There are. We only use a local analog camera/monitor for our youngest one now, fuck the internet-enabled ones.
For our first baby, we had an Owlet setup originally because of the smart sock for newborns (the sock monitors the baby’s heart rate/oxygen levels and alerts you if it drops below a certain bpm/%) and it came with a camera as well. While it was nice to be able to remote view the camera from anywhere whenever family members were babysitting for us, it was so damn glitchy and unreliable (the camera, at least the sock never gave us issues). I can’t tell you how many god damn times that shitty camera would simply just die and you’d have to sneak into the nursery like a ninja in order not to wake the baby you just spent an hour trying to get down only to get back to your room and realize the fucking monitor isn’t working… Fuck Owlet.
Oddly, there was no monthly subscription, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s changed now.
TheCannonball@lemmy.world 8 months ago
We have an owlet with the camera and sock. No subscription yet but also no problem with the camera.
bassomitron@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That’s good they seem to have fixed the camera. This was over 4 years ago when we got ours. We still have the sock + sock base station for our new baby, but yeah we got rid of the camera. I think part of the problem was the camera only supported 2.4ghz wifi, and where we lived at the time was pretty housing dense, so there was lots of interference. However, that didn’t explain why it’d just stop working entirely until we unplugged/replugged it. Oh well, our new monitor system works reliably so no use fretting over the past. Good luck with your kiddos, may your nights be long and restful! 🙂
optissima@possumpat.io 8 months ago
If you ever need to reset it, based on what else is in the room, I’d just flip a breaker instead.
bassomitron@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m not sure if you’re joking or not but there were times where I literally contemplated doing just that. Unfortunately the nursery’s white noise sound machine would also get caught in that crossfire, which ultimately would stay my hand, heh.