Elias Ortega

Former field technician turned tester who maps real homes—walls, floors, and appliances included—to see which monitors hold a stable link when it matters most.

Real homes beat lab specs. The right monitor is the one that stays linked through your walls, floors, and routines.

During a winter storm, a parent messaged me at 2 a.m. after their monitor froze whenever the microwave reheated bottles. I drove over with a spectrum analyzer, watched the spikes, and reoriented antennas. The fix was boring—shorter path, fewer walls—but their relief was anything but.

I prefer local-first links (FHSS/DECT/direct Wi‑Fi) and measurable stability over cloud features.