[Black Beauty]

Since we had my wife's bike stolen at our front door near Mulberry, the Sheriff suggested one of these...any recommendations?

[Two Bills]

Ring seems the most popular.

[starflyte1]

I have a Ring and it works well.

[birdiebill]

We have a Ring doorbell. Works well. I removed the old doorbell, installed the ring doorbell hooked up to the wires from the old one. It lets us know when anyone is near the front door by alarm and video and means to interact verbally.

[retiredguy123]

I have a Ring doorbell. It works well and, if installed correctly, it can replace your existing doorbell button and still operate the old doorbell. Note that you will need to pay for one of their annual services to be able to capture and save videos.

Another option is to buy a Wyze camera that is not connected to your doorbell. They offer many types and are inexpensive on Amazon. They will capture and save video content on the cloud and also on a micro SD data card. And, you don't need to purchase an annual service to use them.

[Bilyclub]

Eufy does not have a monthly fee.

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[Malsua]

Originally Posted by Black Beauty

Since we had my wife's bike stolen at our front door near Mulberry, the Sheriff suggested one of these...any recommendations?

I've installed both Ring and Nest doorbell cameras.

They both work. My only comment would be that Ring cameras start looking bad after a few years. The Nest doesn't. I'm not sure what happens to the rings, but it's like the plastic degrades and it starts looking gnarly. Still works fine, just looks beat up.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Malsua

I've installed both Ring and Nest doorbell cameras.

They both work. My only comment would be that Ring cameras start looking bad after a few years. The Nest doesn't. I'm not sure what happens to the rings, but it's like the plastic degrades and it starts looking gnarly. Still works fine, just looks beat up.

You can buy new Ring faceplates on Amazon.

[frose]

ring works well and can be epanded.

[Ritagoyer]

The other thing is why was the bike left out. Just getting cameras they have to be able to ID the person dosen't get the bike back, and gives a false sense of safety.

[Djean1981]

Vote for Ring..

[TravelswithD&K]

We have Nest and have had it for over 2 years. It works great and have had no problems. We did have to install a Wifi booster in the guest room next to the door bell due to the concrete walls and metal causing problems with the wifi. We do pay the $6/month so that they keep the recordings for 30 days. My understanding of the difference between Nest and Ring is how soon the recording starts when someone is nearby and that the Nest does a better job. Ring vs. Nest (2022 Comparison)

[BlueStarAirlines]

Originally Posted by Bilyclub

Eufy does not have a monthly fee.

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Just a note that Eufy is owned by Anker which is a Chinese company. Not a big negative in and of itself, but just info for those that track those things.

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by BlueStarAirlines

Just a note that Eufy is owned by Anker which is a Chinese company. Not a big negative in and of itself, but just info for those that track those things.

I would guess most of the fancy doorbells are made in China.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by TravelswithD&K

We have Nest and have had it for over 2 years. It works great and have had no problems. We did have to install a Wifi booster in the guest room next to the door bell due to the concrete walls and metal causing problems with the wifi. We do pay the $6/month so that they keep the recordings for 30 days. My understanding of the difference between Nest and Ring is how soon the recording starts when someone is nearby and that the Nest does a better job. Ring vs. Nest (2022 Comparison)

I have the NEST doorbell as well as a NEST outdoor camera in my driveway and they are both recording 24/7 and never have to "start." They do NOTIFY if that is what you mean when a person is seen if they don't recognize them but the camera records 24/7 for 30 days and the oldest rolls off the end. I do notice the doorbell takes a few seconds after someone rings it so on occasion the person can be gone before you can speak with him if you are away from home where you have to deal with cellular service latency. If you just watch the video remotely it's almost realtime.