After research, I bought and installed this system. I like it and recommend it. Here's what I've learned:
The system works well and was very easy to install. It's mostly wireless. Simple tools are all you need for mounting outdoor cameras and solar panels.
I bought the basic system and added to it. The basic system still contained things I don't need such as the main keypad and motion detectors. You may want them. If you have several doors and kids coming and going, having a keypad by each door may be just what you need. You may want one by your bed. Motion detectors without a camera seem unnecessary, but maybe you want them. Door and window detectors seem like a good idea, but I didn't buy more. I may add more later. It's very easy.
I think it depends on why you want any security in the first place. We are now retired and want to watch our house while we're gone. I think if a guy is going to break in, he's going to grab stuff and be gone pretty quickly. The Ring stickers on all the windows may deter him. If he does break in, I will have him on 'tape' and the cops will likely catch him later. If a window or door is broken or open, I will know that and can alert my neighbor. I recommend having a great neighbor. Too bad you can't order one on Amazon.
I have added outdoor cameras. I live in Minnesota so I needed wired cameras. The batteries stop working in the cold. It gets really cold here. The doorbell handles the front. There is one watching my driveway and another at my back door. I have 4 cameras inside. Living room, dining room, kitchen, and another in the basement to watch the furnace. I also bought a smoke/CO2 alarm 'listener' and a freeze/water sensor. It came as a two-pack so I have two in my basement.
I made sure I had the regular number of my local police department on my phone so I could call them if I needed them to respond to my home. Fortunately, I didn't need it. Something to think about.
I just got back from 10 days in Hawaii and the system worked just fine. No burglars, fortunately. But I could watch my great neighbor shovel my walks and driveway and I saw the mail carrier delivering the mail. They were supposed to hold the mail, but that didn't work. I contacted my neighbor and asked him to bring the mail inside. Between Ring and my neighbor, we were able to have a relaxing vacation!
I had priced a commercial security company and got a quote on a professionally installed and monitored system. I think a few years ago a commercial system would have been the best decision, but this DIY technology is fine for my purposes. It's 'ready for prime time.'
I like the fact that I can pay for professional monitoring as I need it. But, after my recent experience, I don't think I need it. At least not now. I was online everywhere I was on vacation so I received all the motion alerts and could respond as necessary. There were several erroneous motion alerts, and I turned down the sensitivity and re-set some of the detection areas. I'm getting the system 'dialed in.'
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Perfect for apartments and condos
This kit comes with a base station to keep your system online, a keypad for in-home control, and a range extender to ensure your Alarm devices have signal. When paired with a contact sensor to cover a door or window and a motion detector to cover a room, it’s a great fit for apartments and condos, with coverage of ~1,000 sq. ft.
Control your security with three modes
Place your Ring Alarm in Home mode to disarm your interior sensors, while keeping your exterior sensors armed. Set to Away mode to arm all the sensors in your home to know what happens while you’re out. And Disarm your system to disarm all sensors and freely walk in and out of your home.
Do it all yourself
Easily setup your Ring Alarm system in minutes. Everything you need comes in the box and no tools are required. Simply plug-in the Ring Alarm base station, activate your system via the Ring app, and place the contact sensors and motion detectors in your desired location. Now you’re ready to protect!
Protection for your whole home
To enhance your connected, whole-home security system, add smart accessories (sold separately) to your Ring Alarm, such as sensors that detect fire, carbon monoxide, flood, and freeze and panic buttons to quickly request help.
Emergency support when you need it most
Receive real-time emergency support with an eligible Ring Protect plan when break-ins or any other security threat is detected with 24/7 professional monitoring for Ring Alarm. Learn more here.
Security and privacy controls in a convenient dashboard
With Control Center, you can add and remove authorized client devices, shared users, and select linked accounts–all from one place on your phone, tablet, or PC. Learn more about security and privacy.
Works with Alexa
Connect Ring Alarm to select Alexa-enabled devices to easily set your Alarm in home, away, and disarm modes and check the status of your security system with hands-free voice control. And when paired with Alexa Guard, you can set Guard to Away Mode to get Smart Alerts sent to your phone if your Echo device detects the sound of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, or glass breaking when you’re away. Learn more about Alexa Guard here.
Customer reviews
I purchased this after having xfinity Home for 6 years. I got tired of them raising my rates and playing with contracts. I love the new Ring system. I also purchased a peephole cam and interior camera. The system is VERY easy to install. I can't believe Comcast forces a $99 install fee for their similar system to install. Everything worked as it should out of the box. The door sensors are a little larger than most but they have some give on spacing and didn't have any problems. The system itself let's you setup multiple users. I have it notify me on my phone each time my door opens and closes but this can be enabled/disabled. There are no rules options as far as I can see like I had with my last provider (i.e. Automatic arm the system at X time in case I forgot). Very excited about the $10/month price tag.I purchased some cheap smart bulbs on Amazon and have Ring patched in with them via Alexa. So in the middle of the night if my entry door open, I have the kitchen lights turn on blue for a few minutes. Early in the morning when the motion detector detects motion, the kitchen lights turn on white dim until the front door opens and I leave for work. When someone comes home during the day and disarms the alarm, my kitchen lights turn on and turn off after 30 minutes of no motion. This is all custom settings but using the Ring alarm sensors to trigger Alexa rules. Very hdlpful. Love this system.
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