Definitely. Ring has the ability to ring the existing chimes, but if you’re doing an installation where there is no exiting doorbell and you’re not wiring to a transformer, they have a unit that plugs into a wall that sits on the wifi network and chimes when the doorbell is pressed. You really want both methods.
I could also see people that plan to use existing chimes wanting to use the remote chime unit as well if they have multiple floors or remote areas of the house that can’t hear the doorbell well. Or even putting one on a back porch so if you’re outside and someone rings your front bell you can hear it.
I am somewhat familiar with the Ring doorbell. I bought one for my daughter and son-in-law for Christmas. It is the battery pack one, but he still hasn’t installed it. (That’s a whole other issue, but I digress.)
I guess, what I was saying is that Wyze could use those features from Ring (without stating that in my first post) and at sell it at “the Wyze price”, the product becomes a no-brainer. If it can use my existing transformer and chimes, great. Otherwise, have the option to add a wifi chime that plugs into a wall socket. (Or better yet, a Wyze plug, so it can be turned off at night.)
On thing that I like about the Ring is that it has additional finish colors available and an angled mounting kit so you can direct the camera towards the door area if it is off to the side. These would be nice accessories for a Wyze Doorbell. I’d understand if the price point doesn’t allow them to be included by default.
Please don’t forget about the masses living in apartments that can not use regular doorbells… To have this double function as a peephole camera for apartments would be amazing!!! I know there is a separate wishlist page for this (link below), but it would be great if it was built all in one with battery/wired choice built in.
Well if they create a custom sound for notifications, the chime could be on the phone by default. That is how my current Ring doorbell works out of the box. The chime/wifi extender is an additional purchase.
However Alexa is nice with the Ring skill because it can announce which doorbell was activated. Would be useful for people with multiple public entries.
Maybe whatever Xiaomi is going to produce in this area is already set in stone and they are just trying to figure out how to market it?
I hope not because I think they may not be aware of some of the particulars of the US market for this device and I think the Ring product can be improved upon.
Our whole neighborhood was built in 1954 so there’s no existing doorbells. I have no desire to wire one up. If it’s wired only, I’ll probably just stick with my current $10 wireless button and plug-in chime with my cube cam.
Me too, I have no desire to crawl around in the attic, drill holes and run wires for a doorbell, haven’t had any kind of doorbell in 25 years , but I have 2 cameras covering the porch and driveway
All the doorbells I’ve had run off a 24v transformer, often lighting up the button. My current button is not lighted but still has the 24 v transformer. Only issue is mine is on the side wall, not next to the door so it depends on field of view if it would capture faces well. My neighbor has s battery type and put his next to his door for this reason. He said side viewing showed more of the back of head and minimal profile.