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#280124 27-Nov-2020 14:54

Just got an email with deals for Ring doorbell and cameras this Black Friday/Cyber Monday:

Cameras
• Floodlight Camera Black/White – RRP$429.00 to $329.00
• Spotlight Camera Wired – RRP$379.00 to $289.00
• Indoor Cam Black/White - RRP$199.00 to $89.00

Batteries
• Spotlight Camera Battery - RRP$379.00 to $289.00
• Stick Up Cam Battery - RRP$219.00 to $169.00
• Stick Up Cam Battery 2-Pk - RRP$419.00 to $339.00
• Stick Up Cam Battery 3-Pk – RRP$609.00 to $499.00
• Stick Up Cam Battery 4-Pk – RRP$769.00 to $629.00

Doorbells
• DoorView Cam - RRP$219.00 to $109.00 – 50% OFF!
• Ring Video Doorbell 3 – RRP$379.00 to $269.00
• Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus – RRP$419.00 to $299.00
• Ring Video Doorbell Pro - RRP$429.00 to $309.00
• Ring Video Doorbell (2020 release) - Satin Nickel - RRP$199.00 to $139.00

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#2613142 30-Nov-2020 11:08

I have had the basic ring doorbell for several years now. I'd have to see what the new 2020 base model offers over our existing one.

I run it on battery and get a very good life out of it.

App has come under criticism for being slack security and listening in etc, but it's provided 2 factor authentication for a while now.

Have it tied to the basic Amazon Echo Show 5 alexa device and run the app on phones.

You have to pay to a subscription service to record your video and it's per device too, so if I add another one (perhaps an indoor or rear section camera) I may not get it recorded.

You can view any camera at any time in real time, but only those devices on the subscription service are recorded.

t's about $30 a year from memory, which was fine for us as we get a lot of work parcels delivered to our front door step with authorities to leave signed with the major courier companies.

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#2613175 30-Nov-2020 11:45

Jaxson:

You can view any camera at any time in real time, but only those devices on the subscription service are recorded.

t's about $30 a year from memory, which was fine for us as we get a lot of work parcels delivered to our front door step with authorities to leave signed with the major courier companies.

Good to know, thanks. Quite tempted by these deals. Is there a way to record to a local device on your LAN?

EDIT: Actually, I read that as $30 a month... at $30 a year that sounds pretty reasonable. Looking at their website I see even the more advanced subscription is ~$100 per year.

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#2613182 30-Nov-2020 11:55

Just checked and this prices are:

Basic

Activate video recording
for one device.

NZ$4.50/month or NZ$45/year

Save NZ$9 with annual purchase

Plus

Activate video recording for all devices at your home.

NZ$15/month or NZ$150/year

Save NZ$30 with annual purchase

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#2613186 30-Nov-2020 11:59

sidefx:

Is there a way to record to a local device on your LAN?

No, these are all cloud-based.

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#2613351 30-Nov-2020 13:32

thanks for the heads up... couple of Christmas presents done. :)

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#2613426 30-Nov-2020 15:28

Weird, some of their bundles work out more expensive than adding the items individually to cart. (e.g. doorbell 3 + 2 floodlights - everyday bundle is $1099, but add them to the cart as a doorbell + floodlight cams separately and it's $927 for the same thing)

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#2613441 30-Nov-2020 15:48

sidefx:

Weird, some of their bundles work out more expensive than adding the items individually to cart. (e.g. doorbell 3 + 2 floodlights - everyday bundle is $1099, but add them to the cart as a doorbell + floodlight cams separately and it's $927 for the same thing)

perhaps there's a promo (cyber monday price) for the individual items and none for the bundle?

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#2613458 30-Nov-2020 16:02

Jaxson:

I have had the basic ring doorbell for several years now. I'd have to see what the new 2020 base model offers over our existing one.

I run it on battery and get a very good life out of it.

App has come under criticism for being slack security and listening in etc, but it's provided 2 factor authentication for a while now.

Have it tied to the basic Amazon Echo Show 5 alexa device and run the app on phones.

You have to pay to a subscription service to record your video and it's per device too, so if I add another one (perhaps an indoor or rear section camera) I may not get it recorded.

You can view any camera at any time in real time, but only those devices on the subscription service are recorded.

t's about $30 a year from memory, which was fine for us as we get a lot of work parcels delivered to our front door step with authorities to leave signed with the major courier companies.

I have been using Ring Doorbell for 3 years and added a floodlight earlier this year. It's not perfect but Ring have been adding new features to all their models. It's certainly worth more value of $45/year compared to 3 years ago. The Ring Rapid app have greatly improved the experience too.