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11 Dec 2025 @ 18:18:06

After only, and almost exactly, five years, our Google Nest Hello—a video doorbell—ceased to work. It’s pretty much a paper weight. I am leaning towards getting a Ring to replace it, but their 4K version is quite pricey. Hmm, decisions, decisions.

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23 May 2025 @ 12:32:50

The Ring doorbell application for iOS—I have no reason to doubt this applies to Android too but I can’t attest it, as I don’t have an Android device—is horrible. The so called “Ring - Always Home” unintuitive interface, unreliability, and their push to be “social”, makes it an experience from hell.

I spent close to an hour configuring and fine-tuning Mum’s and Dad’s phones so that they are not constantly awakened during the night or bothered during the day with notifications and dings. In the process, I had to delete and reinstall the app, wrestle with their insistence on having MFA, and a bunch of other rubbish. Ugh!

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