Door bell cams with no monthly fee

[Khocke]

Remo

 

[BrendanC]

Ubiquiti. would need a cloud gateway max or better to have the ability to run unifi protect for it, but it has two cameras. one for packages and one for the actual door bell view. local storage. you can get the G4 pro that connects through wifi and powers through existing wiring, or G4 Pro POE that goes over cat5/6 and takes POE. bonus points for much more powerful router for your house and the ability to expand into a Unifi ecosystem if you’d like to.

 

[nomas]

Ring . No fee unless you want the bells and whistles . I don't need bells and whistles ...

 

[OVERKILL]

Ubiquiti. would need a cloud gateway max or better to have the ability to run unifi protect for it, but it has two cameras. one for packages and one for the actual door bell view. local storage. you can get the G4 pro that connects through wifi and powers through existing wiring, or G4 Pro POE that goes over cat5/6 and takes POE. bonus points for much more powerful router for your house and the ability to expand into a Unifi ecosystem if you’d like to.

Yeah, that's what I'm planning on getting to pair with my UDM SE.

 

[BrendanC]

Yeah, that's what I'm planning on getting to pair with my UDM SE.

knowing what i know now, get the regular wifi version with their POE usb c adapter. can still ring a mechanical chime and you get the response and performance of ethernet.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

In Denver recently a couple had wifi cameras everywhere but still had their garage broken into. Apparently thieves used a tool to jam wifi signals. Not sure who the cameras/ service is but they recommend going wired.

It’s been awhile since I messed with it (there’s never really anything to look at, which is great!), but my hardwired Lorex system has access thru a free app. Motion sensing, different levels of resolution & internal night vision, and you can set it up through your VPN to protect your remote access. My buddy’s dad also has a Lorex 12-channel system with PTZ cameras & separate IR illuminators & he loves it. About the only way to hack it in this mode is physical access to your phone or the DVR.

 

[alarmguy]

It depends on what you do and who you work for. They are definitely targeting people with access to Govt systems.

They got a good list of 'persons of interest' when they got a copy of people's SF86 data from the breach.

Absolutely I agree!
Not sure how anyone can prevent any of it, maybe encryption? It does work I think?

It’s the media presentation I have a problem with. Makes great news to attack China but the fact is everything is hackable and hacked by someone who wants to. Eufy is a UK company. Any component in a home hooked to anything that transmits to the internet including that iPad or mouse your kid is using. Many major hackings are also attributed to American company equipment.

Heck the USA hacked iPhones on our own allies and still do I am sure. As I posted the US treasury department is hacked by China and they don’t even know the extent of it yet.
I just wonder if we are kidding ourselves that if targeted as a US citizen is one actually able to stop it. Like any crime we only know a fraction of what goes on.
I’m not saying lay down and do nothing by any means I just don’t know that by avoiding a doorbell camera by Eufy does any good

 

[alarmguy]

I use Wyze stuff. No fee unless you want the cloud storage options, but many of their cams can accept a micro SD for local storage. Even without paying you can still access them remotely.

FWIW, I don't think any of them are super secure, so I wouldn't go aiming them at things you wouldn't want others to see.

https://www.wyze.com/products/wyze-video-doorbell-v2

Wyze doorbell V2.

The only problem I had was when I upgraded from one of the older cameras. I had to upgrade my doorbell transformer as the old one didn't supply enough current for the new camera to function correctly. I think I couldn't get it to actually ring the doorbell or something. Been a year or so and I've forgotten exactly what it was. But a new transformer was cheap and easy.

Yes, if getting a doorbell camera the transformer should be at least 16 volts and I would prefer 24 volts.
Most homes fit those requirements but it’s easy to check with a volt meter at the doorbell.

We would run into an issue on some homes at times where a lower power was used.

 

[alarmguy]

Ring . No fee unless you want the bells and whistles . I don't need bells and whistles ...

Ring is terrible since Amazon started charging for video. The doorbell no longer saves any video unless you pay.
Older users were grandfathered in and still no cost.
Stay away from anything Ring Security if you do not want to pay subscription fees and endure price increases.

 

[alarmguy]

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[John105]

Every Blink comes with a 30 day free trial (trial has unlimited clips saved to cloud—not sure about the free I think stored on usb but not accessible as easily). So if you got a cam, it would have a free full blown trial. If you got a second say Mini cam for $19.99 on sale, added it, now you’d get another free 30 days. The math is it’s $8-$9/mo for the service, so subtract that value and maybe the cam only cost net $12. You could do this repeatedly and you’d have free service and a gazillion cams…(in reality you can’t have more than 10 cams I believe on the trial, paid unlimited).

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

Ring is terrible since Amazon started charging for video. The doorbell no longer saves any video unless you pay.
Older users were grandfathered in and still no cost.
Stay away from anything Ring Security if you do not want to pay subscription fees and endure price increases.

With a questionable-at-best history like this, why would anyone ever trust Amazon with any of their personal video or audio? With misguided (or no) respect for privacy and financially penalized business practices, all it would take is a little political or financial pressure on Amazon and they’re right back to their old ways, but this time with an exemption from government so they can’t be sued by the public for violation of rights. And yes, I know, this was disclosed in the EUA, in 6-font print in a footnote on the back of the 17th page of the agreement (not 100% true, but you get the idea. You had to sift the EUA like a lawyer would.)

But wait, you say, this could never happen in the USA, right? I submit to you the NCVIA of 1986, signed by every red-blooded American’s favorite president prior to 2016. Go do your own research on how many of those have been properly tested and qualified on the required schedule for kids. That’s about as far as I can go (hopefully) without stirring the mods into action on a Sunday.

 

[GemStater]

i have had an arlo door bell camera for a couple of years . was free in beginning , then $5 then 8 now i recived an email saying they are raising it to $10 . this is the last straw and i wish to find a new option .

what dorr bell cameras are out there that have free or low cost service

For a year now I've been using the AOSU Ultra HD. No monthly fees. 8GB internal memory and 60-day loop recording. It's worked well for me. I recommend it. My father-in-law with a Ring doorbell comments on how clear the video looks.

https://www.aosulife.com/products/aosu-doorbell