Ring Subscription Increase
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Just a bit of a heads up, if you have a yearly Ring subscription. If you cancel your subscription now or before the price increase on the 11th March and take out a new yearly subscription before the 11th it will renew at the current (old) subscription price 
If you have any subscription amount owing with cancelling your current plan early any amount will be credited back to you.
At least it will defer the price increase for another year
Tim.
If you have any subscription amount owing with cancelling your current plan early any amount will be credited back to you.At least it will defer the price increase for another year
Tim.
dr_john said:
I'm unsure the increase affects the premium subscription at present just the basic, I wonder if Ring are testing the waters.
It seems to have been picked up by Martin Lewis, press, Ring Community Forum etc with alot current subscribers vowing they won't be renewing.
It does seem a greedy increase.
Tim.
Forgive my ignorance where Ring is concerned but is subscription compulsory?
I have Tapo cameras and while there is a fee if you use their cloud storage service but if you use a memory card you get all the same stuff but it’s free.
The only difference is every so often you have to wipe the memory card when it’s full.
I have Tapo cameras and while there is a fee if you use their cloud storage service but if you use a memory card you get all the same stuff but it’s free.
The only difference is every so often you have to wipe the memory card when it’s full.
You lose pretty much most of the cameras and app functionality without the subscription.
The outdoor cameras I find are pretty good but no SD card option so just cloud storage which is what you're subscribing too but at the new rate of 49 quid a year per camera its a cheek really.
As said earlier I do like the solar panel charging so the camera runs indefinately without having to charge the battery seperately. I don't know of any other outdoor cameras that can be powered by solar.
Tim.
The outdoor cameras I find are pretty good but no SD card option so just cloud storage which is what you're subscribing too but at the new rate of 49 quid a year per camera its a cheek really.
As said earlier I do like the solar panel charging so the camera runs indefinately without having to charge the battery seperately. I don't know of any other outdoor cameras that can be powered by solar.
Tim.
So if there are no incidents recorded then why do you need the cloud storage?pvr said:
Just purchase a SD card with a large capacity and wipe it clean when necessary. My system records only when there is movement, SD card cost me a fiver at Argos and lasts about a month before it needs wiping. I can dial into the cameras from anywhere over WiFi and watch live if I need to or if I get an alert on the phone.
Nanu said:
With Ring cameras if you have no cloud storage subscription you can't save any motion clips just live view only. There's no SD storage on the cameras.
Problem is for its customers is if you have alot of investment in their cameras and don't wish to renew your subscription it kinda makes the hardware slightly useless apart from live viewing so unless you want to renew all your hardware you're slightly stuffed. It's a poor show by Ring as they must have an awful lot of cameras out there, video doorbells etc.
A near 50% subscription increase is pure greed.
Tim.
I purchased a Eufy over Ring as there is no subscription. Buy it and iits yours for good.
I dont use any form of cloud storage specifically to avoid future charge introduction,
I also understand that Ring data can be accessd by third parties such as police etc?
Very happy with Eufy in terms of detection rate, clarity, storage etc
( I bought it after ASDA delivery no show for which I was still charged - turned out the driver took the shopping back because I didnt answer the door - he was 1/2 hr early - Luckily I had a CCTV clip of him leaving with the shopping .......)
I dont use any form of cloud storage specifically to avoid future charge introduction,
I also understand that Ring data can be accessd by third parties such as police etc?
Very happy with Eufy in terms of detection rate, clarity, storage etc
( I bought it after ASDA delivery no show for which I was still charged - turned out the driver took the shopping back because I didnt answer the door - he was 1/2 hr early - Luckily I had a CCTV clip of him leaving with the shopping .......)
I dont have an Alexa - not yet seen the point!
The Eufy is set for Motion and face recognition - if our front gate is open it detects passing farm vehicles otherwise it pings to the mobile phone with a short clip for as long as there is motion and automatically captures a face shot. It also allows 2 way voice via your mobile
Apparently "Connecting eufySecurity devices with Alexa is a simple process. To accomplish this, you'll need to add eufySecurity as a skill in your Alexa App. Once this is finished, you'll be able to use a variety of Alexa-enabled devices with your eufy Security devices."
The Eufy is set for Motion and face recognition - if our front gate is open it detects passing farm vehicles otherwise it pings to the mobile phone with a short clip for as long as there is motion and automatically captures a face shot. It also allows 2 way voice via your mobile
Apparently "Connecting eufySecurity devices with Alexa is a simple process. To accomplish this, you'll need to add eufySecurity as a skill in your Alexa App. Once this is finished, you'll be able to use a variety of Alexa-enabled devices with your eufy Security devices."
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