Camera doorbells

[steptoe]

Ok i know will to mothing on these i have read up and now my head is fit to burst .

1 i want a battery one because we do not have power in the hallway to take out the wall to power it so that is the first point and only point really .

I just want a good one but well as i say head is bursting can anyone recommend a brand one that they have used and find works well , i would like one that does not burn through batteries if possible .

Cheers all

[korolev]

I have a Ring doorbell.
Don't like it because :
1. £5 a month to be able to view stored recordings (no on-site storage).
2. Internet is a bit "flaky", it sometimes loses it's connection for no reason (doorbell is pretty close to router so it's not a signal strength problem).

[Sneddle]

I had a cheap one that went through batteries in just a few days. Two large lithium ones, not a small AA pair. The one I use now uses USB as well as batteries. It meant drilling the door frame but changing the batteries twice a week was a right pain in the bum.

This is the one I have currently.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B09ZY6H8RM

Uses the Cloudedge app. It's possible to get cloudedge to connect to alexa, but it's fiddly and I haven't bothered. I get notifications on my phone. I haven't paid for a cloud subscription, but I can get all the recordings off the sd card.

[steptoe]

I have a Ring doorbell.
Don't like it because :
1. £5 a month to be able to view stored recordings (no on-site storage).
2. Internet is a bit "flaky", it sometimes loses it's connection for no reason (doorbell is pretty close to router so it's not a signal strength problem).

That is my worry i do not want to add extra bills to the household , it is hard with so many out there and some i read eat battieres but it is hard for me to get power out there unless i get a sparks out , a usb one might be ok i could may be leave a large usb power bank inside hmm thoughts are going now lol