Hello Baby HB6550

Thread: "Nanit Camera Hacked"

Good old no wifi/ old school Hello Baby hasn't failed me yet.

Thread: "My baby monitor got a call?"

Mine is a hello baby one super affordable , 1000 ft radius and doesn’t connect to wi fi. Because I’ve heard a lot of stories of baby cameras being hacked.

Thread: "Nanit Camera Hacked"

Cannot recommend Hello Baby enough. Cameras are a bit bulky but overall they have great products. Love the range they get too.

Thread: "Please be careful with WiFi baby monitors"

Hellobaby has been great for us, no WiFi used

Thread: "Please be careful with WiFi baby monitors"

This is why I didn't want a wifi enabled monitor. For anyone looking for something that isn't wifi capable I use a Hello Baby monitor and I love it.

Thread: "My baby monitor got a call?"

Yeah we have the hello baby one. Their customer service is great and the camera is basic and works fine!

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

I have a Wyze camera that I used to keep an eye on our cats while out of town. It's set up in the livingroom. Well, I got home from work one day & turned the camera to the wall bc I'm paranoid of someone hacking in, an hour later I look at it and it was turned directly towards me again & I'm the only one with app access so I know it definitely wasn't me, I stoppedc using it 🥲 When we had our son, I bought the hello baby monitor and it doesn't use wifi. It has worked great so far!

Thread: "What baby monitors are you using? "

We use the hello baby because it’s not WiFi. So many horror stories of people’s WiFi monitors being hacked into 😣 it’s also super affordable! $68 on Amazon right now. We’ve had no issues with it at all

Thread: "My baby monitor got a call?"

Same! I love that it has an actual monitor you can carry around the house and not have to load some app on your phone. It's basic but literally all you need. It even has a decent range if we take it out to the backyard to sit with neighbors by the fire while baby is sleeping.

Thread: "Pros vs cons of wifi baby monitor?"

I’m in cybersecurity - non wifi was non negotiable for me! We have the hellobaby one from Amazon and love it! An alternative to a baby monitor while you’re away is a regular house cam. We have Arlo cameras set up in our garage and at our doors. Could easily set one of those inside for checking in while away. I’d make sure to mention the cam to any sitters though if you go that route - especially if you have pets just be like we have them to watch the pets while we’re out - some people may not like being on camera!

Thread: "Best no BS baby monitor?"

We love our HelloBaby monitor. It was $60, it’s a non wifi camera and comes with the parent screen console so you don’t need your phone. Travels well, set up is easy. We don’t use any of the additional “features” in terms of lullaby or 2 way talking or anything. We have it on a high cry sensor so the screen is off and dark until she starts crying and then the camera flicks on. Easy peasy! Edit to add: I recommend keeping the box it came in! We didn’t when we first bought it and the screen was crushed in our suitcase so we had to get another. The box has slots for the camera, screen, and cords, so it keeps it all nice and safe and neat for travel!

Thread: "Baby monitor recommendations"

We have a hello baby one. It’s non WiFi, which is what we wanted. We have one at my moms house too that’s the less recent model (little cheaper) and it also works great

Thread: "Best Baby Monitor: What Do Parents Recommend?"

Love my hello baby monitor. Simple, great picture and sound, no wifi (haven’t seen a reason id want it so far at 4 months) and easy to use

Thread: "My baby monitor got a call?"

I had an owlet camera when I had my first in 2021. When he was a couple months old I saw a video about these getting hacked into and I switched to a non-WiFi monitor. I have no idea about the connectivity though, unless it got connected by accident or automatically. I would honestly just switch, because that scares me. There are so many really good monitors out there that don’t require WiFi. The eufy spaceview was my favorite until my toddler ripped the antenna off. I have cheap hello baby one I use for travel. I also have a better quality hello baby I purchased when my eufy broke.

Thread: "Nanit Camera Hacked"

My very kind friend just bought this one for me today. I’m traumatized

Thread: "Nanit Camera Hacked"

This is why I chose a local non internet connected camera. HelloBaby is a good one with 1000 ft range.

Thread: "My baby monitor got a call?"

Wifi is actually quite easy to hack if you don't have solid security on your home network, and most people dont know that. These dang wifi baby monitors are hacked all the time! I'd personally toss the one you have and opt for one with no wifi capability. I use the HelloBaby monitor from Amazon. It's been used for 3.5 years now with no issue!

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

Second this. I avoided a WiFi monitor for this exact reason. Get one that transmits the picture from the camera to the monitor directly via radio, like hello baby. Cheap and excellent and no internet

Thread: "Nanit Camera Hacked"

Yeah my kids room is upstairs. If I step off the front porch or into the backyard I loose connection on my hello baby monitor. Which means if someone was that close they could just shout and he heard by him anyways. Quite frankly it'd be super obvious if someone was actively on our property and getting into range for the camera, so its not something I'm worried about. If someone is on my front porch creeping on my kid, they could do it without tech, and I could be aware of it just the same and could call the cops. Much safer than something someone could untraceable hack from the other side of the world. My spouse is in tech and knows the common vulnerabilities, so we don't IOT devices as much as we can afford.

Thread: "Please be careful with WiFi baby monitors"

HelloBaby is awesome! We’ve been super happy with ours, and it’s nice that we can travel with it easily since you don’t have to log it into anything to use

Thread: "Please be careful with WiFi baby monitors"

I scrolled too long to find this. This is the one we use too and I love it! Zero issues

Thread: "My baby monitor got a call?"

This was my first camera as well, absolutely refuse to buy a camera and monitor that connects to WiFi out of fear that someone will hack it and scare my children

Thread: "Do I need a baby monitor?"

We didn’t start using one until baby moved to her own room. We recently got a HelloBaby from Amazon. It’s nothing super fancy but it does the job and the monitor + mount cost less than $100.

Thread: "I’m getting overwhelmed choosing a non wifi baby monitor! Please help! Lol"

We got a cheap one from Amazon called HelloBaby. It’s the best! We also bought the super expensive Miku monitor (uses wifi and it’s crap) the HelloBaby one is soo much better!

Thread: "Nanit Camera Hacked"

Hellobaby uses 2,4Ghz network band, it transfers the video and sounds the same way that internet content gets to your phone over WiFi. so if they wanted to, they could hack that as well. But they would have to be physically closer to you (wifi-range) since you’re not connected to the internet.

Thread: "Nanit Camera Hacked"

Dude I love hello baby so much, I want to buy additional cameras for other rooms in the house, but it’s already been seven months of carrying it back and forth everywhere baby sleeps and I haven’t had to replace or fix anything. Love these camera so much!

Thread: "Baby monitor recommendations - non wifi"

I got a hello baby from Amazon. We only have one camera because that’s all we need for now. I love it. Makes travelling or going to the grandparents easier. Just plug it in and done

Thread: "Baby Monitor Recommendations?"

We have the Hello Baby monitor. I love it because it is wireless so there’s no hooking up to wifi or your phone. I was always nervous it would be hacked so that helped with that anxiety.

Thread: "Recs for non-Wifi baby monitors "

We got the [hello baby monitor](https://z00py.link/best-baby-monitor) on sale and it's actually pretty good. It's non wifi, battery lasts around 16 hours on video mode and close to 30 in voice mode which imo is excellent.

Thread: "Best Non-Wifi Baby Monitor"

We have a hello baby! Not sure about split screen but it comes with whatever number of cameras you want so you can toggle between them

Thread: "What baby monitors are you using? "

We also love our hello baby! It works great, has eco mode you can adjust how sensitive a sound it alerts you. And the picture is really clear. Nothing I would need that it doesn’t do.

Thread: "Pros vs cons of wifi baby monitor?"

I have the hello baby non wifi closed circuit and it’s great. I’m happy it’s not on my phone and is its own entity. I see some people mention they like to check when with the babysitter or nanny and if I feel that way when the time comes I would probably just install a ring or blink in the house for that kind of monitoring instead of using it as a baby monitor.

Thread: "So my baby monitor was hacked."

This is exactly why we didn’t get a wifi monitor. Our security system is wifi and it’s been hacked into and that’s creepy enough, me being on my living room couch and being watched. But it makes me sick to think of my baby being watched… This is the monitor we bought https://www.amazon.ca/HelloBaby-3-2-Inch-Automatic-Temperature-Lullabies/dp/B07KF65MNT/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?adgrpid=62225328398&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIw-qqj_ad9QIVeMiUCR2Vpwh3EAAYASAAEgKPd_D_BwE&hvadid=310043530319&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9001160&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10833790614141018208&hvtargid=kwd-306761351900&hydadcr=15504_10313690&keywords=hello+baby+monitor&qid=1641499490&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFBSVNVOFY1UjRMQVQmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAyMzMxNDIzTENIUzlRSkxRUjU2JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3ODk4NzNHTzFNSTRRNDk1RlYmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== It’s awesome.

Thread: "Baby Monitor recommendations [CA]"

We have a Hello Baby one, no wifi, one camera. Simple and does what you need it to do! We have a townhouse and no issues.

Thread: "Nanit Camera Hacked"

Yes to hello baby. We have two cameras hooked up to the monitor and it works great for two kids.

Thread: "Recs for non-Wifi baby monitors "

We got hellobaby off Amazon. It was relatively inexpensive, has VOX mode and no wifi which was my number 1 concern in finding a monitor

Thread: "Did you choose the owlet baby monitor or something else, and why?"

No experience with the Owlet but came here to say that we absolutely love the HelloBaby video monitor! I always felt like as an anxious person the Owlet wouldn’t be good for my mental state lol

Thread: "Baby monitor options?"

We have two - Hello baby and VTech. VTech has the option to connect to phones and add more cameras. We scared ourselves though by reading stories of monitors connected to WiFi being hacked and creeps talking to LO or videos being posted online. So we keep both monitors off of WiFi. It means the phone app doesn't work, but when we did have the app, we liked it. Hello baby is a great monitor for the crib or bassinet as it is super zoomed in as a default. VTech works better for a room as our model does panoramic as a default and only has blurry digital zoom...

Thread: "Baby monitor died overnight"

It has happened to us all (or will, anyway). Power outages happen, technology sometimes just goes wild, and sometimes we just forget to plug it in. There is no such thing as a perfect parent. Baby is safe, you're safe, it was an honest mistake. Remember that only one night away will not ruin an attachment just like only one night of responding to baby will not create an attachment. Snuggle your baby, give her extra kisses today and know that you are doing a great job. As a side note, if you want to avoid it in the future there are monitors that beep really loudly if the battery is low or a connection to the camera is lost (we use hellobaby and it's saved us on several occasions when we've either forgot to plug it in or our camera dies because of a power outage).

Thread: "Favorite Baby Monitor?"

We have Hello Baby and love it. Overall a simple monitor. It is connected to both of our cameras. We have really enjoyed it.

Thread: "My baby monitor got a call?"

Also have the Hello Baby, I’ve been happy with it!

Thread: "Please be careful with WiFi baby monitors"

We also use Hello Baby and love it. There are cheaper options available as well, but we lived the bigger screen and color/night display as well as the moveable camera.

Thread: "Baby Monitor Recs"

You want a non-wifi based monitor. We have one from Hello Baby and have no complaints. It is simple, easy to use, and does not connect to wifi at all. It doesn't have fancy things like video recordings or oxygen levels and all that other jazz but if you've made it 4 months without a monitor at all you totally don't need any of that.

Thread: "Best affordable baby monitor?"

We got ours off Amazon. The brand is Hello Baby and it has video and doesn't use WiFi. Around $100 or so? We've also got an audio only vtech monitor for when she's not in her crib, pretty sure it was around $30-40.

Thread: "Man Talking To My Daughter Through Owlet Camera"

I love my hello baby! The only thing I wish is that it recorded so I could watch overnight footage back

Thread: "What baby monitors are you using? "

I use the Hello Baby monitor. We chose it specifically because it does not connect to WiFi. Too many horror stories of people hacking cameras and microphones for me to feel comfortable with WiFi.

Thread: "Are there any baby monitors where the camera doesn’t have to be plugged in?"

The hello baby monitor is rechargeable and eufy just released a new version with rechargeable cameras. I have the hello baby monitor as a backup but haven’t tried without the cable. The camera works well but I prefer the eufy one. We have the eufy version that requires the camera to be plugged, I really like the night vision and monitor. Both can be found on Amazon, eufy also sells the camera on their website.

Thread: "What baby monitors are you using? "

We also use hello baby! And we just did a long vacation and stayed at 4 different homes and it was so nice being able plug in the camera and be ready to go! No need to connect to wifi

Thread: "My baby monitor got a call?"

We have two of these, one for our house and one for our travel bag because I'm too lazy to remove it from the wall mount every time we need to take it to go lol. We love it. I didn't want anything connected to wifi either, highly recommend this one!

Thread: "Baby monitors - hellobaby"

It’s possible she bought this monitor and marked the one you wanted as purchased so no one else would purchase a monitor. Hello Baby is only on Amazon (I think) but it has great reviews. I use it and like it. Nothing too special but it’s not wifi enabled which was a must for usband has a good battery life and sound detection. Eta: yeah after a quick Amazon search I think that’s likely what happened. Hello Baby seems to be half the price and is the first option when I search baby monitor and has thousands of reviews. I don’t know your grandmother though. I do know some of my family decided they liked something different better and got that instead for us while marking as purchased on our registry.