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How to watch a home webcam through the internet on your phone.
I have internet access through my phone but no video capability and would like to know if I can watch a webcam through the phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Hi there,
This really depends on the capabilities of your phone. If it can run JAVA apps, then several programs would work for you.
For the moment, I can only assume that you can simply browse the web and nothing else. Going under that assumption, there is still hope.
What you need for a standard webcam (it may have even come with something like this) is a program that will capture an image every x minutes and upload it to your webspace via FTP. Most internet providers start you out with a small amount of web space included in your monthly internet bill, so you should be good to go.
Here is a paid program that does what you want and more:
VisionGS PE:
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... and if you are handy with computer related things, then here are a couple free programs you can try:
Fwink:
"Fwink is a free and open source webcam application for Windows. It takes still images from your camera at timed intervals and puts them on your web site with FTP. You can add effects like text messages, time stamps and an overlay image."
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Yawcam:
"Yawcam is a shortening for Yet Another WebCAM software, and that's exactly what it is ;-)
More precise Yawcam is a webcam software for windows written in java. The main ideas for Yawcam are to keep it simple and easy to use but to include all the usual features."
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I would start with YAWCAM, personally.
There are a number of video surveillance devices that can be had very inexpensively, which already do the uploading through built in programs. This is also a way to get away from using your computer for this and all the limitations that brings with it.
Here is the list of surveillance cameras from ComputerGeeks.com:
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Have fun, and if you have further questions on this, please direct them to me.
Thank you.
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