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how about i dont need a video doorbell and i can use my eyeballs and look out the window
Good luck doing that in my place.
i get it that tech is cool and stuff, but as ive gotten older, ive learned not to rely on it as much
Yeah, but you literally cannot see where the doorbell is at my place. It's a physical impossibility. I live on the second floor of a two flat with an enclosed entryway. No window anywhere in the building can see who rang the doorbell. Glad that works for you.
i didn't have a doorbell when i was still with my ex, and the only way i could see someone on the otherside was a spyhole. at my parents, i just look through the window
Because I can check my door when I'm not even home and even talk to those at my door to pretend like there is someone home. Because it will record the porch pirate stealing off my porch. It's for security and evidence, not so much an actual doorbell.
if i wanted security like that, id get a closed loop camera system, all stored locally.
Same. Which is the only reason I don't use Ring. But I was interested in it until I went looking for a good option to buy. Absolutely no reason hardware in my possession should require a subscription to utilize.
why not make more money from you?