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[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Which means they have to run and maintain servers.

I'd bet money that it works just like similar devices from Reolink. Local recording to SD Card or NVR. If you want cloud recording then you're paying a monthly subscription.

This device from Aldi is at a very low pricepoint but it's specs are garbage. 480p recording? In 2025? C'mon...

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then you wouldn't be able to "answer your door from anywhere"...

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You would if you pay the subscription.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right, but not if you didn't. Which would be false advertising.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

answer your door from anywhere*

*Monthly subscription required

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Look at the listing. There is no such caveat.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 14 hours ago

The article never makes the claim that you can access it from anywhere in the world. Literally nowhere in the entire article does it ever make a comment even remotely suggesting that that's a possibility.