Arlo Pro 2 Useless Wireless?

[That Mason Guy]

Hey Guys,

 

I've just recently purchased the Arlo Pro 2 Wire-free kit with 4 cameras and a base station as i was under the impression that they would give me motion notifications and record small snippits when motion is detected this would then be saved for 7 days for free, as i have recently found out, without the cameras being connected to mains power, they are nothing more than a live camera. I live in a rental so hooking them up to power isn't really much of an option as i have no way to route the cables. I was then under the impression that the cameras would enable notifications once they have a solar panel connected to them so then they have a form of Power beyond the battery, i have also recently found out that that is not the case either.

 

Could someone please confirm that without them being connected to AC power (Wall Outlet) that there are nothing more than live camera feeds making them useless in the case of any sort of security issue.