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any decent alternative to a Ring doorbell

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MangoTango24 · 10/02/2026 21:31

My Ring doorbell has given up the ghost.
I need to replace it but I've seen lots of other types lately in our neighbourhood. Are there any good ones? There are so many to choose from on Amazon; I dont want to end up buying something cheaper that doesnt actually work but at the same time I know Ring Doorbell is sort of like saying Hoover when you mean vacuum cleaner.
Any thoughts welcome thank you!!

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PhiladelphiaRose · 10/02/2026 21:36

we have an eufy and it’s good

princesseauxchampignons · 10/02/2026 21:37

Blink works brilliant for our needs. We have internal external and door cameras

Mullaghanish · 10/02/2026 21:39

TAPO doorbell is still going two years later..

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TheFairyCaravan · 10/02/2026 21:40

We have a Eufy which we really like.

ToadRage · 10/02/2026 21:42

We have Eufy. My husband picked it up on a deal at costco. The camera is pretty good, anybody approaching the gate flashes up on my husbands phone. We don't use the talk function much.

WhatTheHeII · 10/02/2026 21:58

Do these have a monthly charge? Ring is £4.99

Talkwhilstyouwalk · 10/02/2026 22:01

We have a pyronix one. We had it professionally installed (though it’s not too complicated to do it yourself I don’t think). It uses control plus which is free so no subscription needed 👏

MangoTango24 · 10/02/2026 22:04

If I didnt have to use a subscription that would be ideal or do they all come with a subscription?
Thank you for your replies x

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Barnsleybonuz · 10/02/2026 22:07

Eufy. No subscription

ItsPoochie · 10/02/2026 22:13

I’ve got a non doorbell eufy camera and it’s fantastic. You can swivel it on your phone, it saves the footage, there’s no subscription, you can get notifications.

Robina3000 · 10/02/2026 22:17

Eufy here too, no subscription, we switched from Ring years ago and no regrets

CoodleMoodle · 10/02/2026 22:19

We have a Blink doorbell with a sync module box. No subscription required and it works perfectly.

skippy67 · 10/02/2026 22:22

Eufy.

7238SM · 10/02/2026 22:29

We have a reolink one- no subscription but I've also read on here about the eufy ones.
I have no idea why you'd pay a monthly subscription for a doorbell? What does that give you?

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