Ring Pro Doorbell (1 Viewer)

[DaveF]

I’ve been considering a security system from simplisafe or such. But sorting out external cameras is difficult. So I keep postponing the effort.

 

[Sam Posten]

Crikey!

 

[Johnny Angell]

@Sam Posten How big is that thing? Did he set off the ring? Nice view you have out of your front door.

 

[Sam Posten]

Thanks! It’s a really nice little development. I estimate the spider is bigger than a quarter. This is the third time it’s caught him during the day when I have not been home. Trust me that if I’m there I will rush out with a macro lens to get a good look at him/her.

 

[TonyD]

If there was a Ring-like no-effort product with all the privacy aspects of these standalone systems, I’d be interested.

We get anything like this yet?

We’re getting close to buying a video doorbell but there seems to be plenty of them around.
Ring looks like it has nearly a dozen choices.

Wired
Notification when someone is at the door
Real-time interaction with someone at the door
Access to recorded content similar to a dash cam

 

[DaveF]

Do We get anything like this yet?

We’re getting close to buying a video doorbell but there seems to be plenty of them around.
Ring looks like it has nearly a dozen choices.

Wired
Notification when someone is at the door
Real-time interaction with someone at the door
Access to recorded content similar to a dash cam

then Logitech doorbell meets the criteria. I replaced my ring when it died after 4 years, with the logi device.

I’m throwing the logi away next Spring, after about a year of ownership, and possibly replacing it with another Ring.

The Logitech for me is lousy. It overheats and goes offline almost daily. Sometimes multiple times a day. The Apple HomeKit integration, a key selling point for me, is far too limiting (Apple’s fault, but it becomes Logi’s problem regardless). There’s no customized ringtones to distinguish doorbell events from any of the other myriad notifications on the iPhone. For us, the sunk cost isn’t worth it. Better to lose $200 and get a useful doorbell than to keep suffering with this device. I’m only waiting because I want to replace in warm weather to ensure I discover any overheating problem while under warranty.

 

[Dave Upton]

@DaveF @TonyD - check out this one: https://wyze.com/wyze-doorbell.html

Nobody is perfect on privacy, but Wyze has been a good company in my dealings with them for cameras around the house.

It's a little klugey but you can actually get a lot of non-homekit devices working with homebridge.

I use this little box and then add plugins to support the devices that aren't compliant so they all work in Homekit

See on Amazon

 

[TonyD]

Too many reviews on that Wyze that are weather related and I don’t think I’m a fan of the vertical only camera.

Looks like it includes a 12 second upload you do have to subscribe to their service for anything else.

 

[TonyD]

I ended up buying a Ring doorbell 3 with an indoor cam.
I tried to buy the same Ring device with a One year Ring Plus included but while I could put it in my cart you couldn’t buy it and eventually it was replaced with this.

https://www.costco.com/ring-video-doorbell-3-plus-with-indoor-security-cam.product.100849067.html

We also bought a Ring outdoor cam for the yard.
So we have three Ring devices and have a week left on our free one month trial of their Plus for recording and saving video.

No issues with the doorbell but the Outdoor cam gets fogged up at night and is almost useless because of it.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

I ended up buying a Ring doorbell 3 with an indoor cam.
I tried to buy the same Ring device with a One year Ring Plus included but while I could put it in my cart you couldn’t buy it and eventually it was replaced with this.

https://www.costco.com/ring-video-doorbell-3-plus-with-indoor-security-cam.product.100849067.html

We also bought a Ring outdoor cam for the yard.
So we have three Ring devices and have a week left on our free one month trial of their Plus for recording and saving video.

No issues with the doorbell but the Outdoor cam gets fogged up at night and is almost useless because of it.

None of our outdoor Ring devices fog up. Take a screen shot of what you see at night and open up a ticket with their support.

 

[Sam Posten]

Disturbing:

Amazon Admits Giving Ring Camera Footage to Police Without a Warrant or Consent

In response to recent questions from Sen. Ed Markey, Amazon stated that it has provided police with user footage 11 times this year alone.

theintercept.com

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

That development was expected unless you haven't been paying attention.

 

[Sam Posten]

It’s the scale that is news

 

[Greg.K]

I’m throwing the logi away next Spring, after about a year of ownership, and possibly replacing it with another Ring.

The Logitech for me is lousy. It overheats and goes offline almost daily. Sometimes multiple times a day. The Apple HomeKit integration, a key selling point for me, is far too limiting (Apple’s fault, but it becomes Logi’s problem regardless). There’s no customized ringtones to distinguish doorbell events from any of the other myriad notifications on the iPhone. For us, the sunk cost isn’t worth it. Better to lose $200 and get a useful doorbell than to keep suffering with this device. I’m only waiting because I want to replace in warm weather to ensure I discover any overheating problem while under warranty.

I just installed a Logitech Circle View doorbell. Just still seems to be the best choice for Homekit users as long as it won't be exposed direct sunlight. Love it so far. Fortunately my front door faces north so no direct sun to overheat the thing. Ringtones don't concern me. Homekit Secure Video and no subscription (other than iCloud that I am already paying for) and no other app to install or Homebridge integration needed sells it.

Plus the portrait view is perfect for my set back front door.

 

[TonyD]

Follow up to the foggy issue I was having.
That’s not inside the camera it’s on the lens.
Our sw Florida yard gets very humid in the evening and early morning so we get moisture on just about everything.
It’s not that bad and disappears once the sun comes up.

The major design flaw we have discovered is if the power and/or the internet goes out for an extended amount of time and they lose connection you can’t reconnect to your wifi unless you are at the device.

Now I’m 1500 miles from home, wifi went out all day yesterday and now my three rings, Nest thermostat and my Kwikset front door lock are disconnected and I can’t reconnect them until I get back to the house.

Not a great feature.