[rsmurano]

I have had 2 Ring doorbells now. The current Ring alerts all of our iPhones/iPads/macs that somebody rang the doorbell or walked up to the door

[Life as I know it]

We have our whole house, garage and the whole yard with cameras. We use Blink camera’s (Amazon). These are battery operated (tells you when battery needs to be replaced) which record everything until you delete it. Even if they cut the electric to your house or steal the camera’s you will still have the video’s. They have both inside and outside camera’s. We also have the Ring doorbell.

[CosmicTrucker]

I currently use a Ring and Blink door bell cameras. My recommendation is for the Blink which is now owned by Amazon. With the Blink system you can install a memory stick into the hub for all of the video storage. You then control the video storage and it's not held in some unknown cloud under some unknown control.

[Mickeydad]

What street do you live on?

[GoneFishing]

Check out Wyze products. I have their video doorbell on both my houses. Not only alerts and records but also let’s you talk to the person through your phone. Also check out their other products. Their cameras are awesome.

[joelfmi]

Buy in a safe community

[jxm473]

I have a Ring, but I'm switching to Blink as it does not have a storage fee. I am a big Blink fan. Can use one hub with mulitple doorbells/cameras. Also pairs with Alexa.

[vinricci]

An Apple AirTag would have shown you where your bike is.

[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by rsmurano

I have had 2 Ring doorbells now. The current Ring alerts all of our iPhones/iPads/macs that somebody rang the doorbell or walked up to the door

Do you have to have the monthly subscription to get the notifications? I just got a ring doorbell as a gift and it notes on the box that there are APPS for both apple and android phones, but I am not interested in the monthly subscription.

[dougawhite]

If you're clever you can use an old cell phone as a security camera. Try This Clever DIY Trick to Repurpose Your Old Android or iPhone - CNET

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by dougawhite

If you're clever you can use an old cell phone as a security camera. Try This Clever DIY Trick to Repurpose Your Old Android or iPhone - CNET

Except if you wanted it to be a doorbell you'd have to superglue it to the front door molding outside and when someone arrives they would have to shout "DING DONG" very loud.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

Do you have to have the monthly subscription to get the notifications? I just got a ring doorbell as a gift and it notes on the box that there are APPS for both apple and android phones, but I am not interested in the monthly subscription.

I think you will need a subscription. The lowest cost plan is $30 per year. When there is motion near the Ring device, it will create a short, 15 second video and save it as a "motion event", and you can review it later. But, without a subscription, it will not save any motion events. The only thing you can do without a subscription is to view the camera in a live view.

I got tired of sitting in front of my computer all day watching the front door, so I broke down and bought the $30 subscription.

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Ring seems the most popular.

Do you know if it will work with T-mobile home Wi Fi ?

[jump4]

Wyze has a great video doorbell.

[drstevens]

Eufy is excellent! I have 9 total, 2 door cameras, in two homes. No monthly fee and fast response and easy to configure. You do need a MicroDisk in each and recordings wrap around. Excellent prices on Amazon. I tried Amcrest and Foscam and Eufy is the best.