Broadband for security doorbell

Sunshine_and_Roses

My Mum has recently passed away, and her property is now empty.
I cancelled her tv and broadband package, but now realise that her doorbell will not show movement or visitors. 
Is there a really cheap way of monitoring this without spending £25 plus per month?  
Thanks

flaneurs_lobster

Is there a decent mobile phone signal available in the house? You could look at a cheap mifi unit (maybe £15-20 at Cex) and a cheap unlimited data SIM (~£15/month).

Those mifi units are not the most robust of kit and are not really designed for 24/7 operation, it's likely to need the occasional reboot.

More robust 4G/5G mobile routers are available but you'd be looking at ~£30 upwards, used.

Or just go with an unmonitored doorbell. 

Mark_d

I have set up a guest network on my home wifi.  If my neighbour wanted to use it for a video doorbell I'd be happy to let him use my guest network for that.  It wouldn't inconvenience me in any way or risk the security of my private network

brewerdave

Mark_d said:

I have set up a guest network on my home wifi.  If my neighbour wanted to use it for a video doorbell I'd be happy to let him use my guest network for that.  It wouldn't inconvenience me in any way or risk the security of my private network

Very generous of you - but in my limited experience the doorbell has to be pretty near the router to provide reliable signal. Unless the neighbouring property is very close!
I originally set mine up and the router was the other side of a couple of solid brick walls - frequently lost signal. I've had to move the router much nearer inside the building for the doorbell to be dependable.

flaneurs_lobster

Mark_d said:

I have set up a guest network on my home wifi.  If my neighbour wanted to use it for a video doorbell I'd be happy to let him use my guest network for that.  It wouldn't inconvenience me in any way or risk the security of my private network

I would have to know my neighbour VERY well before they had access to my internet connection. There's no security risk to your own network but you would be first contact if anything "dodgy" was accessed or downloaded on that connection.

Sunshine_and_Roses

Thanks guys, think I will cancel the plan and hope the visual doorway is a deterrent.