I have installed external cameras and DVR (Swann) and a Canary camera internally at my house in Eire with a view to keeping an eye on the place while away but they won't stay online? I also wanted to use Hive controls for lights, heating etc. but haven't got round to installing them in yet.
Took out a pre-pay mobile contract with 3.ie for 3G mobile broadband with 4G allegedly soon to arrive. The mast is in direct line of sight from my front door. "Will it work alright with cameras etc over tinternet?" I asked. No problem, all you need is a static IP address, just phone the technical and they will sort it", said the 3 shop assistant.
When I phoned I got some confusing technobabble but was told it would be passed to the engineers who would sort it.
Fitted the cameras and they worked fine and were easy to view on my phone/tablet etc. Although the broadband was very slow!
Then I came back to the UK and they all worked fine for about 5 days before going down and I can't reconnect.
I did phone them before I left and ask what happened about the static IP etc and after further technobabble, it seems they won't do it on mobile networks, however it should be OK as they had configured my?APN?
In my view therefore the broadband is not fit for purpose but I know it will be virtually impossible to get out of the contract.
Is there a technical workaround - some way of maintaining a link or finding and re-connecting when there is an outage.
Please help, I am at the end of my tether
Took out a pre-pay mobile contract with 3.ie for 3G mobile broadband with 4G allegedly soon to arrive. The mast is in direct line of sight from my front door. "Will it work alright with cameras etc over tinternet?" I asked. No problem, all you need is a static IP address, just phone the technical and they will sort it", said the 3 shop assistant.
When I phoned I got some confusing technobabble but was told it would be passed to the engineers who would sort it.
Fitted the cameras and they worked fine and were easy to view on my phone/tablet etc. Although the broadband was very slow!
Then I came back to the UK and they all worked fine for about 5 days before going down and I can't reconnect.
I did phone them before I left and ask what happened about the static IP etc and after further technobabble, it seems they won't do it on mobile networks, however it should be OK as they had configured my?APN?
In my view therefore the broadband is not fit for purpose but I know it will be virtually impossible to get out of the contract.
Is there a technical workaround - some way of maintaining a link or finding and re-connecting when there is an outage.
Please help, I am at the end of my tether
