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Arlo Doorbell camera

Hi there,

there is a product that I nearly purchased, sent to me from iPhone magazine, it's called "Skybell WIFI Doorbell"

Which is obviously a doorbell with a camera that communicates with your router & smartphone, and not only can you see the person, you can talk to them too. Plus it was waterproof. I thought I really want something like that, but what stopped me buying it was it was not totally wireless like the Arlo systems I have bought. It needs to connect to a physical power source, not battery powered, so given that total wireless was the main reason for my netgear Arlo purchases, I couldn't buy that doorbell system.

 

I really hope that Netgear and their Arlo team come to up with something similar, as I would definitely buy one if it was available.

 

Cheers

Ross

Comments
techmex
Follower

Hmm, Nest now has a doorbell camera.  Arlo better come out with one soon if they want to stay competitive.  How have they missed out on this product offering for so long?

oillogger
Apprentice

What I noticed about the doorbell cameras is they could not usually see a package at the base of the door.  My front door entrance is recessed about 3 feet into my home.  As a test I installed an Arlo Pro camera about one foot above the door sideways pointing downward at about a 45 degree angle.  In this position the camera sees all around the front door and about 15 feet into the yard.  Cars passing by and people walking along the sidewalk do not set it off but the camera detects anyone approaching the door at least 10 feet before they get to the door.  I get a good video of the person coming and going as well a view of the package left behind.  I usually get an alert on my phone or tablet before the person reaches the door.  My wife and conducted a test and we were able communicate well enough back and forth.  If I were to mount the camera a little lower I would see a little more of my yard. The camera will stay where it is since it is hidden from view by the eave of the house until you real close to the front door.  By using an Arlo Pro camera as a front door cam I do not have another account, still no cloud fees to pat for, or extra apps to help draw down my cell phones or tablets batteries.

techmex
Follower

I have a similar setup currently.  I get video recordings of anyone that comes to my door, but it still doesn't have the same angles to get a really clear image of people as a camera positioned at my doorbell would.  Plus, video recording is not the only advantage to a doorbell camera.  Interacting with the person when they are actively at the front door would be helpful, espcailly with package deliveries, etc.

Mikest00
Onlooker

Oillogger, I have a Ring Doorbell and it does have great visibility. I too have a recessed entrance and the Ring has no problem seeing the front door all the way to the street and the ground at the door. The problem with the Ring is it crashes way to often. I have been through seven of them and am tired of it. I would like to have one app for all cameras and I think the Arlo cameras are great. Never had an issue with them. 

oillogger
Apprentice

I can only see about 25% of the content I entered in my last comment.  The two comments after me appear to have content whacked off also.  Not sure what is going on.

Mschlaudraff
Follower

Please add a door bell to the Arlo pro system or add support for the Ring Door bell or Ring Pro Dood bell.

dmarakowski
Guide

Please, make a doorbell that works with the Arlo System.  I have 5 Pro cameras and the baby camera.  I really would like a doorbell to stay within the Arlo ecosystem instead of going with Ring.

NINJER
Tutor

I'm also very interested in this,

The Skybell HD is the best on the market at the moment with free video recording and such.

There needs to be an intercom doorbell so the visitor can see themselves on screen.

Would love to see an Arlo equivalent, however i have noticed the arlo 2 way communcation has a 10 - 15 second delay, if this was on the same architecture it would be that laggy as well.


jkshiels
Onlooker
I would like to have a door camera that could be mounted through the peep hole and have a small display on the interior side of the door so that I could see people on my porch.. Since I am old it is hard for me to see through a glass peep hole. It would be good that this peep hole system delivers notifications and video to my iphone. Thanks
tonykakkar
Fledgling

After searching a lot about Arlo camera, I didn't find few features which Ring provides so for me Ring doorbell is one of the best smart doorbell cameras you can have for your home.