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Cellular trail cameras are changing the hunting industry. The introduction of the Spypoint Link Evo, the Spartan GoCam, the Covert wireless, and BigFoot wireless systems have changed how hunters hunt. Cellular game cameras give hunters the opportunity to check on their favorite hunting spots from the comfort of their home, work, or play. Throughout the day or night you can receive an exciting text or email alerting you to activity in front of your camera! Cellular trail cameras, combined with an extended battery or solar panel, allows hunters the ability to stay out of their prime hunting area for extended periods of time while being totally informed through pictures!
Along with the introduction of cellular game cameras came challenges. These challenges can range from short battery life (battery hogs), low cellular reception, inconsistent performance, confusing setups, carrier dead spots, and SIM card mania. Every cellular trail camera company is doing something different with the setup process, mobile app controls and the picture payment plans (some are transparent and some are not-BEWARE!).
Cellular trail camera companies have met their match with this market! There are a lot of places off the beaten path, way back in the woods, across the hills, and through the swamp where a hunter wants to put his camera. But guess what? His secret spot only has 1 bar of reception (which generally means no picture transmission). The other challenge he has is that his batteries won't last very long without an external battery setup or solar/battery backup.
A hunter is wise to enter this market with caution, patience, and diligence. The Spypoint Link Evo, the Spartan GoCam, the Covert Wireless, and the BigFoot (least expensive) wireless cell cameras are a very expensive initial investments and will continue to cost a hunter on an ongoing bases (monthly or yearly). Doing your homework can save you a lot of money and headache in the end.
Here's a few important things to think about before making a cellular trail camera purchase:
1. What is the best cell coverage in your hunting area?
2. Do you know how to google cell coverage strength and tower
locations (for all carriers) in your hunting area?
3. What network does the camera you're eyeing work on the best?
Have you researched it?
4. Your cellular game camera says 4G/LTE but does your closest
tower support that where you hunt?
5. You might have a Verizon service plan on your personal cell but
your hunting area's best cell signal is with a different carrier
(say AT&T). Did you know you don't have to pick a camera with
Verizon in this case?
6. Is the strongest carrier in your area a GSM (AT&T, Sprint, US
Cellular) or CDMA (Verizon & T-Mobile)
Do your research!!! A lot of cellular game camera companies have slick marketing campaigns and payment/picture plan gimmicks but their product performance is not worth the enormous investment. They also sponsor a bunch of people on RU-vid to say positive things about how quick and easy their setup is without ever showing you their downside.
After gaining some experience in the field with the Spypoint Link Evo I have learned several things about this specific camera and the cellular camera market. From my experience, one bar equals no pictures. Two bars equals average performance and picture transmission. In an effort to increase reception I installed the Spypoint CA-01 Long Range Cell Antenna. It boosted both of my cameras from 1 bar to 2 bars of reception and I now get more normal transmission of pictures. I now have other issues with my Spypoint Link Evo cameras such as malfunctioning motion detection, app issues, and picture plan complaints but I'll save that for another day.
Thanks for watching!
God Bless,
Steve
Contact me at: HHSteve@protonmail.com
10 дек 2018
