myQ Smart Garage Door Video Keypad with Wide-Angle Camera,Customizable PIN Codes,and Smartphone Control–Take Charge of Your Garage Access Works with Chamberlain, LiftMaster and Craftsman openers,White

UPDATE II: After months of waiting for Chamberlain to fix the video delete function, they finally did it! I’m now VERY happy with ALL of my Chamberlain/MyQ devices and rate them 5 stars. I only hope the app developers learned a valuable lesson…IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX IT! UPDATE: my original post stands, and now for the reason I changed the rating to 2 stars: The software engineers and/or App developers put out a change to the already-working-just-fine MyQ App which removes the ability to BULK DELETE videos. You can only delete videos one-by-one, which, if you have 50, 100 or in my latest experience, well over a hundred recorded videos, you’ll spend 30-45 minutes or more, clearing videos from your storage account. The only other option is to delete them every single day, which is another pain in the burro. And here’s the kicker…Chamberlain has known for several months that this is a HUGE issue for users of their camera products, but has failed to fix the App in spite of too-numerous-to-count complaints on the App Store reviews. Chamberlain told me two months ago that they were aware of this problem and were working to resolve it. BULL! Two months later and it still isn’t fixed. All they had to do was issue another update, turning back the clock to the previous version. They aren’t fixing anything because, hey, they got their money for the cameras, so why fix anything? PREVIOUS REVIEW: This video keypad is fantastic in all respects but one, which I will address later in this review. Video quality is great, audio is crystal clear and easy to communicate with delivery people, etc. I’m glad I opted to upgrade from the basic keypad I’ve had for years. Setup was easy as well. Now for the shortcoming: although the battery lasts quite a long time (mine has been going for over 3 months before needing charging), it takes 10+ hours to recharge. That means no keypad or surveillance available all day (or night if you’re charging at night). And, to my knowledge and experience, the only way you’ll know the battery needs charging is a notification on your phone that the keypad is off line. To solve this issue, one must buy a second battery, keep it charged up, and swap batteries when the active one goes dead. That’s a $30 expense that I would rather have not had, but the alternative of no video surveillance and no keypad leaves no choice. And that’s why I gave this otherwise stellar device 4 stars instead of 5.

The WiFi connection is always too weak to maintain a reliable connection to the point where I had to purchase an ethernet connected WiFi-6 access point and place it at the closest location I could within my house (that has a window and only one wall between it and the keypad). Even with this network upgrade the keypad can only manage 2 bars of wireless connection strength and frequently goes offline. I cannot rely on an intermittantly available garage door keypad which has to be used every day by my family and extended family who lives nearby. I purchased the hardwired version/upgrade kit to avoid battery replacement like I had with my OEM Genie keypad. However, now that I cannot rely on this poor excuse of technology myQ, I modified my OEM Genie keypad to now be hardwired for less than $10. I asked my family which keypad they tend to use and they all said the older Genie keypad. I asked why and they said because it always works. So, you might be thinking the myQ is still worth trying out because it has a camera and an app-based calling/communication feature via the keypad. From experience, I can tell you these features have never really been useful because of the limited WiFi connectivity, a required subscription service to take full advantage of the camera recording/playback features, lack of motion detection notifications (oh, it has those settings enabled, but they just dont work because I never get notifications... the myQ garage door open/close sensor sends me notifications but not the camera). Whenever I get notifications from my primary security cameras (Reolink), I will sometimes try to view the myQ garage keypad camera to get a different live view perspective. The problem that I also have encountered is a significant delay in connecting/viewing the live feed from the myQ camera. Sometimes requiring multiple attempts to connect all while the standby camera image shows 2-bars of WiFi signal. By the time I can view a live feed the activity is out of view or no longer relevant. (My Reolink cameras are nearly instant or occasionally delayed by 1-2 seconds.) The myQ keypad is a complete waste of time and money, and I get 1000% more satisfaction out of using my modified/hardwired OEM Genie keypad with a Reolink security camera system that actually works without the subscription fees. Why pay more money to a company that cannot deliver what they advertise/promise. Avoid this MyQ keypad if you want to keep your sanity.

This combination lock with built-in monitoring is very convenient, and the product itself is excellent. The only drawback is the short battery life and the lack of a replacement or direct charging function; hopefully, its functionality can be further improved.

Easy to install, but you'll need a standard 110v plug, ideally with decent line of sight to the garage door. Color camera is decent too. The really cool thing is the app. You can get amazon in-garage delivery, set temp codes for guests, and if you're really O-C, you can double check that your garage door is really closed right from your restaurant table. And if you have Wi-Fi, you can open and close your garage door from your balcony in Puerto Vallarta. The bad news: The (removable) rechargeable battery life is really poor. It'll go dead on you without warning, and you'd best have another way into the house in that event ( such as a regular garage door opener, or a key). Maybe a couple months on a charge (with light usage, once you outgrow the novelty), then overnight to recharge. Still, no regrets.

I've had this keypad for over a year now and it's just a huge overall improvement from the old keypad unit. I was hesitant to do the subscription for the video so I did the basic lever for the first year, but found I used it more than I thought so just extended another year for around $40. It's great when we travel to see what's going on in the front yard and check with deliveries, etc. The battery is easy to charge although it does take several hours, mine takes around 10-12 hours to recharge. It does not like sub zero weather, but I would expect that so sometimes I would just take off, but when I left it, it was fine, just did not work all the time. I would recommend this, works great in our application.

Buen producto y buen precio

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