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Old 12-05-2019, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing View Post
That's not true. Although hard wiring is an option, its main purpose is to charge the internal battery. That battery is easily removed for charging. ETA.. Maybe the original Ring needed to be hardwired (not sure) but the current version (Ring 2) has a removable, rechargeable battery pack.
Thanks for the correction.

Battery only life is a function of wifi signal strength and number of activations so can be very short.

I wouldn't take the risk of a security device having an unnoticed dead battery or battery dying when traveling/not at home. Especially since power is at the doorbell button.