about $3000+tax for a 45 foot high cube and had buyers remorse.

    Heck of a driver though. For him to get it where I wanted was worth the price of admission I guess. And he may have made some sort of impression on my help, he needed it, donno if he got it.
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    pretty happy so far with my new security camera - "Boavision", PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) camera. $59.

    Software it came with sucks a tiny bit, but I found other online software that I can use to replace it.

    You have to download the stupid android app to initialize it, but after that, you don't need that. And anyway, you don't need the android app if you plug a lan cable into your router and set it up that way.

    has some neat features like:
    - set an area within the view that you want to monitor
    - sensitivity setting adjustment
    - night vision
    - microphone (so you can hear what's going on). microphone can be set up for alerts.
    - speaker (you can talk to the criminals. not sure why you would want this. maybe you like messing with people). speaker can also be used as an audible siren for alerts.
    - security lights
    - wireless - can connect to your home network. As an IP camera, you can also use the device's public IP address to log in and view, although I haven't played with that option yet. you can set a username and password to prevent access.


    On the last point, I'm thinking about getting a "freedombox" (https://freedombox.org/) and using it for the basis of an alarm system. It's supposed to be stupid proof for non-server folks like me so you can set up your own VPN that you can use remotely (this is really cool, actually), host your own website, have private chats with friends. With your own server, you could connect all your security devices and set up your own system that would normally cost you thousands, and you'd also be sharing your video/ photos with a 3rd party. If you do it yourself privately, you can set it all up to be encrypted and self hosted.
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