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Looks very interesting in concept, as I see a lot of folks using dropcams for similar functions, this could be a clever upgrade -- though Amazon reviews are bad
by mpdehaan2 11y ago
Looks very interesting in concept, as I see a lot of folks using dropcams for similar functions, this could be a clever upgrade -- though Amazon reviews are bad, that's probably going to keep me away.
Web site feedback -- there's a bit of a trend in startup/product websites to not share enough detail. Here's a few questions I had, since I see company folks replying, I'll just share here.
On the website, I'd consider addressing do doorbell notifications happen without the application open (i.e. can it send text messages?), I assume video is uploaded into s3, how can video be browsed and how is it retained, and how do replacement batteries work? What is the average cloud recording cost for a year? Is there a notification the battery needs tobe replaced?. I'd also be interested in what happens if ring goes out of business or if it depends on any cloud services - does the device still work, etc. With cars frequently driving in front of the camera, do those get recorded as new events (or worse, send events, or still worse, text alerts?), or can the "zone" be configured in the camera? Also, how is the device mounted? What does it do in the event WiFi blinks out (will it reconnect)? Can it do WPA?
EDIT: see some install instructions here: https://ring.com/installation https://ring.com/installation