How often does it need charging? If you hardwire it, does the doorbell ring even when the battery has drained? Which leads me to assume that when it is hardwired the battery connects it to the wifi. So, the doorbell would work, but you wouldn't have the ability to talk to the visitor. Am I understanding that correctly? Is there a way to know when the battery is getting low?
Karen From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 7:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: A Ring Doorbell Question Hi Esther, You only have to loosen the two bottom screws a bit (don't take them out completely), then push up the doorbell a bit and pull it out. If you had an existing doorbell with a transformer you can hardwire the ring doorbell which is what I did. Unfortunately when it gets really cold I still have to charge it from time to time. In December we had a cold spell for over 2 weeks when it was always 0 Fahrenheit or less and down to -15 Fahrenheit (between -18 and -28 Celsius) and the battery did not like that and even though it was hardwired I had to recharge it. Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Esther Levegnale Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 2:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: A Ring Doorbell Question hi, Rick, I also have ring doorbell, and mine does route to the earpiece. Then it seems to go through the speaker after a couple of seconds or so. I'm very new at this myself, and any help anybody can provide would be certainly appreciated. I do like the convenience of it, however, and I do like it's concept. What I also want to know is The doorbell mechanism itself has four screws in it, which houses the battery. I'm wondering if there is another easier way to take this mechanism off when it's time to charge it. I also heard about another device which can be put on the stick up camera, which automatically charges the battery and you never have to charge the battery again. I was looking on the Ring website and it was listed under, I believe, accessories. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much. Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! On Feb 2, 2017, at 4:41 PM, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: Hi. Have you had the issue where the audio is routed to the ear piece instead of the phone’s speakers? Best, Rick Alfaro From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2017 2:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroupscom <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: A Ring Doorbell Question It doesn’t dial your number, it is connected to your home WiFi and hence to the internet, if somebody rings it goes to the Ring servers and a push notification is sent out. For me it is almost instant, maybe a second or so delay. I highly suggest you allow these push notifications to show on the lock screen, this way you can double tap on it, you then have to unlock your phone (I use Touch Id so it’s usually very quick) and then the Ring app automatically opens and goes to the screen where you can see (if you can see) who is there, you have only three buttons on that screen, End, Talk and another one which if you want to simply start to listen live you have to tap. This screen is in landscape mode with the home button to the right and this can’t be changed and it can sometimes be a bit sluggish, but it works. Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Poulakos Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2017 11:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroupscom <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: A Ring Doorbell Question I'm considering the Ring Doorbell. Those of you who have it seem happy with it. 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