Ideas for a new video cost affective door bell????

trinidadone

hello all,

I hope all is well? I currently have a door bell which is wireless, and really good, however. I have some health conditions, which is causing me to delay getting to my street door. I actually have 14 stairs to use before getting to my street door, and by that time, i have often missed the delivery person. I found a sign online which asks delivery drivers to give extra time, and I also include notes on websites for delivery companies. 

My hearing is also going a little, I am currently using hearing aids in both ears.

What am i looking for? well I have seen the door belles which rhyme with bling. The ones I have seen seem to be over the 100 pound mark, and also seem to want ongoing payments to store the footage. Just wondering if there are any reasonable door bells out there, which allow me to see the person on my mobile phone, talk to them, and has no additional charges to store footage (I lost a package recently left outside my home ). 

Thanks in advance for all suggestions.  

born_again

We have a Blink doorbell, would do what you need, no need for online storage. Links to mobile.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blink-Doorbell-Two-way-weather-resistant/dp/B099L78T9L

trinidadone

born_again said:

We have a Blink doorbell, would do what you need, no need for online storage. Links to mobile.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blink-Doorbell-Two-way-weather-resistant/dp/B099L78T9L

Thank you for your mega quick response. this looks perfect actually. just some questions for you:

1) how long does the battery last before it needs charging?
2) is it a USB charging lead or a three pin charging lead?
3) do you get a notification on your mobile when someone comes near the doorbell, or only when pushed/activated?
4) sounds great that you can store clips on your mobile phone, I guess you have extra storage attached to your mobile?
5) is it easy to install, i am not great at DIY?
6) how long does the notification give you to answer before going off?
7) any other info would be greatly appreciated. 

moneysaver1978

Since you wear hearing aids, it might be worth giving your hearing specialist or council a call and see they can recommend a supplier in your area (or they might be able to help with an alerting system loan and they can generally install for you).

Also check out https://rnid.org.uk/information-and-support/technology-and-products/

Blink is good and you don't need subscription for footage, you just need an flash thumb drive to store footage.

trinidadone

moneysaver1978 said:

Since you wear hearing aids, it might be worth giving your hearing specialist or council a call and see they can recommend a supplier in your area (or they might be able to help with an alerting system loan and they can generally install for you).

Also check out https://rnid.org.uk/information-and-support/technology-and-products/

Blink is good and you don't need subscription for footage, you just need an flash thumb drive to store footage.

Thank you so much for this. Since posting i actually found age uk, they seem to be really good. another suggestion made was for me to contact my adult social care department, they might be able to also help with choosing the right product and fitting.