Ring - Battery Doorbell Pro

Idk I don’t have this issue with mine. I can charge it to 50% and it will last weeks. I have it on the highest motion setting and people are constantly walking past my door. Not to mention my bf stalks the hallway by watching the live view all the time. I haven’t ever had an internet issue either. Maybe it’s the model you have. My father got the ring battery pro or something the one where you can change the battery out and his keeps missing motion.

I had a problem where the battery Ring would randomly disconnect from wifi. I live in a tiny apartment with a router near the ring. All the wifi tests showed enough strength when standing next to the ring with the door closed. I called Ring customer service and they sent me a code to order a Chime Pro for free. The rep said it had to be the Pro version not the regular Chime. I haven’t had a problem since. Maybe try calling customer service to see if they can help you out.

I have a battery doorbell, and I only have to charge it once a month if that.

Mine is stuck onto bricks using command Velcro strips on the standard mount. It’s fallen off once in 2 years and I put a new strip on it. Held really well previously on wooden boards. Sure it’d be easy to steal, but good for renting.

The wiring will charge the expensive ring doorbells and it will use the old ringer/bell inside. The cheap ring doorbell works of batteries only and you need to buy a new chime/rining speaker for the house.

Yeah, looking at photos now. That's not my favorite. And the fish-eye distortion isn't as bad as my current Ring Pro doorbell that I just bought but still bothersome. Might have to plan for a second outdoor camera or find an alternative. :/

I wouldn’t consider the pro overpriced since it’s one of the only models that doesn’t miss a ton of motion events, and doesn’t completely skip the first 5-10 seconds of motion before finally recording. Since it’s a security device, reliability is extremely important to me. So the pro is actually the only model I’d ever be willing to use.

Yeah, so I did that, and bummer, it crapped out in a few hours. Those Best Buy reviews were right on the money. It went offline, troubleshooting showed the Wi-Fi chip was toast. I returned it and got the cheaper one. No problems since.

I have two of them. They've been good. The pro's better, with better stuff, obviously. But, for some reason, there's probably a bad batch. I couldn't justify paying 3 times the price.

In my personal experience it is hit and miss how quickly it opens up, and when you’re out and about and the postman rings, more often than not he’s gone by the time it connects, I have it on its own vlan so nothing is interfeiring, and the home base is connected via lan cable. The ring pro I had was a far better and seamless experience, I like it to apple and android, one is cheaper but one just works.

The cheap one is a pretty old model, one of the last remaining models that still has a widescreen sensor crop so you can’t see “head-to-toe” or if a package has been delivered. They also gimped it by not giving it the ability to ring a traditional hardwired bell. Otherwise, it’s a pretty good deal at $50. The Pro is a little newer, and has the aforementioned “head-to-toe” view and mechanical bell compatibility, but is extremely overpriced at $229. It’s a decent value when it goes on sale for $150 or so. Source: I’ve done the homework and been wanting to upgrade my old one to the Pro, but the damn thing hasn’t gone on sale in months.