Will this camera work without a subscription? null

Apparently you can use it but no recordings! I didn't realize this. If I had, I would never have bought them! Ridiculous!

I am so upset. I didn’t realize that my recorded video “clips”we’re on a trial subscription plan. Today it stopped recording. I have a camera being used for an elderly mother in a facility and it is ridiculous that I have to pay when I purchased the camera and have Wi-Fi. Do not buy this camera. Also, it only records clips which means it misses a lot of things. My mom has had things stolen and they were not caught on the camera. It says it is motion detected but it doesn’t always work. I want my money back. It works fine for a live camera only.

if you have a new blink system you can plug a flash drive into the sync unit and it will work without a subscription

In 2018 we got our first outdoor Blink camera, no monthly fee. Over the years we got 3 more, no fees. Then suddenly last year the email came that due to cloud storage used to put the pictures/video on our phones/ipads, they had to charge us a fee. We pay $5/month. We paid for the cameras, we pay for WIFI, and they never said when we bought them we'd someday have to pay a monthly fee. So many other companies out there don't charge for it so we're looking to switch to some other brand. Blink is a good system if you don't mind paying monthly for it.

I purchased in Dec 2020 not knowing there was a subscription. Saving video expired in June 2021. I'm now trying to get a refund. So deceptive.

No. I was told it would if I had that $14 USB that you buy with it but, after my free trial ended, my cameras don’t record anything. I can click on a camera and watch video, but cannot save anything without taking a screen shot. These are pretty much worthless unless you buy some sort of plan. Hopefully people can go to a local store and get some straight answers about a good product and what it will and won’t do, along with actual costs.

No. After the introductory period, you need a subscription. Don't buy BLINK.

Agreed! Shame on Blink for being so awful to their customers. I do not recommend! Horrible customer service! Horrible product once the trial ends. Money hungry wastes!

NO. If you want to pay every month it’s just ok. Many of my videos disappeared and couldn’t get them back, so not very reliable even with subscription. Wish I would have known.

The camera will absolutely work without a subscription! But you will need to buy the Synch Module and a USB flash drive to do this. Once it is set up, you can view the saved videos remotely from your phone.

Older blink accounts dont need cloud storage nor do they require fees. New accounts do. Not sure when the chance took place but it changed.

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Apparently you can use it but no recordings! I didn't realize this. If I had, I would never have bought them! Ridiculous!
Answered by BlinkCustomer 4 years ago
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I am so upset. I didn’t realize that my recorded video “clips”we’re on a trial subscription plan. Today it stopped recording. I have a camera being used for an elderly mother in a facility and it is ridiculous that I have to pay when I purchased the camera and have Wi-Fi. Do not buy this camera. Also, it only records clips which means it misses a lot of things. My mom has had things stolen and they were not caught on the camera. It says it is motion detected but it doesn’t always work. I want my money back. It works fine for a live camera only.
Answered by Deceiving 4 years ago
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if you have a new blink system you can plug a flash drive into the sync unit and it will work without a subscription
Answered by weasel 4 years ago
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In 2018 we got our first outdoor Blink camera, no monthly fee. Over the years we got 3 more, no fees. Then suddenly last year the email came that due to cloud storage used to put the pictures/video on our phones/ipads, they had to charge us a fee. We pay $5/month. We paid for the cameras, we pay for WIFI, and they never said when we bought them we'd someday have to pay a monthly fee. So many other companies out there don't charge for it so we're looking to switch to some other brand. Blink is a good system if you don't mind paying monthly for it.
Answered by Debbie292d 4 years ago
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I purchased in Dec 2020 not knowing there was a subscription. Saving video expired in June 2021. I'm now trying to get a refund. So deceptive.
Answered by Disappointing 4 years ago
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No. I was told it would if I had that $14 USB that you buy with it but, after my free trial ended, my cameras don’t record anything. I can click on a camera and watch video, but cannot save anything without taking a screen shot. These are pretty much worthless unless you buy some sort of plan. Hopefully people can go to a local store and get some straight answers about a good product and what it will and won’t do, along with actual costs.
Answered by Sigmund 4 years ago
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No. After the introductory period, you need a subscription. Don't buy BLINK.
Answered by Nancy 4 years ago
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Agreed! Shame on Blink for being so awful to their customers. I do not recommend! Horrible customer service! Horrible product once the trial ends. Money hungry wastes!
Answered by Anonymous 3 years ago
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NO. If you want to pay every month it’s just ok. Many of my videos disappeared and couldn’t get them back, so not very reliable even with subscription. Wish I would have known.
Answered by Anonymous 3 years ago
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The camera will absolutely work without a subscription! But you will need to buy the Synch Module and a USB flash drive to do this. Once it is set up, you can view the saved videos remotely from your phone.
Answered by MariettaGuy 3 years ago
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