eufy Security - Video Doorbell 2C (Battery)

I just dropped Ring and went with the Eufy 2C. Mostly because Ring keeps raising subscription prices. You can get the 2 camera and home base 2 bundle for $119 from Walmart. So I basically break even this year and will be ahead of the game by next year. Works for me as we don’t need the high zoot cameras. Too early for me to say it’s a great long term solution, but in the week I’ve had them they seem to work just fine. Real easy set up.

Tried Eufy this past spring to eliminate subscriptions and get away from Amazon, but had issues and their customer service sucked. Basic set up customer service is US based and you can talk to them on the phone. They were great. But anything beyond that had to go to techs in China and only via email. Since they worked during the day in China it would take two days to get a response and then they kept asking me for the same information I had already sent them...AND was in the email chain that had their requests. They finally decided that the cameras needed replaced but claimed they did not have any to send me and would not offer any other models at a discount. So I just sent them back and still stuck with Ring.

Eufy only works on 2,4ghz and not 5ghz wifi. That is the version that I bought.

(UK) I have a Eufy battery powered doorbell cam. My door is on the floor below the main living area of my flat. The building is made of reinforced concrete with rebar and the door has metal eight point locking built into it and the bell never loses a wifi signal. I have the Homebase three and a seperate chime in my kitchen. I always hear the bell and so does the courier, so they know it works. A quick check shows you can turn off the bell sound. Couriers here like to do a teeny tiny knock and then leave. One courier waited four seconds before leaving. It is physically impossible for anyone to get to the door in these flats in four seconds. I have fitted a wire basket of the type used on the backs of electric wheelchairs to my door (this is partially shielded by a downpipe so it doesn't protude where anyone would walk) The Royal Mail deliverer puts parcels into the basket but never rings the bell. The downward facing camera watches the parcel and I have a warning notice that the spot is being recorded in the basket to deter thieves. This set up is working great. I did buy a second battery pack and have snapped off one unlocking key by pulling down on it, but with no lasting damage. I am very happy with Eufy but wish it would work with Smart Things.

The parcel alert isn't a feature I use. I have my phone on do not disturb most of the time and make people text me. I think it notified me for a parcel last monday but I didn't look at it. The parcel was there when I got home. My doorbell is watching a communal landing walkway rather than a garden path. I live in the middle of the block so it would ping me about sixty times every day as all the neighbours and their callers walk past my door. I am surprised how busy the landing is at night too. All this movement is recorded and the AI can name my favourite neighbours and spot their dogs and the odd seagull. It knows when the lower camera is used so treats parcels differently. I can check the post by looking at my phone from wherever I am. I have the basket so that parcels aren't just dumped in front of the door or taken back to the depot and the camera makes itself very obvious with two bright LEDs. I live in a sixties low rise concrete block. About 50 people live within 50 metres of me and many of those have their own Smart Home systems. It presents challenges to a smart home wi-fi system that typical low density American construction doesn't. I suspect there is very little testing for this situation.

\+1 for the Eufy, I've had mine for years and it's never failed me. The ONLY issue I've had with it is since updating the home base it gets announced as "Someone pressed the A750294BNH063490" for some reason instead of saying "front door" :-)

Reolink, hands down. No subscription fee, well supported and comes in POE, WiFi (powered) or WiFi (battery) versions. Also, has platinum home assistant integration if you're a nerd. I love mine. Have had it 2 years. Video quality is also brilliant. Had a Eufy battery WiFi doorbell before that and I found it awful. The wired versions of the doorbell (WiFi and POE) have pre-record so will show you footage before an event acually happens. No battery doorbells have this feature as it would kill the battery

I found the video quality from the doorbell to be quite poor. I bought the very first Eufy doorbell that came out so it's possible that there's a better one on the market now. I was impressed by the connection time from the app to the doorbell video stream though. It was far quicker than any other doorbell I've seen from ring, reolink etc.

Eufy battery doorbell. Eufy app on tablet.

I have a Eufy battery doorbell. Stores on an SD card that's on the chime inside the house.

I guess it depends on how much action the doorbell gets. I live on very quiet street and get about 3 months out of my battery Eufy doorbell.

Fair point. I guess it makes for poor advertising if you say "6 months - as long as no one walks near your house"

Haven't a tapo doorbell but have 3 of their indoor cameras 5 yrs, a WiFi extender and smart plugs. Their app is very very easy to use and you can also access the cameras on the pc via third party software. Set up a battery eufy doorbell for my brother and that app is good also.

Eufy stores data on an SD card on the ringer. Works well and no subscription