eufy SecurityVideo Doorbell Wireless S220 2K (Battery-Powered) with Chime, No Monthly Fee, On-Device AI for Human Detection, 32GB Local Storage, Simple Self-Installation, 2-Way Audio Doorbell Camera

Got this same day delivery on the Prime Day deal at half price (£74.99). At first I didn’t read the reviews before purchasing and after purchasing I read some and it made me feel like I may regret purchasing it as people have had numerous issues I was about to cancel but then thought I’d just take the chance, and I don’t regret it! Easy to set up, size is great, the look is good and is of a good quality, had it up and running in minutes so I would grab this whilst it’s half price no subscription service which is a bonus too!

First impressions? The product looks great, stylish and feels decent quality.Install was super easy, they provide a template that you can stick to your wall\frame to predrill the holes.Simple setup steps, install app, sign up, scan ringer, wait for setup to complete do same for camera then go mount it.The app offers you to share the camera with other if required which is nice if you have someone you are concerned about.Not able to comment on the battery yet, it came with about 64% on so we are going to run it down to see how long it lasts.For the Price I would highly recommend, no subscription fees and only thing you may need to replace is the SD card if it fails.The camera, for a battery operated device which I'm normally not a fan of is great, almost instant

We got two of these. One for us and one for mum and dad. I’d seen very good reviews and was attracted by the fact there’s no monthly fees attached compared to Ring.Got the 2k door bell and chime combo. Appearance wise the doorbell looks great and good quality. Everything was easy to set up. I registered the chime first, as recommended by other buyers and then the door bell. All good.Then we found that on both sets of devices that everything worked perfectly except for the live view. When you tried to go into it, it just said camera couldn’t connect and it was a p2p error.I did some research and found that lots of people had this problem. I reported it through the app and was given some things to try. All done but didn’t solve the problem. I then noticed the door bell needed a software update but every time I tried to do it, it didn’t work.I then found that some people had managed to force an update by keeping the door bell active. So as a last resort before contacting Eufy direct, I started the update whilst walking around with door bell and bingo…the software update downloaded within a couple of minutes.Went round to my mums and did exactly the same thing and it worked first time. Now both doorbells are working perfectly and doing a great job.So apart from that little glitch I’m still glad I bought them. I found that some people had rung Eufy direct who had then helped with the software update. Other peoples just worked first time and in other cases Eufy sent a replacement. Yes it’s a bit annoying and they are not cheap but we got there in the end.Easy to fit outside with good guidance. The app isn’t entirely intuitive but once you learn where everything is then it’s a breeze.Then you just sit back and become entirely addicted to looking at the recordings of the post man, the gardener, the cat that walks by every morning at 2am…etc.I deducted 1 star for the bit off faff with the software update otherwise I’d have given it 5.

What a nightmare product. I owned this for 2 days and I am returning it because no one needs to put up with the nonsense it put me through.Initial set up was not fun. Instructions provided do not give you step-by-step what needs to happen and in what order. The quick start guide is not quick, it is a booklet about half an inch thick and in multiple languages, but the english part was around 20 pages long. And the section on how to install the doorbell and chime is literally a single that says “download app and follow instructions in app”. What?So I tried to install the doorbell first I mean it makes the most logical sense, right? As I attempted it, the Eufy app suddenly alerted me “please have a Homehub or a door chime confirmed first”. I had to install the chime first??!Then I installed the chime, that was the easy part. Next I attempted the doorbell again and it finally got past the original alert and started to connect, but after 5 minutes it threw this at me: “failed to connect. Make sure the Homebase is on”. Pardon??!I was worried that I needed to buy a Homebase for around £150 to get this blasted doorbell to work! Why have a message that said “make sure Homebase was on”? The item description never mentioned this so I assumed it was a standalone. Many attempts later and after much Googling, I decided to reset and start again, so I setup the chime first and then got to the doorbell. At this point the chime did something it didn’t do before, and that was let out this high frequency squeal - the same that scares away rodents and cats - and the doorbell actually responded with a crackle. Later it connected the doorbell successfully. Hurrah I shouted in elation! No need for a Homebase!I installed the doorbell to my front door and checked that the video feed was working, and that the chime chimed when the button was pressed, and I even got it linked to my Amazon Echo Dot to whimper at me when someone was at the door. After that was done, I went to bed.The following day more headaches ensued. I checked the video feed again and it was taking a rather long time to connect, and before long an alert came up that said “P2P connection failed”. I beg your pardon??! P2P?No matter what I did, I could not get the stupid thing to show me video of the outside. It turns out you connect the chime to your wifi, and the chime in turn connects to the doorbell to deliver your video feed to you. The chime acts as a mini Homebase with limited AI functionality and has the memory card to store the videos, hence why I received that P2P error message. The stupid thing had to connect to the doorbell before it would stream it to us, like a dodgy celebrity endorsed TV commercial telling us to free the equity in our homes.After much more Googling, I moved the chime to different areas of the home, moved it closer to the front door, updated my router to only use 20MHz bandwidth for my 2.4GHz wifi, nothing worked! But one thing did work though… and that was for me to take the blasted doorbell into my home. While it was outside, for reasons only the Eufy engineers can fathom, it would not allow any type of P2P connectivity between the chime and doorbell. But once taken into the home where it is warm and cosy, suddenly the doorbell sprung to life and allowed video streaming to take place. You’re probably thinking “ah, it must be interference due to the number of walls and the door”, but I assure you that the wifi signal is strong even outside. In the Eufy app you can check the chimes’ WiFi strength connected to the router and the doorbell, and both for me were at maximum levels. I even had the video running active in the app, took the doorbell outside and installed it then closed the door and the video was still running fine for 5 minutes. But the moment I stopped the video stream and tried to start up a new stream… “P2P connectivity error”From that I knew it was not a signal issue but a Eufy issue. I had all latest updates but I could not get the blasted thing to work, so I submitted an Amazon return. Say what you want about Google’s Nest doorbell and Ring’s doorbell, at least they are reliable. Avoid this at all costs! Eufy makes some good security cameras but they are terrible at combining it with a doorbell.