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    Ring doorbell or alternative

    Burglaries on the up around me, not sure what to fit on the house without spending a fortune. Please keep the replies relevant 👍cheers
    Last edited by tomcat; 13-01-23 at 22:28. Reason: Typo

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    Ring floodlight is good

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    Burglaries on the up around me, not sure what to fit on the house without spending a fortune. Please keep the replies relevant ��cheers
    Borrow a tiger.

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    We got cctv and an alarm for indoors with sensors and can all be accessed set from the phone. Best decision we made.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo View Post
    We got cctv and an alarm for indoors with sensors and can all be accessed set from the phone. Best decision we made.
    Are they all indoors?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo View Post
    We got cctv and an alarm for indoors with sensors and can all be accessed set from the phone. Best decision we made.
    Whys that ?

    Are they any better than traditional alarm mate ?

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    We got an Amazon ring doorbell. Think was only about £60. Quite impressed with it! Notifies the app whenever anyone walks past the front door and also films them. Obviously not as good as proper cctv or alarm system, but a good little bit of kit

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    Quote Originally Posted by goats View Post
    Ring floodlight is good
    Amazon ring floodlight ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mario Miethig View Post
    We got an Amazon ring doorbell. Think was only about £60. Quite impressed with it! Notifies the app whenever anyone walks past the front door and also films them. Obviously not as good as proper cctv or alarm system, but a good little bit of kit
    What if they come in through the back door ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    What if they come in through the back door ?
    We got the dog as back up lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mario Miethig View Post
    We got the dog as back up lol
    Wise move

    As long as he remembers to put his teeth in

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    Burglaries on the up around me, not sure what to fit on the house without spending a fortune. Please keep the replies relevant 👍cheers
    I’ve got CCTV , which gives movement alerts on your phone a sensor alarm and a composite front door , although its just for piece of mind more than anything else.

    If you have a keyless entry car, I’d definitely invest in a faraday pouch. PM me if you want further details.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    Amazon ring floodlight ?
    Bought it on Amazon, lights up my drive and notifies me when someone is on it so I can see. I’m planning to hook it up to a pc when I get one so it records all the time which apparently you can do…..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mario Miethig View Post
    We got an Amazon ring doorbell. Think was only about £60. Quite impressed with it! Notifies the app whenever anyone walks past the front door and also films them. Obviously not as good as proper cctv or alarm system, but a good little bit of kit
    Same here, had a dodgy guy knock the door when I was in the bath (missus answered the door) which prompted me to buy one.

    Peace of mind for her as she can see who is at the door and decide whether to answer or not, also as it’s the only accessible place of entry it puts of would-be thieves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by goats View Post
    Bought it on Amazon, lights up my drive and notifies me when someone is on it so I can see. I’m planning to hook it up to a pc when I get one so it records all the time which apparently you can do…..
    Drive eh, you must be a Tory

    PC eh, a rich tory at that

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    Are they all indoors?
    Sorry not sure I understand or maybe I’ve confused it lol.

    So the cctv is outdoors covers pretty much all around the house, front door, cars, back garden and side of house.

    Then we also have an alarm which when set by either the box by the door (number
    Key pad) or on the app. They basically put sensors in key positions inside the house covering doors and windows and an extra sensor on the front door (basically any entry point) and should any of them sense motion or if the front door is opened (forced or otherwise) then the alarm goes off if it’s set on ie if you leave the house, night time etc.

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    amazons Blink setup is decent

    the bell is 40 quid, you can see who is at your door

    if you want to record all of it, you needs the synch module, which is £35 quid, but you can add upto 10 devices to that module ( so a few camera's etc etc ) and the module will record to a USB stick you can also save it to the " cloud " for 2.50 a device, or 8 quid unlimited ( per month )

    bell battery lasts for 2 years they say, on 2 AA batteries

    if you are going with the Blink, the inside min camera are 25 quid ( people stick them In the window pointing out etc ) or the outside cam are 60 quid

    very easy to setup

    I do have slight issues with the non-cloud option though, someone could break in, be seen by the camera's then steal the Synch module ? ? ? but they wouldn't know its cloud based either, so I guess its a visual deterrent

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    Quote Originally Posted by blue matt View Post
    Drive eh, you must be a Tory

    PC eh, a rich tory at that
    I had it block paved too….. I’m phucked now

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    Quote Originally Posted by blue matt View Post
    amazons Blink setup is decent

    the bell is 40 quid, you can see who is at your door

    if you want to record all of it, you needs the synch module, which is £35 quid, but you can add upto 10 devices to that module ( so a few camera's etc etc ) and the module will record to a USB stick you can also save it to the " cloud " for 2.50 a device, or 8 quid unlimited ( per month )

    bell battery lasts for 2 years they say, on 2 AA batteries

    if you are going with the Blink, the inside min camera are 25 quid ( people stick them In the window pointing out etc ) or the outside cam are 60 quid

    very easy to setup

    I do have slight issues with the non-cloud option though, someone could break in, be seen by the camera's then steal the Synch module ? ? ? but they wouldn't know its cloud based either, so I guess its a visual deterrent
    That sounds good….

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    I've got an eufy doorbell and other cameras, really good and you don't need to pay a subscription for cloud storage like you do with a lot of the others

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    What's wrong with a basic sensor alarm with a password ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by goats View Post
    I had it block paved too….. I’m phucked now
    Running for local MP eh

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    Quote Originally Posted by blue matt View Post
    Running for local MP eh
    Yep I talk shite really well my wife says so tailor made for it

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