Spypoint LTE Trail Cameras

[rob4586]

Hi folks,

I am currently in the USA and fancy a spypoint camera that sends the photos via the mobile network.

Does anyone know if I buy one in the USA whether it will work in the UK? I am not convinved the ones for sale in the UK (double the price) are UK only, but wanted to check if anyone has first hand experience?

Cheers,
Rob

 

[phillips321]

They might have a specific SIM card that works here? Else the roaming function might not work with a US sim when you get back to the UK?

 

[North Cornwall Deer]

I believe in the uk spypoints cell cameras come with a sim on 02, and the USA have the choice of two different carriers. I have thought about buying cameras from the USA as they are so much cheaper. I have looked for replacements spypoint sims but can’t find any.
I don’t think they will work and I can’t see any warranty been offered for imported cameras either.
I’d be interested to know if anyone had had success in this matter though.

 

[rob4586]

Hmmmm. Okay, maybe not as simple as I had hoped!

I may contact spypoint and ask them. I'd be intersted how the UK ones are different.

Cheers,
Rob

 

[75]

Hmmmm. Okay, maybe not as simple as I had hoped!

I may contact spypoint and ask them. I'd be intersted how the UK ones are different.

Cheers,
Rob

I bought one of the Cell Link things recently to plug into a standard trailcam. Came from the US via Amazon. Couldn;t get it to work in the UK. Sent it back, bought a UK one - worked straight away.

 

[Oxon Stuart]

I’m not sure if it’s still the case, but the US mobile networks used to be based on CDMA technology, which is/was incompatible with the GSM technology in use in the UK, Europe, and most of the rest of the world.

 

[rob4586]

Thanks folks for your feedback. Based on what others have experienced, I will give it a miss!