Deciding whether you should get a Smart doorbell or not can be difficult for most of us. I get it, the prices aren’t as friendly as we wanted it to be or there is the fear of having to hire an electrician to do the set-up and the hassle it’s too much for you.
You may wonder, is this Smart Doorbell would add value to my house? Or it will only be another thrash gadget?… That’s why you’re here
In the following article, you will see why I think you should get a Smart Doorbell.
If you care enough about your Family’s Safety.
Most Burglars aren’t fully aware of the Smart Doorbells. They see only a “fancy doorbell” but not the potential threat that is for them to be taped as soon they step on your front door.
In Canada, a Guy scared the hell out of a burglar through his Smart doorbell, put the video on YouTube and the footage went viral! Check this post to see him running!
As soon as someone gets closer to your smart doorbell it will start to record and even recognize faces! It’s incredible how fast it is.
This feature will help you protect your house more than any other. If someone tries to break-in, he will try to see your main door to check for someone inside, and your smart doorbell will be there taping everything.
The convenience of having live footage of your front door.
Take a little step back and think how easy would be to check if your package or mail is at your front door. Perhaps you’re working and once your package arrives, your smartphone will notify right away with a video! And if someone tries to steal it, you will record it too!! Very handy if you ask me.
Most of the time, in my front door there are calls that don’t need to be attended. Whether is an annoying neighbor or a delivery guy lost you could avoid it just using the two-way audio and ask them to go away!
And if you’re not home, if you are expecting someone, you just need to tell them… hey! I’m on my way to there, hang tight.
It will be your most used smart camera…. ever.
You will use it every time you buy a pizza, every time mail arrives, every time your family gets home, and the list goes on and on.
Most smart cameras inside a home are recording for security reasons, but you will not be checking the footage for at least once a week. But with a Smart Doorbell you will be checking it all the time! And in my case, I think is awesome to use my Smart Home Gadgets.
IFTTT to let your imagination fly!
The Ring Smart doorbell is IFTTT capable, and it can let you be very creative with it!
For example, with the IFTTT technology, you can create routines every time your smart doorbell activates.
You can turn on the lights and start blinking them or if you own an august smart lock you could unlock it to let someone that you know to get inside.
If you have an outside smart security camera you could tell them to start recording in case someone is trying to break in.
It is a matter of convenience and imagination.
Forget about losing a package at your front door again
What if you bought something that is bigger than your mailbox and they have to put it in your front door? And you’re working or outside and didn’t even know that it arrives? You could expose it to be stolen!
If you have a Smart Doorbell, that’d be part of the past. If someone even tries to get closer at least you’ll be able to yell them and record them on several angles depending if you own outside smart cameras or not!
Your package will be protected at all times.
I had a friend that bought a fridge for his mom as a present and send it to her house. At the moment the package arrived, he wasn’t there to pick it up! And you could guess how worry he was. A 2500-dollar fridge standing in front of the house unattended! Thank God nothing happened , but that’s the kind of fear that you could would avoid with a Smart doorbell
It just works, everywhere.
Your front door footage will be on any kind of device you own. Are you on your laptop? There are websites that you can access and see everything bigger.
Are you on an Android or Apple Phone checking your e-mails? Just access the App as soon the notification rings and you’ll be at your front door even if you’re miles away.
Most devices now have microphones, so in case you need to say something just hit the little microphone icon and start talking to anyone outside your house!
Installation is a no-brainer!
Installing your next guardian at your front door is quick and simple. If you know how to put in some screws and install an App on your Smartphone, I think you are totally trained for the job.
But perhaps you are a little insecure that you are going to break something? In this case, My Automated Palace recommends that you should get the Nest Hello Smart doorbell. Their website is so complete and it has a very descriptive video on how to connect it! Check it here
Conclusion
Smart Doorbells are a great solution for many purposes. Just having access instantly of your main door can protect your family, your mail and in general your whole house.
In case you’re worried about certain news talking about smart doorbells being hacked let me tell you that most of the cases, those cameras were accessed because of the owner.
Most people don’t care about their online credentials and become prey to these people. If you want to be protected all the time, check this guide where I share with you how to be completely protected from hackers!