Doorbell chime and future expansion

[FarneFogey]

First of all, my model number is AVD2001 - I don’t know if that will make any difference.

At the moment I only have the doorbell.

As I understand it I need to buy a smarthub like the VMB5000 to have a chime inside the house as well as on my phone.

Is this correct? Is there any other way of doing this?

Also, do I need to buy the hub in order to add further cameras at home?

Thanks

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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@FarneFogey wrote:

As I understand it I need to buy a smarthub like the VMB5000 to have a chime inside the house as well as on my phone.

Is this correct? Is there any other way of doing this?

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No.  The chime 2 (AC2001) will work without a base. https://kb.arlo.com/000062573/Arlo-Chime-2-FAQ

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@FarneFogey wrote:

Also, do I need to buy the hub in order to add further cameras at home?

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It depends on which cameras you purchase.  Arlo Essential and Pro 4 cameras (and the Pro 3 Floodlight) can connect to your home wifi.

Though smarthubs do make some things easier to manage.

[FarneFogey]

Fantastic - thanks for the answer! That is exactly what I needed to know.

Have a great day.