How to go all Orwellian on the baby (Windows Phone and Foscam Edition)

April 7, 2013 5:27 PM

So the plan is to use the Foscam FI8910W as a baby monitor. PCs are taken care of with web view, Androids (2 phones and tablet) are good to to with tinyCam Monitor Pro. But... Mrs. Pyro just got a Nokia Lumia 822 which is a Windows Phone. I'm an android guy, I know next to nothing about WPs. Can someone recommend a Remote IP web cam app that doesn't suck (or ideally - rocks)? Needs to have audio (2 way if possible), preferably under $5 (free is great, more expensive doable if needs be).
posted by pyro979 to Technology (3 answers total)

This doesn't quite get to your question, but FWIW we love the Foscam 8910W which we use extensively as a cat monitor. As a car surveillance device it is phenomenal, love the panning action, the infra-red is high quality. We use it for entertainment (what are those crazy cats doing?) for security, using the motion-detect function which can be activated remotely if desired and can capture very high quality pictures of landlords illegally entering your home or the petsitter feeding the cats just as desired, and for wellness checks (we've been gone 8 hours - is someone barfing yet?).

Love it. Gotta say, wish you luck with the audio - we have had some issues with that element of things. Enjoy!
posted by arnicae at 6:22 PM on April 7, 2013

Not at all helpful for your actual question :-) but for iOS users that stumble across this question: I use and love; Baby Monitor IP Camera with that camera.
posted by fief at 6:31 PM on April 7, 2013 [1 favorite]

Best answer: I have 2 foscams. that model and the one before it (we have a second 8910w in a box for a baby monitor . baby due in june). I also happen to have a lumia 920 . The problem is NO windows phone app currently supports audio . I use foscam direct. Its $3.49 and supports the ptz but no audio.

Ip cam controller is also good at $1.99 and supports ptz but no audio.

IF she is at work she can just view the cam through the browser to get the audio.

Like I stated all the ip cam apps on the windows store have no audio
posted by majortom1981 at 5:52 AM on April 8, 2013