Stop Paying the Camera Tax: Ditch Your Subscription and Go Local
- rhintontech
- May 30
- 1 min read
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Your cameras are watching the house. Your Nest subscription is watching your wallet. Linus Tech Tips just spent two days in his attic solving this exact problem — and the fix saves real money.
Why Go Local?
Google raised Nest Aware Plus to $20/mo ($200/yr) in August 2025
Basic Nest Aware is now $10/mo — just to watch your own recorded clips
Ubiquiti UniFi Protect stores everything locally — zero monthly fees, ever
UniFi NVR starter: ~$299 one-time. Two years of Nest Aware Plus = $400+
Local storage = your footage stays yours, not on Google's servers
Own your footage. Kill the subscription. Hinton Technology installs pro-grade local security systems in the Aurora, CO area — contact us today!
Sources
PCWorld — https://www.pcworld.com/article/2850827/google-just-hiked-the-price-of-its-nest-aware-security-cam-plans.html
How-To Geek — https://www.howtogeek.com/google-nest-aware-subscription-is-going-up-in-price/
iFeeltech — https://ifeeltech.com/blog/unifi-protect-cctv-guide
Terry White's Tech Blog — https://terrywhite.com/i-switched-to-unifi-protect-and-dumped-my-google-nest-cams/
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