One of the things I LOVE about the Spartans is you could set the trigger speed to change during the day, like from 0500 to 1900, one photo every 30 minutes and then from 1900 to 0500 a photo every 30 seconds. That way you only get a few crow and raven shots during the day...but you might actually miss something as well. With the Spypoint Link you have to remember to log in to the site or app and manually change them in the morning and then back again in the evening. Bit of a PITA. So far both of my Links have worked well, except when the one was mauled by a bear and chewed off my antenna. One thing I did, not sure if it helps or not, but I have it send me photos every 2 hours, so it's not trying to send 500 at one time. I'd like to try a couple of the others myself, like the Cuddeback and the Moultrie.