Smart
home
security
company
Ring
announced
today
that
it’s
bringing
24/7
continuous
video
recording
(CVR)
to
its
smart
security
cameras.
This
will
allow
a
camera
to
record
continuously
rather
than
just
when
it
detects
motion,
which
is
how
Ring’s
cameras
and
video
doorbells
currently
operate.
The
new
24/7
recording
capability
is
part
of
a
revamp
of
the
Amazon-owned
company’s
subscription
plan,
Ring
Protect,
which
is
being
renamed
Ring
Home.
It
will
require
the
highest
tier,
Ring
Home
Premium
—
previously
Ring
Protect
Pro.
Ring
Home
Premium
will
cost
$19.99
monthly
and
now
includes
cloud
storage
for
CVR
on
up
to
10
cameras,
along
with
event-activated
recording
and
other
features.
Ring
is
also
launching
three
additional
capabilities
that
are
included
in
its
subscription
plans:
doorbell
calling,
video
preview
alerts,
and
extended
live
view
(more
on
these
below).
The
new
capabilities
are
rolling
out
now
to
some
users
and
will
be
available
nationwide
by
November
5th,
according
to
Ring.
At
launch,
CVR
will
work
with
four
of
the
company’s
wired
cameras:
the
Stick
Up
Cam
and
Stick
Up
Cam
Pro,
the
Indoor
Cam
(2nd
Gen),
and
the
Pan-Tilt
Indoor
Cam.
It’s
not
available
on
any
of
its
wired
doorbells,
but
the
company
says
compatibility
with
more
devices
is
coming
soon.
At
$20
a
month,
Ring’s
24/7
recording
is
more
expensive
than
options
from
Google
Nest
or
Arlo.
Google
Nest
charges
$15
a
month
for
continuous
recording
on
an
unlimited
number
of
its
wired
doorbells
and
cameras.
Arlo
charges
$9.99
a
month in
addition
to
the
base
plan,
which
starts
at
$7.99.
But
that
fee
is
per
camera.
Nest
and
Arlo
also
offer
more
advanced
detection
features
than
Ring,
including
facial
recognition
and
pet
and
vehicle
detection.
Ring’s
plans
only
offer
person
and
package
detection.
Still,
the
ability
to
rewind
through
a
24/7
timeline
of
footage
and
see
everything
that
happened
on
your
property
is
a
much-requested
feature
that
many
Ring
users
will
be
pleased
to
now
have
access
to.
Ring
is
bringing
doorbell
calling
to
its
video
doorbells.
Instead
of
a
pop-up
notification
when
someone
rings
your
doorbell,
it
will
come
through
like
a
phone
call
—
which
is
harder
to
miss.Image:
Ring
While
the
new
Ring
Home
Plans
are
the
same
price
as
the
old
Ring
Protect
Plans
and
carry
over
most
of
the
previous
features,
one
thing
is
being
removed:
professional
monitoring
of
its
Ring
Alarm
system
is
no
longer
included
in
the
top-tier
plan.
It’s
now
an
optional
add-on
for
$10
a
month
on
the
Standard
or
Premium
plans.
This
means
if
you
use
Ring
Alarm
with
professional
monitoring
and
want
the
CVR
features,
you’ll
now
be
paying
$30
a
month
instead
of
$20.
Ring
Home
Basic,
which
includes
event-based
recording
for
one
camera,
will
cost
$4.99
a
month,
and
Ring
Home
Standard,
with
event-based
recording
for
multiple
cameras,
is
$9.99
a
month.
While
it’s
losing
professional
monitoring,
the
$19.99
Premium
tier
that
covers
CVR
still
includes
local
storage
of
video
footage
with
a
Ring
Alarm
Pro,
cellular
backup
internet
for
an
Eero
Wi-Fi
system,
and
an
Eero
Secure
subscription.
But
those
are
really
only
beneficial
if
you
use
Ring
Alarm
and
Eero.
In
addition
to
CVR,
Ring
is
adding
three
new
features
for
its
subscribers:
Doorbell
calling:
This
turns
your
doorbell
notification
into
a
phone
call.
When
someone
presses
the
button,
you
get
a
full-screen
phone
call
instead
of
a
pop-up
notification.
If
you
answer,
you
can
see
and
speak
to
the
visitor
through
live
view.
Arlo
doorbells
have
had
this
feature
for
years,
and
several
other
companies
also
offer
it.
Video
preview
alerts:
This
sends
a
rich
notification
when
a
camera
is
triggered
that
includes
a
video
clip,
giving
more
detail
about
what’s
happening
before
you
have
to
open
the
app.
Previously,
it
would
just
send
a
snapshot.
Extended
and
continuous
live
view:
This
extends
the
time
you
can
watch
a
livestream
from
any
current
Ring
camera
—
wired
or
battery-powered
—
from
10
minutes
to
30
minutes.
If
you
pay
for
Premium,
you
can
watch
for
an
unspecified
amount
of
time.
The
new
features
are
coming
to
different
tiers
of
Ring’s
new
subscription
plans.
Video
preview
alerts
will
be
available
to
all
subscribers.
Extended
live
view
requires
the
Ring
Home
Standard
plan,
continuous
live
view
requires
Premium,
and
doorbell
calls
will
work
on
the
Standard
and
Premium
plans.
(Originally posted by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy)
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