topic Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g in Mobile Broadband

Blink camera and doorbell 4g

RGsa87 — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:42:58 GMT

has anybody have had issues connecting the blink devices to the 4g mobile broadband? i have tried numerous ways and still no connection??

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

Christopher_G — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:30:33 GMT

Hi and welcome to the community, @RGsa87.

How far do you get with setting it up?

Chris

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

RGsa87 — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:39:46 GMT

Hi Christopher, I have followed all the steps, till after my WiFi password then it says cannot connect. I have then reset the doorbell and tried again same thing.

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

Christopher_G — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:25:27 GMT

So it accepts the password, just doesn't connect fully, @RGsa87? Is that right?

Chris

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

RGsa87 — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 20:09:40 GMT

It says Blink doorbell failed to connect. And then it says that it might be the password that is incorrect. I made sure the password is correct.

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

James_B — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:36:23 GMT

Hi @RGsa87,

Sorry, Blink devices require a non-cellular WiFi network according to the system requirements in Blink — System Requirements (blinkforhome.com).

James

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

RGsa87 — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:43:14 GMT

Hi James so you saying my EE mobile broadband is useless connecting to any blink devices?

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

James_B — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:54:53 GMT

Hi @RGsa87,

The system requirements on the Blink website indicates that a DSL, Cable or Fibre broadband connection is required for their products.

James

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

XRaySpeX — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 17:07:38 GMT

@James_B : Contradictory reqts! What's the point of stipulating a mobile device, iOS, Android or Fire, & then say it must be used over a non-cellular 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network connected to DSL, Fibre or Cable BB?

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

Christopher_G — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 17:28:51 GMT

It could be for a mobile app, @XRaySpeX. Just speculating though.

Chris

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

XRaySpeX — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:29:48 GMT

Ah, yes, of course, @Christopher_G . They all spoil their hardware devices by contaminating them with a controller app 😉 .

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

SuperTramp33 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:07:05 GMT

Hi, I have multiple blink cameras connected to a Huawei B818 4G router. It works perfectly with a ‘3’ (UK network) SIM card, but none of the cameras or sync modules will connect with an ‘EE’ sim. Tried PAYG, and pay monthly sims, no difference.

However, if you buy a ‘preloaded’ 120GB EE SIM from Amazon or Argos for £50, it works perfectly.

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

XRaySpeX — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:13:55 GMT

@SuperTramp33 : Shouldn't be any diff in EE SIMs. They all provide data.

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

SuperTramp33 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:23:29 GMT

I absolutely agree with you - there SHOULDNT be any difference, but EE have some quirky Ts&Cs, like there consumer SIMS had a 12 device limit (now updating to 20) however the preloaded sims have no such limitation.
i suspect there is a similar ‘anti-abuse’ restriction that unintentionally blocks the blink cameras

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

XRaySpeX — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:30:33 GMT

@SuperTramp33 wrote:

there consumer SIMS had a 12 device limit (now updating to 20)

Where you see that? Only unlimited data SIMs would have such quirky conditions. So that rules out PAYG.

Anyway such quirks wouldn't prevent a device initially connecting.

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

Stephen666 — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:23:15 GMT

I have been running blink's on Three sims and am setting one up on EE, I think the problem/resolution is to do with the content filter. This needs to be set to off, not High or Moderate

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

Samira78 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:30:07 GMT

hi,iv had trouble connecting blunk to ee.

i recently tried to reconnect my blink but says my password incorrect. been back and forward with blink a) week, they now told me to contact ee.

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

Samira78 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:31:02 GMT

same issues for me

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

Samira78 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:32:05 GMT

Thats weird as iv been with blink since December 2022 and until recently had issues

Re: Blink camera and doorbell 4g

James_B — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:32:45 GMT

Hi @Samira78,

Which password? The one for your blink account or your WiFi password?

James