Arlo Essential Wire-Free Video Doorbell – HD Video, 180° View, Night Vision, 2 Way Audio, Direct to Wi-Fi No Hub Needed, Wire Free or Wired, White…
$69.99
Last updated on June 1, 2024 12:31 am Details
$69.99
Amazon Customer –
the main weakness of this product are the length of a charge, however it is running continuously night and day. Lasts maybe 2 weeks. All other attributes related to picture quality is excellent
J. L. Sunderland –
I have had an Arlo Security Camera system for a few years now and had long awaited a Wire-Free Video Doorbell.
Finally, Arlo released their doorbell in December, 2020. Upon receiving my doorbell I installed it and set it up with my Base System. This week my Arlo Pro 2 cameras detected several deliveries, however, the doorbell camera didn’t record one event. Arlo Support is terrible and their Arlo Support Community hasn’t been much help either. According to the Arlo Product description the battery life is suppose to be around 6 months. My FULLY charged battery lasts about 4 to 5 days. That is pretty bad when it doesn’t seem to be working most of the time. I am sending this back hoping that I received a defective product. However, if the exchanged one doesn’t work any better I will returning it too. $200 is a high price to pay for a video doorbell take cannot detect a delivery person standing 6 inches in front of it. I am very disappointed with Arlo.
Ronald Bynoe –
We have no legacy doorbell to our front door, and we can now run an Arlo doorbell with a chime to have a video doorbell! I wish I could record my own chimes (play any mp3 under 5 seconds for instance) for the doorbell, and I wish I could use it for facial recognition to let me know who’s home, but so far it’s working reliably! Oh, and the battery takes a good while to charge, considering I have to remove the battery and the doorbell for charging, it would be convenient if I could use USB-C to charge the battery without removing it from the doorbell, and a brand-new device should not charge over microUSB in 2020, let alone 2021, so that’s also a bit of an annoyance, but it isn’t terrible. Hopefully the battery has good longevity! Installation was very straight forward.
Kasimani Baskaran –
Note that this product is not compatible with ARLO or ORBI routers since it works only with a 2.4GHz WiFi. Even it can’t sync with the Arlo’s own VMB5000 basestation which is purely meant for syncing their cameras. Once your ORBI is out of warranty – the Tech Support of Netgear company will give you all kind of crap. I gave one star since no 0 star option is available.
C. Rob –
The Video Doorbell in a wireless option is awesome. Easy and quick setup, paired with the Arlo Chime and it is a great addition to my camera system. Only wish there was a way to turn off the phone calling but keep on the chime, so when I’m home it doesn’t call my cell phone when someone rings the doorbell.
Michelle –
I love the Arlo product line. I have a security cameras at my salon, my home security, and now this add on for my door. I love how it captures the motions at certain times. The Q security camera doesn’t allow you to pick if it’s a human or a squirrel or a car so it detects everything. I wish the Q camera would do that. Overall I’m not techie, but the tech support helped me step by step on how to figure some tech stuff out. I did my thorough research and Arlo is a wonderful product line. Clarity, visibility, access to your phone or pc wherever you are is super cool! I’ve had packages stolen, so now I really have a peace of mind that I can see what’s happening and videos shots being recorded if people trying to steal. Oh and yes you need to set your WiFi to 2.4 not the 5 (I had to call Xfinity for them to change it.) other than that I have no complaints. * Except we need more ARLO STICKERS in the packages. At least 6 with different sizes. It’s not a small doorbell. See Arlo doorbell size against my hand.
Mr. Qwerty –
Relatively easy to set up out of the box, and to date (2 weeks) has worked very well. I opted to pay for the Arlo monthly plan which includes object and movement recognition. The night vision is especially good quality – amazing! I have not yet tried talking to anyone at the door, I really use the system to screen visitors, so that I avoid talking to un-wanted solicitors. There is a cool feature where you can use pre-recorded messages to people at the door, but I have not bothered to try it. The video quality for the paid service is very clear. I recommend this product for anyone looking for an easy to use and flexible doorbell camera / talking doorbell.
Jeanne J –
The battery life is sold as 6 months, it is actually a week. The smart zones do not work at all so when you live in a city, you get alerts constantly. I had the strongest wifi signal and my camera would go office often for no reason and when it does, you get no alert so you have no idea it is offline. I contacted customer support many time and there was either no reply or no resolution to the issues. Terrible product.
Milton Dejesus –
Not made for Minnesota weather- cold weather drains the batteries fast as they are not insulated. When it gets under 30, the batteries drain much faster, won’t charge and when it gets negative digits, the cameras shutoff. Arlo never stated real world stats or what to expect. Poor performance for such expensive cameras. Specifically for the doorbell- getting it connected will likely require setting up a guest network just for the cameras and adjusting the settings. This is not plug and play
sheri brockett –
We really like it, it came in a timely manner, thank u,
Mat –
No matter what arlo says on amazon go read the faq on arlo website it states will inly connect to a 2.4 wireless connection
Once i use the doorbell for a while i will rate it on its performance but out the box for me its junk at this moment
Tara –
Do not buy. Arlo used to be good. But Arlo has lost its product following by forcing subscriptions to get 4k recordings etc. They’re just cameras. We purchased for the 7 day cloud free recording. That’s all we needed was just a few days of recording to see what was happening. However if you add a doorbell like this, or any newer camera with or without flood light etc., you don’t get the free recordings. Their site says you can get 2k, but that’s only if you insert a USB drive to the base, and then you can only delete recordings if you insert to a computer. Antiquated. The subscriptions are Expensive compared to others. 10$ for 5 cameras, not including doorbell, vs Google’s total system (2nd gen), however many doorbells and cameras you want for 6$.
Also most have changed management because their services are declining.
And the kicker, it is not disclosed when you purchase the product, that it will require a subscription in order to work. Therefore, they give you a 3 month trial, but then it stops working after 3 months and you cannot return the product.
Correction, the doorbell doesn’t even work consistently within the 3 month trial.
Don’t buy. Go to any other security system.