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  • Synestine@sh.itjust.worksOPtohomeassistant@lemmy.worldHA Doorbell
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    3 months ago

    We have about the simplest/cheapest mechanical chimes you can get. (2 total, one on each floor).

    Add “Older than dirt” and that’s what I have too. House was built in the late 70s.

    Did your Reolink doorbell come with a little battery-looking-device that you had to wire into the mechanical chimes?

    How long have you had yours in service? And what model is it, if I might ask.


  • Synestine@sh.itjust.worksOPtohomeassistant@lemmy.worldHA Doorbell
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    3 months ago

    That is effectively what I had with my EZVIZ doorbell-cam. The image quality was actually really good compared to my basic cameras (2k, 180-degree FoV, daylight and infrared modes). The reason I went this way is that it’s damn near impossible to run any sort of wires to the front porch location (Very long story, involving bore-scopes, drills, failure and drywall repairs) which is why I went this way, even with some people being weirded out by the camera on the doorbell.

    I may have to go this route if I can’t find a doorbell-cam that doesn’t suck and is still available for purchase, but that will take months and several tests of the WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor).





  • Synestine@sh.itjust.worksOPtohomeassistant@lemmy.worldHA Doorbell
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    3 months ago

    That’s kinda what happened to me, except that it was a month of back-and-forth with EZVIZ support until they finally copped to “Our company broke that, use the Android App or go to hell” (paraphrasing). Also mine always rejects the verification code, no matter how hard I hammer it in the app. That’s why I’m ripping it off my house, telling everyone to avoid this company and their customer-hostile unethical behavior, and trying to find a replacement.