Ring Pro vs Nest Hello doorbell?

[gsrel]

I'm looking at a new wireless doorbell and was wondering if anyone has had experience with one or the other?

The reviews online are nice and all but real world longtime experience is always ideal

 

[rockyz1980]

I have the Ring Pro for my front door and Flood Light Cam over my garage. So far, its been pretty convenient. I've been able to "greet" UPS or FedEX deliveries and ask them to move larger items to far more protected area. I got mine via Costco that included the cloud service for 1 year after the 30 day free trial ended.

You do tend to become hyper vigilant though, with every notification making you go into the app to see who's outside LOL. You can set up how many alerts you recieve and as well as the motion zones for the camera to pick up on.

There are a few times where I haven't been able to connect to the device but usually an app restart fixes it. There is a bit of a tiny delay when talking to people but it depend on your internet service.

Hope that helps!

 

[martuned]

I use ring and it works very well, I ran doorbell, floodlight cam, wired cams, etc. I am now waiting for a 15-20% ebay coupon to buy the Ring Alarm.

 

[gsrel]

How much does it eat into your internet usage? I heard the Nest can range from 150GB+ per month

 

[SpringPool]

I have the August doorbell and smart lock

I’m not sure about network usage.

I went with August because the lock attaches inside to the deadbolt and from outside you can’t tell that you have a smart lock.

 

[wilafur]

I have a couple Ring Pro's installed at my home and am very happy with them. The notifications are pretty quick and I like the fact that the detection can be customized.

 

[wilafur]

I use ring and it works very well, I ran doorbell, floodlight cam, wired cams, etc. I am now waiting for a 15-20% ebay coupon to buy the Ring Alarm.

Check out Costco.com. They are selling a 10 piece Ring alarm package for $239.99.

 

[salty87]

No experience with Nest's doorbell but their smoke detectors are absolute garbage, expensive garbage. A/C thermostat is marginal at best. Wish we hadn't spent the money on them.

 

[Killer95Stang]

Can I throw in a vote for the Skybell slim door bell. Works great, plus no monthly service cost. They also sell their original round version, but the slim just looks better.

 

[gsrel]

^ I suppose it depends if one wants an environment with extra cameras, cloud storage, etc

Its too bad Ring doesnt give you 7days free video storage or something along that nature. I dont need 60days

 

[jeremycrook]

I have the Nest doorbell and it's great, it's my first month though so I haven't had any experience if it will eat all that data? It does record everything, and you can scroll through the entire day in a time lapse fashion which is really cool. It's helped out already as my wife has spoken to people in the front yard when I was missing and needed to answer the door. It's most likely the same as Ring, but I don't have any experience in Ring either.

 

[csrpenfab]

Another vote for the Skybell HD. I got mine from Amazon and it works perfectly. A couple of neighbors who had Ring bells switched to Skybell after seeing the clarity and night images of my Skybell. This coupled with 5 Arlo Pro wireless cams gives me great video coverage of the entire property.