Naptown Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I have recently been revamping my insteon setup. I have had 4 foscams (8910w) and I've been able to stream their content via my iphone and Mobilinc. They are configured wirelessly. I'm not recording with them, just streaming. They work - most of the time. Seems like I get the message "Trying to Reconnect" on 1-3 cameras. Seems very hit or miss, but seems to be missing a lot lately. What would this most likely be attributed to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf0 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Since the camera support in MobiLinc is not related to the ISY you'd be better off posting in the MobiLinc section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teken Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 First thing that comes to mind is bandwidth, FPS, resolution, IPS. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oberkc Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I don't ue mobilinc to view cameras but see this phenomenon on other apps. My working theory for the cause is network limitations...likely bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Since the camera support in MobiLinc is not related to the ISY you'd be better off posting in the MobiLinc section. Whoops, sorry. I'm pretty new around here. I did report my own post and ask for it to be moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokegrub Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I don't ue mobilinc to view cameras but see this phenomenon on other apps. My working theory for the cause is network limitations...likely bandwidth. I Mobilinc to access 2 Insteon cameras located remotely. I get that condition on one of the cameras rather frequently. I have plenty of bandwidth so that is not the issue. Interestingly, I can often close MobiLinc and reopen and all is well. Also, of interest, when I access one of the cameras remotely the problem never manifests itself. Thus, I am beginning to believe the problem rests with the MobiLinc app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Teken, smokegrub, & oberkc - OK. I'm getting ready to switch my ISP and I have purchased a new cable modem, gateway and router. I'll get that installed and see if I still have an issue. FYI, switching from Uverse to Comcast. Bought a motorola SB6183, Ubiquiti Security Gateway, and a Ubiquiti wireless access point (likely will add an additional). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teken Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Teken & oberkc - OK. I'm getting ready to switch my ISP and I have purchased a new cable modem, gateway and router. I'll get that installed and see if I still have an issue. FYI, switching from Uverse to Comcast. Bought a motorola SB6183, Ubiquiti Security Gateway, and a Ubiquiti wireless access point (likely will add an additional). What does the ISP package indicate your upload will be? Also, bandwidth is only one portion to keep in mind as I indicated above it comes down to IPS, FPS, Video Encoding (h.264 vs MPEG), etc. Keep in mind also you have to realize the device you're using to render the video. Meaning if you have some cheap Android phone and the application is a resource hog. It doesn't really matter how fast your Internet, Network, NVR, Camera system is. It comes down to how fast your data load is coming into the phone whether it be cellular vs WiFi. Then as I said is the phone itself fast enough to process and render the images? Lastly, you need to understand the camera(s) you're using simply are not high quality. Even having the best connection, hardware in your network will not supersede the reality of a cheap camera in use. People buy these cameras because they offer pretty good value when compared to video quality. In no way should anyone think its going to replace a $400 - 2K camera system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oberkc Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Teken & oberkc - OK. I'm getting ready to switch my ISP and I have purchased a new cable modem, gateway and router. I'll get that installed and see if I still have an issue. FYI, switching from Uverse to Comcast. Bought a motorola SB6183, Ubiquiti Security Gateway, and a Ubiquiti wireless access point (likely will add an additional). Have you noticed any difference on WIFI versus celular? Wifi at home? Wifi at other locations? Your ISP is only part of the equation, and, in some cases, plays no role. If you see the problem at home on wifi, I am not sure your ISP matters. Like I said, it is only a theory for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yeah, I understand there are a lot of variables. Using an iPhone6 on wifi at work, but I also seem to struggle just on LTE at times. Work wifi has been a little hit or miss lately. I killed the app, killed my wifi, and got the same failures on LTE. Yes, I understand these cameras are low qual. Actually wanted to get them up and going so that I can dump them on craigslist. Want to show potential buyer that they are functioning before they have to mess with all the details getting them up and going. I'm in the market for 3-4 Hikvision 3mp cameras. I want to get the new network built up before digging into much more. I'll work on that and then circle back to this. Thanks again to all who shared their thoughts! Have a great weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teken Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 On a tangent I understood some of these cameras had firmware updates that helped smooth the playback for some of these camera's. Assuming you check all the different variables and none of them resolve this issue see if there are pending firmware updates for the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcodger Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I have two similar Foscams and even with the Foscam app they're hit or miss. Will replace them this spring and never buy another, period. Calling them junk is an insult to junk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teken Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I have two similar Foscams and even with the Foscam app they're hit or miss. Will replace them this spring and never buy another, period. Calling them junk is an insult to junk! LMAO . . . As far as I can tell these camera's offer many of the features and perceived value. Its safe to say once a person has used and tasted what these cameras (can / can't) do and find out the limits of such. They soon realize their money was best served by investing in a more capable security camera system. I gather this has been the case for many of us in various projects / tech. I've come to a point in my life where I simply take my time and save up for correct technology that will serve me well into the distant future. This normally translates to 3-5 times the costs I initially had wanted to but the end result is not one moment of regret and the ever present *What If*. Spend your money once, and know it was the best decision . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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