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3.0 out of 5 starsBetter than nothing but Ring still has a long way to go IMO
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
Ordered two of these for my residential property and when they work is great however, key point is.....when. After putting one on my dock and one at my guesthouse we had lots of growing pains with them. Quickly figured out that they also needed Wi Fi signal extenders because at the time there was not a lot of technical specs regarding Wi FI strength so back to Amazon again. Two Wi Fi signal extenders purchased and alas, hoorah for two weeks!!.....then sigh. "Camera Offline" multiple times, over and over, reset then reboot, then finally use the ole' microsoft trick when you get an "illegal operation" meltdown....PULL THE POWER PLUG. Every time they come back on line and the app is wonderful and easy to use however it's the "when". In addition dock camera's light blinks on and off all night. Possibly reflectivity off the water and we may be pushing the technical limits but I wonder if people with pools have the same problem? Also, there is no true "AI" in these things. If there is, we're all screwed! I get about 70 pics a night of bugs which the "AI" is supposed to weed out. Also, it started off working fine by catching certain boaters but then suddenly started catching just bugs and not boaters?? Therefore, if Ring could find out how to extend and and make the Wi Fi connection more reliable, that would be a good start. Then, work on the AI and the motion detector light (which operates independently by the way) I would give these 5 Stars. Again, the App is wonderful and fairly idiot proof for non-techies like me, the Product Support have been a pleasure to help me through the reboots and the picture quality is awesome--Ring just work on some of the techie stuff just said above please!