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Post by Really Red on Sept 25, 2018 15:49:40 GMT
I've read and read and READ about these systems. I usually don't think I'm too stupid, but I think I might be in this instance. I want to have a simple security system. I don't have a ton of money to spend and I live in a very safe area. I just want to be safer.
Can any of you recommend one of the other? I understand that the Ring is easier to install and cheaper to have, and both of those things are important, but I also want one that works well!
Thanks!
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Post by Menjiness on Sept 25, 2018 16:21:34 GMT
We have ring and it is SUPER easy! I mean SUPER easy. The set up is simple. We have had NO issues and recommend it to everyone.
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Post by baslp on Sept 25, 2018 16:42:10 GMT
My DH installed a nest camera at our door. It is nice to see who Is knocking and If a package was delivered. We did not have a doorbell( not sure if that was an issue).
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Post by Really Red on Sept 25, 2018 19:06:42 GMT
We have ring and it is SUPER easy! I mean SUPER easy. The set up is simple. We have had NO issues and recommend it to everyone. I love super easy. Did you have the doorbell one? I think there's a camera one, too. I'd like three, I think. Doorbell, garage and backdoor. Do you have more than one? |
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 25, 2018 19:22:57 GMT
We started with a ring, after less than a month it stopped working. Now we have the Nest one. I love it! I can see when we are having packages delivered, I can talk to people that are at the front door when we aren't home, it announces over our Google homes that someone is at the front door, you can have it save the video feed. Very happy!
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Post by Really Red on Sept 26, 2018 10:59:14 GMT
We started with a ring, after less than a month it stopped working. Now we have the Nest one. I love it! I can see when we are having packages delivered, I can talk to people that are at the front door when we aren't home, it announces over our Google homes that someone is at the front door, you can have it save the video feed. Very happy! I only know people who have Nest and they say the same thing as you, but I don't have an iPhone and I understand that's how it works best? Couldn't you do all those same things with your Ring? |
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Post by YooHoot on Sept 26, 2018 11:26:54 GMT
We use Arlo and have them installed at all the entrances.
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Post by miss_lizzie on Sept 26, 2018 11:37:49 GMT
We have a Ring doorbell and like it for all the reasons everyone else has said: ability to see who’s at the door, interact without opening the door, and have video of it. The decision for Ring over Nest for us came down to weather: the Ring can operate at a lower temperature than the Nest and we live in a cold climate. I think the annual fee is lower too.
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Post by Menjiness on Sept 26, 2018 16:19:58 GMT
We have ring and it is SUPER easy! I mean SUPER easy. The set up is simple. We have had NO issues and recommend it to everyone. I love super easy. Did you have the doorbell one? I think there's a camera one, too. I'd like three, I think. Doorbell, garage and backdoor. Do you have more than one? Sorry, just seeing this. We started with the door chimes and the base alarm. A week later we added the doorbell. then a few weeks after that we added a camera for the backyard but mainly to see the dogs as we do have an older dog. we want to add the flood light and camera for the side of the house and possibly another camera for the dogs when we put them in the garage in the winter. It does not get too cold here as we are in southern California, but we cant trust our older dog to be in the house alone all day. |
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Post by genny on Sept 26, 2018 16:35:45 GMT
We have Ring and love it. We got a camera over our front door that has motion lights on it as well. It also has a speaker so you can hear what is being said and talk to whoever is on the front porch. It was easy to install and set up and super easy to monitor with the phone app. We have had no issues at all. We went with Ring over Nest because we had more first hand reviews from friends with Ring. We plan to add one at the back of the house and one over the garage in the next few months. I *think* it is $3 per month per camera for the cloud storage of the recordings.
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 27, 2018 22:36:39 GMT
We started with a ring, after less than a month it stopped working. Now we have the Nest one. I love it! I can see when we are having packages delivered, I can talk to people that are at the front door when we aren't home, it announces over our Google homes that someone is at the front door, you can have it save the video feed. Very happy! I only know people who have Nest and they say the same thing as you, but I don't have an iPhone and I understand that's how it works best? Couldn't you do all those same things with your Ring? We don't have iPhones, it works great with our Android phones. I don't know about the ring details, it didn't work long enough for me to figure it out. |
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Post by Margie on Sept 27, 2018 22:49:35 GMT
We have a Ring doorbell, a ring spotlight over the garage, and one in the backyard. We've been very satisfied with them.
We also have a Nest camera in the living room to keep an eye on our dog when we are out. We're also very satisfied with the Nest.
Both systems have good coverage, alerts, and picture quality.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Sept 27, 2018 22:55:46 GMT
We have the ring doorbell and love it. I love knowing who is at the door and if a package has been delivered or not. A few times my husband has answered the door from work over the speaker. It is easy to use and I want to get a few other cameras to add to it as well.
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