From the Manufacturer Product Description From the Manufacturer Baby monitors just grew up The award-winning BabyPing Video Monitor gives you the best of both worlds. At home it’s a local baby monitor that alerts you to every cry through your Apple device, and when you’re out of the house it’s a mobile internet viewer so you can see your baby using 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi. Only BabyPing has taken the core functionality of a traditional baby monitor and added the latest features to create a truly next generation smart baby monitor - not just a “baby viewer”. Why BabyPing is right for you? An alternative to traditional monitors. Uniquely gives you the best of both worlds – a baby monitor when you’re at home & baby viewer when you are out of the house. BabyPing works in the background and constantly monitors, sending you a notification as soon as something happens. Simple to set up Using BabyPing couldn’t be easier, you don't even need a computer to set it up or view it. The setup is done direct from your Apple device, no technical wizardry required. Alerts to suit you Let sleepers stay sleeping as the BabyPing app allows you to easily go into vibrate or silent mode, so you can be alerted exactly how you want to be. Works in the background The dedicated app works fully in the background so you can use your phone as its intended to - use other apps, make calls or surf the web and still be monitoring! Be there, even when you’re not! View from anywhere When you are out of the house BabyPing is a simple mobile internet viewer so you can see and hear your baby from anywhere using 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi - no extra cost. Easily share the joy BabyPing lets you share access with partners, family or friends. Now they can quickly and easily login to view your baby from wherever they are using their own Apple device. Add more Apple devices at any time Looking to expand your Apple collection or due an upgrade? No problem, as you can add more Apple devices at any time, allowing you to view baby from multiple rooms or locations. Market leading wireless baby monitor High quality video and audio BabyPing comes equipped with a high resolution camera and sensitive microphone, allowing you to see and hear everything in your baby’s room. Invisible night vision Exclusive to BabyPing! Our completely invisible night vision doesn’t omit any glow yet offers incredible clarity so you can see your baby no matter the time of day. Unique features designed for you Award winning Constant-Connect feature keeps you reliably informed through the app to baby’s cries and your network status. What's In The Box BabyPing Video Monitor Monitor your baby Monitor stand/wall mount Place on a flat surface or attach to the ceiling or the wall. 3m Power Supply UK/US/EU plug attachments. 1m Network (Ethernet) cable Setup the BabyPing Video Monitor. Allen key Tightening ball join on the monitor stand. 2m iDevice extension power cable Extend the cable when charging your iDevice. Pack of cable clips Secure any cables. Attachable rubber feet Monitor stand if used on a horizontal surface. Mounting screws Wall or ceiling mounting. BabyPing monitors day or night - the camera will automatically switch to night vision so you can always see exactly what is happening. BabyPing lets you and your loved ones view your bundle of joy from anywhere in the world. Using BabyPing couldn’t be easier, you don't even need a computer to set it up or view it. The setup is done direct from your Apple device, no technical wizardry required.
L**.
Love it! Great camera! But maybe not for everyone.
We love BabyPing and recommend it to friends, but in ADDITION to an old fashioned audio monitor, not in place of one (which is why I'm giving it 4 instead of 5 stars). Not everyone will feel comfortable with the price of BabyPing plus a (basic) audio monitor, but for us it was well worth it and there are several reasons we like it much better than just having a regular video monitor like the one from Summer Infant that several of my friends with babies have. First, we have found it really helpful to be able to check in on the baby while she's at home with a grandparent or sitter. Second, we happen to have a large home and when I'm all the way down in the laundry room in the basement at the other end if the house and the audio monitor gets staticky, I love being able to just pull out my phone and use BabyPing (our wifi signal is pretty strong all over because we have repeaters so all our Tivos/Rokus/mobile devices work all over). It's also great to have when I get down there and realize I've accidentally left the audio monitor 2 floors up! And when my hands are full my cell slips in my pocket while the bulky audio monitor doesn't. My husband and I both have the app on our iPhones and our iPads and we even have an old device that we're not using and installed it on that (without our email or other private Info/apps, but with all of daughter's music) to let sitters/grandparents use. We don't let anyone else, even grandparents, have the app on their own devices so that we have complete control over who can peek in and when - fine for my husband to check it from work and potentially see me with breastfeeding, not so fine with me for anyone else!). I read in another review that you can actually let others have the app but then turn off their ability to peek in - I didn't realize this and am planning to read the manual and investigate that!I'm not a Luddite but I'm also not a tech expert, so my thoughts on the tech aspects of BabyPing probably won't be helpful for those of you who are very tech savvy. For those of you who aren't, BabyPing was easy to set up and the app is pretty straight forward and user-friendly. To initially set up the app I think you have to have the camera's unique and lengthy code and be on the same wireless network. It took less than 5 minutes though. Sorry I can't speak more to the security, but my husband, who is far more techy than I am, did a lot of research into this (and other network cams, video monitors and audio monitors) when we were deciding on what type of monitor(s) to get and he felt that this, plus a newer/better router he got, was very secure. Not my area of expertise though, as you can probably tell from how poorly I'm able to explain it!The camera's picture quality is quite good. It has audio and video (great night vision, color when lights are on), but I think that having a traditional audio monitor is key because even though I used to leave the video on my iPad on all night, once or twice something weird happened and it turned off. I think that was a bug fixed by an app update, but still. Also, now that DD is 1 and sleeping much longer, I usually just leave the audio monitor on and only "tune in" to the video when I want to see if she's crying but will resettle herself or if she's crying and standing up totally awake and needs me to intervene. But I like being able to just use my phone if we have company, etc. Also when DD and I went to visit my parents for a couple weeks, all I had to pack was the camera since obviously I'd have my phone with me. We were also glad to be able to check in on her from afar when a dear friend stayed the night with her for our 5th wedding anniversary. We didn't go far - just to a fancy hotel near by - so that we could go back home if she totally refused all bottles. We knew our friend would try not to tell us if things were going poorly so it was amazing to be able to check in for a minute and then turn it off without having to text or call at crazy hours!BabyPing has been one of our best purchases. It wouldn't be a great fit for everyone, but for us it's awesome!
R**.
Worked okay for a bit...but then failed completely, and the support folks have failed to respond as well!!
As many others have stated, this device frequently looses connection! We have SOLID WiFi coverage in our place, and its not uncommon for the Baby Ping monitor to disconnect. But...we we're willing to deal with it. And I got a response for a few support concerns I had...the responses have stopped, which is very concerning, because now it has failed completely! It's just over a year old...so it's just outside the warranty period (perfect!!). The sound has failed, as others have mentioned, rendering it nearly useless. I was relatively happy, and then it's just gotten worse and worse! I can't compare, because I haven't used any other products...but I've got to say...for $200, I expect better!! I'd spend your money on something else!!
R**P
Horrible.
Terrible app. 5 second lag. Even when hard wired in gigabit Ethernet ("fast").But the app is the worst. Constantly crashing. On new iPhones. I replaced it with a $50 foscam that works MUCH better, and I can pan, tilt, talk and listen.This $200 piece of crap now sits in my garage and monitors a mouse hole. And it's so bad at that, the mice live on!
U**S
Hugely Disappointing
I spent a month trying to make this camera work. I couldn’t get it to stay connected to the wireless network (nothing else has a problem, and I have a number of things connected to the network). This meant that I could rarely use it to keep an eye on my 3 month old son while he napped, and instead I had to rely on a cheap audio monitor from Graco (which works perfectly, by the way). And I never could get the app to allow me to access my camera from outside our wireless network like it’s supposed to. Nothing but frustration from BabyPing, whose online support finally got back to me a day after the camera was returned to Amazon and my money had been refunded.Do yourself a favor and get a Dropcam. Simple to set up, and reliable, for quite a bit less money. Don’t waste your time or money on this product.
A**W
Buy something else for this price.
We didn't like this product. Buy something else especially considering the hefty price- 2 stars because it does function. Just not as well as it said it did.
M**L
Best baby video monitor
We have iphones and ipads etc and wanted a video monitor that was compatible. After reading reviews on others models that had complicated installs or breaks in signal, I chose baby ping and am vary happy I did. Do yourself a favor and just buy this one! It was incredibly easy to install and sync to our devices, there is maybe a 2 second delay but that's it and we have had great luck with uninterrupted signals. The regular babyping app is free. For something like $2.99 you can buy the advanced app which lets you connect almost anywhere ... even if mom and dad are out of the house.
N**D
It's ok, nothing great.
Sofar I'm at a loss as to why this item costs so much. There is nothing great about it, no 2 way communication, no pan/ tilt, no temperature or humidity readings. Just a picture and sound ( that's delayed 2 or 3 seconds that I find unacceptable), I find that the picture and sound drop out all the time.The ability to view from any internet connection is a great option when it works.
B**D
Waste of money
DO NOT BUY THIS MONITOR. Huge waste of money. The video and audio are great, though there is about a 9 second lag on mine. But the app hart opens and crashes with in seconds of being on. I gave up and just bought a vtech monitoring system.
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