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So I'm a total worry wart but this is just something to consider: I'm not comfortable with wifi baby monitors because of the risk of having someone hack into them. I know the chances are slim but to me it wasn't worth the risk.

We have a foscam and view it on our phones. I have been happy with it. I have nothing to compare it to as it's the only one I have ever used, but it's pretty simple!

I have a Foscam too.

-I Only have 1 camera but I think you can link multiple ones on the app.
-only the device. If they make a separate receiver I don't know about it.
-it's not annoying. I do have an audio monitor too and only pull up the video when I hear DD grunting or fussing. That way I don't drain my phone battery over night. My friend suggested this and I think it's a great idea.
-you can pan, zoom, take videos, photos, and talk through the app.

Overall I'm really happy with it.

@Foodnerd81: We have a Foscam with a separate audio monitor. I only open the app if I hear her making noise over the audio monitor. When we first moved her to her room I left the app open all night and our wifi got disconnected and it used pretty much all of our data...oops! So I don't do that anymore. Our Foscam is for sure my favorite baby item we have. I love being able to look in on her anytime from my phone and even when I'm not home!

ETA: We use the FoscamPro app. You can take video, pictures, zoom, pan, tilt, and speak through the app. Super easy.

@Foodnerd81: We lowered the sensitivity on ours so it only comes on if she's crying or making noise repeatedly (so if she's talking or singing it does come on). But just for grunts or quick whines it doesn't come on. And we can't hear her white noise over it.

@Foodnerd81: We have the cheap vtech one. If you go to the menu you can adjust the sensitivity (assuming that's the brand you have).

We have the dropcam which is now nest. We only have one video monitor for the 15m but I know you can use the app to monitor more than one camera.
The app is free and you can also view it via your laptop. I don't always have the program running but if the camera is on I will get notifications for sound or activity. You can choose email or push notification. I get both. You can also auto schedule when the cameras is on and off which is convenient.
We have about 2100 SF with the cheapest Fios package. The bedrooms are upstairs, router in middle level. We've never had the feed drop because of internet issues.
When she was younger I would leave the app running with my phone plugged in. I no longer do that and just rely on push notifications.

You can zoom in on the app and there is two way audio. We tried it on our dog once and it freaked the f out of her! LOL I love the wide angle lens on the camera!

I initially bought the foscam and could not figure out how to set it up on my MacBook. I've heard installation on macs are finicky. The dropcam was super simple to set up.

Re breaking into the feed. Number one, the dropcam has bank level encryption. Two with the dropcam someone would need physical access to your camera before they can hack into it. Something with how each camera is individually coded. I looked it up once. And they would need to hack your encrypted wifi too on top of that.

We're currently in NYC visiting my family and I just turned on my app to view the feed in the nursery. We live in Upstate NY.

@Foodnerd81: p.s. In the earlier days when DH has to work late and missed bedtime. He definitely opened up the app on his phone just to see her sleep. I think that's one of the biggest perk of a wifi monitor with app function for me. You technically have more than one monitor for free!

My negative is the camera sensor is super sensitive!!! I get movement notifications a lot. Even when there is no one in the room, no fan, no opened window. It's kinda creepy!

@Foodnerd81: My DH wanted a wifi one too and I'm glad I didn't cave on it. I wouldn't have been happy with the wifi camera and I'm the one that uses it. The monitor pretty much lives with me and I like the Motorola.