Testing Out a New 3G Cell Cam

[sbuff]

Phades cam !!!!

[Adkhunter1590]

So this is like a home brew cam you've created?

[phade]

Day pic


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[Core]

Looks good. won't be long before these things are $100 and $5-10/month. The monthly cost is still high to me.

[turkeyfeathers]

22 minutes ago, Core said:

Looks good. won't be long before these things are $100 and $5-10/month. The monthly cost is still high to me.

You could look at the $ as you don't need to constantly go into the woods to check your cams therefore saving gas money and reducing the chance of scaring deer . By not scaring deer you stand a better chance of killing one sooner therefore saving gas . Perhaps less days taken off of work equaling more pay therefore saving you money. Looking at the glass as half full   And it's pretty slick seeing almost to the minute pics of as they are taken.

P.S I don't own any but can definitely see the value

[phade]

28 minutes ago, Core said:

Looks good. won't be long before these things are $100 and $5-10/month. The monthly cost is still high to me.

Oddly enough, the price of the marketed and produced cell cams have only went up. My Code Black was $200 and change back in 2012. The Verizon Spartan Gocam has an MAP of $469.99, ATT @ $399.99. Moultrie mobile is $200 plus cost of cam - which for a good one is going to be another $100. Bushnell is upper $200s.

Part of the reason is because the innovation is still climbing. Only when the market matures will you see prices fall - and what's the holy grail that hasn't been accomplished yet in mass terms? Video. Got a ways to go. You might find some of these cheaper cell cams, but they will have basic functionality and so far nobody has produced a "second tier" cell cam when already offering a cell cam flagship model.

[phade]

5 hours ago, Adkhunter1590 said:

So this is like a home brew cam you've created?

No - it's commercially made.

Most of the game cameras you see are rebranded by resellers - Primos, Bushnell, Covert, Moultrie, etc. Very few have their proprietary manufacturing plant in China. Many cams are built in the same few buildings in one province of China.

This camera is one that was sent to me from China via one of those factories and I was able to make it work here in the US on a US carrier. It doesn't have the overhead and rebranding costs associated with it, reducing the price, obviously. Also doesn't have the QC, but if I sell these, I verify they work ahead of time anyway.

[sbuff]

Are they a black or camo pattern phade.

Steve

[Jeremy K]

I paid 100 dollars on my AT&T card for my last cell cam ,the 100 dollars outlasted the camera . 100 dollars for the whole year is more then worth it for me , considering a 2 hour drive each way.

[phade]

These are a Blackflash cam.


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[goosifer]

phade, it wouldn't look like this one by any chance? I just ordered it this weekend to give it a try. For details on the specs, see this page.

 

[phade]

No. Those cams are notorious for poor night images, sensors, and battery life.


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[sbuff]

I was talking about the shell , would it be black or camo

Steve

[phade]

It has camo


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[2012_taco]

Phade, those cameras are awesume, they even predict the future! LOL

[phade]

Day...month...year

Sometimes we forget we're usually the exception to the rule in the rest of the world.

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[fasteddie]

50 minutes ago, 2012_taco said:

Phade, those cameras are awesume, they even predict the future! LOL

Yeah , that deer will be there on June 3 ........ 

[phade]

CM is doing well. Was on a tree that toppled in the wind and it made it just fine.

I was able to get this cam to work on a rebranded app, too. I haven't messed with the controls for the cam. Not sure I can do it via mms or if I have to use a data SIM and reprogram. I hope I can change the delay and sensitivity as that would be about as good as it gets.

Either way this cam is plugging along just fine.


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[607 HUNTER]

On 3/11/2017 at 5:04 PM, phade said:

CM is doing well. Was on a tree that toppled in the wind and it made it just fine.

I was able to get this cam to work on a rebranded app, too. I haven't messed with the controls for the cam. Not sure I can do it via mms or if I have to use a data SIM and reprogram. I hope I can change the delay and sensitivity as that would be about as good as it gets.

Either way this cam is plugging along just fine.


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Hey Phade, I know your 3G cameras been out a for quite some time now. I was curious on your professional opinion on the camera ?  Any good photos to share ? Thanks

[phade]

Cam works very well.

Unfortunately the market is such that selling it is not feasible. Most Customers want the features of the Spartan Gocam for half the price.


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[607 HUNTER]

I understand, I am in the same boat. I plan on putting my camera on state land, so I would like a modestly priced camera incase it gets stolen. I don't need the Cadillac of cameras, but I would like to be able to count the antler points from my I phone 7.

I would purchase one if you have 1 for sale. Thanks 

[phade]

This is the cheaper cell cam.

And this is a high res from the Gocam.




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[sethf11]

Just curious Phade, what price would you be able to sell the camera for?


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[phade]

I'm not bringing them to the market regardless of price.

Cam would have been in the $175-199 range.




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[607 HUNTER]

I would be very pleased with the top photo quality texted to my cell phone for viewing.

If you do decide to sell this camera or a different one in this price range let me know. Thanks