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Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment (www.androidpolice.com)
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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Agreed, but there are choices. Even for the Ring doorbell, you can choose not to have a subscription if it suits your bpberds to have live video only, no history. But there are also full featured choices that do not require a subscription.

For me, I haven’t yet upgraded from Ring because I’m not ready to take on an NVR, nor build out the full system I want