“Do I need a monitoring contract? Can I purchase and monitor the system for myself?”

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• No, it keeps records for twelve hours during which you can download them. For $50 a year you can have 48 hours if you need it. Other plans are also available, but you can stick with the free plan if 12 hours is sufficient.

  Answered by EFRAK 10 years ago

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• Canary has changed their service and if you don't pay the $9.99 per month the camera is basically useless, you only get 10 second videos and recording while you are away. They no longer offer longer video and night mode unless you pay the monthly fee.

  Answered by NEVER 8 years ago

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• Yes. It is meant for you to personally monitor it. As far as I know nobody else can see your feed. It comes with an easy to use app that sends you notifications and you have the choice of sounding the alarm or calling police from your screen.

  Answered by Shannon 9 years ago

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• No , most answers here are outdated. Without monthly contract it only records 10 sec of video that CANNOT BE DOWNLOAD ,and automatically erases after 24hr. You have to pay 9.99 a month.total joke company.

  Answered by Bluemax 7 years ago

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• No you monitor it yourself and activate the siren

  Answered by rpolan 10 years ago

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• Many people like myself bought into Canary security cameras because we did not want to pay ongoing monthly fees. They did offer upgraded and premium features for a fee. For many years (WITHOUT any monthly fees) I was able to receive alerts on my phone to movement, temperature, humidity, and air quality. I could remotely (from anywhere in the world) view live video & audio feed. I could also go back within a 24-hour time frame to view saved 30 second snippets of video and audio footage that the camera captured. All of this & no monthly fees JUST LIKE THEY ADVERTISED. However Canary underhandedly started taking away the free services it had advertised.The 30 recorded snippets went to 10 seconds and then no snippets and then no alerts at all. There was a class action lawsuit against them but unsure of the outcome. Deceitful company.

  Answered by Anonymous 3 years ago

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• No

  Answered by AnneH 9 years ago

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• No

  Answered by Matt 9 years ago

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• Yes, You don't need anything else. You have full control over the device; make sure you meet minimum product requirements before you purchase.

  Answered by JayDude 9 years ago

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• Noop, thats the way they make money :) You have to use there Service, everything longer than 12hours is $$$$$$$

  Answered by Jupiter12 9 years ago

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