Ring Floodlight Cam Wired (2017 release)

We started with one Ring product, the Ring Video Doorbell Pro and we used the Amazon's "Ring Video Doorbell Pro Installation" services, too. Everything worked without any issues, we signed up for the $30 annual fee (a discount from the $3/month offering due to the prepayment.) We liked being able to see when our packages are delivered and where they are placed. This cam provided that, however, sometimes packages are left in front of our garage door, so . . . we went ahead and ordered the Ring Floodlight cam and mounted it over the center of our three-car garage which gives us a wide-angle view of our driveway. With these two Ring cams, we then had the front and the garage side of the house under monitoring. We went ahead and prepaid another $30 for the extended monitoring, etc. We have several Alexa devices that permit seeing the action at the Front Door or Garage by uttering a command to Alexa. We have a screened in back porch and a deck, and you may have figured this out: There are times when we receive a delivery when it is raining, so the delivery person from FedEx or UPS will actually take our packages an put them on the floor of the screened in porch. Solution to the possible blind spot? By now you know we bought a second floodlight cam and mounted it in the middle of the back of the house which gives us a view (and a recording) of the back yard, the deck, and even the screened-in porch. We also added another $30 prepaid for one-year of recordings, etc. These floodlight cams are hardwired. No batteries. They have motion detectors which sense movement (sensitivity can be adjusted) and turn on 2000 lumen lights that bathe the area being monitored in brilliant white light. Now we're thinking, let's go to Ring to see if they have floodlights that have the same look, same brightness but without cams. The answer (on Amazon) was: They're being released at the end of April 2019. We bought two of them, here's how to look them up: "Ring Smart Lighting - Floodlight." Last but not least, we bought the Ring Smart Lighting - Bridge. The requirements/purpose/function of the bridge are these: The Ring Smart Lighting - Bridge - Installs indoors and receives power through the included Micro-USB power supply and cable. - Connects Ring Smart Lighting with Ring doorbells and cameras to create a fully connected home security system. - Allows Ring Smart Lights to work with Alexa to turn on lights and adjust settings with your voice. From Ring: "The Ring Bridge lets Ring Smart Lights, doorbells and cameras talk to each other and work better together. If one Ring Bridge-enabled device detects motion, it can turn on your Ring Smart Lights, activate your Ring cameras and more, giving your Ring of Security endless combinations." Once these are released, late April early May 2019, we'll replace our 25-year-old incandescent floodlights with Ring lights Giving us 75% of our house (where the doors are) camera coverage and 100% of our house with floodlight coverage. Given that these are super bright, not incandescent (meaning, hopefully, very long life and low energy consumption) lights we're very pleased to make the "upgrades" as an investment in our house. Also, there is a neat feature which allows you to "geofence" and read (and see) and make comments from other Ring owners who are inside of your "fence." Finally, once we get to the point of having more than three Ring devices we can sign up for the Ring unlimited service for $100 per year which means an increase of only $10 since we won't need the three $30 each individual "subscriptions" since the $100 fee covers as many devices as you have. Brilliant lights, HD cameras, two-way conversation possibilities provide a virtual 'ring' around our house (plus there is a very loud siren that comes with the Ring Floodlight cams.) Although we did not get these things for this specific purpose, we were even able to watch our neighbor's son mow our lawn while we were out which gave us an indication how much longer we had before he was finished so we could get home in time to pay him. That was kind of a novel one-off, but it was cool to be able to look out and around our house just in case. I have no idea if Ring's products are durable, they do appear (and feel) well made which suggests they are durable, though; and they are attractive, almost having a Swedish-design (ours are in white). Five stars and this is an easy-to-give recommendation. PS - We've never had an issue of our lights not sensing movement after dark or not working after dark for that matter.