Cameras were good when we didn’t have to watch ads!
Would give 0 stars if I could’ve. We’ve had these cameras for almost 10 years. They were never the greatest cameras on the market, but they did what we needed them to do, and for a long time, we were perfectly fine with them. Unfortunately, over the last year or so, they have become absolutely terrible. These cameras are supposed to make it easy to check who’s at our door, monitor our property, and quickly view alerts when something happens. But now, with the addition of ADS, they have become incredibly frustrating to use. If I want to check an alert, I now have to sit through an ad?! Seriously?! I shouldn’t have to watch an advertisement just to access a security alert from MY OWN CAMERA. And that’s not even the worst part. The last 10 or so times I’ve tried to check my cameras, I’ve gotten a “device offline” message. My Wi-Fi is not the problem, everything else in our house works perfectly fine. These cameras went from being something that worked well enough and did what we needed, to being some of the most frustrating cameras I’ve ever dealt with. The constant ads, sometimes 8 at a time as long as 1 minute, alone are enough to make me want to throw them out. Having to watch an ad every single time I want to check a security alert absolutely KILLS me. I really wanted to like these cameras, especially after having them for nearly 10 years, but at this point, it’s time for a change. We’ll be looking into better options because I shouldn’t have to fight with my security cameras just to see what triggered an alert.
10 years of loyalty, and this is what we get? Time for something better. Also, one fails to update its firmware every time we attempt to update. We are done with these.
10 years of loyalty, and this is what we get? Time for something better. Also, one fails to update its firmware every time we attempt to update. We are done with these.
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Annoying ads ruin app
Despite a bit temperamental the app had, up until now been okay to use. Now, with no changes made locally, all devices are showing as offline in live mode yet are still recording and notifying events. After the fiasco of adding ads to the app which prevented quick access to viewing cameras, I am just about ready to walk away and find a new provider.
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Response from developer
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We understand that ads can be a change to your experience. To continue providing high-quality security features and maintain our cloud infrastructure without increasing subscription costs, we are exploring new ways to support our development team. We are actively monitoring how these ads impact usability. If you have specific suggestions on how we can make them less intrusive, please reach out to us at support@zmodo.com so we can share your thoughts with our product team.
ADS???
I’ve used this for 10 years and it’s a PAID app. For whatever reason they think they’re not making enough money they introduced ads basically making the app unusable. Stay away from Zmodo
Useless now
Have had these cameras for years but now with ads it’s become pointless as a security camera . Especially if I had used this as a baby monitor for a while .
Ads are ridiculous!
The ads have made this app virtually unusable. It takes over a minute to get to my cameras. What if there’s an emergent situation and I’m not home? You all have bc completely ruined the app. I would rather pay an extra dollar than deal with the endless ads that you can’t skip. Make it stop!
