Can someone tell me what's the point of buying ring door bell, the fact the logo is too obvious on which potential thief can be assure that the owner most likely not at home?
And also what do you guys think of not having door bell at all? (Especially after this news) As you'll most likely to know who will come anyway (unless you are running business from home)
And that's my point, why have door bell all together, the fact the un-invited guests are more likely door to door sales…
All of your mates most likely to call/sms/line/telegram/whatsapp you beforehand anyway
Quick, televisi has smoke coming from their garage, better run and alert them.
Oh, they don't have a doorbell, guess they carefully thought this through and decided they didn't want to be disturbed as we don't have their phone\whatsapp details.
haha! in that kind of situation surely the fire brigade siren is loud enough to wake up the whole neighbourhood…
I think he's got smoke coming from other areas…
2 questions
where is the storage? in the device itself? if so, what's to stop some naughty person nicking the whole thing?
and
what if it's 49deg C?
The video is stored in the cloud, you can view it on your smart phone live at any time, you get an initial trial period of 30 days where you can access your videos, for $40 a year the videos are retained for up to 6 months and you can download them at any time and they are accessible on your smart phone and browser based.
If they nick the whole thing it will be of no use as you have to register it with RING for it to work, if you have reported it stoeln it will not be registerable. Also Ring will replace your stole device for free.
We used to have one that played the theme tune to Hawaii 5 o. The first few days were great until the novelty wore off.
from what I have gathered Ring doorbell can detect movement? Has there been anyone suspicious tried to approach your front door and captured by it?
Captured by what, the theme tune to Hawaii 5 o? I'm perplexed.
@televisi: Ah i see, makes sense now. This was about 30 years ago when milk used to be delivered, haha.
@lookatthesizeofthat: Lol..I thought milk is still delivered until today? (to the local coles and woolies, and not to forget our beloved bargain store, Aldi)
@televisi: Used to deliver to the doorstep, fresh everyday, bread and juice as well. Just like Uber eats:)
@lookatthesizeofthat: Ah…back in the old days where this country still filled with plenty of cows and kangaroos…
Funny you say about Uber Eats, basically we are going back in circle (do the old ways but in new-er method), "same music style, just different cassette"
@televisi: That's a really good observation, I suppose history does repeat, just subtle differences.
I think it's got a niche, but like a lot of these things it appeals to a specific sort of buyer. I think there is some merit to the advertisements, but the use is somewhat limited because a thief may not bother to ring a doorbell or knock on the front door to check if there is someone home, but then who knows.
The use of this product is more likely to be as it's advertised in their TV commercials where essentially it's used as a video intercom. You'd imagine that anybody sensible who were interested in home security would use some sort of dedicated security options.
Most times the burglar will knock/ring. They will most likely see the camera on the ring and move on to another house. Criminals know cameras convict them.
Security surveillance is about having the information that is needed for the purpose. If you know someone is breaking into your house you have the information that is needed for the purpose. It really doesn't matter how you have the information, as long as you have it.
I definitely agree that a potential burglar will target a house that doesn't have a camera, which is a good point; better to have more deterrents than the house next door.
I suppose how much that deterrent is worth comes down to it's cost/benefit.
I have had a ring doorbell for years (got it from Ring.com) they are great devices. Anytime the device detect motion it starts recording and alerts you on your PC, or Smartphone you can check the camera and if someone is lurking you can talk to them and they have no need to know you are not actually there.
I have used it to successfully dispute a non delivery from a courier where he claimed to attempt to deliver a package but there was no video and also in dispute with Aus Post where the delivery guy left a package at my front door that was very valuable and he said he rang the doorbell and non one answered.. THe video told the true story.
I am delighted with my Ring doorbell.,
My Ring doorbell video caught the AP delivery man writing a card instead of carrying my parcel from his van. As expected, he didn't ring.
Love my ring. Had it for years. Purchase from ring.com . It's great for delivers, I can either tell them I'll be there shortly or ask them to leave it on the step.
I get a recording of anyone suspicious who comes to my door. This can help the police with enquiries if let's say a neighbor's house got broken into. It was cctv that helped police find the criminal in that article you linked.
Also They don't know if I'm out or in another room in the house unless I tell them.
I'll answer from my computer desk and send door knockers away with a "sorry not now, bye"
Postman loves it. He will sign on my behalf if I request it via the door bell when I'm out and leave the package at my front door.
I save all suspicious knockers for futures reference to Dropbox. If you cased my street a year ago I still have the video
It can be handy to know who is home or not home since it captures movement and you see everyone leaving and arriving. Great if you have kids to know there getting home when there ment to be.
Absolutely awesome
I love it
Best money spent
on special atm at officeworks on Afterpay
if you can't think of any reasons then, for you, there is no point in buying one.
besides the main thing mentioned by a couple others, having a recording of everyone thats come to your door, which is useful in many cases such as if you are the type to deal with auspost alot, you can combine the ring with a smartlock from various companies and use the ring to verify the person at the door and then unlock it for them, if you are the type of person where your house is the hangout house but you dont want to give out keys or make your friends wait for you.
If you are like me and never have any unsolicited visitors due to location, get all packages delivered to work and only invite people around when im there, then really you'd just be getting it to record any crims casing your front door, in which case, like me, an IP cam would be better
I bought mine directly from Ring when they first came out. I live at another house and love that I can answer my doorbell when I'm not at home and the video is recorded offsite. Is still working perfectly after two years.
If it weren't for your long membership OP I would not have be surprised if this post was from the Ring marketing team. What better way to promote your product then have people justify it :)
Haha, I'm not from ring, as a matter of fact I'm trying to justify myself(and my wife) the needs of having door bell, whether it's ring or any similar model or brand in the market
We purchased one from Ring in Melbourne before Xmas. It worked a few hours and then not any more. We rang support and the internet here is not sufficient upload speed to function.
This unit needs good and reliable internet speeds - uploads and downloads and your wifi to be working. Otherwise it will not work.
The figures that spport were quoting, I don't think anyone in Australia would get. So I am surprised anyone here has actually had it work successfully.
When it did work for that couple of hours, the quality of the video was not that great.
We have a 2 story house and my hubbie has a business, but he is not here all the time. I have mobility issues, so for me it is being able to see who is at the door without having to move from where I am. We get customers and deliveries a lot. Also, it activates at whatever perimeter you set, so they do not need to ring the bell to be captured on video.
We have now bought a much more sophisticated system which can also be connected to alarms, open doors etc. and can be either wired or via internet. No cloud subscription needed yet will still capture video. The quality of image is much better too. He just hasn't got it all set up yet.
So if you do not have fast and reliable internet & wifi, Do not buy the Ring. Their support was great and we got our refund before it was even delivered back to them.
Ah yes, thanks for reminding, as Ring requires monthly subscriptions…
Have you now set up the other system you bought and does it work well? If so, what did you buy? I’m interested in purchasing a system that captures video via activation. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a doorbell one.
My husband is finally setting it up hardwired. We were planning to move - and I hope we do, so we were not going to do it here.
He buys things wholesale from WES Components way cheaper. I do not onow what their requirements for an account is.
Interesting reading re ring wireless security: https://www.cnet.com/au/news/rings-smart-doorbell-can-leave-…
Its basically like a all-in-one intercom with video and a door bell that connects to the internet. There's already intercoms with video on them but restricted to local use. This can be used world wide technically.
It can be handy like
- To see who's at the door without getting up? e.g from the toilet
- To see if the postman actually knocked on your door instead of being 'carded'. The built in mic and speaker can also be handy in this situation. It detects motion and can notify you.
Plenty more scenarios.
Have you not had Mormons or door to door sales people come by and knock on your door?