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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The cost of the cable maybe, not the cost of all the ancillary work.

Most people have or want cameras in places where it won't be particularly easy to run wires, like door frames for door bells, and outside walls with insulation and various utilities in the way.

Other people live where they can't do it at all (an apartment)