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Netvue Outdoor Security Camera 1080P Waterproof Wireless WiFi Bullet..

  • See Hear and Talk In Real Time With the built-in microphone and..
  • Crisp FHD Video Even at Night With the advanced 1/2.7" CMOS sen..
  • Notify You once Motion Detected When motion is detected, Netvue..
  • Full Metal Shell, Built To Last With full-metal housing and IP..
  • Quick Setup & Stable Connection Easily complete the entire setu..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 2.6 Inches,
  • Height: 2.6 Inches,
  • Weight: 1.3 Pounds,
  • Length: 7.6 Inches,
  • Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

70.9% 11.0% 18.1%

Senti Score  [81.9%]

All-new Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus | 1080p HD video, Advanced Motion..

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  • Exclusive to Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus, get 4 extra seconds of..
  • An upgrade from the original Ring Video Doorbell 2, enjoy impro..
  • 1080p HD video doorbell with features that let you see, hear, a..
  • Receive instant notifications when anyone presses your doorbell..
  • Easy installation: connect your Video Doorbell 3 Plus to Wi-Fi ..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 2.4 Inches,
  • Height: 1.1 Inches,
  • Weight: 0.5 Pounds,
  • Length: 5.1 Inches

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

52.1% 10.7% 37.3%

Senti Score  [62.7%]

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Netvue Outdoor Security Camera 1080P Waterproof Wireless WiFi Bullet..

excellent product better difficult works perfect great brilliant false poor expensive excellent best works brilliant expected complete waste total darkness crap routers

All-new Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus | 1080p HD video, Advanced Motion..

great miss poor frustrating mess useless leave expensive able pointless and annoying good better just brilliant superb product been excellent device losses pleased

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more expensive in both products

"once up the camera is easy to set up with the downloadable app qr code supplied and the images are as good as i have seen on some more expensive cameras"
74.8%

slight issue in both products

"slight issue with the large network cable as i had to drill a very large hole to get this mounted to the wall so that no cables were showing"
74.6%

false alerts in both products

"so unless you mount the camera under an overhang which shelters the camera from rain or snow then you are going to get a lot of false alerts"
73.4%

further issues in both products

"only minor issue found so far is that one sd card of two wouldn't 'mount' meaning it required manually reformatting on my pc but was soon sorted and have had no further issues with it"
72.2%

waste your money in both products

"feel free to waste your money you really would be better getting a wired unit with a centrally controlled hard drive all at home as that will run for years with no issues"
68.1%

slight delay in both products

"two way communication does work but has slight delay inevitable i guess "
64.4%

trial and error in both products

"this really is just a case of trial and error and the app offers sensitivity adjustments so you can have it exactly as you want it"
56.0%

complete waste

"the motion detection on the camera is a complete waste of time and will just alert you every couple of minutes even when there is absolutely nothing there so i had this disabled the whole time i owned the camera which is a really big disadvantage!"
99.9%

total darkness

"i don't know how it would work in total darkness but for me it's fine"
99.6%

crap routers

"the people with wifi issues either don't know what they are doing or have crap routers"
99.4%

incredibly frustrating

"it’s just incredibly frustrating"
98.5%

time delay

"there is a time delay when watching on my phone but that is to be expected with all devices of this type"
96.4%

will be buying

"as soon as they do this i will be buying!"
96.2%

record continuous

"you would either have to get a memory card to record continuous but then in the event of it being stolen you have list all the footage or pay £8 a month for 24 7 recording to the cloud"
92.5%

connection is so terrible

"the camera itself isn't bad by any means and especially for £40 however the biggest fault i have with it is the connection and even though i have a wifi extender literally less than 4 metres away from the camera really the connection is still garbage half the time it says the camera isn't on which is rubbish because i know it's on it's just the connection is so terrible"
89.8%

every drop

"i still need to play with the settings much more to get it all right as i am getting alerts for every drop of rain that falls at the moment and that’s on the lowest sensitivity setting"
89.8%

tideious and frustrating

"i like that you can add a micro sd card in and it will record everything for you but setting these up can be tideious and frustrating"
89.5%

lengthy and unsuccessful

"after lengthy and unsuccessful attempts to contact the company direct located in china with no apparent uk agent i was informed robotically via e mail chat that it only worked at 2"
89.5%

storage issue

"the only reason i give this 4 stars is because of the storage issue with multiple devices not being available"
74.9%

storage issues

"but it is not designed to be a high end 8 mega pixel camera with all the transmission and storage issues that you would come up against"
74.9%

only gripe

"the only gripe i can think of is the thickness off the camera connections especially the internet one"
74.9%

only issue

"initial setup is a little complicated but if you follow the instructions carefully then it works the only issue being that the cameras need a 2"
74.9%

fall apart

"the camera body is ok mostly plastic so will either fall apart or last until the next millennium"
74.9%

made cheaply

"so we have power it's a standard dc connector and massive extension cables are cheaply available through amazon lan with an indicator led built in again a 25m run is easily purchased but even longer can be made cheaply and thirdly a weatherproof wifi reset button: i default away from wifi but recognise the brilliant innovation this option is just try getting up a ladder and removing the access plate to locate a tiny black button inside the body of the unit "
74.9%

fault this

"honestly can't fault this especially as we got it when it was on offer"
74.8%

picture freezing

"i got so fed up with various things going wrong such as the picture freezing that i thought i’ll sort it out tomorrow"
74.8%

major issue

"using ethernet wired connection was not a major issue"
74.8%

user error

"i had issues setting up wifi connection but it turned out to be user error my end"
74.8%

main gripe

"setting up the wifi so as to use without the rj45 cable was my main gripe"
74.8%

break inns

"months on still regular problems when it should just work it's unreliable bottom line in a product where reliability is critical we had an issue with car break inns and low and behold despite paying for the 24 7 service"
74.8%

annual fees

"seems good value for money but the costs to subscribe to cloud services are not clear at the outset so i guess the low product price is balanced with the annual fees to subscribe"
74.8%

or 4 adjacent holes

"not everybody realises you can make 3 or 4 adjacent holes to create a larger one it leaves me thankful that we share a world with folk like that because it means i still have a job"
74.8%

would be rubbish

"i thought the picture quality would be rubbish but it's really not"
74.8%

awful feeling

"get the awful feeling that its spying on us"
74.8%

didnt work

"had this arrive today after looking around alot i found this on offer with an added amazon discount code it didnt work out to be cheapest but looked to be best value anyway when it arrived i opened it up and theres everything you need besides a drill and screwdriver to fit it actually included the corrected masonry drill bit for the plugs anyway about 10mins later it was installed setting up was very simple"
74.7%

loud noises

"even though i set it up with just one square area of motion detection it still picks up loud noises when cars go past"
74.7%

lose connection sometimes

"and some cameras do lose connection sometimes"
74.7%

left redundant

"i am just very disappointed i cannot return the other camera or even request a refund as i have no power adapter to set up the second camera which is now left redundant"
74.7%

annoying wires

"the camera is ultimately a wi fi camera but there are three annoying wires which you can't easily hide"
74.7%

error message

"i put an sd card into it which it quickly used the memory on you should be able to clear the card from the app but that doesn’t seem to work it gives an error message every time"
74.6%

your unsure

"there are video tutorials if your unsure as you setup"
74.6%

screw heads

"this made installation harder than need be as the screw heads are so soft they stripped immediately"
74.5%

only problem

"the only problem i had was that i had to position the camera very close to the router as the camera kept dropping out even though the wifi signal showed 57% and that this was a good signal"
74.5%

several problems

"i have had several problems since and sadly they were all caused by me!"
74.4%

very expensive

"cloud storage lasts for a 14 day trial then it is a very expensive subscription per camera"
74.3%

becomes expensive

"it becomes expensive at $70 per year per camera"
74.2%

camera isnt

"obviously the only way you know the camera isnt connected to tour router is when you open the netvue app"
74.2%

unfortunately only

"the instructions which come with it are easy to follow but unfortunately only tell you about installing it & nothing about using it but i found this information on the web"
74.1%

minor issue

"only minor issue found so far is that one sd card of two wouldn't 'mount' meaning it required manually reformatting on my pc but was soon sorted and have had no further issues with it"
74.0%

particularly awkward

"we have a particularly awkward outdoor view and cannot see the gate or visitors without going outdoors and round the corner so i decided to be brave and try an outdoor camera although it did seem a bit sci fi and hi tech for our rather basic household"
73.9%

only let down

"only let down is the motion detection it doesn't pick my 6ft frame up but does trigger with flies"
73.8%

long painful

"it takes a lot to impress me and get a security device put into my smart home and this camera has ended a long painful search"
73.7%

busy electrician

"i’ve only just found a busy electrician to fit my camera"
73.7%

some trouble

"i had some trouble connecting these cameras to my wi fi at 1st"
73.7%

further problems

"so we had a spate of tyre damages to cars outside the house so decided to get a good quality night vision camera to use as a deterrent to further problems"
73.4%

false triggers

"i have positioned my camera to cover my front garden so i don't want false triggers from the road outside it was very simple to disable the image zones where i don't want a notification then the sensitivity was adjusted with a simple slider"
73.4%

false alarms

"when it's sunny and cloud cover comes across again it false alarms"
73.4%

major problem

"i've got a major problem trying to figure out how to house these cables"
73.4%

constant problems

"easy enough to install but i’ve had constant problems with the cameras stopping functioning when the cards fills up you get no alert this has happened even though it’s supposed to reformat automatically"
73.3%

built in speaker

"having a built in speaker on the camera is just a bit of fun so far"
73.3%

free trial

"we also pay around £1 a month so we continue to receive video recorded notifications after the free trial ends a tiny amount for piece of mind "
72.7%

first issue

"this is the first issue"
72.6%

never gets

"the device is up to date and never gets unplugged"
72.5%

slight negative

"one slight negative is that the mounting screws provided were of a very poor quality"
72.5%

disgusting support

"disgusting support!"
72.5%

only negative

"my only negative is that it is quite big and obvious on the front of the house"
72.3%

better features but

"downsides motion detection sensitivity in app is not great app could have better features but not the worst either no option to view on laptop pc the drill bit that came with it was really poor quality that broke in less then 10 seconds of using"
72.2%

false motion detections

"you tighten up some grub screws after adjustment which holds the camera rock solid so there are no false motion detections due to camera wobble "
72.0%

brick walls

"i do understand that expecting the wifi to go through two outdoor brick walls is a big ask"
71.5%

returned damaged item

"looks like i was given a returned damaged item"
71.4%

connection issues

"i have been a long time user of another brand of wifi camera but kept having connection issues so i though i would give netvue a go prompted by other reviews and there very competitive price"
71.1%

babies nursery

"this is my second netvue product after purchasing an indoor camera for our babies nursery and this product is just as if not more impressive"
70.6%

echo comared

"there is a delay in the live view on the echo comared to the app on galaxy note"
70.5%

dubious people

"as there have been a few dubious people around decided on this vigil camera to keep a check out"
70.2%

detection issue

"the motion detection issue is now with their research team and i am confident that they will come up with a solution to the sensitivity issue very quickly"
69.8%

spoke out from

"our postman had a right scare when we suddenly spoke out from it"
69.7%

power cable

"i took another reviewers suggestion of putting all of the wires in a junction box outside as the cables are too bulky as a group to easily put through the wall so i just put the power cable through"
69.6%

more defined

"i wish the motion detection had daily settings for when its active and a greater number of squares to get a more defined area"
69.6%

little adva

"after a while i worked out that the wireless mesh network in my house was a little adva ced for the wifi card in the camera"
69.1%

more bothersome

"the second and more bothersome is that when i tried to access the sd files in my computer i figured that the video files are in a proprietary format!"
68.6%

small adjustments

"installation outdoors was pretty easy and took a few small adjustments to get the perfect picture"
68.2%

woefully short

"firstly the power wire is woefully short limiting placement unless you add in extension cables"
68.0%

against brick

"everything needed seems to be in the box even down to a masonary drill if you were mounting against brick"
67.9%

unwelcome visitors

"i bought 2 of these cameras for my mum as she has had some unwelcome visitors looking around her property recently needless to say she hasn't received any problems since!"
67.7%

unwanted visitors

"camera feels sturdy and solid has a built in mic to capture sound and also a speaker so you could even scare off unwanted visitors by talking into the app!"
67.4%

unless i missed something

"i would suggest that you carry most of step 4 with the included parts to weatherproof the ethernet connector unless i missed something "
67.2%

less satisfactory

"it was equally easy to pair it with alexa but the results are less satisfactory"
67.0%

aerial flops

"my only quibble is that the aerial joint is not sufficiently stiff and the aerial flops around rather than standing upright"
66.9%

high and cant

"sound from the camera speaker is also good but useless for me as i have mounted the camera too high and cant hear it from the floor"
66.8%

small drill hole

"installation to its location was easy and i only needed to use a small drill hole to feed the supplied power cable into an outdoor cable box where the power connection together with wifi and ethernet cable not being used in wifi set up and the camera was easily fitted into location a template was provided but i didn't use this"
66.7%

blank error

"finally it’s not value for money and the motion detection when alerting gives a blank error which cannot be seen what it’s picked up"
66.6%

first week

"i will be buying a second camera 👍🏻 update after a few months: i left my previous review after the first week or so of having the camera after being bribed by netvue with 3 months free subscription to motion detection alerts"
66.3%

takes too long

"so this feature got turned off which is one of the reasons i wanted the camera it would notify that there was motion at my door i would ask alexa to show me the front door cam to see who it was then answer the door the whole process was to hit and miss and just takes too long by the time the video comes up the person would have left thinking there is nobody at home"
65.8%

only shortcoming

"the only shortcoming is the software which is limited for retrieving photos and videos from the sd card"
65.6%

no cables were showing

"slight issue with the large network cable as i had to drill a very large hole to get this mounted to the wall so that no cables were showing"
65.5%

not very good

"the night vision is not very good but you still see so for me it’s awesome"
65.4%

difficult installation

"having read previous reviews i thought very carefully about where i should position it to avoid a difficult installation"
65.4%

improving its software

"although a budget buy this camera does everything much more expensive cameras do and netvue appears responsive to customers in developing and improving its software"
65.3%

scratch as reviewed

"not normaly one who writes reviews however having purchased a number of alleged good external cameras all of which never came up to scratch as reviewed or advertised"
65.3%

waste your time

"don't waste your time"
65.3%

drop out of wifi

"the camera does drop out of wifi so at times i cant see it on my phone but i've found that this doesn't mean it isn't working as the camera continues to record to the sd card when not connected to wifi so nothing is missed"
65.2%

killed by the same

"it's younger sibling killed by the same update is going back on an amazon doa return"
65.1%

buying netvue

"will definitely be buying netvue again if we need more"
65.0%

been diabolical

"the support from netvue has recently been diabolical"
64.8%

indoors netvue

"i have used indoors netvue and they are great but i did not expect to be amazed by the quality of the outdoors one too"
64.8%

definitely lacking

"there’s also no web interface and support is definitely lacking"
64.8%

cheap price

"i have had cctv systems before that were far more expensive and was a little dubious about a camera at such a cheap price and thought that the quality would not be that good"
64.7%

that i replaced

"by comparison the cheap camera that i replaced kept buffering and losing connection constantly"
64.6%

real shame

"a real shame because when they first worked they were brilliant but they’ve clearly done something to the firmware that doesn’t play nice now"
64.4%

difficult to setup

"difficult to setup as it only works with 2"
64.4%

removed from software

"when this trial add on was removed from software the camera was completely disabled and had to return"
64.3%

supply requirements

"best of all the power supply requirements are the same as my analogue system so they literally took minutes to swap over"
64.2%

same or worse

"but saying that think it would be the same or worse on any other camera"
64.2%

hard drive failures

"the picture quality with these is much better and i actually see the fact they don't record to a central box as a bonus no more hard drive failures!"
64.2%

dubious about a camera

"i have had cctv systems before that were far more expensive and was a little dubious about a camera at such a cheap price and thought that the quality would not be that good"
63.7%

unable to upload

"i have had a few videos which were unable to upload"
63.6%

works it randomly

"and when it works it randomly goes into buffering every so often"
63.5%

complain too much

"have tried adjusting the sensitivity but can't get it to work properly but for a camera of this price i can't complain too much"
63.4%

card recording

"as i had already purchased a netvue wi fi doorbell and been very pleased with it buying the netvue vigil camera s was an obvious next step as they offer sd card recording and playback capability without needing to purchase cloud based storage it’s just a case of mounting the units out of easy reach"
63.3%

very low level

"the following reasons why i could not give it 5 stars: the speaker on the camera is very low level and even though it is installed just above head height you cannot be heard very clearly"
63.3%

damaging my property

"bought this camera as i have a bad neighbour next to me who keeps damaging my property"
63.2%

falls at the moment

"i still need to play with the settings much more to get it all right as i am getting alerts for every drop of rain that falls at the moment and that’s on the lowest sensitivity setting"
63.1%

gets too expensive

"one subscription should cover more cameras not just one otherwise it gets too expensive"
63.0%

opposite initially

"at night the problem was the opposite initially there was no motion detection as soon as it was dark although after a couple of weeks of emails back and forth to support they sent through new firmware which resolved this problem"
63.0%

really cant

"which it really shouldn't be to be honest if i could be bothered to take the camera down and send it back i would but i really cant as it was a bit of a task getting it up"
63.0%

cable enterance

"one thing i would like to say is that it would be nice to have a sealing plug if you are not going to hard wire the broadband side and just use the wifi as it leaves a tiny hole in the cable enterance"
62.8%

three smaller holes

"cover the camera in lens in something i taped a sock around it disconnect the end with the three mounting holes using the hex key provided hold the mount against the wall and drill three smaller holes with a 4mm drill bit take the mount away and open the holes up to fit the rawlplugs"
62.8%

outside instead

"you could fit a connection box outside instead of running cable through the wall"
62.5%

wont record

"motion sensor is temperamental wont record our car parking pretty large subject image but will record endless hours of rain"
61.9%

proprietary format

"the second and more bothersome is that when i tried to access the sd files in my computer i figured that the video files are in a proprietary format!"
61.9%

minimal affect

"if you need a cost effective way to monitor your home minimal affect on the wifi check from anywhere and has a speaker for interactions with home for example asking someone to leave a parcel somewhere safe "
61.9%

cable assembly

"installation is not straightforward because you will need a very large hole in wall to pass cable assembly through"
61.8%

not sufficiently stiff

"my only quibble is that the aerial joint is not sufficiently stiff and the aerial flops around rather than standing upright"
61.7%

minor issues

"two minor issues though"
61.4%

very unreliable

"i’ve recently bought several of these netvue 1080p outdoor security cameras as my existing ones from another maker were very unreliable and constantly dropped their wi fi connections"
61.3%

very poor quality

"one slight negative is that the mounting screws provided were of a very poor quality"
61.2%

useless ornament

"as soon as is possible this useless ornament will be taken down and replaced with something that actually works!"
61.2%

might get stolen

"i got the outdoor camera because a number of dogs have gone missing out of peoples gardens and as my house has a dirt road at the side i’m always nervous that one of my fur babies might get stolen"
60.8%

opened a chat

"already used footage for an incident i did have a problem where just after the time the firmware updates the camera failed i opened a chat at 8am and gave the problem to customer services who passed to technical services who by 9"
60.7%

tried live chat

"i tried live chat and didn't get anywhere"
60.4%

photo in this review

"have attached photo in this review"
60.4%

extremely hard

"night vision is as about as good as ir can get and at this price point it's extremely hard to beat"
59.8%

it's awful

"you have to download a small player they made i found in netvue forum and it's awful!"
59.3%

killed by the update

"killed by the update "
59.1%

card playback

"i'm using a 128gb micro sd card playback is of a high quality and unbroken"
59.0%

card formats

"i’m not using cloud but i am using the sd card the card formats while installed and for a couple of days i’m able to use the camera fine and watch back recordings but then i’m not able to view recordings unless i join cloud for a fee of course"
59.0%

occasional rambler

"for the price paid the camera is excellent i did look around and all the other camera's where more expensive so far i am very pleased the camera picture day or night is excellent and the piece of mind i get from seeing what is going on around my property is great i do live in a very remote area and therefore no traffic passes my house just the occasional rambler"
58.7%

open the holes

"cover the camera in lens in something i taped a sock around it disconnect the end with the three mounting holes using the hex key provided hold the mount against the wall and drill three smaller holes with a 4mm drill bit take the mount away and open the holes up to fit the rawlplugs"
58.6%

mount it too high

"only issue advice is so mount it too high as the spiders are always making webs on the camera and this also can trigger off motion alerts if u have this set up"
58.6%

only issue advice

"only issue advice is so mount it too high as the spiders are always making webs on the camera and this also can trigger off motion alerts if u have this set up"
58.4%

rubbish all the time

"it does work without the cloud subscription but motion detection is rubbish all the time"
58.2%

biggest fault

"the camera itself isn't bad by any means and especially for £40 however the biggest fault i have with it is the connection and even though i have a wifi extender literally less than 4 metres away from the camera really the connection is still garbage half the time it says the camera isn't on which is rubbish because i know it's on it's just the connection is so terrible"
58.1%

aerial joint

"my only quibble is that the aerial joint is not sufficiently stiff and the aerial flops around rather than standing upright"
58.0%

cheap camera

"by comparison the cheap camera that i replaced kept buffering and losing connection constantly"
57.6%

apparently all connected

"the unit showed a solid green light so apparently all connected but the app said the camera is offline"
57.6%

mega pixel camera

"but it is not designed to be a high end 8 mega pixel camera with all the transmission and storage issues that you would come up against"
56.9%

delay is so long

"but the delay is so long"
56.7%

fault this bullet

"cannot fault this bullet cam"
56.6%

dead original unit

"after a stream of emails to support i am now returning my dead original unit"
56.3%

hesitate to recommend

"for the price of this camera i would not hesitate to recommend it"
56.3%

trying to connect

"i guess most of the time the video comes up but sometimes it times out trying to connect"
56.2%

would not be that good

"i have had cctv systems before that were far more expensive and was a little dubious about a camera at such a cheap price and thought that the quality would not be that good"
56.0%

file corruption

"however there is no way to stop recording except by pulling out the power plug which seems a bit brutal the app should provide for this to prevent file corruption i did try disconnecting power the sd card seemed ok and successfully re mounted on restoring power"
55.9%

only quibble

"my only quibble it that the camera is not poe"
55.9%

record continously

"are equally good in many ways but don't record continously"
55.8%

does n't always

"also to subscribe to the motion data as the camera doesn't always get a photo of the trigger but will record it!"
55.8%

even no reply

"unfortunately even after 2 months i didn't receive the free 64gb sd card as mentioned in the package i received after claiming even no reply to my 2 emails"
55.3%

teething problems

"compact camera but as this model has an ethernet plug on it you have to drill at least a 12mm hole to get the cable through the wall lots of teething problems but the online chat is instant and they always seem to fix the issues but i'd rather it just ran seamlessly than have any pro lems like dropped signal etc or a tf card that has worked perfectly well in the camera for 2 weeks suddenly is no longer recognised"
55.2%

fire stick

"well i've now set it up outside and had tried it on wi fi and on internet cable also as i have a fire stick and alex's i did link it to there account on a good note it works well with the app on a good but bad point as i did not adjust my settings but turned on motion detection it was cool for the first"
55.1%

internet supplier issues

"i have unfortunately ended up with a lan connection to my router but as i said earlier this may be my internet supplier issues"
55.1%

does n't play nice

"a real shame because when they first worked they were brilliant but they’ve clearly done something to the firmware that doesn’t play nice now"
55.1%

power plug

"however there is no way to stop recording except by pulling out the power plug which seems a bit brutal the app should provide for this to prevent file corruption i did try disconnecting power the sd card seemed ok and successfully re mounted on restoring power"
55.0%

unreliable bottom line

"months on still regular problems when it should just work it's unreliable bottom line in a product where reliability is critical we had an issue with car break inns and low and behold despite paying for the 24 7 service"
54.9%

through smaller holes

"one criticism would be the leads should be detachable to get through smaller holes"
54.9%

4ghz not 5ghz

"4ghz not 5ghz"
54.9%

not adjust my settings

"well i've now set it up outside and had tried it on wi fi and on internet cable also as i have a fire stick and alex's i did link it to there account on a good note it works well with the app on a good but bad point as i did not adjust my settings but turned on motion detection it was cool for the first"
54.8%

very disappointed

"i am just very disappointed i cannot return the other camera or even request a refund as i have no power adapter to set up the second camera which is now left redundant"
54.8%

with no progress

"every day i contact nevue to be told that their “engineers are working on a fix” but that’s been four days now with no progress so i’m sending these back for a refund"
54.8%

sd card not included

"an sd card not included is required to store images video including motion detection although a paid cloud service is available"
54.8%

sensitivity issue

"the motion detection issue is now with their research team and i am confident that they will come up with a solution to the sensitivity issue very quickly"
54.8%

user login

"but i went to my hubs user login on internet explorer and turned the 5g off so it could connect to the 2"
54.8%

n't take long

"had to go through the process twice but it didn’t take long"
54.7%

back in screw

"to get footage you need to get a ladder and climb the ladder to the camera unscrew it all to get to the memory card take the memory out put it into your pc get the footage you need then go back up the ladder put the memory card back in screw all the camera back together and as your doing all this your"
54.7%

no way to stop recording

"however there is no way to stop recording except by pulling out the power plug which seems a bit brutal the app should provide for this to prevent file corruption i did try disconnecting power the sd card seemed ok and successfully re mounted on restoring power"
54.7%

wrong for the price

"can't really go wrong for the price"
54.7%

few problems with

"i recently brought the homecam indoor secuirty cam from the same seller last month and had a few problems with it and these got resolved really well and rapidly because of this i decided to buy a new camera for the outside secuirty of my house"
54.7%

not work with iftt

"my only real criticism is that i would like more control over scheduling the motion detection and they do not work with iftt"
54.7%

would not brake the bank

"i was looking for a easy install camera for a while now that would not brake the bank and then my friend showed me the netvue he has i was shocked when he told me how much he payed and all the features the camera qualty is amzing with the movement notafication sent to your phone so you know where ever"
54.7%

no longer recognised

"compact camera but as this model has an ethernet plug on it you have to drill at least a 12mm hole to get the cable through the wall lots of teething problems but the online chat is instant and they always seem to fix the issues but i'd rather it just ran seamlessly than have any pro lems like dropped signal etc or a tf card that has worked perfectly well in the camera for 2 weeks suddenly is no longer recognised"
54.7%

bare this in mind

"you can view the cameras live without signing up to any storage or buying an sd card from the app but you wont be able to record the footage so bare this in mind"
54.7%

removed '' recently and

"i wanted this to monitor our back garden as we've had some items "removed" recently and i am delighted with how easy it was to setup and use"
54.7%

no battery back

"if the 12v power cord is cut then that's the end of your camera security as there is no battery back up"
54.7%

would not link

"when linking accounts to amazon it would return a load of code and would not link"
54.7%

being a victim of crime

"having being a victim of crime and searching the internet for a good but reasonably priced outdoor camera i can honesty say i am pleased with this product"
54.6%

have a bad neighbour

"bought this camera as i have a bad neighbour next to me who keeps damaging my property"
54.6%

tyre damages

"so we had a spate of tyre damages to cars outside the house so decided to get a good quality night vision camera to use as a deterrent to further problems"
54.6%

not like about

"what i did not like about it was the setup"
54.6%

not buy this camera

"but now the camera is pointless constantly showing off line constantly needing to format the sd card do not buy this camera!"
54.6%

long as your cameras

"so long as your cameras will be close to your router then it should be fine"
54.6%

away in another country

"i had some doing work in my garage while i was away in another country and i was able to view and speak clearly with the"
54.6%

faulty unit

"the camera whilst working was a fairly good product for the price paid the problem & the reason of the low rating is due to the customer support while the support for set up alone was good the issue with support for returning a faulty unit is a complete nightmare"
54.5%

have n't needed it

"no instructions with the camera at all but good website and it appears they have good customer service but i haven't needed it yet!"
54.5%

only slight frustration

"the only slight frustration is that there is large bunch of cables out of the camera body which are redundant if you are using as a wireless device"
54.4%

sceptical of the signal

"i was sceptical of the signal and thought i'd have issues with the wifi signal dropping out"
54.4%

stay connected

"no matter which ever way i tried it would just not stay connected"
54.4%

screws wall

"what i did find good that the camera came with all screws wall plugs a masonry drill bit and a hex key to adjust the direction of the camera"
54.4%

seems a bit brutal

"however there is no way to stop recording except by pulling out the power plug which seems a bit brutal the app should provide for this to prevent file corruption i did try disconnecting power the sd card seemed ok and successfully re mounted on restoring power"
54.4%

facebook it logged it

"only hicup is with the alexa app i could not get it to add the skill but when i logged in via netvue on the computer and logged in via a password password reset and not facebook it logged it in and now all working"
54.4%

no subscripton charge

"has motion sensor in the app to alert you of movement and captures a screenshot each time in the app no subscripton charge required for this "
54.3%

even more disappointing

"live view works fine which makes it even more disappointing"
54.3%

it's really

"i thought the picture quality would be rubbish but it's really not"
54.3%

seems a bit excessive

"not sure on cloud and motion upgrade costs as seems a bit excessive but haven’t looked in to this yet"
54.3%

before it is overwritten

"you can however scroll back in time and record for whatever period you want as long as you do it before it is overwritten"
54.2%

not comment on that

"i'm not using motion detection yet because i wanted this primarily to be able to see who is at the front door so i cannot comment on that"
54.2%

problem here

"whatever had blocked the camera reporting in was fixed by the reboot and the camera went live it was also a lot more responsive through the app so my router was the problem here"
54.2%

no marker for humans

"cloud service don’t work as described gives me 100+ notifications that my cat is running around but can’t detect no humans see pictures no marker for humans"
54.2%

warning on my iphone

"get in seconds a warning on my iphone and can see what is happening"
54.1%

expensive subscriptions

"good product and no need for expensive subscriptions either :"
54.1%

nobody at home

"so this feature got turned off which is one of the reasons i wanted the camera it would notify that there was motion at my door i would ask alexa to show me the front door cam to see who it was then answer the door the whole process was to hit and miss and just takes too long by the time the video comes up the person would have left thinking there is nobody at home"
54.0%

password reset

"only hicup is with the alexa app i could not get it to add the skill but when i logged in via netvue on the computer and logged in via a password password reset and not facebook it logged it in and now all working"
54.0%

weak wifi signal

"i don't need the ethernet option but would be useful to those with weak wifi signal great addition!"
54.0%

rubbish in my opinion

"without the costly addons the camera is rubbish in my opinion"
54.0%

while not subscribing

"u still get motion alerts while not subscribing"
53.9%

this is only 1080

"you can zoom into the image on te phone app but the resolution falls off pretty fast as this is only 1080"
53.9%

good not good

"not good not good at all"
53.8%

10 minutes long

"first problem: it seems that each video file is 10 minutes long but there are some space between them some seconds that don't get recorded at all"
53.7%

exactly as advertised

"i was delighted after i replaced a defective similar unit from another brand because this device behaved exactly as advertised"
53.7%

short demonstration video

"using the app each stage of the set up is clearly explained and supported by a short demonstration video"
53.7%

more difficult to install

"my only issue is the three cables hanging out of the back of it makes it a little more difficult to install"
53.7%

camera wobble

"you tighten up some grub screws after adjustment which holds the camera rock solid so there are no false motion detections due to camera wobble "
53.7%

the wrong place

"i really wanted it to film across my whole driveway but that's more down to me putting the camera in the wrong place"
53.7%

is dual banded

"connecting to router bt hub was a little frustrating but i expected that as bt is dual banded"
53.7%

problem persists

"it has been having trouble loading the live feed but i sure it is a blip and am going to contact customer support if the problem persists"
53.7%

been completely useless

"pretty easy to set up and worked well for a couple of weeks and then following a firmware update the cameras have been completely useless"
53.7%

could be better

"camera isn't perfect though and a few things could be better might even be the app and not the camera to be honest"
53.6%

made the mistake

"i made the mistake of cutting the network plug off to help feed the wire through thinking i wouldn't need it as i was using wireless"
53.5%

received no reply

"have tried contacting their customer service but received no reply so will try and get a refund somehow"
53.5%

minutes only

"actual time attaching camera and cables was minutes only"
53.4%

hear the birds

"easily hear the birds from back of the house"
53.4%

dropping off without

"as to the camera once initial issues sorted probably due wifi dropping off without me knowing it is excellent"
53.4%

no wires showing

"bit of a con showing the camera fitted flush against the wall with no wires showing"
53.3%

therefore i returned

"so therefore i returned it"
53.2%

n't often write reviews

"i don't often write reviews but i am quite impressed with this camera"
53.2%

no reson and picture

"i got this one for my back way as there have been some crimes in some other back ways so just like the fact its keeping a eye on my home while i go to work pros easy to set up and helpful app cons just can cut out some times for no reson and picture can be a bit hard to see sometimes but that could be times of the day would get other one for my front way aswell"
53.2%

fail on me recently

"i did have one fail on me recently after 6 months"
53.2%

large holes

"cons: large holes required for installation"
53.1%

4ghz wireless not a

"4ghz wireless not a 5"
53.1%

128gb cards no longer

"support says that 128gb cards no longer work"
53.1%

ethernet socket

"it is the ethernet socket that determins the size!"
52.8%

will never know

"quite why they didn't do this in the first place i will never know"
52.8%

with no buffering

"showing 97% signal in the app with no buffering"
52.7%

will not necessarily

"despite what anyone says it will not necessarily be easy to fit"
52.7%

difficult to connect

"4ghz if you don't do this it may be difficult to connect you can switch 5ghz back on after its connected"
52.7%

blocked '' area

"picked up car headlights even though in “blocked” area"
52.7%

that do n't have audio

"i've been searching a long time for home security camera's with two way audio to replace my outside ip camera's that don't have audio"
52.6%

solves this issue

"but cloud storage solves this issue"
52.5%

right scare

"our postman had a right scare when we suddenly spoke out from it"
52.4%

rely on pir lamp

"at night in ir in rainy day is prone to false positives detects rain drops or snow flakes practically useless so i switched off infra red and rely on pir lamp to detect motion outdoor"
52.4%

costly addons

"without the costly addons the camera is rubbish in my opinion"
52.3%

view anywhere

"you can view anywhere not just when you are on the same local network"
52.3%

have n't explored

"lots of choices in settings i haven't explored yet"
52.2%

approx # 75 cheaper

"this bullet style camera is approx £75 cheaper than my hikvision!"
52.1%

please do n't change

"please don’t change "
52.1%

could n't be easier

"set up on these cameras couldn't be easier"
52.0%

miss and certainly

"however using the camera to monitor outside motion is hit and miss and certainly not effective with the infra red camera as the light reflects off the windows at night"
52.0%

find nothing

"it is beyond frustrating especially when something has been stolen off your driveway which has happened this morning only to find nothing was recorded!"
51.8%

drilling the holes

"even a drill bit for drilling the holes for mounting the camera"
51.8%

netvue software

"another desireable feature of the netvue software is that it allows ‘sharing’ this enables me to share all the camera features with my wife and as such she also can manage the settings and receive notifications from the motion alarm"
51.8%

eyespy software

"i’d like to connect this to my own nas drive or eyespy software but ip address access is not allowed"
51.8%

eliminated the problem

"4ghz was better did have trouble connecting to a wifi extender did away with that so eliminated the problem"
51.8%

quite bulky wires

"the camera connection has 3 quite bulky wires which would need a really big hole to bring inside"
51.7%

small hole

"this means you only have to drill a small hole through the wall for the power cable and into the back of the junction box"
51.7%

more and more unreliable

"at first these seem great but as time wears on they become more and more unreliable"
51.7%

waste of time

"i thought the microphone and speaker were going to be a waste of time but i can clearly hear anyone talking at my front door"
51.6%

still was n't working

"as it wasn't connecting for me they sent a solution to get an update through but still wasn't working"
51.6%
...

waste your money in both products

"don’t waste your money it’s cost me over £250 inc chimes and it doesn’t even work"
74.8%

more expensive in both products

"it’s a bit more expensive than we would normally pay but this is pure control with cloud memory so even if it gets nicked no one else can wipe the memory!"
74.7%

further issues in both products

"update: after posting this review i was contacted by ring who have asked if they can work at resolving the issues initially by replacing the unit and then working through further issues if any remaining"
74.6%

slight issue in both products

"i had a slight issue with wifi signal which kept saying weak poor signal"
69.0%

trial and error in both products

"after a lot of trial and error and the addition of a very carefully positioned chime pro booster using the more resilient 2"
56.7%

slight delay in both products

"the drawback i found quite irritating is the live view constantly had a delay to playback and when the doorbell is pressed there a slight delay to reach the signal to the phone"
55.6%

problems with in both products

"i’ve recently bought it but i’ve had problems with it ever since"
55.0%

device losses

"when mounted outside the front door this drops to 72 to 75 and the device losses connection"
98.7%

pointless and annoying

"50 per month or basically its useless also having no chime indoors is pointless and annoying luckily for another £30 you can buy a chime so again more money!"
98.1%

frustrating mess

"what a frustrating mess"
97.5%

very disappointing

"very disappointing entry level device"
97.4%

loses internet connection

"the moment you move away with your phone it loses internet connection and turns grey so it’s really frustrating"
97.1%

really disappointed

"really disappointed"
97.0%

poor connection

"a reboot only fixes the problem – temporarily – and after an hour it's back to a poor connection again"
95.5%

very temperamental

"glitchy and very temperamental"
92.5%

really frustrating

"the moment you move away with your phone it loses internet connection and turns grey so it’s really frustrating"
91.5%

worst culprits

"another interesting point to add is that most delivery drivers amazon strangely being the worst culprits here simply will do anything other than ring the doorbell!"
90.7%

biggest disappointment

"overall my biggest disappointment is it doesn't ring unless connected to your actual doorbell or through the app on your phone"
90.6%

poor internet connection

"set up was relatively easy but stability on my mesh system was problematic even on my fibre high speed network such that it kept reporting a poor internet connection"
88.0%

condensation delayed

"and may be for the price you would expect to not get condensation delayed missed recordings or blurred voice"
87.9%

security deterrent

"i would still say it is good security deterrent but remember this comes with a subscription charging model to view and playback the recordings"
74.9%

absolutely rubbish

"absolutely rubbish detects people walking past on the street doesn't detect anything on the drive worst money ever spent"
74.9%

no wiring needed

"like no wiring needed"
74.9%

extremely poor

"this is not made clear in the amazon listing and is extremely poor practice"
74.9%

been faulty

"it's not perfect and i still can't get it to work correctly with my firestick but it's far better than the first one which clearly must have been faulty"
74.9%

noisy neighbour

"at first i must admit i turned into a noisy neighbour and every alert i was checking out what was going on but after a while the notifications got annoying as the camera picked up and sent notifications when there was anything moving on our road"
74.9%

cheap screw system

"the cheap screw system has already snapped because the screw got stuck and had to almost yank it out"
74.9%

utterly useless

"sorry it's utterly useless and unfit for its intended purpose"
74.9%

suffered vandalism

"recently i suffered vandalism to my car parked in the drive so thought to cover this with an external camera and decided on a ring doorbell video system"
74.9%

most useless

"by the far the most useless doorbell system and the most useless customer service who 3 weeks later have still not come back to me and this ring is owned by the so called good customer service company amazon"
74.9%

pixelation freezing

"it doesn't work very well even at 6 feet from the router there is constant pixelation freezing of the video sound is utter crap motion detection is a myth doesn't respond to people standing right in front of it and waving madly"
74.9%

considerably worse

"but in my experience connection quality has been considerably worse compared to the ring 2"
74.8%

entire neighbourhood

"because every time someone rings their doorbell the entire neighbourhood gets alerted to it"
74.8%

false detections

"then absolutely endless false detections to a point where i wanted to turn off the notifications"
74.8%

negative reviews

"i was a little dubious selecting the ring doorbell there were a few negative reviews and it is an expensive product to invest in but on balance it provided the capability i was looking for"
74.8%

pretty useless

"** this should have been a great review apart from it's pretty useless unless you pay £2"
74.8%

partial charge

"the battery has partial charge and needs a few hours to reach 100% but it was easy to install into the doorbell and after a three weeks it’s charge is 55%"
74.8%

complete nightmare

"a complete nightmare from beginning to end"
74.8%

alexa issue

"phoned ring who said it was working from their point of view so was an alexa issue not theirs even though it's now advertised as "works with alexa""
74.7%

weak signal

"even though close to router i get weak signal reported"
74.7%

utter rubbish

"sadly it was utter rubbish"
74.6%

being lazy

"i was up and awake not being lazy just was dying to try it"
74.6%

driving away

"if it was a delivery the guy would sometimes even be driving away by the time i got downstairs if he didn’t leave parcel on the doorstep"
74.6%

even worse

"having seen a number of poor reviews for previous incarnations and even worse for the copycat products i knew ring would be the first to optimise this product as they really did bring the doorbell to the market"
74.6%

unnecessary alerts

"it instantly picks up motion and you can customise it so it only picks up human detection to avoid unnecessary alerts with cars passing"
74.6%

drill holes

"i actually use super strength double sided tape on the bracket to prevent drill holes ruining my door"
74.5%

features unreliable

"in honesty they are lacking features unreliable and full of flaws"
74.5%

most expensive

"unless you plan to have your doorbell sitting on top of your wifi router probably not and even more so if you don’t have the fastest most expensive broadband available shame really as it really did tick all the boxes upon researching"
74.4%

leaving the rest

"i invested a lot in a ring system at my previous house but i ended up getting rid of most of it and leaving the rest for the new owner"
74.4%

other problems

"i just hope that the alexa skill developers get the other problems ironed out"
74.4%

back awful

"it did not connect to the internet and or the bb had to return it and get my money back awful product and it is a shame that i had to even give it one star"
74.3%

most problems

"once a month turn off your home internet at the router by taking the power lead out and leave it for a minute before plugging back in solves most problems"
74.3%

were problems

"but then there were problems pretty much from the off"
74.3%

drill the holes

"a fixing template makes it easy to drill the holes into the wall and ring provide a handy spirit level so you can get the doorbell level"
74.0%

fault them

"i cannot fault them for trying to help them"
73.9%

leaving parcels

"i have been very impressed with how easy it is to set up and use even though currently we have all been social distancing i have found it useful with many delivery companies leaving parcels outside as i have had parcels stolen so this will help me if i have anything left when im out at work to shopping and can keep an eye on them or if the worst happens and they are stolen i have proof to show police"
73.7%

full configuration

"one has the full configuration and live viewing capabilities the other is the rapid ring app which is fast loading video of the camera view"
73.7%

very poorly

"additionally compared with the quality of my reolink cameras the ring was very poorly defined with what i can only describe as blobs of movement"
73.3%

during pandemic

"i could not get support due to that nobody available during pandemic"
73.1%

copycat products

"having seen a number of poor reviews for previous incarnations and even worse for the copycat products i knew ring would be the first to optimise this product as they really did bring the doorbell to the market"
73.0%

standard chime

"i found the full volume on the pro chime is far too tinny so have now added in a 2nd standard chime for upstairs"
73.0%

connection weak

"connection weak and i have 200mb as well as 20upload speeds!"
72.9%

expensive doorbell

"i feel that i have been taking in by advertising for an expensive doorbell and the thought of paying two monthly fees is unattractive"
72.7%

than useless

"the delivery is less than useless"
72.6%

returning mine

"wait and get the arlo video doorbell i'm returning mine"
72.1%

just delivering mail

"an alert pops up on your phone and you know right away someone is snooping around or just delivering mail!"
72.1%

really poor

"the postman walking up your driveway but only in black and white and really poor quality"
71.9%

gets nicked

"it’s a bit more expensive than we would normally pay but this is pure control with cloud memory so even if it gets nicked no one else can wipe the memory!"
71.3%

gets windy

"like if there is bush in front of the house and gets windy you need to change the accuracy or the coverage area"
71.3%

worst money

"absolutely rubbish detects people walking past on the street doesn't detect anything on the drive worst money ever spent"
70.8%

fixing screws

"two sets of fixing screws and raw plugs are provided and two covers for the doorbell are included one silver and one black"
70.5%

negative points

"other negative points: when people ring the app is slow to open and activate the feed meaning we often don't even use the audio video and simply go open the door as otherwise people might think no one is there and leave the wifi connection is not great possibly due to our own circumstances and it seems it's caused us to miss a delivery once already it's a shame one can't use one's own network storage to store the videos and have to pay amazon a subscription to do so"
70.4%

poor signal

"i had a slight issue with wifi signal which kept saying weak poor signal"
69.8%

heavy move

"not sure if it is good maybe this camera needs to have weight detection and send messages only for heavy move like for the person move only"
69.4%

remains working

"to date only one of them remains working"
68.9%

alexa soup

"amazon using their own platform to force feed you their ringing alexa soup"
68.5%

been unfair

"make sure the battery is fully charged before setup other reviewers have been unfair to mention this as a negative"
68.4%

waving madly

"it doesn't work very well even at 6 feet from the router there is constant pixelation freezing of the video sound is utter crap motion detection is a myth doesn't respond to people standing right in front of it and waving madly"
68.3%

having no chime

"50 per month or basically its useless also having no chime indoors is pointless and annoying luckily for another £30 you can buy a chime so again more money!"
66.8%

lacking in several areas

"the ring video 3 is a great video doorbell but is lacking in several areas "
66.3%

unclear at the moment

"what is unclear at the moment is whether the transformer is the issue or not?"
66.3%

poor wifi connection

"the app constantly tells me the ring 3 has a "poor wifi connection""
66.3%

lack of moral compass

"no excuse for this no justifiable reason whatsoever just a greed driven lack of moral compass"
66.3%

fraudulent business model

"however after a month it stops working unless you cough up for a monthly subscription not a fact that is widely stated by ring of course in case you don't buy into their fraudulent business model"
65.4%

fundamentally wrong

"faulty device something fundamentally wrong"
65.1%

logged on the website

"even though i was logged on the website as i purchased the discount wasn’t forthcoming"
64.9%

tamper with the camera

"we were hoping to use the motion detection only for cases where people loiter around our gate or try to tamper with the camera but unfortunately even on the lowest setting the motion detection triggers every few minutes when pedestrians walk past the gate and doorbell"
64.8%

very impatient

"the one thing that was frustrating was waiting for the battery to charge it’s first charge i was just desperate to try it out and i was very impatient ha"
64.6%

unreliable from the start

"everything was set up correctly but it proved unreliable from the start"
64.2%

waste of money

"waste of money"
64.0%

reduce the notifications

"with the view from the front door being split into 4 sections on the app i am able to reduce the notifications so that the cars turning at the cut de sac in view of my door aren't triggering my doorbell"
63.9%

missing calls on

"again the chime stopped missing calls on it"
63.7%

borderline acceptable

"with rssi at 62 this is borderline acceptable"
63.6%

also quite slow

"the motion section is also quite slow"
63.4%

it's no good

"if it's not reliable it's no good"
63.4%

that it did not work

"bought this and found that it did not work"
63.4%

screw it into the door

"i had to pay someone to screw it into the door for me because i’m a woman and i’m not into dyi but he didn’t seem to care"
63.3%

door dislikes

"likes see who's at the door dislikes no one rings the door bell because its a camera too many false alerts 50 50 if it will loads up when its needed when you get alert the person at your door have gone before it loads up on your phone"
63.3%

main problem

"the main problem is its demand for a strong wi fi signal"
63.2%

takes around 30 seconds

"when mounted a button press either doesn't register or takes around 30 seconds to ring the chime by which time the caller has left"
63.2%

very short

"the battery life is very short if you use the video why wouldn't you?"
63.0%

your doorbell useless

"forget it you will be lucky to get a month and half out of it before it needs charging so save yourself the hassle and buy a spare as it takes up to 8 hours to charge when dead leaving your doorbell useless"
62.9%

spent hours

"i have spent hours trying to set this up"
62.9%

screwdriver drill head

"there is a screwdriver drill head and all the screws included in the box"
62.8%

little bit cynical

"give in the ring a one star review because you have a problem with your alexa is a little bit cynical"
62.7%

stop responding

"it didn't work well with the alexa skill had to delete and reinstall twice then it would work for a while then stop responding"
62.6%

faulty device something

"faulty device something fundamentally wrong"
62.5%

have a problem

"give in the ring a one star review because you have a problem with your alexa is a little bit cynical"
62.4%

amazon strangely

"another interesting point to add is that most delivery drivers amazon strangely being the worst culprits here simply will do anything other than ring the doorbell!"
62.4%

blocking the signal

"this can only be caused by the house walls blocking the signal"
62.4%

necessary screws

"all necessary screws and fixing plugs are included along with a hardwiring kit if you wish to wire the unit to a mains supply as opposed to the unit running on its rechargeable battery"
62.2%

similar issue

"from searching the internet it would appear that there are others with a similar issue"
61.8%

sent email

"sent email detailing my problem and am yet to receive a reply"
61.4%

blurred voice

"and may be for the price you would expect to not get condensation delayed missed recordings or blurred voice"
61.1%

drain the battery

"as i don’t want to drain the battery i do not use hdr"
61.1%

then just died

"then just died"
61.0%

that was frustrating

"the one thing that was frustrating was waiting for the battery to charge it’s first charge i was just desperate to try it out and i was very impatient ha"
61.0%

have six holes

"i now have six holes in the wall after moving it's location 3 times to get it to work before giving up"
60.9%

such a letdown

"when it doesn’t work it’s such a letdown as we have spent close to £300 on it know what with the show and further chimes"
60.9%

then it closes

"however when i click on the icon the app opens for a fraction of a second then it closes"
60.9%

much worse

"the delay was usually much worse if i was away from home"
60.6%

just freezes

"it rings through within seconds but for the picture video to come through can take 5 10 seconds and when it does it just freezes"
60.5%

delayed people

"i can't even justify the cost as a doorbell because the notifications are so delayed people are gone by the the u get it"
60.2%

constant worry

"i never miss the postman or any parcel deliveries especially when i’m out i can see hear and speak to whoever is at the door without having the constant worry of missing them"
60.1%

bother with this

"given we've had to disable motion detection we won't bother with this it's just not worth it"
60.1%

leave the wifi connection

"other negative points: when people ring the app is slow to open and activate the feed meaning we often don't even use the audio video and simply go open the door as otherwise people might think no one is there and leave the wifi connection is not great possibly due to our own circumstances and it seems it's caused us to miss a delivery once already it's a shame one can't use one's own network storage to store the videos and have to pay amazon a subscription to do so"
59.9%

just not worth

"given we've had to disable motion detection we won't bother with this it's just not worth it"
59.7%

explained this

"which it does if i want to no someone broke into my house 3 hours ago i explained this to 2 different agents and they both seemed to think it was acceptable and all working as well as can be expected for a £200 doorbell!"
59.6%

support is terrible

"support is terrible"
59.5%

only big downside

"the only big downside for me and why this isn't a five star review is the lack of editable motion zones"
59.5%

justify the cost

"i can't even justify the cost as a doorbell because the notifications are so delayed people are gone by the the u get it"
59.4%

spend continuously

"50 for the basic package but for some people this may still be more than they had anticipated having to spend continuously"
58.6%

really disappointed as

"really disappointed as i had high hopes should have researched more!"
58.6%

brilliantly sadly

"it works absolutely brilliantly sadly it only just about works and is constantly on the verge between poor and good wifi reception"
58.5%

lounge and dining room

"i can go out the door press it and walk back inside through lounge and dining room out back door until finally i get the doorbell notification on my phone"
58.5%

expensive product

"i was a little dubious selecting the ring doorbell there were a few negative reviews and it is an expensive product to invest in but on balance it provided the capability i was looking for"
58.1%

kept on failing

"from pairing to the router then pairing the bell to the chime just kept on failing"
58.1%

word of caution

"a word of caution though the battery in the doorbell will take several hours to charge so please do not expect to have it unwrapped and installed in 15 minutes allow sufficient time to charge the battery first and then it should be about 15 mins to install"
57.6%

sound is also poor

"the quality of the camera is extremely poor and the sound is also poor"
57.6%

more thing to mention

"one more thing to mention is the delay from pressing the button to your phone alerting you is a good few seconds so by the time you get your phone out and open the app the person as been waiting a while and most probably left "
57.6%

fails regardless

"its a hardwired setup without the need for the battery pack yet it fails regardless"
57.6%

offline due to lockdown

"as their phones are offline due to lockdown"
57.6%

miss a delivery

"never miss a delivery even if you are miles away"
57.6%

lockdown video calling

"however the facebook tv portal which we bought for lockdown video calling has alexa built in and when asked she will ‘show the front door’ view as in the attached photo on the tv which could be quite handy"
57.6%

still nothing

"i was sure and hoped it would pick up a very good view when i returned from an appointment yesterday and had to approach the door to unlock it but still nothing"
57.6%

work before giving

"i now have six holes in the wall after moving it's location 3 times to get it to work before giving up"
57.5%

just did n't work

"it would take me hours to detail all the times it just didn't work"
57.4%

found quite irritating

"the drawback i found quite irritating is the live view constantly had a delay to playback and when the doorbell is pressed there a slight delay to reach the signal to the phone"
57.4%

entry points

"i bought 2 ring devices for different entry points and it is only when the trial is over that you truly see what you have bought"
57.4%

contacted ring support

"so i contacted ring support again 2 more times before getting any joy"
57.1%

save your money

"don't bother about buying one save your money and just buy a wireless one"
56.5%

angle wedge

"all set up quickly due to the fact i didn't have to drill new holes as the ring 3 fitted perfectly onto the 3rd party angle wedge kit i had from the ring 1"
56.3%

still did n't load

"so i got the wifi booster no difference still didn’t load"
55.9%

designed to fail

"these products are designed to fail"
55.7%

full of flaws

"in honesty they are lacking features unreliable and full of flaws"
55.6%

false alerts 50

"likes see who's at the door dislikes no one rings the door bell because its a camera too many false alerts 50 50 if it will loads up when its needed when you get alert the person at your door have gone before it loads up on your phone"
55.6%

colder night

"some day after a colder night when the sum came up and shining on the cam there were some condensation like fog on the side of the recordings"
55.5%

drill new holes

"all set up quickly due to the fact i didn't have to drill new holes as the ring 3 fitted perfectly onto the 3rd party angle wedge kit i had from the ring 1"
55.5%

it wont work

"there are no error messages to enable me to see why it wont work"
55.3%

struggling with

"he gave up on me while i was talking to him and pretended that he cannot hear me anymore and cut the call leaving me struggling with it"
55.2%

no excuses ring

"so no excuses ring"
55.1%

battery is charging

"it would appear and they are able to track the battery performance remotely that my battery is charging but because i had my motion settings set quite high and there was a lot of motion going on that this can still drain the battery quicker than it can charge"
54.7%

have gotten worse

"subjectively i feel like the motion alerts have gotten worse"
54.6%

trial is over that

"i bought 2 ring devices for different entry points and it is only when the trial is over that you truly see what you have bought"
54.5%

not buy this device

"do not buy this device!"
54.5%

and even more

"unless you plan to have your doorbell sitting on top of your wifi router probably not and even more so if you don’t have the fastest most expensive broadband available shame really as it really did tick all the boxes upon researching"
54.5%

never seen

"i wish i had never seen it!"
54.5%

will not work

"if you have a poor level the bell will not work"
54.4%

very bad wifi sensitivity

"the problem is that the device has very bad wifi sensitivity"
54.3%

that slow and

"it feels a bit like you might miss the person it’s that slow and i’m on iphone xs"
54.3%

will not motion detect

"it’s crap i’ve had 2 now of the ring doorbell3 and it will not motion detect"
54.3%

loud enough

"for us the “ding dong” from the chime is loud enough"
54.2%

only 17 days

"this results in the battery draining very fast ring asked us to recharge after only 17 days and we've therefore had to disable the motion detection altogether"
54.2%

would normally

"it’s a bit more expensive than we would normally pay but this is pure control with cloud memory so even if it gets nicked no one else can wipe the memory!"
54.1%

no excuse for this

"no excuse for this no justifiable reason whatsoever just a greed driven lack of moral compass"
54.0%

same holes

"it fits in the same holes that are drilled for the 2 and works the same way"
53.7%

have n't already

"also if you haven't already noticed this new model doorbell 3 has replaced and hidden all the older cheaper doorbells too!"
53.6%

n't seem to care

"i had to pay someone to screw it into the door for me because i’m a woman and i’m not into dyi but he didn’t seem to care"
53.5%

detailed but still

"the installation manual not too detailed but still can follow it"
53.3%

n't hear you anymore

"the phone support is very poor and when they realise they can’t help you they pretend they can’t hear you anymore and they cut the call"
53.2%

wifi issues

"overall another great product from ring but not worth paying the extra between 2 and 3+ unless you're having wifi issues"
53.1%

long delay

"so if you try to talk live to someone ringing the bell there’s no chance because of the long delay"
52.9%

no bell ringing nothing

"no notification from my phone or alexa no bell ringing nothing and there he was stood at the front door"
52.6%

worst happens

"i have been very impressed with how easy it is to set up and use even though currently we have all been social distancing i have found it useful with many delivery companies leaving parcels outside as i have had parcels stolen so this will help me if i have anything left when im out at work to shopping and can keep an eye on them or if the worst happens and they are stolen i have proof to show police"
52.5%

very little

"there is very little lag when someone presses the doorbell to me receiving the notification on my alexa which by the way works perfectly for me!"
52.5%

intention of this

"i'm not really sure what the intention of this is"
52.3%

with updates

"however the review is still mainly in it's original form with updates so that if anyone has any of the issues that i've had be aware it could just be a faulty unit that a replacement could solve"
52.3%

poor reviews

"having seen a number of poor reviews for previous incarnations and even worse for the copycat products i knew ring would be the first to optimise this product as they really did bring the doorbell to the market"
52.2%

final straw

"the final straw was when i received a phone call from the driver delivering my takeaway saying he was outside and that no one was home"
52.1%

standard screw

"it’s not a standard screw but ring provide a tool to install it"
51.9%

ring doorbell 3

"the ring doorbell 3 pro is a huge step up"
51.8%

ring doorbell 1 2nd

"however ring doorbell 1 2nd gen didn't work"
51.8%

`` ding dong

"for us the “ding dong” from the chime is loud enough"
51.8%

until it was too late

"so even if i was at home i often wouldn’t know there was someone at the door until it was too late"
51.8%

warning whatsoever

"no motion or warning whatsoever while i got in the house so i got really upset as it could have easily been a thief or anyone else for a matter of fact"
51.7%

delay to playback

"the drawback i found quite irritating is the live view constantly had a delay to playback and when the doorbell is pressed there a slight delay to reach the signal to the phone"
51.6%

every chime

"however not every chime is compatible"
51.2%

no sound from outside

"then no sound from outside when testing with my wife who must have looked like an idiot to onlooking neighbours repeatedly talking to the wall and then waving to confirm she could hear me"
51.0%

taking in by advertising

"i feel that i have been taking in by advertising for an expensive doorbell and the thought of paying two monthly fees is unattractive"
51.0%

what i expected

"the pre roll really is a gimmick though and not what i expected"
51.0%

none the wiser

"notifications stopped got it all working again for my neighbour to pop round and be stood on the door step for about 5 mins whilst i was none the wiser"
51.0%

reading everything

"i thought £180 was expensive and didn't realise i had to spend more money on top maybe my fault for not reading everything fully but the £2"
50.9%

very user friendly

"now onto the app this is where i feel it’s a not very user friendly"
50.4%

remove the battery

"having it wired gives you the convenience to never having to remove the battery and charge it through the usb cable"
50.1%

does n't even

"don’t waste your money it’s cost me over £250 inc chimes and it doesn’t even work"
50.1%
...

Compare Pros

works brilliant in both products

"the app works brilliant too with plenty of clear adjustments for motion dection etc the motion dection"
100.0%

works perfect in both products

"this camera is fulfilling my demands and works perfect"
100.0%

very pleased in both products

"it has only been installed 24 hours but so far i am very pleased"
100.0%

works brilliantly in both products

"if you have a micro sd card as well you can fit this and you can quickly rewind to any desired timestamp which works brilliantly"
100.0%

highly recommend in both products

"would highly recommend"
99.6%

really good in both products

"the night vision is really good"
99.3%

works perfectly in both products

"it works perfectly through the app on my phone"
98.6%

been excellent in both products

"so far the product has been excellent basically it does what is says on the tin"
98.3%

just brilliant in both products

"it’s easy to use and easy to set up and the live chat is so helpful it’s just brilliant"
88.5%

really happy in both products

"overall with this camera i am really happy with it and would recommend this to anyone!"
88.4%

good coverage in both products

"100 degree field of vision allows good coverage of the rear of house and driveway too"
75.0%

works well in both products

"the android app works well with my samsung a6 and allows us to enable disable motion controls and tune them and manage all of the recordings"
75.0%

good price in both products

"great product at a good price we are delighted and a little amazed with this piece of kit"
75.0%

really useful in both products

"this is a really useful feature"
75.0%

looks good in both products

"looks good "
75.0%

really well in both products

"easy to set up and works really well with alexa on the tv"
74.9%

have liked in both products

"the picture is really good quality for the price and the only thing i would have liked is a smaller cable as the size of the hole that needs to be drilled is quite large"
74.8%

picture quality in both products

"it has a brilliant picture quality far better than i imagined it would"
74.8%

excellent product

"excellent product in every way"
100.0%

impressive both

"the picture quality is impressive both during day and night"
100.0%

best mounted

"best mounted high to avoid tampering also unless you have the cloud back up for storage as with only an sd card as back up any thief getting their hands on it will take the evidence with them!"
100.0%

brilliant camera

"this is a brilliant camera we are very impressed as this is mounted on the relevant side of our house in the dormer attic window on the second floor g 1 2 for ease of connection"
100.0%

absolutely superb

"absolutely superb camera especially for the price!"
100.0%

excellent both

"i have to say that i am very impressed the picture quality on all three cameras is excellent both in day and night modes"
100.0%

superb camera

"for the price this is a superb camera"
100.0%

superb night vision

"the image is superb especially for the price the fact they let you record locally to the camera via micro sd the two way audio wide field of view the fact i can ask alexa on my fire tablet or fire tv to show me the camera and it pops straight up superb night vision i am very excited to see how netvue develops the platform going forward here are some suggestions on how they might improve going forward"
100.0%

very detailed

"the live playback on the phone app is very detailed"
100.0%

really excellent

"which is downloaded onto iphone or ipad you get really excellent pictures both night and day of the area covered by the camera"
99.9%

unbelievably good

"easy to install the wired connection worked best for me the picture is unbelievably good the motion detection feature is excellent and can be adjusted for sensitivity and 'hot spot' areas very easily in the app"
99.9%

quite good

"it took only a few minutes to set up on wifi the instructions are quite good"
99.9%

outstanding product

"outstanding product and outstanding service we've had this camera for 3months over now and the quality for relatively little money"
99.9%

absolutely fantastic

"absolutely fantastic camera!"
99.9%

excellent piece

"although not being poe is a bit of a pain on an outdoor camera this is an excellent piece of gear and fantastic value"
99.9%

installation process

"the installation process was straight forward and mainly intuitive connect to wifi then scan the device barcode in app video very helpful and professionally done and it's done!"
99.9%

superb sound quality

"excellent camera for the money good night vision superb sound quality works wifi or wired"
99.7%

outstanding service

"outstanding product and outstanding service we've had this camera for 3months over now and the quality for relatively little money"
99.6%

works fantastically

"first one arrived unfortunately with a damaged microphone however the technically team where brilliant and being unable to solve the issue have sent a replacement which works fantastically"
99.5%

excellent sound

"picture quality is excellent sound could be better but i bought them for the picture rather than the sound"
99.4%

most impressive

"most impressive"
99.3%

seems excellent

"thus value for money seems excellent"
99.2%

professionally done

"the installation process was straight forward and mainly intuitive connect to wifi then scan the device barcode in app video very helpful and professionally done and it's done!"
99.0%

moving traffic

"very handy for moving traffic if your camera is sighted near a road"
98.9%

nice piece

"this product is a nice piece of kit"
98.8%

impressive stuff

"impressive stuff for such a good value camera"
98.3%

real bargain

"it’s a real bargain"
98.2%

incredible piece

"this is an incredible piece of kit for the price"
97.7%

excellent picture

"for the price it's an excellent buy and gives both excellent picture and sound quality"
97.5%

terrific camera

"a terrific camera for the price"
97.3%

very impressive

"night vision is very impressive"
95.6%

both excellent

"the picture quality in both day light colour and night time b&w are both excellent at 1080p"
95.4%

also available

"especially as customer service is also available via email chat or by calling direct"
95.3%

fixing screws

"the camera was easy to mount with 3 fixing screws and the adjustable mount had enough degrees of freedom to enable me to point the camera exactly where i need coverage"
94.9%

wireless or wired

"you have the option of wireless or wired network connection which is really dependant on the strength of your wireless signal"
94.7%

well designed

"well designed and well made solid camera"
94.6%

sandisk extreem

"set it up hard wired internet connection with a sandisk extreem pro 128gb memory card"
94.0%

secure recordings

"zoom in and out with ease and of course its waterproof and it has a selection of contract monthly fees to suit you fantastic i’m rarely pleased with this camera and you can also use an micro sd card for secure recordings my best perches of the year"
93.9%

nice strong

"the quality of the camera is nice strong and durable"
93.7%

solid and so far reliable

"these cameras are solid and so far reliable i would highly recommend these to anyone"
93.1%

microphone is amazing

"but the microphone is amazing"
93.1%

really amazing

"i love the fact that you can have multiple users on the same camera and the night vision is really amazing which i was sceptical about but pleased to be proven wrong"
93.0%

excellent camera

"excellent camera that's perfect for the price and does the job amazingly"
92.9%

picture is great

"picture is great!"
92.7%

product is amazing

"this product is amazing"
92.0%

a bargain well

"buy now to get a bargain well done netvue"
92.0%

excellent also

"the picture and sound are excellent also the motion detection feature is is accurate"
92.0%

excellent in all aspects

"the netvue cameras however are excellent in all aspects"
92.0%

tiny screws

"i had to go back up to my camera on the roof and remove the 2 absolutely tiny screws on the cover to get the sd card out then take it to my laptop to format it before reinstalling it and putting the cover on again trying not to drop the tiny screws"
91.9%

what i think is great

"also what i think is great is that you can talk over the camera"
91.7%

quallity is great

"for price the quallity is great"
91.7%

incredible better

"the motion detection is just incredible better than any of the other cameras i bought to try out"
91.6%

overall excellent camera

"overall excellent camera s whether you go for the bullet or the indoor"
91.1%

works a treat

"the night vision works a treat"
90.9%

very well designed

"the mobile app is very well designed and the installation was incredibly easy"
90.7%

went blurry

"i then changed my cctv system to a cloud based system which was ok until the cameras went blurry"
90.1%

integrate perfectly

"the setup has been simple the online response is quick and seem less and integrate perfectly with my echo spot"
89.8%

quality excellent

"the motion detection is very good the picture quality excellent and the cost of these cameras beats most others"
89.7%

superb customer service

"good software and superb customer service!"
89.2%

camera is excellent

"for value this camera is excellent but the problem comes with power cables"
88.8%

good recordings

"i am so impressed with this camera i have ordered another it is at a really cheap at the moment the picture is really clear and the night vision is superb using a sd card means you can look back easily with the app good recordings too"
88.8%

good conectivity

"good conectivity as my camerat is about 60ft away from my router mounted on my garage no issues so far !"
88.8%

love them well

"this is the second camera i have purchased i just love them well made easy to set up with lot's of options and settings works well with alexa and on your mobile phone"
88.6%

great camera

"great camera for the price"
88.5%

absolute bargain

"absolute bargain if you ask me"
88.4%

excellent features and

"the picture quality is excellent features and app are easy to use and to date no problems"
88.3%

clearly and detailed

"night vision is great and shows things very clearly and detailed"
88.2%

brilliant interface

"the software set up is very simple due to a brilliant interface which walks you through everything in the most basic fashion"
88.0%

great addon

"this is a great addon for external security or even just knowing the amazon guy has been round!"
88.0%

camera is amazing

"this camera is amazing!"
87.8%

well its1080p

"ive had the netvue outdoor security camera for a few months now and it has been working really well its1080p waterproof wireless wifi bullet camera with ir night vision"
87.7%

good support

"very good picture quality and good support via the app"
75.0%

great deal

"a brilliant camera night and day views are a great deal better than my previous more expensive camera that this one replaced"
75.0%

good guide

"i found the installation easy and straight forward with a good guide from the 'app' and packeted guide"
75.0%

reasonably well

"all works reasonably well but the interface for checking recordings and events is slow"
75.0%

good instructions

"easy to install good instructions and easy access on my phone with excellent resolution"
75.0%

fairly easy

"i found installation fairly easy using the qr generated code and its a good value peace of mind security solution"
75.0%

good security device

"this is a good security device"
75.0%

neat addition

"still a neat addition to a camera and it does fundamentally work!"
75.0%

great price

"you will be happy with this purchase great price too"
75.0%

good points

"good points: installation: easy enough to do aids there to use which are very useful"
75.0%

very handy

"as i am often away because of work i thought this would come in very handy"
75.0%

adequate quality

"i bought this as a gift and was expecting a basic camera with adequate quality but i was greatly surprised"
75.0%

compatible products

"connection to wi fi was fairly straight forward via my android smartphone as was the addition of the device to my alexa compatible products"
75.0%

respectable price

"simply easy to set up easy to use great quality at a respectable price"
75.0%

shockingly good

"in summary an amazing camera for a shockingly good price"
75.0%

great features

"here are the great features of this camera build quality instructions and ease of use excellent 1080p video picture quality so impressed it supports up to 64gb sd card!"
75.0%

great sense

"the best part of the whole process was in the ability to be able to talk through the camera to people passing i had our neighbour looking for me under the car we were in stitches for hours playing it back this might not be recommended practise as our neighbour has a great sense of humour not all neighbours do "
75.0%

nice picture

"sending camera back picture is great tried three sd cards all new ones and would not recognised one of them so as far as i'm concerned if you want to just look at a nice picture but if you need to record stay away from it's crap"
75.0%

cctv installation

"it is well made with a solid construction and now looks like a professional looking cctv installation at the property"
75.0%

great help

"the inclusion of a suitable allen key and masonry drill bit are a great help during installation"
75.0%

fairly responsive

"connects first time every time fairly responsive"
75.0%

good position

"all i had to do was download the app link the camera to my wifi and find a good position outside"
75.0%

seems well

"seems well made and if stands test of time then it will definitely represent good value"
75.0%

really easy

"setup is really easy using the app recommend using the qr code method as seems to work quicker and have had no issues with recording using the sd card"
74.9%

decent product

"generally a decent product"
74.9%

recommend enough

"can’t recommend enough"
74.9%

sturdy casing

"good quality camera well built in sturdy casing"
74.9%

cctv cameras

"i was a little worried about the set up as i've tried cctv cameras in the past and they were such a nuisance and ended up unused but this one is so incredibly easy!"
74.9%

easy instructions

"the camera is quite sturdy and robust with easy instructions to help with installation and set up was done in a short time"
74.9%

human detection

"there is also a human detection setting so it will only detect motion if believed to be human activity which works quite well"
74.9%

indoor cameras

"i bought 2 for outdoor use to compliment my indoor cameras"
74.9%

works easily

"the app was easy to set up and it works easily with alexa"
74.9%

great value

"overall well worth the money and definitely great value"
74.9%

monthly option

"monthly option is also available all in all this is definitely one of my better purchases and i wholeheartedly recommend this product"
74.9%

good reviews

"i did lots of research before buying this and they had good reviews"
74.9%

outdoor cameras

"we now own three of the outdoor cameras from netvue for external security along with two indoor units which we use for dog monitoring"
74.9%

great communication

"arrived on time even during the lockdown great communication and tracking found the product very good quality and quite easy to set up night time vision in black & white is good quality and daytime is in great hd picture sometimes buffers but it’s probably my internet connection at fault if using with alexa would suggest it’s a password problem everything has to be the same but apart from that would recommend netvue "
74.9%

great security

"i am adding to my first review with a photo of my new camera on the front of my house so pleased with both cameras great security for my property"
74.9%

elite ultra

"i have put an 128gb sandisk elite ultra in it and formatted it so i guess it's working"
74.9%

indoor units

"we now own three of the outdoor cameras from netvue for external security along with two indoor units which we use for dog monitoring"
74.9%

quality instructions

"here are the great features of this camera build quality instructions and ease of use excellent 1080p video picture quality so impressed it supports up to 64gb sd card!"
74.9%

would happily

"i would happily buy again"
74.9%

more relaxed

"makes me feel more relaxed knowing the house is save when i am away for business"
74.9%

indoor homecam

"i already own the netvue indoor homecam which i’m extremely happy with so i stuck with netvue for the outdoor security camera and i am glad i did as i am extremely happy with my purchase"
74.9%

indoor nest

"although my indoor nest was wider at 130 there isn’t too much difference i need to be concerned about"
74.9%

rapid notifications

"i'm extremely pleased with it and the quality of the photos as well it's rapid notifications"
74.9%

quite sturdy

"the camera is quite sturdy and robust with easy instructions to help with installation and set up was done in a short time"
74.9%

pretty useful

"once set up the camera initiates immediately when reattached to the power supply pretty useful when you are stuck up a ladder during installation"
74.8%

easy installation

"even the drill bit was supplied for easy installation"
74.8%

recommend these

"all in all a great product for the low cost and i would highly recommend these to someone who doesn't want to have proper cctv cabling installed"
74.8%

first security camera

"this is the first security camera i have ever purchased and i really am very pleased with the one i chose"
74.8%

looks great

"the picture quality looks great too"
74.8%

more reliable

"i have it set up with a memory card but you can also pay for cloud storage which i think would be better and more reliable"
74.8%

researched cctv

"i researched cctv for months before opting for netvue and i'm so glad i did"
74.8%

proof step

"on first opening the camera i was happy to find a fool proof step by step guide along with screws wall plugs mounting template and even the correct size drill bit simple things like this is a nice touch"
74.8%

light colour

"the picture quality in both day light colour and night time b&w are both excellent at 1080p"
74.8%

looks well

"easy to set up and looks well made"
74.8%

very quickly

"iam just updateing the review to say i have purchased another of these had problem with a firmware update but that was very quickly sorted by the excellent netvue customer service on line chat"
74.8%
...

just brilliant in both products

"brilliant just brilliant"
99.6%

been excellent in both products

"top marks for customer support from ring which has been excellent"
99.2%

works perfectly in both products

"the device itself took only 20minute to install and i even managed to connect my existing mechanical ringer to it which works perfectly"
98.1%

very pleased in both products

"very pleased"
97.6%

really good in both products

"pre roll is really good as it stores the image just prior to the doorbell being pressed albeit in b&w"
93.1%

looks good in both products

"the product is professionally made looks good by any door and it really does give me piece of mind when i am out"
75.0%

great feature in both products

"we have a tree in front so this was a great feature for us"
75.0%

outdoor camera in both products

"we have a hive outdoor camera so the app is very different and is taking some getting used to"
74.8%

works well in both products

"the ring app is also extremely intuitive and easy to use and works well with my various android products"
74.7%

picture quality in both products

"connects quicker than the ring 1 with better picture quality and more accurate motion detection"
74.7%

highly recommend in both products

"would highly recommend"
74.4%

good coverage in both products

"you can easily set it up from the app you download on your mobile and follow the steps to connect it all up it doesn't take that long the hd quality of the images you see are great and you get a good coverage of outside your property it you receive notifications of when you have visitors or when people pass by luckily for my door i have steps to walk up to get to my door so it stops the chance of people walking past and setting off your notifications for movement with the motion detection"
73.6%

cctv camera in both products

"the only thing i would say is that my old cctv camera has much better night vision and so i have ordered a motion sensor floodlight to light my driveway at night time"
73.5%

have liked in both products

"it works really well but the battery life is not as good as i would have liked"
71.2%

really useful in both products

"video quality is good the preview function is a really useful feature motion detection is effective without being over zealous once properly adjusted and ring protect stores video without fuss if you want this feature"
69.0%

really happy in both products

"i am really happy with this ring"
68.9%

works brilliantly in both products

"the movement detection and verification works brilliantly most frequently picking up cats wandering past our front door!"
59.6%

superb product

"superb product this is my first camera doorbell and it hasn’t disappointed"
99.5%

great pleasure

"gives me great pleasure to know i can go anywhere but still keep an eye on my home"
98.9%

brilliant item

"brilliant item very happy with it"
98.4%

very smart

"another nice touch is the interchangeable front covers to suit your colour schemes so looks very smart on our grey coloured front door!"
97.8%

great product

"great product and was exactly what we as a family needed easy to set up and install"
97.5%

best thing

"best thing ive bought in a long time by far"
97.3%

perfect setup

"just the perfect setup"
97.2%

good piece

"this is a good piece of equipment the camera quality is great"
96.7%

brilliant piece

"brilliant piece of equipment"
94.8%

been outstanding

"** edit further to my recent post ring customer service kieran has been outstanding!"
94.3%

superb works

"if you are looking for safety and security this is superb works brilliantly with apple products"
91.6%

fantastic devices

"i am an existing ring 2 and ring floodlight customer both of which are fantastic devices"
91.1%

absolutely fine

"i have the doorbell 3 and this works absolutely fine"
90.7%

superb quality

"the good superb quality absolutely everything you need to install it in the box"
90.2%

great experience

"i was provided with a unit for review but even saying that it's been a great experience!"
90.1%

original one better wi

"great upgrade from the original one better wi fi and motion detection"
90.0%

definitely recommend

"definitely recommend"
89.2%

best levels

"if you have multiple wireless networks either check with your phone which have the best levels holding your phone where the bell will be installed"
88.9%

great appearance

"easy to set up camera quality is great sound is also great appearance is great"
86.9%

santa claus

"i have been a user of the ring doorbells since they first came out first the generation 1 which worked perfectly generation 2 which frosted over with the slightest bit of frost which at christmas time i couldn’t even of made out santa claus himself at the door"
75.0%

very sensitive

"it was very easy the camera and videos it provides are very clear and crisp it’s also very sensitive it picks up the local moggies walking past the house as well as vehicles and obviously any people coming to your door"
75.0%

great item

"it would be a great item for a vulnerable person as they don't have to open the door and can speak safe and secure"
75.0%

added bonus

"i am super impressed with the camera quality on this and the motion detection feature is an added bonus"
74.9%

very useful

"however the system is proving very useful during the current climate"
74.9%

water resistant

"reading the reviews i was starting to get worried i have had version one and two of the camera doorbell and this time i decided i would upgrade and use them as security cameras as i saw a review that the security cameras were not water resistant but the doorbell is so i dived in and bought two"
74.9%

comes well

"the ring comes well packaged with lots of extras inc a tool kit for installation"
74.9%

running smoothly

"easy to install just need strong wi fi to keep the ring running smoothly"
74.9%

pretty close

"i was pretty close in awarding full marks only thing i’d highlight is that there is a lack of instructions which means less technically minded folk my slightly struggle also the lack of say a double sided sticky pad if you don’t wish to start drilling holes in doors and potentially voiding warranties!"
74.9%

cheaper price

"purchased to replace my ring doorbell 1 i was looking at getting the ring pro as i was quite interested in the dual band connectivity luckily i spotted the ring 3 was new out so i decided to buy as it had the same specs as the pro but for a cheaper price"
74.9%

very helpful

"am very happy with my doorbell very helpful as am always out and always ordering stuff so i can talk to the guy and ask them to leave my stuff with neighbours"
74.9%

almost instantly

"we've also noticed that the wifi connection is just much better and we can connect almost instantly to liveview"
74.9%

great addition

"works as described great addition for security"
74.9%

doorbell fixing

"doorbell fixing was straightforward"
74.8%

works really well

"it works really well but the battery life is not as good as i would have liked"
74.8%

bright and clear

"night vision is also bright and clear"
74.8%

very user friendly

"thankfully the app is very user friendly and very easy to change the settings"
74.8%

prompt and effective

"thank yo very much for the prompt and effective support ring"
74.7%

served me well

"the rechargeable battery option has served me well so far neat and tidy!"
74.7%

clear and sharp

"the picture produced is clear and sharp it also appears pretty good at night and we’ve not experienced the issues with connection or wifi stuttering that some have complained about however our router is very close to the front door"
74.6%

smart doorbells

"pretty sure there are other smart doorbells that aren't as bad and that look a lot better too "
74.6%

work flawlessly

"i had hoped the 5ghz would work flawlessly with it having much less interference albeit shorter range"
74.6%

quality packaging

"i personally feel that when something is very well packaged using quality packaging and the inside of the box is well set out then it’s usually a good sign"
74.6%

cost loads

"cost loads for something that only works once in every 4 rings"
74.6%

doorbell & great

"but overall it’s a good doorbell & great to have 2 way conversations with those at your door"
74.6%

feeling safe

"i would definitely recommend this product by far the best and most useful gadget to keep you feeling safe and secure at all times"
74.5%

fits the bill

"i wanted to make my property more secure and this video doorbell fits the bill"
74.5%

very good price

"still a very good price for a strong product that is easy to get up and running"
74.5%

original battery

"we changed it after two months but the original battery still had 30% left"
74.5%

received quickly

"received quickly"
74.5%

stable connection

"4ghz channel i've been able to get a stable connection"
74.5%

strong product

"still a very good price for a strong product that is easy to get up and running"
74.5%

well enough

"now sorted by increasing the length of my drive in settings it's working well enough for me to keep it now so looks like i'll have to pay back amazon who were amazingly quick to refund my money once i started the return"
74.5%

good addition

"i’m really impressed with this doorbell i think it’s a good addition for home security"
74.4%

especially good

"it has been especially good recently with covid as people are ringing doorbell and leaving goods at doorstep "
74.4%

extends the wifi network

"after a number of tests and suggestions ring supplied me with the chimepro which also extends the wifi network"
74.4%

works seamless

"it does take a while to configure the door bell to your requirements but once set it works seamless"
74.4%

pretty good

"the picture produced is clear and sharp it also appears pretty good at night and we’ve not experienced the issues with connection or wifi stuttering that some have complained about however our router is very close to the front door"
74.4%

common sense

"the unit is quite easy to set up i would say a 6 out of 10 for most people with common sense a couple of tips should help"
74.4%

right moments

"i was excited about the pre roll feature given that my doorbell 2 often struggled with capturing the right moments on record possibly due to wifi signal "
74.3%

image quality

"finally the image quality is very good both day and night"
74.3%

floodlight products

"the ring 2 and ring floodlight products i have are rock solid and the floodlight is over 10x the distance away!"
74.2%

whoever is at your door

"when on the “away” setting it’s far easier to access the live feed and communicate with whoever is at your door"
74.2%

peace of mind

"the ring door bell gives you peace of mind when at home or away knowing that you are in control of who comes to your door"
74.2%

great support

"later edit: worth mentioning that i had great support from ring who contacted me after i published my review"
74.1%

fantastic the picture

"the ring doorbell is fantastic the picture is coloured and high quality"
74.1%

every socket

"our house is pretty much smart so we have sonos throughout philips hue bulbs in every socket tvs are sony all works together with no problems"
74.0%

neos smart

"i had this doorbell installed and conected in minutes signal quality is good even though my router is at the opposite ide of the house that being said the video quality is not great i get far better quality video from a 20 pound neos smart cam "
74.0%

premium price

"you can also connect this to alexa and also any other ring product you might have like a camera etc i was very happy with how easy it is to control with the app and alexa you can ask to view your camera from alexa and she will open up your ring video doorbell camera the quality of the night vision is great as well i was a little hesitant over this as i've had night vision on my old cctv system and it was not that good for the premium price i paid"
73.9%

door position

"it comes with a number of angle devices allowing you to position the doorbell to achieve the best viewing angle according to your door position"
73.9%

local moggies

"it was very easy the camera and videos it provides are very clear and crisp it’s also very sensitive it picks up the local moggies walking past the house as well as vehicles and obviously any people coming to your door"
73.7%

ordering stuff

"am very happy with my doorbell very helpful as am always out and always ordering stuff so i can talk to the guy and ask them to leave my stuff with neighbours"
73.7%

relatively easy

"relatively easy set up great picture need to tweak settings with motion detection as was getting notifications after everyone went out of the house thoroughly recommend"
73.6%

were great

"the home modes were great you can just click if you are home away or to disarm all together much easier than changing settings all the time"
73.4%

highly recommended

"great product with excellent app highly recommended"
73.3%

alerted immediately

"answering to callers when not home is hit and miss we have been alerted immediately in a park with a poor signal but not at family with good internet signal"
73.3%

regular doorbell

"strongly recommend you save your money and buy a regular doorbell"
73.2%

stable but modest

"the chime pro integrates seamlessly and the wi fi boost it offers is stable but modest in power so don't expect a miracle if your router's wi fi signal is not a strong one"
73.1%

more secure

"i wanted to make my property more secure and this video doorbell fits the bill"
73.0%

very reliable

"no more false detections and up to now it seems very reliable"
72.9%

have a tree

"we have a tree in front so this was a great feature for us"
72.9%

asking price

"personally i think the asking price is a bit to much but it does what it says"
72.8%

feels premium

"first of all the packaging and product feels premium"
72.7%

speed tests

"i have since carried out many wifi speed tests using numerous independent testing tools nothing wrong with the wifi it appears that the doorbell suffers when receiving signal somehow"
72.7%

much quicker

"researching and finding that the rapid ring app only providing live view opens so much quicker allowing a conversation to start within seconds of the notification leaves me much happier"
72.6%

answering her phone

"the tv ad where it shows the woman answering her phone and saying ‘just leave the parcel round the back’ or whatever is not something that was ever possible in my year long experience with a ring doorbell"
72.4%

with no problems

"setup was simple took some time due to the firmware upgrade but sorted with no problems"
72.3%

much happier

"researching and finding that the rapid ring app only providing live view opens so much quicker allowing a conversation to start within seconds of the notification leaves me much happier"
72.3%

really impressive

"ring doorbells are really impressive"
72.2%

straight forward

"on receiving the product i opened up and looked through instructions they all seemed straight forward but the proof would be in assembling and connecting"
72.0%

perfectly generation

"i have been a user of the ring doorbells since they first came out first the generation 1 which worked perfectly generation 2 which frosted over with the slightest bit of frost which at christmas time i couldn’t even of made out santa claus himself at the door"
71.8%

quality product

"it’s a good quality product"
71.7%

much better

"much stronger wifi signal and much better picture and sound!"
71.7%

setup documentation

"setup documentation could be improved – you are told to plug in a ring device and then need to scan the qr on the back of it…"
71.6%

very professionally

"as with all ring products the doorbell came very professionally boxed and all neatly organised for making install straight forward"
71.5%

frequent disconnections

"i have ‘whole home’ wi fi which its excellent everywhere in the house but i still had to move one of the routers into my front hall to prevent frequent disconnections"
71.4%

good investment

"a good investment for me especially during these unprecedented times"
71.3%

many thanks

"many thanks!"
71.2%

good quality

"are all included and are good quality"
71.1%

every new generation

"ive upgraded every new generation disappointed with pre roll and this has took 2 years to make shocking ill be sending my ring 3 plus back not woth a carrot picture quality is a joke surrely"
71.1%

great upgrade

"great upgrade from the original one better wi fi and motion detection"
70.9%

from ideal

"i’ve been making do with some internal cameras from arlo as my “security” which have been ok but far from ideal"
70.9%

high quality

"the ring doorbell is fantastic the picture is coloured and high quality"
70.4%

apple products

"if you are looking for safety and security this is superb works brilliantly with apple products"
70.3%

cctv system

"you can also connect this to alexa and also any other ring product you might have like a camera etc i was very happy with how easy it is to control with the app and alexa you can ask to view your camera from alexa and she will open up your ring video doorbell camera the quality of the night vision is great as well i was a little hesitant over this as i've had night vision on my old cctv system and it was not that good for the premium price i paid"
70.2%

very happy

"you can also connect this to alexa and also any other ring product you might have like a camera etc i was very happy with how easy it is to control with the app and alexa you can ask to view your camera from alexa and she will open up your ring video doorbell camera the quality of the night vision is great as well i was a little hesitant over this as i've had night vision on my old cctv system and it was not that good for the premium price i paid"
70.0%

replacement cover

"from opening up the box i was very impressed how easy it was to set up you can choose to have it battery powered or wired in to the mains for continuous supply but you can receive email alerts that you need to recharge the battery it comes with wedge brackets for angled hanging on the standard face plate it comes with instructions screws fittings replacement cover and usb charging cable"
69.6%

product easy

"great product easy to install"
69.4%

works once

"cost loads for something that only works once in every 4 rings"
69.2%

more accurate

"connects quicker than the ring 1 with better picture quality and more accurate motion detection"
69.1%

complete item

"you do not always find the complete item required in a pack so well done ring"
69.0%

activate the live view

"the picture quality is good the night vision is very good and if your internet connection is decent it is pretty quick to let you know there is someone at the door and activate the live view"
68.3%

quality video

"i had this doorbell installed and conected in minutes signal quality is good even though my router is at the opposite ide of the house that being said the video quality is not great i get far better quality video from a 20 pound neos smart cam "
67.9%

works fine

"the chime works fine so no need to purchase the ring chimes unless you wanted it for another room in the house"
67.9%

very clear

"the pictures and video very clear and the pre roll function is good"
67.6%

battery status

"we are still working through trying to obtain the settings i want whilst still maintaining battery status given the power supply i have"
67.5%

perfect setting

"there really is a perfect setting for every situation"
67.3%

clever and versatile

"very clever and versatile gadget"
67.1%

good upgrade

"pre roll function is a good upgrade from the older versions of cameras because the old ones used to miss the real movements that i want to capture in the videos"
66.9%

issues aside

"issues aside"
66.9%

full quality

"it would be better to just record in full quality"
66.8%

really clear

"picture quality is really clear"
66.8%

upload download

"i have fibre and it’s quite fast around 70 not the 1 required for upload download"
66.5%

good product

"it is a good product but you can not use as a security camera"
66.4%

much stronger

"much stronger wifi signal and much better picture and sound!"
66.3%

happy with the doorbell

"overall well happy with the doorbell"
66.1%

nicely packaged

"everything is nicely packaged and labelled and very easy to identify what you need and which bits are extra or "just in case""
66.0%

with no issues

"setting up the device is a breeze in the app it took about 20 30 minutes for the device to update when i first put in the battery and connected it but after that it's been on constantly with no issues"
65.6%

floodlight customer

"i am an existing ring 2 and ring floodlight customer both of which are fantastic devices"
65.5%

without issue

"connected to wifi seamlessly without issue and i was really impressed with the image quality on live view"
65.3%

video 3 plus

"i bought ring video 3 plus on rings own website to upgrade from ring video doorbell 2 and as i have protect plus £80 per year i was expecting a 10% discount"
64.8%

fitting the product

"so easy to fit everything except the power drill is provided set up process with the app is step by step at your pace and easy i had a difficulty with my separate chime but the help line assistant was so helpful and got me connected in minutes on top of the ease of fitting the product is brilliant no"
64.8%

would highly recommend

"live cam is a great feature not really seen the benefit as i’m always here due to lockdown was a little optimistic about purchasing due to mixed reviews but i’m very pleased with it overall and would highly recommend!"
64.8%

shorter range

"i had hoped the 5ghz would work flawlessly with it having much less interference albeit shorter range"
64.7%

clear and vivid

"the quality during the day or night is clear and vivid"
64.7%

safety net for deliveries

"having only a door “knocker” on our front door our family decided to purchase a “smart” doorbell to not only offer a security feature but also in the covid situation a safety net for deliveries etc"
64.5%

smart door bell

"if you’re thinking about getting a smart door bell just go for this one"
64.5%

also very good

"motion detection is also very good – we have turned on the 'people only' mode or there would be far too many notifications"
64.5%

safe and secure

"it would be a great item for a vulnerable person as they don't have to open the door and can speak safe and secure"
64.5%

needed easy

"great product and was exactly what we as a family needed easy to set up and install"
64.3%

fitting to the wall

"tbvh i am glad we brought it just make sure first thing you do is charge the battery's 6 hrs or so first then set your phone up before fitting to the wall"
64.1%

pleased with my purchase

"very pleased with my purchase"
64.0%

read and very well

"all instructions are easy to read and very well packed"
63.9%

pleased with

"live cam is a great feature not really seen the benefit as i’m always here due to lockdown was a little optimistic about purchasing due to mixed reviews but i’m very pleased with it overall and would highly recommend!"
63.7%

best positioning

"once installed and a number tests carried out to find the correct and best positioning of the chimepro device i now have a doorbell that works as expected"
63.7%

more simpler

"as a first time using any of the ring products i would have to say this was far more simpler than i thought it would be to set up"
63.7%

image recordings

"be aware that you’ll need to pay a monthly fee to keep video and image recordings for a month in the app"
63.5%

good the night vision

"the picture quality is good the night vision is very good and if your internet connection is decent it is pretty quick to let you know there is someone at the door and activate the live view"
63.5%

gives step

"the new ring doorbell is very easy to set up the app gives step by step instructions that relate directly to the product you have not just general instructions that cover a load of different models"
63.4%

easily be perfect

"this is a very good product could so easily be perfect"
63.3%

leaving goods

"it has been especially good recently with covid as people are ringing doorbell and leaving goods at doorstep "
63.3%

happy with the product

"easy to install and happy with the product"
63.1%

far neat and tidy

"the rechargeable battery option has served me well so far neat and tidy!"
62.8%

parcel deliveries

"i can see everyone approaching my front door and get notified of parcel deliveries when i am not there"
62.6%

hammered with motion

"battery life is good so far i have had a lot of work done in my garden recently so the camera is getting hammered with motion alerts but there is still 66% left after 3 weeks of use"
62.6%

pleased with the product

"i am pleased with the product"
62.5%

very good and i

"detection is now very good and i've had no false notifications as yet but sometimes people can still get right to the door before they are picked up on camera"
62.5%

clear and crisp

"it was very easy the camera and videos it provides are very clear and crisp it’s also very sensitive it picks up the local moggies walking past the house as well as vehicles and obviously any people coming to your door"
62.4%

really straightforward

"set up is really straightforward and we even managed to wire it up to a doorbell"
62.3%

excited to get this

"was so excited to get this!"
62.3%

able to reach

"the bell is approx 10 15 feet away from the router and through two glass doors which are always left open other then the front door so it’s not an issue with not being able to reach it and there is only one other device connected to the wifi router in the house and that sadly is an echo show again purchased alongside the doorbell so my elderly relative can see who’s at the door along with us family members"
62.3%

useful gadget

"i would definitely recommend this product by far the best and most useful gadget to keep you feeling safe and secure at all times"
62.3%

with lots of extras

"the ring comes well packaged with lots of extras inc a tool kit for installation"
62.2%

arrived very fast

"the parcel arrived very fast and was well packaged"
62.2%

extremely handy

"you can go into the history and even watch back on any motion detected by the door bell which is extremely handy"
62.2%

extra plug socket

"getting the routers or boosters close enough was a faff and i even had to have an extra plug socket installed so i can have the booster litterally the other sode of the front door"
61.7%

frosted over

"i have been a user of the ring doorbells since they first came out first the generation 1 which worked perfectly generation 2 which frosted over with the slightest bit of frost which at christmas time i couldn’t even of made out santa claus himself at the door"
61.7%

professionally made

"the product is professionally made looks good by any door and it really does give me piece of mind when i am out"
61.6%

perfect once

"as a security camera it’s perfect once tinkered with to set it up"
61.6%

very neatly

"on opening the box i was pleasantly surprised the packaging was high quality and the contents packed very neatly"
61.5%

worked perfect

"worked perfect for"
61.4%

thoroughly recommend

"relatively easy set up great picture need to tweak settings with motion detection as was getting notifications after everyone went out of the house thoroughly recommend"
61.4%

intuitive and easy

"the ring app is also extremely intuitive and easy to use and works well with my various android products"
61.4%

love this product

"love this product"
61.3%

very important part

"integrity plays a very important part when considering security"
61.3%

pack so well done

"you do not always find the complete item required in a pack so well done ring"
61.2%

concept is great

"the concept is great!"
61.1%

pretty much smart

"our house is pretty much smart so we have sonos throughout philips hue bulbs in every socket tvs are sony all works together with no problems"
61.0%

pre roll is great

"the pre roll is great it gives a few seconds view before the bell was pressed"
60.9%

firings and tools

"found it very easy to install with all firings and tools provided"
60.8%

easy to install

"it is easy to install and the battery seems to last quite a while had mine up for over 3 weeks and still not at 50%"
60.7%

👌🏼 so far so good

"great bit of kit and the pre roll is 👌🏼 so far so good"
60.7%

have no issues

"so far live view works perfectly and i have no issues with my wi fi connection"
60.6%

echo show 5

"so pleased 🙂 we got the echo show 5 and it gives all the updates and shows the front door camera both work brilliantly"
60.5%

super clear picture

"in our case we’ve mounted the bell onto the front door which eliminates the need for any of the mounts and gives a super clear picture of our path leading to the door"
60.4%

strong signal

"we have fibre broadband with a strong signal throughout the house even on the doorstep only 5m from our router"
60.3%

moved the sticker

"i moved the sticker to the middle of door above letterbox and next delivery man rang bell i asked if he could leave parcel in porch "
60.1%

software updates

"they’re very easy to install both wired or with a battery and with all the software updates that have been coming recently these products have got so much better"
59.7%

safety and security

"if you are looking for safety and security this is superb works brilliantly with apple products"
59.7%

sided sticky

"i was pretty close in awarding full marks only thing i’d highlight is that there is a lack of instructions which means less technically minded folk my slightly struggle also the lack of say a double sided sticky pad if you don’t wish to start drilling holes in doors and potentially voiding warranties!"
59.7%

fast around

"i have fibre and it’s quite fast around 70 not the 1 required for upload download"
59.7%

love this doorbell

"love this doorbell !"
59.4%

great as well

"you can also connect this to alexa and also any other ring product you might have like a camera etc i was very happy with how easy it is to control with the app and alexa you can ask to view your camera from alexa and she will open up your ring video doorbell camera the quality of the night vision is great as well i was a little hesitant over this as i've had night vision on my old cctv system and it was not that good for the premium price i paid"
59.3%

love the doorbell

"while i love the doorbell 2 the 2"
59.3%

very good product

"this is a very good product could so easily be perfect"
59.3%

protect your home

"certainly not at a design to protect your home"
59.2%

very high possibility

"it is definitely something i would highly recommend and there is a very high possibility i will order one to keep"
59.2%

very good wi

"very good wi fi connect synced with a chimes pro"
59.1%

definitely the best

"well impressed & as we have used several video bell types this one is definitely the best"
59.1%

a good idea

"also if you need to make any changes later there is a pin underneath the qr which it would be a good idea to make a note of"
59.0%

moving the router

"but with moving the router it is now perfect"
58.9%

camera quality is great

"this is a good piece of equipment the camera quality is great"
58.9%

product is great

"so once installed the product is great"
58.9%

battery life is great

"battery life is great"
58.9%

an echo show

"the bell is approx 10 15 feet away from the router and through two glass doors which are always left open other then the front door so it’s not an issue with not being able to reach it and there is only one other device connected to the wifi router in the house and that sadly is an echo show again purchased alongside the doorbell so my elderly relative can see who’s at the door along with us family members"
58.9%

very easy to set

"it’s very easy to set up takes no time at all"
58.5%

very easy and

"set up was very easy and i included a chime with my order which was just as easy to set up"
58.5%

seem to be the best

"the wifi receivers inside the ring products dont seem to be the best"
58.4%

improved wifi chip

"upgraded from the first doorbell and the improved picture quality was worth the price alone along with the improved wifi chip 5hz finally!"
58.4%

very easy to

"easy to set up also very easy to use"
58.2%

well easy to

"works well easy to fit"
58.2%

added to that

"added to that if you have any echo dots they will announce one of two things"
58.2%

motion sensor is good

"its a security system first the motion sensor is good and it also lets you know who is at the door if your in the back garden"
57.9%

battery life is good

"battery life is good"
57.9%

recommend this item

"would highly recommend this item"
57.8%

quick look

"the dashboard would be better if it showed the latest video as a preview as soon as you open the app as you have to click into the specific camera which takes time when you want to have a quick look when you hear something"
57.7%

really does work

"it really does work!"
57.6%

whole setup

"as usual amazon promptly delivered the item and first impressions were that the whole setup is a quality bit of kit!"
57.6%

quality piece

"the price is not bad as this item is a good quality piece of equipment however you will need a chime also"
57.5%

things a lot easier

"i have a spare battery ready and charged to replace which makes things a lot easier"
57.4%

works well so

"works well so far"
57.0%

smart '' doorbell

"having only a door “knocker” on our front door our family decided to purchase a “smart” doorbell to not only offer a security feature but also in the covid situation a safety net for deliveries etc"
57.0%

really is possible

"a conversation with callers really is possible"
56.9%

well packaged

"the parcel arrived very fast and was well packaged"
56.7%

bell will be installed

"if you have multiple wireless networks either check with your phone which have the best levels holding your phone where the bell will be installed"
56.7%

sensible option

"i also love the fact it comes with 2 colour options black and silver as we have a black door the back cover was the sensible option for us"
56.7%

been great

"also notifications have not been great causing me to have to purchase a cheap wireless doorbell so i don’t miss callers"
56.5%

newer features

"to be honest there's not much difference between them the 3 has a few newer features which i don't think will be much use to me personally"
56.4%

edit further

"** edit further to my recent post ring customer service kieran has been outstanding!"
56.3%
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  neutral 47.2%
  worry 27.8%
  happiness 18.2%
  relief 3.1%
  sadness 1.2%
  fun 1.0%
  love 1.0%
  hate 0.4%
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  worry 37.7%
  neutral 33.1%
  happiness 15.2%
  relief 3.3%
  sadness 3.3%
  hate 2.0%
  fun 2.0%
  surprise 1.3%
  love 0.7%
  joy 0.7%
  enthusiasm 0.7%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-12-15