We're having a new home built. It's semi-custom so we get to choose a lot of the features.
The discussion about a doorbell was brief - the vendor recommended we buy our own Ring Pro doorbell, waiting for a sale.
We've never had a video doorbell before.
When I started researching I realized that many/most video doorbells require a monthly or annual subscription to access video recordings. The subscription is either just for the doorbell (example: Ring at $30 per year) or for a service that covers multiple devices (example: Nest Aware). A few doorbells include some cloud storage but those don't seem to be very highly rated. I don't really see the point in getting one if I'm not going to be able to go back and look at the video if the need arises.
DH thinks it's "cool" that you can see who is at the door. I told him I can do the same - by looking out the window - HA!
I'm not going to get lured into a subscription.
Are video doorbells just a high-tech toy that traps you into a subscription?
Have any of you found one you like that does NOT require a subscription?
I may wind up going with just a plain old doorbell.
The discussion about a doorbell was brief - the vendor recommended we buy our own Ring Pro doorbell, waiting for a sale.
We've never had a video doorbell before.
When I started researching I realized that many/most video doorbells require a monthly or annual subscription to access video recordings. The subscription is either just for the doorbell (example: Ring at $30 per year) or for a service that covers multiple devices (example: Nest Aware). A few doorbells include some cloud storage but those don't seem to be very highly rated. I don't really see the point in getting one if I'm not going to be able to go back and look at the video if the need arises.
DH thinks it's "cool" that you can see who is at the door. I told him I can do the same - by looking out the window - HA!
I'm not going to get lured into a subscription.
Are video doorbells just a high-tech toy that traps you into a subscription?
Have any of you found one you like that does NOT require a subscription?
I may wind up going with just a plain old doorbell.
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