Anyone switching their doorbells after Rings price hike?

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£3.49 a month just to see who was at the door was bad enough but a fiver?! Everything is going up except the income 🙄

So I'm looking for a new video doorbell to save up for. Anyone have a Eufy or a Blink doorbell? Are they any good? Any others you might recommend?

We use blink which is connected to our Alexa account. We have the sync module so have a usb stick in that to record clips - no subscription required.

It is however a bit of a nightmare to install as it requires wired installation.

I think it's good value for security and knowing where my parcels are

Me and PPS saying they're unnecessary mean that there are many options available without pointless subscription fees.

Until this thread I didn't even realise people would think to pay for such a service!

We have a eufy, it's great, no subscription. We've added cameras and contact sensors to it too

I’ve got a eufy one, no subscription, easy to use. We have it mainly cos DP works in his shed at top of garden and can now answer the door from there - it’s all hooked up to Alexa etc.

I got one for Christmas, and tbh despite the price hike I'm keeping it. Its not just the doorbell, its the fact that its got a camera as well and its already caught one would be thief who was looking around for things to steal. In my mind, its a price worth paying to protect the car and my valuables being stolen.

If you cancel now, get your refund and then take it up again. It'll lock you back in to the 35 quid for another year.

As has been said already

I got one due to our house being targeted and the police couldn't do anything without evidence. It was crucial in order to get it all to stop. Now that I have it, I wouldn't get rid of it for the same reason.

When it comes to "divvy" responses, you may need to check your own.

Along with the 38 spelling mistakes.

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We have a eufy, its been great. I think it was 150 to buy but no ongoing subscriptions and I installed it myself in 5 minutes (technology not being a strong point of mine). I did look at ring as it's cheaper to buy but it was a nobrainer to go with the eufy as there are no monthly costs forevermore.

To add, the main reason we got the eufy was to have coverage for our EV charging point on the drive, to stop the local teens coming and trying to yank it off the wall or whatever. It's also handy for answering the doorbell when I'm out though.

I need mine for peace of mind, after an attempted break in when I was here alone. The police said I was chosen most likely as the first house in the row without a video doorbell. Now I have one, no further break ins attempted.

I have a blink but had to invest in some rechargeable batteries as it really gets through them

Video doorbells or cameas are actually a very good burglar deterant. I'm very happy with my Ring doorbell but I'm deciding whether or not to pay the subscription for recordings. You can have the bell without paying but it won't store recordings.

RING are great and I think £60 is worth it as a one off. Have you actually got one yourself?. I've cancelled mine as I don't want a camera that I'm constantly having to pay for I would rather invest in another brand so following OP.

I use it when the DC are playing out in summer, when I'm holiday and talk to the parcel delivery people when I'm not at home.

Can I ask how much you paid for the Eufy please.

Same. Had a Eufy for two years and no subscription fees. It's been brilliant. We even had video footage to hand over to the police once last year after an incident in the street involving vandalism.

Ours is the Reolink - DH bought this after we realised the quality of the videos stored on the Ring cloud weren't the best, it's great for quality purposes as it's made by a CCTV company, however it's not without its flaws as the app can be really sluggish at times

I'll pay for it again this year but might stop next time and just keep 24hrs footage.

I'm not sure I want to have to remember to check it every day before it's lost though.

I have a eufy. I don't know how a ring works but the eufy only records and saves if something triggers it. It's great if someone comes onto my property within its vicinity but it's not a replacement for proper cctv.

We have a Nest camera that we've had for many years and only pay £40 per year for it. We got it before the new pricing structure was introduced and decided not to switch over. We're glad we made that decision because the pricing for it is now quite expensive.

It's less than a pound a week.

Most people spend ten times that on coffee.

I had a ring for years but it died last year and I replaced it with an eufy, I’m pretty happy with it and no subscription was a plus.

Whereas the Reolink is 27/7 recording, which has been very useful this week when police have been knocking on doors looking for footage of a fatal car accident nearby