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You can get a wireless doorbell for $25 which will require no permission from any reasonable property owner.

But this gives you the functionality of a $200 system (Nest, Ring, etc) for ~zero cost, and not all property owners will approve a Nest camera on their porch.

The way I see it, Nest and Ring are a $20 doorbell, plus a $10 range extender so you can hear the bell if you're out the back, plus a $170 home CCTV system because you're in a high crime area.

Seems to me a QR code removes the $170 bit that was a key part of the Ring camera value proposition.

The "ring me even if I'm not at home" feature has some value also.

And for people who do not live in high-crime areas, but might want the other features of a Ring camera, the value distribution would necessarily be different.

I'm in a very low (nonexistent, really) crime area and I like the camera on the doorbell. Not worried about anyone breaking in, but being able to tell at a glance whether it's a package, a neighbor, or a salesman ... that's valuable.

I wasn't thinking camera. Just a doorbell.

https://www.honeywellstore.com/store/products/portable-wirel...

Any recommendations for a $25 wireless doorbell that actually works? I went through two of them and both stopped working after a year. The location they need to be installed in is slightly exposed to the elements and it seems cheap doorbells really don't like that.

No personal experience unfortunately. I have a brass antique reproduction twist bell!

I would look for something like this: https://www.honeywellstore.com/store/products/portable-wirel...

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