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		knurdle on May 18, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Ring Video Doorbell I had the original doorbot. It never really worked. They made all these promises about features coming up and never delivered. The mobile apps were a disaster and never updated. I finally returned it after trying it for a year which was the only really good experience with the company. Letting me return the product after a year. I felt like it was a bait and switch. They got all these people to crowdfund the 1st product, delivered something that was mediocre at best and never iterated on it. Then they changed the name and are selling a similar product. Feels a little shady to me. I would be really weary of backing them at this point.

happyopossum on May 18, 2015 [–]

Same boat, but I liked the promise of the thing so much I bought ring too. Works better - still not reliable though.

Push notifications are way more consistent, but I get a black screen instead of video way too often.

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