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Cellular recommendations
« on: August 22, 2022, 02:11:06 PM »
Thinking about getting a couple cellular cameras but I’m worried about having service. What are y’all’s experience with them?

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2022, 04:00:27 PM »
I just bought one about 2 months ago. I did quite abit of research on them and heard of lots of issues with Bushnell and spypoint. I went with Tactacam and it’s worked flawlessly. They come with AT&T and Verizon SIM cards to use .

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2022, 04:24:35 PM »
Seconded on the Tactacam (which I think are just branded as Reveal now?). Service is one of those things that shouldn't really depend on the camera manufacturer. If you get service on your phone in a spot, the camera should as well. The antenna should be stronger than your phone's.

Mine have only been in the field 6 weeks but have taken 1600 and 2300 photos and are still reading 100% battery. Energizer lithiums. Just note that they take very specific SD cards due to the write speed needed. Can't just buy any old 16 GB card at office depot.

Very happy with the app and settings as well. Super easy to register a new camera and adjust the settings from home. And when you set the camera up in the field you can connect to it via "wifi" and get the live image from your camera so you can adjust it properly. On my buddy's Steathcam's we always have to guess, then send a test photo and wait 5 minutes for it to come through.

The plans are reasonable and priced similarly to the competition. There's an overage protection (which I've used extensively based on how much activity the cameras have seen) for like, $5 for 500 more photos. Definitely like that instead of the camera just not sending photos after you hit the limit.

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2022, 04:32:55 PM »
I was leaning towards tactacam so that's good to hear. I was more concerned about coverage in the woods. knowing that the antenna is stronger definitely helps ease my mind.

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2022, 08:46:13 PM »
I just bought 2 Tactacam reveals, had a little issue on activation, but was resolved

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I get notifications within minutes.
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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2022, 08:55:25 PM »
Seconded on the Tactacam (which I think are just branded as Reveal now?). Service is one of those things that shouldn't really depend on the camera manufacturer. If you get service on your phone in a spot, the camera should as well. The antenna should be stronger than your phone's.

Mine have only been in the field 6 weeks but have taken 1600 and 2300 photos and are still reading 100% battery. Energizer lithiums. Just note that they take very specific SD cards due to the write speed needed. Can't just buy any old 16 GB card at office depot.

Very happy with the app and settings as well. Super easy to register a new camera and adjust the settings from home. And when you set the camera up in the field you can connect to it via "wifi" and get the live image from your camera so you can adjust it properly. On my buddy's Steathcam's we always have to guess, then send a test photo and wait 5 minutes for it to come through.

The plans are reasonable and priced similarly to the competition. There's an overage protection (which I've used extensively based on how much activity the cameras have seen) for like, $5 for 500 more photos. Definitely like that instead of the camera just not sending photos after you hit the limit.


why do you need an sd card for a cellular camera?

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2022, 09:00:24 PM »
Seconded on the Tactacam (which I think are just branded as Reveal now?). Service is one of those things that shouldn't really depend on the camera manufacturer. If you get service on your phone in a spot, the camera should as well. The antenna should be stronger than your phone's.

Mine have only been in the field 6 weeks but have taken 1600 and 2300 photos and are still reading 100% battery. Energizer lithiums. Just note that they take very specific SD cards due to the write speed needed. Can't just buy any old 16 GB card at office depot.

Very happy with the app and settings as well. Super easy to register a new camera and adjust the settings from home. And when you set the camera up in the field you can connect to it via "wifi" and get the live image from your camera so you can adjust it properly. On my buddy's Steathcam's we always have to guess, then send a test photo and wait 5 minutes for it to come through.

The plans are reasonable and priced similarly to the competition. There's an overage protection (which I've used extensively based on how much activity the cameras have seen) for like, $5 for 500 more photos. Definitely like that instead of the camera just not sending photos after you hit the limit.


why do you need an sd card for a cellular camera?
It still needs storage.


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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2022, 09:02:57 PM »
I have three stealth cams with at&t. They work great. The batteries last forever. They upload to my phone fast.

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2022, 09:09:50 PM »
Also, I'll second lithium ion batteries. They last over a year in my cellular cameras. Which are on year round.

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2022, 09:13:52 PM »
do the tactacams come with a card or is that separate?

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2022, 10:18:53 PM »
you have to buy the SD card. they have a list of preferred ones

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2022, 04:27:01 AM »
I run SPYPOINT links and they run great I’ve got 21 of them I use for trail cams and for nuisance trapping jobs if my phone has service then my cams work.

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Re: Cellular recommendations
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2022, 05:13:16 AM »
I just bought 2 Tactacam reveals, had a little issue on activation, but was resolved

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Going to get at least one more because I like having one on my camp.
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I get notifications within minutes.
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After having my camp stolen last year, that peace of mind is awesome!


That had to of sucked!!!
Did you do a post on here about this?
May be helpful for others to know what happened in order to better protect their camps. Always been a worry for me, and surprised it does not happen more in this day and age.


I tried a bushnell, it would only work when I was near the cam with my phone, once I got home it would not take/send any pics. more research told that lots of folks are having issues with the cellcore20.
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