You need a subscription to use this camera. Otherwise it's a useless device that you can only view live and have to press "Continue?" Every 30 seconds. Why not make a device you buy once and never have to put money towards it again, and still have all the features you thought you were paying for? That would be too inconvenient for a company trying to make money off its costumers. Well, they are already got my money and this camera is trash now, because I'm not paying a subscription to use it.