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To: A Navy Vet

My Ring doorbell does that.

There have been events where I have answered my front door while I am in another city. The person at the door had no idea that I was not inside.

We subscribe to the Ring monitoring. It is very inexpensive. There are sensors on all the doors. And their default base station includes phone dial-out on a common phone network. Thus, when my house wifi went out due to a power failure, my Ring sent me a phone message telling me the wifi and power were down. They were still capable of dialing out to Ring security people if there had been a door opened. Fifteen minutes later, I got a text message that everything was back to normal.


56 posted on 07/09/2023 12:25:10 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: the_Watchman
While looking at various home security systems, Ring was at the top.

All I want is a front door unit/system that has motion detection, night vision, audio intercom, immediate alert to my smartphone, and recording the event. I would prefer to stay away from long expensive contracts that use the Cloud to record. I don't need every door, window, and internal cameras since I am retired and usually at home. I have other deterence means. Plus, our little inside Chihuahua would go crazy and wake me up in my bottom bedroom.

57 posted on 07/09/2023 12:37:19 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021? )
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