KC310 cameras not available for purchase individually.
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I purchased the Kasa Spot Wire-Free Camera System, Model KC310S2.
The solution comes with:
- (2) KC310 Cameras aka Kasa Cam 310
- (1) KH310 Hub aka Kasa Hub 310
Perhaps I should have researched better as I thought this "solution" would be a good starting point that could be expanded by adding cameras. I wrongly assumed that I could add additional cameras on to cover other parts of my home after the intial two. It turns out that you can't add additional cameras to the hub that you have already paid for. The reason I asked the question was that I didn't see the cameras sold seperately on the site. I was wanting to add three additional cameras to cover my back yard, my west side yard and my driveway. Apparently, I have to buy two additional kits for a total of 4 cameras and 2 additional hubs to do this. My question is, "Why would I need the two additional hubs?" Purchasing unnecessary items is a waste of money, akin to needing car tires and having to buy the rims and axle each time.
I spoke to live chat a bit ago. First a word about the live support, I clicked the "talk to live agent" link, the chat client told me it was conneting me, to "Daryl" who had a generic female avatar, and then I got nothing. I waited a bit then typed "hello?" and waited a bit more, then typed a few more times and nothing. Most chat systems will tell you how many people you are behind, and show where you are in the queue, but not this one. After a bit, I disconnected, reconnected and tried again and still got nothing after another wait, I disconnected and reconnected a third time and just as I was about to give up, "Daryl" finally replied.
After asking my question, Daryl went was away for a bit to do some research and when he returned, he informed me that the cameras that are part of this bundle can't be purchased seperately. He also told me that none of the other cameras work with the solution as all of the outdoor cameras are part of bundles.
After a spending a bit of time miffed, I thought perhaps I had taken the wrong approach to asking my question and connected again with the live chat. I got a different agent, so I asked this question instead. "How many cameras does the KH310 support?" The support person replied "KH310?" I was a bit baffled that he didn't know the product swell enough to recognize that the KH310 was the hub included in the bundle. I explained it to him. He asked me to hold while he looked into it. He came back with the same reply that the other agent provided. In essence, he didn't answer my question about how many cameras the hub would support, but only that "That is the only way you can buy it." Again, no information on "WHY" a hub is required for every two camera, only that its the only way they can be purchased.
Now that I know, I am going to research a scalable replacement for these cameras. I really like them and am bummed about having to change them, but having to buy unnecessary components to add cameras on is ludicrous. I worked with surveillance systems for years and have never encountered anything this silly. Besides the sale of additional cameras, when I replace them, they will lose the revenue from the Kasa Care I pay for monthly.
Since I can't seem to get a technical reason for why this is necessary, I am left to assume that this is some stupid marketing idea. C'est la vie.
TLDR; ALL OF THE OUTDOOR/WIRELE$$ CAMERA$ MUST BE PURCHA$ED TWO AT A TIME WITH A HUB A$ PART OF A KIT.
