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Georgia
26 reviews
32 helpful votes
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Ring?
August 28, 2019
Updated review

This is an update to my complaint about ring.com. They did recommend a fix but I had to pay for it! It didn't work I had spent hours trying to get my ring system to operate properly but to no avail, I finally bought it wired system with 8 cameras and it works flawlessly, I would not recommend ring.com infact I have a slightly used system for sale cheap!

Date of experience: August 28, 2019

If it only would ring!
July 5, 2018
Previous review

The ring system is full of flaws. I purchased the doorbell 2 and it worked but there was a delay. I had contacted a representative he said that I needed a ring chime pro! That would fix the problem oh fyi they charge you for VIDEO/AUDIO storage 30.00 per year for each CAMERA! I thought I would purchase the FLOODLIGHT CAM, that's when I started pulling my hair. I spent 6 hours talking to 3 professional system engineers who had me move my chime pro closer to the FLOODLIGHT which is a Fancy word for Wi-Fi extender. On the box it suppose to double the distance of your ring network, it doesn't! The last professional said he would call me back but never did. You cannot add another ring chime pro, my VIDEO is jumpy and the AUDIO is un- intelligible. They said that I could add an off brand wi-fi hardwired of course. I have about 600.00 and I have better luck with a cheap set up. Never once did they said Maybe it is the equipment oh wait that was me. They Emailed me and asked how they did.

Date of experience: July 5, 2018
Illinois
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I recently wrote a review titled weak design, network, service about my bad experience with ring. A service representative named Kandyce responded with what appeared to be genuine concern to resolve my issues and offered her email address. I wrote her within a day to take her up on her offer and she has never responded. Looks like they have someone responding to bad reviews so that it looks like they are resolving the issues but actually they are doing nothing. Disappointing again.

Date of experience: March 3, 2018
Kandyce K. Ring Rep
over a year old

Hi Jill,

This is certainly not the customer experience we want you to have. I am so sorry to hear this and would love to work with you directly on coming to a resolution for you. Please reach me at Kandyce@ring.com today. I would also like to review the CS tickets you opened with us so that we can address this further. I want you to be able to enjoy your Ring Doorbell and Floodlight Cam functioning fully to your expectations. I would appreciate your time and I am confident we can turn this around for you, Jill.

Best,
Kandyce K., Neighbor Satisfaction Manager
Kandyce@ring.com

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This product is not worth the money or the time. I am so dissatisfied with ring, I'm looking to throw it in the trash. If someone rings my doorbell it will not connect. I can only do a live view from time to time and that's it!

Date of experience: August 7, 2020
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have 1 of my cameras monitoring the dock on Lake Palestine. On 9/223 it caught 2 suspects taking the kayaks and putting them into the water and paddling away. The video was very clear and the police were able to ID the thieves and recovered my property/ This amounted to over $1500 for the kayaks. Great investment in security monitoring, The police were impressed with the definition of the photos and video which the camera captured.

Date of experience: October 3, 2023
New Jersey
4 reviews
3 helpful votes
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STICK-UP cameras are not suitable for outdoor use at night unless your premises are well lite. For this and many other reasons Ring no longer manufactures nor sells them, I was told by Ring today. Word to the wise!

Date of experience: May 24, 2018
Kandyce K. Ring Rep
over a year old

Hi Richard,

I am sorry to hear about your less than excellent Ring experience. I would, however, appreciate the chance to connect with you directly so that I can address your concerns further. Would you be so kind as to email me directly at Kaitlyn.rosenthal@ring.com?

I would appreciate your time as well as the chance to improve your overall Ring experience.

Kaitlyn R., Customer Satisfaction Specialist
Kaitlyn.rosenthal@ring.com

Florida
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Ring pro door camera.
April 30, 2021

I replaced my Victure door camera, because it does not light up like a door bell. I purchased the Ring pro series, and the picture looks round. You cannot adjust the lens. I paid almost $200 dollars for this GARBAGE camera. The sound quality is terrible. I am working to get a refund. But I purchased the Blue by ADT. My neighbor has it, and the picture quality and sound is beautiful. Little pricey, but well forth the security. But do not by the door camera. You will regret it. I don't know about the indoor cameras.

Date of experience: April 30, 2021
Nevada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Disappointed
July 30, 2018

I have had my RING for a little over a year. When I first got it it seemed to respond quicker than it does now. When I am not at home and it rings, by the time I get the RING to connect the person is LONG GONE! My daughter says the same thing about hers. I have to charge mine as I could not hard wire it. I always turn it upside down when charging so it does not go off every time we walk by it. Last night at 12:45 AM it goes off. I pull up the image and nothing was there. It really freaked us out!. There was NO one in that room and no reason for it to go off. It's just not as reliable as advertised..

Date of experience: July 30, 2018
Kandyce K. Ring Rep
over a year old

Hi Steven,

I am so sorry to hear that you have been disappointed with your Ring device. Delays are typically a result of WiFi issues, however, we can investigate this for you. Additionally, we can assist you with honing your motion settings to make sure you receive the alerts that matter to you. Would you reach me at Bilan.jenkins@ring.com today so that we can improve your Ring experience?

Bilan J., Customer Satisfaction Specialist
Bilan.jenkins@ring.com

Utah
1 review
3 helpful votes
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The video quality is nice but going backward is ridiculous. I used to be able to view my videos on my computer but now they don't go back more than two hours. I tried different browsers and same thing. Called tech support to see if my plan changed and was told I had to view them on my phone. Went to my phone and it took 5 minutes to scroll down a list to try to get to 4/2/20. Found 4/20 and picked one to view. When done viewing that video it kicked me back at the beginning and not on 4/20, What good is a camera if you can't view videos when you need them. Argh.

Date of experience: April 9, 2020
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This piece of crap when you try to go live because there is an event happening it takes forever, and after the event it connects right up but it is to late then the event is over. Piece of crap. I have a camera in the back that cost a third of the price and they connect each time with no delay. Ring spotlight a piece of junk.

Date of experience: September 9, 2019
Louisiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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After subscription ran out, doorbell camera was terrible. Live view would take so long to come on that it was a waste of time. I took doorbell inside in the same room as the router then engaged live view, an the camera was still so bad it was pathetic. The lens was clean. This proves that if you dont continue the subscription with the cloud that they diminish the performance. This means that the purchase price buys you the right to buy a subscription not a product. There should be a class action filed on this company.

Date of experience: August 31, 2019
Egypt
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Terrible product
April 8, 2019

It is not more than a piece of plastic, i literary put my money in garbage, it is not able to show any viedo, amazon turns a good product into rubbish, they dont reply on live chat nor emails, dont waste your money

Date of experience: April 8, 2019
New Mexico
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have had 6 cameras hooked up for several years now. One camera is now offline and won't connect to my wifi. My signal is strong and have even done a master reset. Still doesn't work. I have contacted customer service and they keep telling me it's my wifi. My wifi can hold 12 devices. It's ring and there $#*!ty product. I didn't have any problems untill the last update.

Date of experience: January 26, 2022
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Junk
June 1, 2016

At no time was the consumer made aware that for the ring door bell to work. If the purchaser wishes for the door bell to operate as advertised all they need to do is bay. Not paying a monthly fee is one reason the bell was purchased. Nate and switch they should be sued class action

Date of experience: June 1, 2016
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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First off ring customer service is horrible. Secondly why would I keep the cardboard box the device came in? To change WiFi password I am being told I need the box the device came in or to physically remove the device that is screwed into my wall! This is ridiculous

Date of experience: October 2, 2021
Louisiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Refund
March 28, 2023

It takes 7 - 10 days for a refund which is asinine in 2023. I called customer service explaining that I expected to pay $3.99 a month as advertised, not $39.99 for the year. I immediately cancelled my subscription as it over drafted my account. After explaining I simply got a sorry and they are waiting out the full 10 days to refund my account.

Date of experience: March 28, 2023
Egypt
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Do not buy.
August 14, 2018

When I purchased ring it advertised that I can see and talk to the person by the door, suddenly they changed the policy to pay for this service, this is a 100% deception to consumer, in my opinion this ring business is worthless and the $200.00 paid for is waste of money.
Take my advise do not buy.

Date of experience: August 14, 2018
Kandyce K. Ring Rep
over a year old

Hi Al,

A Ring Protect Plan is not required to use your Ring products. Our optional Protect Plans allow you to access/download/share past Ring videos. Without this service, you'll still receive real-time video alerts on your smartphone as well as have access to Live View. If you'd like to discuss how things work or if you feel your Ring device isn't working as intended, please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly via email.

Bilan J., Customer Satisfaction Specialist
Bilan.jenkins@ring.com

Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have a ring doorbell, and have had problems with it since i first installed it. Calling customer service is a joke. You will be on hold for at least 20 minutes before you talk to someone. After explaining your issue, you will be put on hold again. After 40 minutes on being on hold they will suggest doing a factory reset of the device and state they will monitor the device for a few days. They have replaced my device once and the problem still was not resolved. My battery goes from 100% charge to 10% in just three weeks. I was told that that battery lasted six months. They are now blaming the battery on using Live View. They state every time you use Live View your battery will be decreased 10%. So obviously the device is not designed to monitor activity ion real time. I think i will just use it as a doorbell in the future and buy a REAL monitoring device.

Date of experience: December 5, 2018
Tennessee
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Bought a Ring Doorbell and was dead. Bought another and it only worked half the time. Luckily, I bought these through Amazon so I was refunded immediately. Bought three cameras and one was defective. Decided, to return all product and it has been about three weeks since I returned them with RMA's and tracking and still no refund to my credit card. Even emailed with CEO and Founder Jamie (*******@ring.com) and he answered immediately and was initially helpful but when it came to help in obtaining my refund, Jamie's answer was generic with no assistance. I would not buy this product!

Date of experience: August 24, 2017
Kandyce K. Ring Rep
over a year old

Hi Ken N.,

I'm so sorry to hear this. I would love to personally assist you with making sure your return / refund is processed within a timely manner as this is not the standard we hold. Would you reach me today at Kandyce@ring.com so that we can follow up on this and turn your Ring experince around? I would appreciate your time and look forward to hearing from you, Ken.

Thank you,
Kandyce K., Neighbor Satisfaction Manager
Kandyce@ring.com

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ring doorbells are temperamental and work when they choose. Their wifi connection is dodgey and their app is totally rubbish. It just texted me codes that it did not recognize. Save yourself the trouble and buy something else. The doorbell is an overpriced piece of s8&$

Date of experience: August 3, 2020
Kentucky
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ring driveway camera
February 13, 2018

Ring driveway camera my ring driveway camera is a very nice new thing when it works I always have to constantly check it weekly especially over the weekend if not I may check it from work on Monday and its off-line. It seems to get thrown off line every week or two and Ive called customer service plenty of times and it shows that is working fine which is it just constantly gets thrown off mine

Date of experience: February 12, 2018
Kandyce K. Ring Rep
over a year old

Hi Greg,

Your Ring should hold a stable connection to your network. There are a variety of circumstances that can cause your Ring device to lose its connectivity. Temporarily loss of power, a wire in your router setup temporarily comes loose, you change your Wi-Fi network password, or your Ring device is suffering from low power due to a discharged battery. I would double check all of these things to be sure. Feel free to reach out to me directly as well should you have any further questions or concerns or need assistance with anything!

Best,
Kandyce K., Neighbor Satisfaction Manager
Kandyce@ring.com

Overview

Ring has a rating of 1.3 stars from 773 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Ring most frequently mention customer service, door bell and live view. Ring ranks 166th among Home Security sites.

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