Wyze: "We Can Replace A $2,500 Security System For About A Hundred Bucks"

Published Sep 27, 2022 13:05 PM

Wyze, the Seattle company notable for its low-cost and aggressive marketing, claims its products can replace a $2,500 security system for about $100.

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In this report, IPVM examines Wyze's claim, as well as the company, its previous marketing methods and claims, and how the equipment Wyze is marketing might measure up against an expensive system.

See our previous Wyze coverage:

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*** *******-***** ********** $*** ******* ** ****, ****** ** ***** "*****-***** ********** intelligence" **** ***** *******.

**** ******* ** * ****** ********** that **** "*** ******* * $**** security ****** *** ***** * ******* bucks", * ***** **** **** ** a ****** ****** ********** **********.

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No ******* ** $*** ******

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Undisclosed #1
Sep 27, 2022

*** ******* ** **** ************ **** price ***** ** **** ********* **** image ******* ** *** ******* ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #8
Oct 04, 2022

**'* ***** ***** ** ******* **** are ****** ** **** ** ******* in *** ***** ******** ****** *** just ***** ********** ** *** *********** market. **** *** ******** ********* ******** kit ****** ***** **** **** ** pricing *** **** ***** *****'* ******* cabling, *****, *********, ***.

**** ** ***** **** *** **** that **** *********** ******** *** ********* HARDER **** ********** **** ******* ** the **** ********* ** *********** *******, attic **** ***** ***********, ****** ****** of ************ ********** **********, ***. ******** through *******'* ***** ** **°* **** makes *** ********** **** ******** *** open *******.

*** ********** *** ***** ******* **** tends ** ** **** **** ******** with * ******* ******** ****** ** a ******** ************* **********. **** **** ***-*******? ****'* not **** * *********** **** *****. It *** ***** **** ******* *** control **** ****** *** **'* ********* and ****** ** *** ******* ****** who **** ***** ** *** ** there's ******* ** ***** ****, ** make * ***** **** ** ******* stealing ***** ****** ********.

** **** ***, ** ***'* **** attempt *********** ******* *** **** ***** turn ** ****. ** **** ****** "**** *** *** *** ** ****** or ****** **** **** *** **** needs *** **** ***********will **** **** ****** ************."

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Oct 04, 2022

****** **** ******** *******, ********* ***** you **** **** **** ****** ** initial **** *** ********* ********. ****** your **** ** ****, ****** ******* products, *** ***'* **** ********* ******* the **** ****. ********* *** **** reap *** **** **** **** ******.

********* ** **** ****** ******* ** those ********* **** ****** *** **** marketing *** **** ****.

******** **** ******* ********, ****** * profile, ***** ** ******* ****, *** you *** **** * ****** ********.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #7
Oct 05, 2022

....**** ********* **** "*****" *********--***** **** purpose ** ** ******* *** **** focusing ******* **** *** ******* ** your **** *******--*** **** * *** to ****** "****" ****.

* *** ** *** *** **** of *** ***** **** **** **** place.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Oct 05, 2022

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 27, 2022

*** ******* ************ ***** ** ***** 'better **** *******' ***** ***** *** those ******* ********.

***** *** ******** **** * **** that ****** ********* *********** ******* *********. If ** ***** ** ***, ****. If ***, ********** ****.

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** ** *** *******'* **** ** have ****** ** *** ******** ** others ******, **** ***** ** ** excellent ***** *****. ** **** *** IOT *******, ** ****, **** **** to ******* ** '** ***** ****' technology *******.

**** ** ********* *********.

**** **** *** *** *** ********, in ***** ** ****, *** *** user ******** ********** *** ****** ** their ******** ** ******** *******. ** this **** **** *** * ******* service *** ** *** ****** ** well. *******!

** ** **** **** **** ******* all *** ******** ** **** **** unlocked *** ******** *** ******* ** for ******.

** ****** ** **** **** ** get ** ***** ** *** **** place ** *** '****** ****' **** camera ******** ******.

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******* ** ******* **** ** *********..

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Morgan H
Sep 28, 2022

** ******* ** **** *** ********** of * "******** ******" ****** **, the ***** ******* * ***** ********* solution, * ******* ***** ********* ****** using ** ***** ***** *** ***** detection *******, **** ***** *** *********** speaker ******* *** *** ******* **** blurry ********** ** *** **** ** the ********>

*** **** *** ** ********* *** a $*** ? **** ****** *** of *** *** ******* *** ** something ** **** ***** *** *** some ***** ** ****** ** ******* the ******** *****, ** ********* ** better **** *******.

***** ** ********* * ****** *** for **** *** ******* ****** *** others *** **** ***** ********. ******** not ******** **** ***** *** **** which ** *** ********* *** *** busy *** ** *** *** *** lawn ***** *************.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Sep 28, 2022

****** ** ***. ******** **** **** where ** ** **. ****** ******** with ******* ******* ******** ** *** FoV. **** ***** **** *** *** connected ** * *** ***** *** easy ********* ** *** ****** ** killing *****. *** *** *** ***********, a **** *** ** **** ***** cameras, ****** *******, ******, ***. *** it ** *****!!!

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Morgan H
Sep 28, 2022

* ** *** * *** *** of ***** ** ***** * ******** but ***** *** ***** **** ****** cant ** **** ***** *** *********** amount ** ***** ** ** ** the **** ***, ** **** ** what **** *** ****** ** *******.

*** ***** ***** **** ******* ** that ********** **** ** ***** ********* grow ** *** **** **** *****, or **** ******* **** **** **** purchased ****** ****'* **** **** ** did ** *** *** *** **** to ************* *** * ***** ********.

** *** **** ** ***** ** what ** ** **** *** ** that *** *** *** *** ********** with **** ** **** ***** ** the *** ***. **** ** ***** consumers **** ***** **** ********* *******, maybe ******* **** *** *** ..

** *** **** ***** *** ****** driving ****** ******** *** *** ***** of **********,

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Sep 28, 2022

* **** ******* **** ******* ********* around ** **** (** ******** ** real ** ******* *** * ***) and **** **** **** **** *****. It ***** **** ***** **** **** does ** ******, ** ***** *** thing *** ****** *******. ** *** would * ***** **** ** ****** my ****.

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Undisclosed #5
Sep 28, 2022

* **** *** ******* **** ******* for ***** *** **** **** ******* with **** *******. **** ** *** and ************ *****, *** **** ********** device ***’*?

* **** **** ******* **** *** image *******, ***** ******** ** *** Lorex ****** * ********* ** * non-profit *** **, ** ****, **** more ***** *** ******** **** ********* than *** **** *******

** * ********** ****** * ***’* know **** * ***** **** **** but, * *** **** * ****** who *** * ***** *** $** from * ******** ******* *** * surveillance ******. * ********* ** *** Wyze *** *** ***** $*** (*** my **** **********) ** *** **** to ** **** ** ****** *** he’s *** ********** ***** **.

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Undisclosed #6
Sep 28, 2022

** ********* *** ***** ** *******

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Sep 28, 2022

***** ***!

* *** ******** ******** **** ***** AD **** * ***** ** *******.

***** **** **** ***** **. **** way *** **** ** ****** ************.

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Mark Jones
Sep 29, 2022

***** *** **** ******** ******** ****, especially **** ** ***** ** ***** point. * ***** ******** **** ***** folks ***** **** ***** ********* ************ security **** ** ********** *** ** be ****, ***** ***** ** *** overwhelming ******, ** *** *** **** one. **** * *** *** ****, I ***** ******** **** ** **** like ****, ****, ******* ** "**** in *** *****" ** *** ** they **** *** ******* ** ********** to *** ** *********.

***** ****** * *** * ********** write ** **** ****** ** *** authors ** ***** *** ********* **** describe **** ********* ** "********"; ***** is **** ******* ****** ***** **. Years *** **** **** ******** ** an *********** ****** ******* **** ** all **** ****** ***. ****** **** all ** ****, ** **** ** the ******** *********** **** **** *** buying * **** ** ****** **** it. *** ******* ** **** ** not. ** *** ** ** **** a ******** ********** ******** ****** *** FTC. * ******** ***** **** *** just *** *********** ** ****** ****. I ***** **** **** ****** ***** our ****** ** *** *** **** half ** ***** **,*** *** ****** and ******** **** ** *** *** as *********.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #7
Oct 04, 2022

**** ****** **** ***** **,*** *** agents *** ****** **** ** **** at ** ***** **** *********** ******.........................**** would **** *** *******.

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Undisclosed #9
Oct 06, 2022

**** **** ***** ** ** ********** as ** *****/****** **.

* **** ******* **** ******* **** I *****'* **** ** * ****** years, ** *** **** ********** ** by *** *** ***** *** *** camera ************. **** **** *** ****** to **** **** **** ******* ** even **** **** *******? ***'** *******. Landscape **** *** **** ****** **** when *** ****** **** ****** ******? Wishful ********.

***** ** ***** ** *** **** community *******, **** ** ******* **** of ********* ******* ** *** ******* to *** ***** **** ********** *** user ********* (**/**) ********. ******* ** fixing *** *******' **/** (***** **** of ********* ********** ******** *****), ** seems ** ** ******** *** ******* resources ** ******, *****, *******, ***.

JH
John Honovich
Oct 06, 2022
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** ***** ** ** ******** *** limited ********* ** ******, *****, *******, etc.

**** ******. * ** ****** ** scale, *****, *** ******* *** **** profitable ** **** **** *******. **** has ******** **** *** ***** *** little **** ***** ******* **** **** from *******.

*** ****** ** **** *** ********* here ** **** **** ** ***** competing **** ***** ***** ***** ****** has ****** **** * ***** ********** of ***** *** **** **** *******, e.g.

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JH
John Honovich
Oct 09, 2022
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******'* ***** ** ******* ** ** be ****'* ******** ***-**** ********** ********, e.g. "***** **** ******" *** ~$***:

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