Video doorbells are great at keeping an eye on visitors, deliveries, and any happenings outside of your home. Unfortunately, many apartment dwellers miss out, because it’s just not feasible to stick a doorbell next to an existing intercom system. Amazon has an answer, though: the Ring Intercom, which provides the benefits of a video doorbell to apartment residents.
Ring’s $189 gadget connects with compatible intercom systems to give live updates on who’s visiting the building. Via the Ring app, you can also remotely let visitors and delivery people into the building. According to Amazon, the Ring Intercom suits renters, with no need to make any drastic changes to a home.
This new addition to Ring’s smart home range aims to address what Amazon’s research found about Aussies’ delivery habits. According to the research, 79 per cent of apartment residents get stressed waiting for deliveries without a way of letting people into the building. 89 per cent reportedly said that letting delivery drivers in remotely via their phone would be helpful.
Like Ring’s existing video doorbells, the Ring Intercom supports two-way audio communication and a live camera feed of who’s at the door. You can access the live feed through either the Ring app or an Echo Show device.
These core features don’t require a paid subscription, but more functionality comes with a Ring Protect subscription, which starts at $4.95 in Australia. Paid features include access to 180 days of video history and a snapshot of every time someone buzzes the intercom. You can also send a preset quick reply to visitors when you can’t talk.
Ring also has an online questionnaire to help determine whether its device works with your apartment building’s intercom system. Ring Intercom is now available in Australia from Amazon’s website.
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