Belkin Baby Moniter - Firmware Update (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

OK, it took awhile to setup, probably because someone else had set it up before. Once I figured out how to reset it, it seems to work pretty well. In my case when I first plugged in the Wemo it just flashed orange, and there was not a wifi to connect into. Just in case you run into the same problem follow these instructions….unplug the wemo, press and hold the reset button on the bottom, while holding the button plug it back in; continue holding the reset button until it blinks orange fast, then you can let go. Wait about 30 seconds then it should start alternating slow blinks between green and orange. I hope this helps someone else. As a side note, it looks like Belkin fixed all the app issues that they had early on that all the other folks were complaining about.

We have been using the Belkin WeMo Baby Monitor every day for about a month and a half. We love it! The monitor functions as an audio-only monitor over wifi, communicating to an app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. A very nice feature, is that WeMo includes noise-cancellation, minimizing background noise appearing on the monitor, so that the baby's noise is in effect amplified. We tend to put a lot of white noise in our kids' rooms which can be a problem for baby monitors. We have had 3 baby monitors in the last 5 years, and WeMo is our favorite.Be aware, that you will need to have a wifi network in the location of the monitor. You can connect to the monitor from any internet connection, not just while on your home network. Most of the time, this doesn't matter at all. However, it comes in handy if you want to listen in on the babysitter, make sure that your husband is paying attention to the kids, or check on your house while away.The app works well in the background, allowing you to surf the web or check emails on your phone. However, you cannot listen to other audio sources simultaneously or make phone calls. Therefore, we tend to dedicate a device (usually a spare iPad) to monitoring so that we are free to use our iPhones. There is the option to pay for "Cry Notification" for $50/yr where you are called if your baby begins to cry. We have not tried this service, but it seems to allow you to "monitor" your child while not listening to them or dedicating your device to monitoring.Upon first setting it up, it had us install a firmware update. It was then very easy to connect to our wireless network.We are using the iOS app, which works well on both our iPads and iPhones. At one point, we had a problem where one of our children unplugged the Belkin unit from the wall. After that I was unable to connect using the app. I fixed this by uninstalling the app, reinstalling it, and resetting the Belkin monitor. It has worked great since then.UPDATE: After about 2 months of use, we intermittently have it just stop working. The first fix that often works is to shut down the WeMo app on all iOS devices. If that doesn't work we have to reset the device and reconnect it to the network. It is getting pretty annoying. When it works, we love it. It worked great for 2 months and then suddenly started giving us trouble.

I have always liked Belkin products and was very hopeful this monitor would work better for me than it has for others. I had a tough time with the app, but my son figured things out for me - and he's not entirely sure if it was the app or our ipad settings. I was impressed with the sound quality once it was up and tested. Our houseguests were thrilled when I mentioned I had this so they wouldn't need to pack their monitor. We sat outside a couple nights without worry. And that's the purpose of this thing - to give parents a little freedom and peace of mind.Technical issues aside, this is a cute little unobtrusive device. I liked the convenience and wish these options were available when my kids were little.

Mir is fun when it is working, but it rarely works when I really want it too.

Followed the (very simple) setup instructions, and the WeMo Baby started working right away. The app works fine and I had no problems connecting. There's maybe a half-second sound lag, but nothing that would cause a problem. Love it!

First thing is this company sold it as if it were new. It wasn't. Box had been opened the monitor's safety plastic had been "restuck" to it and the box taped shut. That irritated me. But I decided to try it anyway and I discovered that if the iphone and the WeMo were working the sound was lousy. There is also the other issue of connections. If it falls out of connections then the monitor doesn't work and it defeats the purpose of the monitor!

Exactly as described, very easy to program, helps monitor your baby any where at your home with your own mobile

The problems of the past version has been fixed. This version was easy to set up and easy to use. I set it up on both my iphone running ios7 beta and my wife's ios6 and both programs worked flawlessly. Set up took less than five minutes. The only problem, if any, was there was a little bit of static in the sound quality and it's not quite as crystal clear as I hoped. For the convenience of this product, the static didn't interfere with listening to the baby. There's also added fee's if you want "cry notification" which is disappointing. Nobody likes paying a lot for a product and then asking to pay for more "premium" services. It would be nice to see everything all included.