Have one had it for a few years just the basic wired one and we find it brilliant. It’s €40 a year subscription tho which is why we recently bought a eufy one haven’t set it up yet
I recently installed the basic hardwire (wall plug transformer) Ring doorbell camera ($49.00) and haven’t subscribed to any service from them. It’s perfect for my needs. Notifications through my iphone,ipad, echo shows and a wall mounted echo hub.
The problem I had was that my then-current security alarm provider kept upping the fees each year, \~€40 per month. And for home contents insurance purposes I needed an external company to monitor. Last Black Friday, Ring had a promotion, so I bought a full bundle pack \~€240 about half price, that mirrored exactly what I had in my apartment. And even on the premium plan, it was half the monthly cost of my then provider!
I’m a techie and would have no problem building a solution if I didn’t need an external company. But as I wired a Ring Intercom into the apartment intercom system a few years ago, it kinda made sense to stick to the same vendor.
So waited until February when my previous supplier’s contract ended, giving them three month’s notice, and installed the Ring system in about 3 hours.
The first month is free, and then saving €20 per month. So in the first year, the entire bundle pays for itself.
I’m not a walking advertisement for Ring, but it’s no-nonsense. I’ll be purchasing more cameras for the balconies, and while not in Europe, there is a sensor available in the States that if our smoke alarm goes off, it will make the Ring system notify us.
If you use a Ring be aware that you need the model that runs on power. I had a battery model that was connected to power to charge the battery. The battery often was drained and I needed to remove it and recharge outside the doorbell. Use the powered model without the battery to feed from the old 24vac feed.
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