Ring type door bells. Any recommendations?

[Dave7]

My remote door bell is very hit n miss so needs replacing.
The family want one that notifies your phone so you can see/speak to the visitor.
I do not want one with a contract.
Any experiences/recommendations good or bad ?

 

[Tenkaykev]

My remote door bell is very hit n miss so needs replacing.
The family want one that notifies your phone so you can see/speak to the visitor.
I do not want one with a contract.
Any experiences/recommendations good or bad ?

I haven't got the doorbell but I do have several eufy wireless security cameras that I use as wildlife cameras to excellent effect. They talk to your local wireless network and don't need a cloud account ( though there is an option if you are so minded ) They do a couple of wired/ wireless doorbells and are often " on sale " every couple of months.

 

[Dave7]

I haven't got the doorbell but I do have several eufy wireless security cameras that I use as wildlife cameras to excellent effect. They talk to your local wireless network and don't need a cloud account ( though there is an option if you are so minded ) They do a couple of wired/ wireless doorbells and are often " on sale " every couple of months.

Thanks.
I have seen your excellent wildlife results.
Never heard of eufy...... I will Google that.

 

[si_c]

Don't get a Eufy system - they have had lots of issues where people can view other people's cameras and they basically didn't give a sh!t.

You've got Ring - works without a subscription and has remote ringers so it acts like a traditional door bell. Similarly Google's nest doorbell operates in the same way. There are also Swann doorbell cameras which can interact with a traditional camera system and record locally not on the cloud.

For Ring and Google these work better with a subscription but do work without you just don't get the option to save 30 days or whatevers worth of people at your door usually.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Don't get a Eufy system - they have had lots of issues where people can view other people's cameras and they basically didn't give a sh!t.

You've got Ring - works without a subscription and has remote ringers so it acts like a traditional door bell. Similarly Google's nest doorbell operates in the same way. There are also Swann doorbell cameras which can interact with a traditional camera system and record locally not on the cloud.

For Ring and Google these work better with a subscription but do work without you just don't get the option to save 30 days or whatevers worth of people at your door usually.

The Eufy security issues ( detailed here) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...th-unencrypted-video-access-pledges-overhaul/

Are something I was well aware of before I purchased my system, and had the issues not been comprehensively resolved I wouldn't have purchased my units. All my wildlife footage is encrypted on camera and decrypted on the fly when I access them. Nothing goes to the " cloud " unless I specifically upload a video clip to their servers.

 

[T4tomo]

In any event, does it really matter if your neighbour views your garden badger, or the postman walking up your drive?

its not like such camera's are inside your house.