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Doorbell camera advice please

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uncomfortablydumb60 · 20/06/2025 23:11

My mobile phone was stolen yesterday lunchtime by a yodel courier whom I had never seen before.
i am disabled and was reclined in my chair opposite the front door which was open
Next to my front door is a basket which contains dog lead, hairbrush, sunglasses, my lipstick etc.
i put my phone in the basket for safety ironically as i was filling a bin bag
Courier came to the door, and dropped the parcel on floor He was approximately 5'6 so phone would've been in his eyeline
By time I got up to get the parcel He'd gone taking my iPhone 16 with him
sorry, that was cathartic!
Anyway, I have been advised by Police, Credit card fraud dept, Vodafone to get a doorbell camera but I'm wondering how useful it would be in my situation My flat is tiny and ground floor off a communal path
Can they be faced inwardly to cover the front door and entrance to my flat?
it's only after the event I realised I could've been attacked or raped or anything really
I apologise if I'm rambling I'm still a bit bewildered by it all and have only told my eldest son.

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SpringCalling · 20/06/2025 23:35

i’m so sorry this happened to you, it must have shaken you up. I bought a doorbell camera today but as i’ve not even put it up yet, no advice. But I did want to acknowledge what a horrible thing to happen.

RentalWoesNotFun · 20/06/2025 23:45

That’s awful Im sorry you went through that.

You can get a blink doorbell and camera pack. So you can have the doorbell recording from one angie and the camera from another.

The footage lasts for a month and costs up to £8 a month depending how many cameras you have. You can have it free if you buy a memory card and view it from there. I think it’s be a faff though. .

PS if anyone next door or over the street has a camera the police may want to view they need to see their footage within the month or it’ll disappear. Some people set it to delete quicker.

uncomfortablydumb60 · 21/06/2025 00:04

Thank you both for taking the time to post
Your kind words mean a lot
None of my neighbours have doorbell cameras as it's such a quiet and private area unfortunately
I thought at first it was ridiculous to think the courier could've taken it, risking his job etc but it's the only possible explanation.

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