Argos have just reduced the newly released RING DOORBELL 2 bundled with a Chime, which is now the same price as the older version
Further savings could be made for those who have Nector Point (£2.50 off for every 500 points)
Bought ours yesterday, really good quality, suites our property
Hopefully some use to others
All comments (86)
deangreen4
1 Oct 17#1
Got the first version of this shortly after release and can only say good things about it. Its helped with many packages, and have been able to send the police a link to some video to help with a neighbourhood issue. Heat added
adhkarzf
1 Oct 17#2
A few questions if anyone can answer them.
What's stopping someone stealing this from your front door?
Can it be mains wired as it seems silly that you'd have to keep charging the battery.
I'm assuming you'd have to leave your net on all the time for this to work.
OllieSt to adhkarzf
1 Oct 17#3
Nothing stopping it being taken but it does come with a 1 year on parts, lifetime purchase protection warranty. The thief would find the unit rendered useless once a report has been made.
phoenix72 to adhkarzf
1 Oct 17#4
The bell is screwed onto wall or doorframe using a plate, the ring cover is then placed over fascia and screwed in using a security screw - RING cover theft of device - conditions apply
It can be mains wired, however battery will suite most folks use (additional batter only costs £20)
And yes, needs WiFi connection - again most folk probably leave this on anyway
Hope this helps
WimpSlayer to adhkarzf
1 Oct 17#5
Does anyone turn their net off??!
h3llo_fr1end to WimpSlayer
1 Oct 17#15
Yup, my 70 year old parents. :grin:
dkl_uk to h3llo_fr1end
1 Oct 17#24
Well tell them not to. Their router must remain on or their service provider will nuke the connection and they'll get a horrendous speed for several hours/days after turning it back on again.
kjsav123 to dkl_uk
1 Oct 17#34
It'll actually permanently result in crap speed. The automated system detects the connection keeps dropping so it reduces the speed (not actually the speed but something that results in slower speed). They turn it off again - system thinks "that didn't work - knock it down further". It'll keep doing that it it gets to its lowest power output and then stay there - permanently - until someone phones up and complains the speed is crap. If it's a fibre connection then they probably would never notice - if it's good old Broadband then that's gonna be a big difference :astonished: unless of course they only get a couple of Mb to start with
dereklogan7 to h3llo_fr1end
1 Oct 17#38
Do they unplug it from the wall? :thumbsup:
OllieSt
1 Oct 17#6
If I want to hard wire one of these and my existing bell wire is separately fused on my main fuse box is that a good indication that it's AC rather than DC? I just only be interested in a product like this if it's a simple DIY job. The very fact I'm asking this question supports that
phoenix72 to OllieSt
1 Oct 17#17
It does come with all the parts and instructions to use as a wired option- the battery however does have to be in also.
arjun311
1 Oct 17#7
Anyone got this using Virgin? The reason I ask is I have Ring competitor called Skybell, works absolutely fine unless I moved to virign.
Tried everything possible, spoken to Skybell and Virgin, just can't get it to work.
sam_of_london to arjun311
1 Oct 17#12
I had a Virgin Super Hub 2 and it showed as two routers . And it wont support more than 5-6 devices on oneband. With hub 3 it shows only as one router with more devices can connect. So upgrade to Hub 3 if not already.
phoenix72 to arjun311
1 Oct 17#16
I have Virgin Hub and work perfect with that, good strong signal and response time - if with Virgin, contact them to upgrade free to new Hub
So is this continuously recording? Or does it just record when someone rings the bell? Or doesn't it record but just let's you see live pics?
Shopper1985 to adhkarzf
1 Oct 17#9
It has proximity sensor, an area is set and once a person, animal is in that area it’s starts recording.
Punjabi.Geezer
1 Oct 17#10
I have the version 1, definitely would not be without it now. Just wish there was an option to record on my server to avoid the subscription costs.
jaypr to Punjabi.Geezer
1 Oct 17#11
Worth pointing out that subscription costs are $30 for a year or $3 a month. I'd say that's pretty reasonable.
spammy to Punjabi.Geezer
1 Oct 17#25
Yes, this. I really want an ONVIF bell, but clearly it's not in their interest to make such a thing.
LOUKELL
1 Oct 17#13
im using mine on virgin the one thing you need is good upload speed or it will struggle
MrFizzy
1 Oct 17#14
What's the response time like with the Ring2? I heard it's meant to be better than the original Ring which could take 10s to notify you on your phone. Thanks
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Further savings could be made for those who have Nector Point (£2.50 off for every 500 points)
Bought ours yesterday, really good quality, suites our property
Hopefully some use to others
All comments (86)
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What's stopping someone stealing this from your front door?
Can it be mains wired as it seems silly that you'd have to keep charging the battery.
I'm assuming you'd have to leave your net on all the time for this to work.
It can be mains wired, however battery will suite most folks use (additional batter only costs £20)
And yes, needs WiFi connection - again most folk probably leave this on anyway
Hope this helps
They turn it off again - system thinks "that didn't work - knock it down further". It'll keep doing that it it gets to its lowest power output and then stay there - permanently - until someone phones up and complains the speed is crap.
If it's a fibre connection then they probably would never notice - if it's good old Broadband then that's gonna be a big difference :astonished: unless of course they only get a couple of Mb to start with
Tried everything possible, spoken to Skybell and Virgin, just can't get it to work.
So is this continuously recording? Or does it just record when someone rings the bell? Or doesn't it record but just let's you see live pics?
the one thing you need is good upload speed or it will struggle