Check for what might be suppressing your upload speeds if any. A lot of factors can hinder your otherwise sufficient upload speeds. These include placing the router too far away from your Blink camera system and having certain objects such as a wall between your router and camera(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n2. Insufficient Download Speed On The Camera\u2019s Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Once the raw data has been processed by the Blink servers, the servers send it back to your Blink camera system. In turn, the system quickly downloads and relays it to you as a visual. All of it takes place in a split second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, this process requires an internet connection. As said earlier, your Blink camera(s) must be online to be able to communicate and receive data from the Blink server. Basically, you need to have an internet connection that offers a download speed of at least 2 megabytes per second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your camera is not connected to the internet, that means it will be offline. Consequently, it won\u2019t be able to receive data from the Blink servers. As such, it won\u2019t be able to relay anything. However, if it\u2019s hooked to an internet connection with an insufficient download speed (less than 2 megabytes per second<\/em>), it will be slow in downloading the processed data from the Blink servers and relaying it to you. Again, this will manifest as a buffer or lag.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIf insufficient download speed is the reason behind your camera(s)\u2019s buffering problem, you may need to;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Get an internet package with the required data upload speeds(at least 2 Mbps).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Check for what might be suppressing your download speeds if any. Again, many factors can suppress your otherwise sufficient download speeds. These include placing the router too far away from your Blink camera system and having certain objects like a wall between your router and camera(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
3. Your Firmware Is Bad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Your Blink camera has in-built software that serves as the engine behind its functionalities. Unfortunately, this firmware is prone to failure due to malware and other similar things that originate from the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your Blink camera firmware is starting to fail, abnormal buffering may be one of the symptoms you can see. Lagging may occur simply because the camera is having trouble exchanging data with the Blink servers due to bad firmware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To avoid this, always update your Blink firmware. Blink continuously releases its firmware updates. Always be on the lookout for these updates to keep your firmware up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Like other cameras, Blink cameras are prone to the annoying buffering problem. This, I\u2019m saying based on the many buffering complaints I\u2019ve seen customers raise against these otherwise reliable smart cameras. Buffering is not a problem per se as these cameras are designed to do it instantaneously to give you data that makes sense to you. However, if your camera is taking longer than expected with the buffering process, that\u2019s definitely a lag, and it\u2019s a bad thing. Blink cameras aren\u2019t designed to behave this way. If yours is, there could be many reasons behind that. These include having an internet connection with upload and download speeds lower than 2mbs or having bad firmware. The good news is that you can fix these causes accordingly as explained above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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