Ring doorbell - price hike 40%

sarah1972

patray said:

Most complaints I've read are about Ring doorbells but at least you will still have a doorbell if you cancel your subscription.

I have two cameras which are also going up in price. £25 each annually when I bought the 3 years ago now going to be £50.

I use my cameras to capture wildlife by my pon and in the garden. If I cancel my subscription the cameras are useless.

Amazon know this and have us over a barrel.
Extortion is what it is called

Why are you paying £50 each when it’s £80 a year for every Ring product you own?

CalderFellow

I bought a EUFY Camera Does the same thing and comes in Wired and Battery. No Extra costs. Works exactly the same. Would Greatly Recomend.

caineybob

We have just bought an AOSU video doorbell from Amazon for around £80. It has 125GB of storage in the form of an SD card. The picture and sound quality is superb (it even comes with an infrared light). No subscription. 

sarah1972

CalderFellow said:

I bought a EUFY Camera Does the same thing and comes in Wired and Battery. No Extra costs. Works exactly the same. Would Greatly Recomend.

We sold our Eufy as found the picture to be awful on the cameras but I think they have got much better now. 

Cant see a Eufy alarm though, I like the fact that all my cameras, doorbell and alarm system are all the same and only costs £80 a year with ring.

400ixl

If you are paying annually, you can cancel and re-subscribe at todays price and get a refund on unused time. Only a short term answer but saves you some money.

sarah1972

bythor427 said:

I have two ring cameras, and have just been told that the annual subscription is increasing from £34.99 per year per device, to £49.99 per year per device. A >40% increase is bad enough, but it increased by 40% last year I think.
I'm now wondering what camera systems others are using that give similar (or better) performance but for better value?

But it’s only £80 a year for all devices? 

I pay £80 for 3 cameras, doorbell and alarm system 

bjproc

sarah1972 said:

bythor427 said:

I have two ring cameras, and have just been told that the annual subscription is increasing from £34.99 per year per device, to £49.99 per year per device. A >40% increase is bad enough, but it increased by 40% last year I think.
I'm now wondering what camera systems others are using that give similar (or better) performance but for better value?

But it’s only £80 a year for all devices? 

I pay £80 for 3 cameras, doorbell and alarm system 

The only way i can think of with folk having 1 account for each device is if they have 2 devices it was originally £50 for both accounts or later on when it was £34.99 it was £70 for the 2 accounts so it was cheaper for having 2 devices than going for the plus account at £80.

Added bonus was for the £80 if you get replacement devices if they fail

patray

Sarah1972. It's a good deal if you have multiple devices but when I first bought it was £25 each camera. Then it went up to £35 each camera so still lower than the £80 for two.

Now it's going up again to £50 so £20 more expensive than if you have multiple devices.

Maybe Amazon are hoping that Well say to ourselves "well I might as well buy a couple more cameras as it's not going to cost me any more to run".

I think Amazon are treating their customers disgracefully.

peteyh

Roogy123 said:

I've just received notice that the annual subscription for our Ring doorbell is jumping by 40% to £49.99. This was also raised by 40% in 2022. I want to vote with my feet and use something else, has anyone found a similar product to this which doesn't have a fee or a much lower one?

https://www.standard.co.uk/shopping/esbest/gadgets-tech/best-subscription-free-video-doorbells-b1093512.html

EUFY wins... £99 no sub pays for itself in 2 years Has AI , 2K Video and excellent reviews.

Some people paying £80 subs a year... Crazy - Vote with your feet.

They draw you in by making it accessible / affordable, then commence a phased approach of making it increasingly a rip off, £80 today.. £150 in time. For videos they keep for 60days that you very very rarely view.

Amazon took 9 years to make a profit. Each business is loss making until they have their user base. They love blind loyalty. 

GrubbyGirl_2

A quick question for those that have cancelled.  Is the cancellation immediate or can you choose to cancel at the renewal date?  I don't intend to renew but am happy to to let it run until the renewal date which is mid April.  I've deleted my payment method anyway just in case