Looking for a subscription free remote internet camera

NOWSE

We want to be able to observe the comings and goings of the carers giving care to my mother in law, who is in her nineties, as her neighbours are telling us that they are arriving late and leaving early.
I will have to arrange for the installation of broadband and so I'm looking to set up a camera that we can view over the internet without having to pay a subscription for.
Is this available?

Browntoa

Blink cameras can work without subscription 

Get the sync unit and cameras. Usb drive for the sync unit to record footage 

Can be set to motion detect and place one by the front door 

Myci85

I have a TP link Tapo camera that doesn't need a subscription, I use it to watch my dog when we leave him. 

Ayr_Rage

I monitor my other property with one of these using the app.

https://www.mi.com/uk/product/xiaomi-outdoor-camera-aw300/?srsltid=AfmBOopCuEPWEtVO6bXzf-QDth0ehdnuYtpu_INmhcbmmisVj4YvfOYl

Along with live view it has a slot for a memory card and recordings can be accessed remotely, they show periods of movement and separately when human motion is detected so you don't have to scroll through all those recordings.

It has a speaker and microphone so you can have a conversation, a light that can be switched on remotely and an audio alert which scares the local cats away.

My other property is 6000 miles away.

Frozen_up_north

TP Link Tapo WiFi cameras are pretty good. The basic motorised pan/zoom indoor camera costs less than £20 from Amazon.

ballyblack

I second the TP link Tap cameras.

No fees just install a SD 32Gb card

I have a few of them. They  have battery powered models which only needs charged up every few months

bob_a_builder

"Carers ... as her neighbours are telling us that they are arriving late and leaving early."  
Been there, done that !
We didn't bother setting up broadband, we used a Wi-Fi Router and a cheap SIM card to provide the wi-fi needed for the camera
Router
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTCZLFX7
Camera
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08ZNRFQBM

Ergates

bob_a_builder said:

"Carers ... as her neighbours are telling us that they are arriving late and leaving early."  
Been there, done that !
We didn't bother setting up broadband, we used a Wi-Fi Router and a cheap SIM card to provide the wi-fi needed for the camera
Router
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTCZLFX7
Camera
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08ZNRFQBM

Did you have it set up to stream continuously.  Or record locally then connect and upload at specific times ?

How much data allowance did the SIM need?

Grumpy_chap

NOWSE said:

We want to be able to observe the comings and goings of the carers giving care to my mother in law, who is in her nineties, as her neighbours are telling us that they are arriving late and leaving early.
I will have to arrange for the installation of broadband and so I'm looking to set up a camera that we can view over the internet without having to pay a subscription for.
Is this available?

Others have suggested suitable devices but I wonder what good can come from this monitoring?
The action seems to be based on hearsay from the neighbours who one assumes are not recording every visitor in and out from your mother (or, if they are, why are they?).
Maybe the carers arrive early and leave early one day then arrive and leave late another, but the neighbours see the late arrival and the early departure and simply think that no actual work is being done.
Have some thought for the job of the carers who have to work to tight schedules and manage the issues of traffic etc., and generally on a low wage.
Before embarking on snooping, which can presumably only lead to reporting, have consideration as to whether the care your MiL receives is actually good or poor.  The quality of care is not directly linked to the time spent.
What do you actually envisage you might get out of this?

bob_a_builder

Ergates said:

bob_a_builder said:

"Carers ... as her neighbours are telling us that they are arriving late and leaving early."  
Been there, done that !
We didn't bother setting up broadband, we used a Wi-Fi Router and a cheap SIM card to provide the wi-fi needed for the camera
Router
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTCZLFX7
Camera
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08ZNRFQBM

Did you have it set up to stream continuously.  Or record locally then connect and upload at specific times ?

How much data allowance did the SIM need?

Initially ours was in the hallway to monitor comings an goings, we just got notifications as people were detected.and kept a log based on that 
We could of course log on anytime to view history if required. A £5/month 5GB SIM was enough for that

To Grumpys point, Yes of course the actual care provided is whats wanted, rather than someone who just turns up for the allotted time.
But In our case, we were paying for 30min, yet we found some slots were actually as short as 8 mins  - The average being 15 mins 

Heedtheadvice

A ring doorbell? and ( sim card) mobile connected WiFi...