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Lobster70I'm also team Eufy. I have a 2C Pro overlooking my driveway. I also mounted a solar power panel to keep it charged, even set for optimal surveillance. It has been very reliable and responsive. I also have a battery doorbell (T8210) which is pretty good. Sometimes it fails to detect motion and it is slow to start recording. Videos of delivery people sometimes start with them walking away. I think wired would be a lot better, but my house has no doorbell wiring to use. It still performs better than the Ring I once had.
I have a Eufy battery doorbell cam and another cam over my driveway with a solar panel charger. They connect to a hub that also chimes. I have no complaints. Vastly better than Ring, in my experience.
Thornbush42Just to add, my wireless eufy doorbell can go 5 months on 1 charge, during summer time ofc. Not all models/setups have poor battery life results. Edit: I have the S210 (2k) model
evemeatayI got a eufy one, it has a battery so it works with the power out although obviously the wifi doesn't so even the ring wouldn't actually connect and work as a doorbell. It also has a microsd slot so you can get a 256gb card and it can record for months without looping. The motion detection on their app works as well as the ring I had for a while if you do turn on notifications. Technically I assume there is some latency as it's not being cloud-monitored but I always felt the ring had a ton of latency too anyway so I don't think it's any different - at least in the scenario of getting alerts when your phone screen is off and you aren't looking directly at the app.
mustdacheI really like my eufy products. My 5 year old doorbell is going strong. and my s340 is great with the new homebase. I've set automations easily.
dragonnfrEufy 2K. No subscription, local storage, dead simple. Avoids all the Ring nonsense.
ceceettI have a Eufy battery doorbell. Stores on an SD card that's on the chime inside the house.
home_improvement_diyIf you want *no fees + battery power*, you’re kinda limited, most battery doorbells don’t do true 24/7 recording without a subscription. **Eufy battery doorbells** are one of the closest matches: no monthly fees, local storage, and human detection. **Reolink** is also solid if you want local SD recording. Just know battery models usually do **event recording**, not nonstop 24/7. If you end up wanting real continuous footage, wired with local storage is almost always the way to go.
Low-Spread-8156Honestly, at £128, the Nest Doorbell (Battery) is a really solid piece of kit, but the chime situation catches a lot of UK buyers out. Here is exactly how it works so you don't waste your money: The Chime Situation To answer your question directly: No, it does not come with a plug-in chime module in the box, and it does not have a loud chime built into the actual unit that you will hear through your walls. You essentially have three options to actually hear it ring: The Smart Speaker Route (Easiest): If you own a Google Nest Mini or a Nest Hub screen, you can set them to act as your chime. When someone presses the button, your smart speakers will announce "Someone is at the front door." If you don't own one, you can usually pick up a 2nd hand Nest Mini on eBay or CEX for about £15. Hardwiring to an old chime: If you currently have a traditional wired UK doorbell on your wall with a chime box in the hallway, you can actually wire the Nest Battery directly to those existing wires. It will trigger your old mechanical "ding-dong" chime box. (Just check your transformer voltage first). Third-Party Chimes: You can buy third-party plug-in wireless chimes on Amazon (like the Wasserstein one) that sync to the Nest, but they are expensive and buying a cheap Nest Mini speaker is almost always better value. Is it worth the £128? Yes, mostly because Google gives you 3 hours of free event video history without forcing you into a monthly subscription, and the package/person detection is brilliant. Should you look at other brands? If the lack of an included chime annoys you, definitely look at Eufy. Their battery video doorbells frequently come with a dedicated chime plug in the box, the video quality is excellent, and they store the video locally on a base station inside your house so there are zero monthly subscription fees. Avoid Ring unless you already have Amazon Echo speakers in your house to use as chimes, and be aware that Ring essentially forces you to pay a monthly subscription just to watch back your videos.
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