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Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Dropcam discontinued support for Dropcam Original.

UPDATE: 1/26/15

Wow. A change of heart.
Starting April 15th, original Dropcam cameras will stop working. But to make sure your service isn’t disrupted – and to show our eternal thanks for your ongoing support – we’re offering you a free Dropcam that can take advantage of all the great things we have planned.





Dropcam discontinued support for Dropcam Original. You can’t change WiFi network names.


NEST Support Email

That’s the worst customer support.

When you go to the page to change WiFi network name you get this:
Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there is an error in the application.
It's only a network name.

Why can't they keep a webpage up for existing users?

It still works with a wired connection:


Will now have to look into something new.

Maybe Butterflyeye?




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