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If you’re not already aware by now, your jurisdiction may require you to obtain a permit in order to operate a professionally monitored alarm system. Before we could even find the right spot to place the base station, Ring notified us that our area Charlotte Mecklenburg required a permit for use. Ring gives you a seven day grace period to decide what type of monitoring you want and to receive a permit number. In some cases, police won’t respond to a call from a monitoring center without a permit number. Fines for false alarms could also be pretty hefty they reach up to $500 in Charlotte, for example. The plastic itself feels cheaper than its Nest competitor, but Ring claims the base station is “smash proof” it’ll still call authorities in a beaten state. You can also receive alerts for any tampering to the contact or motion sensors. It can also feel a tad disjointed compared to the Nest Secure, considering the keypad and the base station are two separate units, and the Nest Guard seamlessly combines the two and includes Google Assistant. If not placed somewhere discreet, the motion detectors are obtrusive and look like a child’s night light. The contact sensors also only detect for opening and closing doors and windows, whereas the Nest Detects detect for door and window openings but also include motion sensors. The basic Nest Secure package comes with a hub — the Guard — two key fobs Nest Tags that allow you to check in and out of your system, and two sets of motion detecting sensors you can attach to doors or windows Nest Detects.

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The Nest Hello’s simple design utilizes your existing doorbell wiring, so you won’t have to worry about replacing batteries. The body of the unit is made of plastic and, while the exact dimensions haven’t been released, does look smaller than other products on the market. The Nest Hello has a 160 degree HD camera that has night vision capabilities and HDR imaging. When you open the app, the live view is front and center, and is crystal clear during the day and at night. One issue other products have is the limited range of the camera, but the Nest Hello allows you to see people approaching from head to toe, so there won’t be any questions about who came within view of the Hello. The doorbell is secured to your house via a metal base, so you don’t have to worry about anyone stealing your Nest Hello from your home. As you might expect, the Nest Hello connects to your Nest app along with all of your other Nest products. This can stand alone without any other Nest product, or works tremendously well with their lineup of thermostats, cameras, and home security products. The app allows you to choose what kind of notifications you receive, whether that is any time someone comes to your door or only when the doorbell is pushed. You can also access live video at any time from your smart phone. Nest makes it easy to track how often someone comes to your door, and you can easily scroll within a five day period to see who has come to your door.

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