When the Eufy security issue came to light, I banked hard and settled on an Arlo wired unit. It works. It's not quite 100% what I wanted, but it works. (I expected to have knee surgery and kinda required the doorbell as my bedroom is upstairs, but #$&@ keeps happening and I'm still waiting on therapy and surgery from the VA. I honestly can't remember when my last therapy session for depression/PTSD was.)
If I didn't rent, I'd open the walls and run my own Ethernet cabling for a different unit that can't be blocked with a WiFi jammer.
I have recently gone away from the Arlo wired for the exact reasons you stated. Further, I switched to Wyze based on getting a v4 as a test. The new Wyze wired cam is worlds better than the Arlo was for me!
That being said, I wish I had gotten the dual cam Wyze doorbell. I did NOT realize it could also be hardwired. When they put “battery” in the name…
I have the Arlo Essential Doorbell and it works with apple Home kit . It doesnt support home secure video but allows you to stream from apple devices such as your Apple TV. I am also on the look out for a battery operated front door bell that can be work with apple home kit but is also platform agnostic as well . I could try Aqara G410 , however , I would like to hear feedback on the unit. The reason for shifting the Arlo is because I am moving away from the subscription model which Arlo charges monthly/yearly.
I am using arlo now.... the doorbell works good, but whoever designed had no concept of how to integrate the wires behind the unit. the cameras work well. The app feels familiar. I wonder if they both hired the same firm to design it.
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