Missing a package delivery because you didn’t hear the doorbell or weren’t sure if someone actually rang feels frustrating, especially when you’ve been waiting days for that shipment. The Ring battery doorbell Plus solves this by giving you real-time alerts, two-way communication with visitors and a full head-to-toe video view of whoever’s standing at your door – all accessible from your phone no matter where you are. Amazon just slashed it to an all-time low of $79 (down from $149), making this one of the most affordable ways to add smart home security to your front entrance.
Why Video From Head-to-Toe Really Matters
The wider-angle view through the Ring Plus doorbell captures visitors from the head down to the heel, rather than cutting them off at chest level, like most standard doorbells. That makes all the difference when delivery personnel deposit packages at your feet and go or when you’ll be able to determine whether someone’s holding something. HD+ video resolution gives you higher definition than standard HD so you’ll be better able to distinguish faces, read package labeling, or make out identifying characteristics on cars parked nearby.
Color night vision eliminates the guesswork of nighttime visitors. Old-time infrared night vision provides you with grayscale video, making it harder to distinguish clothing colors, type of vehicle, or other details useful for identification. Color night vision performs better under ambient light and amplifies what light you have, providing usable color video even where the light gets low.
Motion detection triggers alerts the moment someone enters your field of view of your doorbell camera so you have early notification even before they press the button. You have the ability to block off some of the zones within the camera view, like your neighbor’s window or the busy sidewalk, so you only get alerts of motions you actually are interested in.
The Quick Release Battery Pack makes recharging simple: You remove the battery, charge indoors through the normal USB cable and click the battery back into place without removing the whole doorbell. This setup eclipses hardwired doorbells where your current doorbell cabling is poor or doesn’t exist, and eliminates the requirement to call an electrician to install the doorbell. Recharge time covers several weeks to months, dependent on the level of use, and some owners have a second battery kept charged so they can switch immediately without downtime.
Installation involves setting up the doorbell to your door frame or wall by using the hardware provided and plugging it into your WiFi through the Ring application. Installation typically takes 15-30 minutes or so for the average person, and you won’t require any special equipment aside from the use of a screwdriver.
With two-way audio, you can speak to delivery people, say to visitors you’ll be there in just a minute or deter suspicious individuals without having to open your door. The quality of the speaker and microphone is good enough for average conversation, and the lag between someone speaking and you hearing it is negligible. Your real-time communication makes the doorbell system an intercom system you can use anywhere you have internet access.
At $79, the Ring doorbell Plus is cheaper than most of the bare-bones doorbells available without any smart features whatsoever.
