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Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars with 642 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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79%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers enjoy the Essential 1-Camera Outdoor Wireless 2K Security Camera (2nd Generation) with Color Night Vision for its great video quality, ease of use, and simple setup. Many appreciate the effective night vision, overall performance, and motion detection capabilities. Some customers have expressed concerns regarding the battery life, connectivity, and limitations with the mounting options. Additionally, a few users feel that the subscription cost is high and local storage is limited.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Didn't last a week

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Put it up, had everything going, quality looked very good. Then about a week after installation, camera refused to stay connected to wifi. Router was maybe 50 feet away along back of the house, and worked daily, then just dropped connection. Factory reset it, had it connected, then quit again. Just returned it instead of wasting more time on it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
      Posted .

      Hi

      Thanks for sharing your review. We would like to learn more about the concerns you have shared above. Please reach out to our support team so they can further address your concerns and provide assistance by navigating to Settings > Support within the Arlo app to explore the support options available to you.

      We appreciate your patience and understanding.

      Best regards,
      Arlo Team arlo_us

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to set up, easy to navigate all of the custom settings for every cameras, great wifi receivers, excellent battery life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo Essential 1 Camera 2k

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great camera, battery life goes down less than 1% per day. Clarity is vastly improved over the hdmi cameras.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Security

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So great to have the peace of mind when we arent around

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good buy

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like that I didn’t have to hard wire the cameras

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    very good product, it has a long range of captivity

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    cameras

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    all good for this purchase 11/20/2024 security measures for my new home

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    You get what you pay for

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These cameras are worse then the 1st generation arlo cams I had. I thought upgrading to newer technology would be better. But these camera have no base station and they are not compatible with any of there base stations. To look at the live view. It take 30 plus seconds to see the video streaming. I will be retuing these. Arlo you need to do better. The only thing that has changed are your inflated prices

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
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      Hi Brian,

      Thank you for your review. The delay you are experiencing is normal behavior. A slight delay is expected as the camera must communicate with the Arlo cloud when live streaming. For further assistance, please navigate to Settings > Support in the Arlo App for service options available to you.

      Best regards,
      Arlo Team arlo_us

  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    GS install the worse

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    product is good, horrible geek squad installation process. over a month to try and get installed. had to get independent to install.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Cameras - they work with the one's we already have. I would recommend them.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    They are okay

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These were alright prefer my 360 degree ones better

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo 2k outdoor essential camera

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I wish it wasn’t so grainy but other than that I love these cameras

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cameras

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to set up! Gives instructions step by step. It notifies you when you need to charge the battery as well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Disappointed

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Don't waste your time, tech support is horrible. Video quality is good when they're working.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
      Posted .

      Hi Juan,

      Thanks for sharing your review. We like to learn more about the concerns you have shared above. Please reach out to our support team so they can further address your concerns and provide assistance by navigating to Settings > Support within the Arlo app to explore the support options available to you.

      We appreciate your patience and understanding.

      Best regards,
      Arlo Team arlo_us

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My arlo

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really reliable cam just charge it connect it to the solar panel and you good to go all year without even charge it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its very convenient to be able to add solar panels to each camera and with wi-fi signal be able to run these cameras.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not impressed

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not impressed with the zone detection. Seems to be lacking significantly in that area. Will not capture much movement at all!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
      Posted .

      Hi

      Thanks for sharing your review. We'd like to learn more about the concerns you have shared above. Please reach out to our support team so they can further address your concerns and provide assistance by navigating to Settings > Support within the Arlo app to explore the support options available to you.

      We appreciate your patience and understanding.

      Best regards,
      Arlo Team arlo_us

  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Ok

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Ok not that great sim to ok byt not grwat just ok but ok

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth buying!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice responsive cameras! I also like the new mounts which are basically slide and snap in place. To me this mount makes the camera more secure.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    No communication is available at the store.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The cameras are great but could not get any follow-up help from Best Buy. You cannot speak to a person in the store but have to try to communicate with someone in a foreign country that you can't understand. I have Arlo cameras and wanted more. Since there was totally no support I returned the cameras.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
      Posted .

      Hi

      Thanks for sharing your review. We'd like to learn more about the concerns you have shared above. Please reach out to our support team so they can further address your concerns and provide assistance by navigating to Settings > Support within the Arlo app to explore the support options available to you.

      We appreciate your patience and understanding.

      Best regards,
      Arlo Team arlo_us