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  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469

    When somebody rings my bell, I always asked who's there, usually it's Knock Knock

    Answer.........Anita Ward.
    Keep A - Knockin
    Little Richard
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,456

    Ring video doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68250127
  • clive said:

    Ring video doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68250127
    I’ve got an Eufy doorbell, it has its own hard drive, so you don’t have to pay a subscription.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    I’ve got Ring doorbell at the front and their security camera at the back (I live in Peckham so…).

    A while back a police officer knocked on the door and asked if he could review the footage from the night before as someone had been stabbed to death round the corner and they thought the perpetrator had fled down out street! Luckily there wasn’t any footage of anyone on the night in question because I really didn’t want to get embroiled in that situation. 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,848
    se9addick said:
    I’ve got Ring doorbell at the front and their security camera at the back (I live in Peckham so…).

    A while back a police officer knocked on the door and asked if he could review the footage from the night before as someone had been stabbed to death round the corner and they thought the perpetrator had fled down out street! Luckily there wasn’t any footage of anyone on the night in question because I really didn’t want to get embroiled in that situation. 
    Embroiled in what - bringing a murderer to justice? What if the person stabbed was someone you knew?

  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,595
    clive said:

    Ring video doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68250127
    I’ve got an Eufy doorbell, it has its own hard drive, so you don’t have to pay a subscription.
    Just hope you don't get broken into as guess what they nick first..........

    I've a number of ring cameras, but have the 'all camera' subscription, wonder what that'll increase to.

    FWIW, looking to change mine soon, it's the wifi that puts me off as the hardened burglars/car thief etc just use a wifi blocker.
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,485
    se9addick said:
    I’ve got Ring doorbell at the front and their security camera at the back (I live in Peckham so…).

    A while back a police officer knocked on the door and asked if he could review the footage from the night before as someone had been stabbed to death round the corner and they thought the perpetrator had fled down out street! Luckily there wasn’t any footage of anyone on the night in question because I really didn’t want to get embroiled in that situation. 
    Not sure why, but I thought you were up SE9 way @se9addick
  • SID
    SID Posts: 260
    se9addick said:
    I’ve got Ring doorbell at the front and their security camera at the back (I live in Peckham so…).

    A while back a police officer knocked on the door and asked if he could review the footage from the night before as someone had been stabbed to death round the corner and they thought the perpetrator had fled down out street! Luckily there wasn’t any footage of anyone on the night in question because I really didn’t want to get embroiled in that situation. 
    Had a similar situation a couple of years ago, it turned out to be a domestic in the gaff opposite but it apparently took place just out of my Ring cameras field of vision. I was glad I didn’t need to be involved as well. My other half heard the “disturbance” was the couple who lived there were a bit pissed and arguing in the road and a curtain twitcher called the police. They’re still there and seem as happy as Larry now so probably best it went off without being caught on film. 
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    edited February 2024
    I’ve got the doorbell and bought a camera to put on the garage but not installed yet.  I was massively pissed off at the price hike for storage but it’s £35 up to £50 a year so not exactly earth shattering.

    the footage is good and useful except when your wife installs a trellis that blocks half the view of the camera 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

    It’s like anything they act like a drug dealer.  They practically give you stuff and then once you’re hooked in they rinse you.  Adobe Acrobat is the same as I found out to my cost this week.  Arseholes. 
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,247
    Get rid of it, IP cameras and doorbells have apps at least as good as ring. They are cheap enough to discard or to de-register and give to someone else if they want money. Or a lot of them can be used as I use mine. To tell people to leave stuff round the side of the house when I'm on the can and use an IP camera for security that goes straight onto a USB card in a hub
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,954
    edited November 2024
    Need to get a video doorbell, as I'm working from home in a garden office so want to check for parcel deliveries etc - any recommendations on the best/reasonably priced ones?  Doesn't need to be all singing, all dancing, just the standard camera,phone app etc.
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,426
    Need to get a video doorbell, as I'm working from home in a garden office so want to check for parcel deliveries etc - any recommendations on the best/reasonably priced ones?  Doesn't need to be all singing, all dancing, just the standard!
    Wait for Black friday and get one. I’ve got the wireless one and needs charging every few months. 

    Need a chime too. 

  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,208
    You can get a solar attachment to charge the battery on the wireless. Mind, your door needs to have sun light. 
  • Need to get a video doorbell, as I'm working from home in a garden office so want to check for parcel deliveries etc - any recommendations on the best/reasonably priced ones?  Doesn't need to be all singing, all dancing, just the standard camera,phone app etc.
    Make sure you broadband speed is decent and your router isn’t a mile from your front door.