Post by: eastfork on January 06, 2019, 03:19:14 PM
Post by: Machias on January 07, 2019, 07:39:49 AM
P.S. Make sure you don't buy one on sale if it is a 3G. Won't work any longer.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on January 07, 2019, 08:19:02 AM
Post by: Machias on January 07, 2019, 10:15:07 AM
Post by: Wacenturion on January 07, 2019, 03:10:50 PM
I looked at Spypoint but reviews on Amazon were generally horrible. Scared me off. Hoping new bushnell works but it may take a bit to get bugs out too.
Check out reviews on Trailcampro. Spypoint Link-s and Link Dark had the highest ratings. Some of the negative reviews are for the earlier Evo.
I have had Spartans for several years, but just purchased two spypoints, as they have free service up to 100 photos a month, no addition charge on my Verizon account. Picture quality is compressed so photos not as good as Spartan, but 4G Spartan reviews were terrible on Trailcampro.
Post by: Wacenturion on January 07, 2019, 03:18:12 PM
Post by: Machias on January 08, 2019, 09:16:42 AM
Post by: Wacenturion on January 09, 2019, 12:01:41 PM
Thanks for the comparison photos! I'll be buying a couple of Spypoints myself before spring. I also looked at the reviews and ratings from TrailCameraPro.
The Spypoint's are working well. Easy to set up and activate. Pictures are not quite the quality, but I can still determine everything I need to from them. I like the reduction from 12 to 8 batteries as well as the built in solar on the Link-S. Having a free, up to 100 photos a month saves another $5 Verizon device charge and monthly premium credit cost from HCO. Adds up on several cams. Of course if you have a location that gets more than a 100 photos a month, a slight fee to move up in total picture number is available.
Post by: Wacenturion on January 09, 2019, 12:08:16 PM
1st.....my first fox squirrel photo on the property
2nd....turkeys
Post by: Machias on January 09, 2019, 03:26:59 PM
Post by: Machias on January 09, 2019, 03:27:59 PM
Thanks for the comparison photos! I'll be buying a couple of Spypoints myself before spring. I also looked at the reviews and ratings from TrailCameraPro.
The Spypoint's are working well. Easy to set up and activate. Pictures are not quite the quality, but I can still determine everything I need to from them. I like the reduction from 12 to 8 batteries as well as the built in solar on the Link-S. Having a free, up to 100 photos a month saves another $5 Verizon device charge and monthly premium credit cost from HCO. Adds up on several cams. Of course if you have a location that gets more than a 100 photos a month, a slight fee to move up in total picture number is available.
Are you able to manipulate/update the settings remotely?
Post by: Wacenturion on January 09, 2019, 04:28:02 PM
Thanks for the comparison photos! I'll be buying a couple of Spypoints myself before spring. I also looked at the reviews and ratings from TrailCameraPro.
The Spypoint's are working well. Easy to set up and activate. Pictures are not quite the quality, but I can still determine everything I need to from them. I like the reduction from 12 to 8 batteries as well as the built in solar on the Link-S. Having a free, up to 100 photos a month saves another $5 Verizon device charge and monthly premium credit cost from HCO. Adds up on several cams. Of course if you have a location that gets more than a 100 photos a month, a slight fee to move up in total picture number is available.
Are you able to manipulate/update the settings remotely?
Yes, very easy. Also can set cam to send photos in bunches from 2 to 6 times a day which really saves on battery use. Of course you can get individual photos as they are taken, but battery use is higher. I have them set to send 6 times a day, every 4 hours. Pretty much manipulate any setting from your phone ap or home computer.
Post by: Machias on January 09, 2019, 08:18:03 PM
Post by: eastfork on January 13, 2019, 07:55:59 PM
Post by: eastfork on January 13, 2019, 07:57:35 PM
Post by: Transka on January 21, 2019, 11:48:50 AM
Post by: Southpole on January 21, 2019, 12:46:02 PM
Post by: Wacenturion on January 21, 2019, 04:17:18 PM
Do any of these cameras have AT&T as a carrier? There's zero coverage for Verizon at our place in Curlew :(
Spypoint has AT&T cams. It's not what your phone carrier is, but rather the carrier reception where your cam is located. As an example, I have Spypoint Verizon cams as there are several large Verizon towers within a couple of miles of me. I also have Verizon as my phone carrier because of those towers and the ease of phone reception, facetime etc.
I could however have AT&T as my cell phone provider if I didn't want the phone reception or facetime, and the Verizon Spypoint for that area would send pictures to my AT&T phone.
Check out the Spypoint site. The Dark and Link-s cams have excellent reviews. Probably would avoid the earlier Evo's.
Post by: Southpole on January 21, 2019, 04:22:53 PM
Thanks!Do any of these cameras have AT&T as a carrier? There's zero coverage for Verizon at our place in Curlew :(
Spypoint has AT&T cams. It's not what your phone carrier is, but rather the carrier reception where your cam is located. As an example, I have Spypoint Verizon cams as there are several large Verizon towers within a couple of miles of me. I also have Verizon as my phone carrier because of those towers and the ease of phone reception, facetime etc.
I could however have AT&T as my cell phone provider if I didn't want the phone reception or facetime, and the Verizon Spypoint for that area would send pictures to my AT&T phone.
Check out the Spypoint site. The Dark and Link-s cams have excellent reviews. Probably would avoid the earlier Evo's.
Post by: Southpole on February 18, 2019, 12:26:40 PM
Post by: T-ROY on May 28, 2019, 08:32:18 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on May 30, 2019, 09:19:02 AM
i see this is a few months old, but i did see that spy point came out with links micro recently for 150 bucks, any body try one yet??curious about this as well
Post by: Machias on May 30, 2019, 09:31:05 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on May 30, 2019, 09:35:02 AM
I'm waiting for Trail Camea Pro to finish their assessment. Those guys do a thorough review.i was just on their site this morning actually looking for it
Post by: Machias on May 30, 2019, 09:36:34 AM
I'm waiting for Trail Camea Pro to finish their assessment. Those guys do a thorough review.i was just on their site this morning actually looking for it
Still in progress
Post by: HoofsandWings on June 03, 2019, 07:33:46 AM
I think the image depends on the signal strength. Also, if you elect to have the image transmitted immediately or batch during the night.
Besides, in my opinion, the purpose of having a cellular camera is to see what is going on. When I retrieve the camera, I will have the same pictures, but at a high resolution.
And if you plan on never retrieving the camera, high resolutions make sense.
Post by: Bango skank on June 03, 2019, 08:11:08 AM
I'm waiting for Trail Camea Pro to finish their assessment. Those guys do a thorough review.i was just on their site this morning actually looking for it
Still in progress
They have already reviewed the battery life as terrible. Like a month and a half. Makes it useless to me. I leave my cams to soak way longer than that. The only one with good battery life is the link s, the $500 camera. My luck a bear would destroy it in a week.
Post by: HoofsandWings on June 03, 2019, 09:36:50 AM
Post by: Bango skank on June 03, 2019, 09:40:40 AM
My modems have lasted for several months. they sent me hundreds of photos.
What do you mean your modems have lasted? Are you calling batteries modems? And are you running the new link micro? Thats the camera being talked about here.
Post by: HoofsandWings on June 03, 2019, 08:53:24 PM
My moultrie modem and camera sent me pictures over a long period of time.
Post by: Machias on June 17, 2019, 01:53:13 PM
https://www.trailcampro.com/collections/cellular-trail-cameras/products/spypoint-link-micro-verizon
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 18, 2019, 08:31:26 AM
Trail Camera Pro has finsihed their review on the Spypoint Micro:thanks for the update :tup:
https://www.trailcampro.com/collections/cellular-trail-cameras/products/spypoint-link-micro-verizon
Post by: eastfork on August 11, 2019, 09:16:11 AM
And the biggest issue I have is it totally misses animals. Like a small herd of elk. Had spy point set up on a tree with another non cellular cam. The other cam had way more pics. From deer, elk and cougar. The spy point flat out missed them. Not only did it not send them, it failed to even take a picture and save it to SD card. So, in short, it works, but it's working only part time. So if that is worth it to u, then by all means be happy. But I find it totally unexplainable and unacceptable. Now I don't know what to do!!!
Post by: Piscatory_5 on August 31, 2019, 10:01:10 AM
Post by: Tbar on August 31, 2019, 10:32:16 AM
Post by: Birdguy on November 28, 2019, 09:04:35 PM