@cougar granted that particular link doesn't explicitly say it, but do you really think they aren't sharing the data they've mined with their parent company, the worlds biggest data miner? Thought you were STW's resident cynic?! 😂 (Read through the T&Cs you've signed if you need it spelt out)Where in that link does it suggest that your Ring AV data is being sent to Amazon
eg Spotify targeting you with specific adverts depending on your mood, which it deduces from your music choice!
Pretty sure I've never seen an advert from Spotify? How do they serve them?
free tier has adsPretty sure I’ve never seen an advert from Spotify? How do they serve them?
free tier has ads
Completely forgot there was a free tier!
ha, that is really shit. Not heard about that – only 2 months ago this came out? And apparently anyone could connect to the unencrypted stream and watch it via VNC 😂 why would you trust them after that? 🤷♂️
And Eufy is an Anker brand!!
yeah. I mean, I trust them to make electronics which won't burn my house down, not necessarily with my data or having to rely on them for cloud services!And Eufy is an Anker brand!!
@cougar granted that particular link doesn’t explicitly say it, but do you really think they aren’t sharing the data they’ve mined with their parent company, the worlds biggest data miner? Thought you were STW’s resident cynic?!
Why do you think I'm being cynical? 😁
I didn't actually know that Amazon owned Ring (I've since checked). I knew they owned blink and, rather naively, assumed that they wouldn't need to own and maintain both brands.
fair enough, not sure how that escaped you tho! Even the headline of that article was "Amazon’s Ring Cameras" 😃I didn’t actually know that Amazon owned Ring
Wouldn't be surprised if they merged Blink into Ring or just dropped it at some point. They already discontinued their original line (Cloud Cam) after they bought Blink.I knew they owned blink and, rather naively, assumed that they wouldn’t need to own and maintain both brands.
Dredging this back up as I the wife wants a smart doorbell. Things I think we need:
- be able to interact with people at the door via phone
- battery but with long life (no power sockets near door/in porch)
Thats it! Not fussed about recording stuff etc or being able to sit and see baddies on my driveway when I'm on holiday etc.
What are my options? Got Alexas in the house we can use as chimes (is that a Ring only thing?)...
We just picked up a Blink doorbell and outside camera in the Amazon Prime Day offer. Fitted them today and they seem just the job. Fulfil your requirements perfectly.
if you've an existing wired doorbell the ring can replace that and use the power feed to power itself, and ring the existing ding-dong, no need for a separate chime.
I'll take a look at the Blink. Existing doorbell is a battery thing...
Blink can also be wired but comes with batteries.
I've just bought a eufy doorbell plus base station. Battery powered but planning to add a wire eventually.
So far seems fine. Android app a bit puzzling in places.
No monthly contract which is nice
I have a Ring bell. It rinsed through its battery and unscrewing it from the door every three weeks to put it on charge got old fast so I punched a hole in the door and ran a cable to it, doorbell transformers can be had from Amazon et al for not much money and you can run bell wire for miles.
If you're going to run a Ring on batteries I would suggest one or more of: something with a replaceable battery so you can have a spare; the solar backplate for it (obvs location-dependent); switching off motion detection.
