After getting my friend in China to lend me their domestic mobile number to register via the China APK, I finally managed to get the 4G bracket "remote cloud" functionality working. The good thing is the bracket seems to work with Band 3/7/8 (1800/2600/900 MHz) based LTE SIM card. The app has integrated SIM plan / quota / reload management if you use the included China Mobile special SIM.
Emergency push video is now enabled. Apparently you get a 2GB cloud storage to use this function with. I've not tried to trigger this action yet. Remote live view is also available, as is app-based checking of camera's GPS location. However, there's no function to view historical track of the vehicle (ie, where did it go yesterday, how fast was it going). There is also a geo-fencing function where you draw a box on the map and if the camera leaves this box you will get an alert. Again, I have not tested it. I need to figure out which car is the best to install + further test these functions on.
Also needs to be tested is how the 4G bracket behaves as the camera enters and exits parking mode recording. If it stays on all the time, I can foresee a big reduction on parking mode battery runtime.
I feel this is fairly exciting for a US$ 150 camera (with hardwire kit). The
4G bracket adds US$ 35 to the cost before you add in whatever it costs for logistics to your country. Take note the firmware has to be flashed to China version before the 4G bracket communicates with the main camera unit.
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