Amazon Alexa Home Security Starter Kit $349 + Delivery (or Free Pickup) @ JB Hi-Fi

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Mr RS on 23/02/2019 - 08:02 jbhifi.com.au (934 clicks)
Last edited 23/02/2019 - 13:00 by 1 other user

This comes with ring 2 door bell.
Alexa
Phillips hue kit

Great deal

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  unifex on 23/02/2019 - 08:26

  Just got rid of the Ring Door Bell and replaced it with the Ring Pro
  Was totally unreliable

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    proudwanderer on 23/02/2019 - 09:24

    Why was it unreliable? In what way is the pro better?

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    [Deactivated] on 23/02/2019 - 09:43

    Never had a single issue with mine

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    asa79 on 23/02/2019 - 10:31

    Why was it unreliable, power WiFi etc

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      unifex on 23/02/2019 - 13:03

      +1

      To put this in context I have a Pro on my house, two spotlights and the standard ring on a holiday home.

      The spotlights seem fine. A couple of quirks with audio but overall pretty good
      The pro failed once (totally inert and a second time i was contacted by ring telling me that it was going to fail and they were sending a replacement before it failed)
      Not great but ok

      The standard though was totally unreliable on external power. Kept ignoring the external power and going to battery then going dead flat which necessitated a 2 hour drive to reboot, repair and recharge. I went through two of them and im currently paying an extra $250 to upgrade it to the pro just to get rid of the hassle. The last time it went flat it just wouldnt start again. Seems to be a common issue with internal batteries (google problems with ring battery).

      So overall Ring is ok but not super. Good enough for the pro's and the spotlights but i think unusable for the original on external power.

      I believe their connectors are pretty crap so there is some oxidation build up on the power connectors which eventually isolate it from external power.

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        asa79 on 23/02/2019 - 16:12

        -1

        So not an issue if at a place you live using on normal battery

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          unifex on 23/02/2019 - 23:59

          @asa79: possibly not. It did brick the last time. Its actually in a box at the moment because it went flat and can't be recharged.

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  shanty on 23/02/2019 - 09:10

  With people in the know I would like to know how this is a great deal please.

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    warhead on 23/02/2019 - 09:52

    +2

    In terms of value you could spend $350 buying Alexa spot and Ring Door Bell 2 separately on sales. You're essentially getting the Phillips hue kit for free.

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    asa79 on 23/02/2019 - 10:35

    It's a bundle

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    mrderrickc on 23/02/2019 - 11:23

    As others have mentioned, in a bundle this represents good value.

    In addition as a bundle it has all the basic home automation devices to get someone started.

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    Alexsim on 23/02/2019 - 11:50

    Ring doorbell 2 $300 amazon 199 the hue bulbs $150

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  jamesbelsey on 23/02/2019 - 11:46

  Note that the hue lights are E27 (Edison screw) only. There’s no bayonet option with the bundle.

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    asa79 on 23/02/2019 - 16:13

    you can buy b22 to e27 adapters if required

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  coxjon on 23/02/2019 - 12:21

  +1

  What makes it a ‘security’ kit? 12 months of Ring subscription or something maybe would make sense

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    asa79 on 23/02/2019 - 16:14

    I was thinking the same, looks more like a door bell kit

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  birdie on 23/02/2019 - 22:26

  Purchased, will probably sell the Hue Kit as I don’t need another hub, and probably sell the Echo Spot as I’m not sure I want it… bought it for a cheap Ring 2 :)