Why I Regret Replacing Our Blink Video Doorbell with the Ring Video Doorbell

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This video outlines the reasons I regret replacing my Blink video doorbell with the Ring video doorbell.
The main reason for me is the monthly subscription to access stored video. I understand both Ring and Blink require subscriptions but Blink offers specials from time-to-time of FREE storage subscriptions. We do not pay Blink any monthly fee for our storage.
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[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

Purchase the Ring Video Doorbell here - geni.us/jcbi Purchase the Blink Video Doorbell here - geni.us/sXiO amazon.com/shop/FieldGuidetoDIY As an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases. I also on occasion get products sent for me to review and demonstrate.

[@mpybhm]

You saved my money, thank you!

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

Absolutely! Thank you for watching!

[@philgilmore2304]

I agree 100% do not buy Ring low battery life

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

I appreciate you sharing.

[@timyassa4343]

The problem with blink is that the app takes sooo long to open, it makes it useless when someone rings the doorbell, by the time you open the app they're gone. No wonder that have a 2 star review on the app/play store I'll be switching to ring soon

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

Thanks for sharing, Tim. Not my experience. I am not sure what the difference would be.

[@moneemitchell1227]

Call customer service and they will send you another from what I’ve read on Amazon reviews

[@MisterMachete]

I never had that problem at all ,we have them on our vacation house also and they all work fine maybe you need to update your phone or the app

[@lakendrialp1329]

I have the same experience. Yesterday, my son rang the bell and was outside over 1 min. I was not notified at all. I got the video notification 10 mins later after I opened the app.

[@Paige-kn4zr]

Thanks! I appreciate your video 😁

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

You are quite welcome. Thanks so much for watching!

[@Classicallymodest]

I have the ring doorbell and don’t like that I miss motion alert at times and that’s after I enhance my settings. My son has blink with the sync module. He bought on sale as a package deal on Amazon for $56 so he didn’t pay extra for the module as you mentioned. He loves it and I didn’t see a huge difference in the camera quality from my Ring. I’m thinking about switching to Blink due to the fact Ring just increased their annual subscription to $50 just to save videos etc. Blink’s sync module does this and there’s no subscription with it. Also the battery life is awful with Ring. It’s chargeable but doesn’t last long. And you have to change certain settings just to save battery life. Blink uses AA batteries but they last longer than Ring’s chargeable battery.

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

Could not agree more. I have not looked back on my decision to swap the Ring with the Blink.

[@JasonBochel]

The Ring subscriptions have gone up by 42% here in the UK, 2 years ago, they were £24.99, last year £34.99, this year coming £49.99 - no way am I paying that increase!

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

No way! I also looked into saving locally but since neither the Ring nor the Blink get a local IP, that seemed prohibitive.

[@JasonBochel]

@@FieldGuidetoDIY blink cameras can save locally to a memory stick in the sync module device as I have a couple of cameras already so thinking of going with Blink doorbell instead

[@alexmiller8327]

good stuff, ty sir.

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

Absolutely! Glad to help.

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍.Thanks Eddie

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

You are quite welcome. Thank YOU, Pete. Thanks so much for watching.

[@jeannineterese1037]

Blink only lets you use 1 doorbell cam without the subscription. Your clips will be blank!

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

Thank you for pointing that out. I didn’t know that.

[@uncaboat2399]

I have read reviews that, altho Blink does have the "Store Videos Locally" feature (at an extra one-time purchase of a separate device), it also constantly tries to Up-Sell you to the Subscription Cloud service. The reviewer took off a point because he thought that was annoying. Has anybody else had this experience, and felt it was annoying?

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

I have not experienced that. I will have to check that out.

[@magiccheeseball]

I was told blink doorbell has 3 dollar a month fee or $10 a month with unlimited devices

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

Magic, that may be but you can still find Blink storage at no cost. I will try to find the deal and post it.

[@magiccheeseball]

@@FieldGuidetoDIY that would be great thanks!

[@timyassa4343]

You can get the sync module for 30 and that stores all your videos ​@@magiccheeseball

[@drlovestech5709]

how is Blink subscription free? I am going to buy Blink and I have read on the Blink website that I need a subscription for storage

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

I believe if you want long-term storage, you're gonna have to pay for that. We just delete our footage to keep it below the threshold and it deletes the old stuff.

[@gunnerzane5230]

Ring is nothing but problems. I hate them.

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

I keep hearing that. I swapped the Ring out with the Blink and haven’t looked back.

[@gunnerzane5230]

@@FieldGuidetoDIY Dittos

[@wassup5245]

They lying asf. Just don’t go buy a cheap ring bruh. Get those 150$ ring cuz it worth it.

[@FieldGuidetoDIY]

Bruh, duz Ring high end have free recording storage?