FAQ: Networked Doorbells as of August 2015 (deprecated--see 2016 FAQ instead)

[JDRoberts]

I can’t edit the first post of this thread anymore, but there is now a newer FAQ that covers several new devices that came out in 2016:

FAQ: Networked Doorbells as of July 2017 (US and U.K. Options)

A great deal has changed in the last two years, as there are now a number of different doorbell options available on the market in both US and the UK. The previous doorbell FAQ had a lot of information on how to build your own device, but that is no longer necessary. I will leave the link to that FAQ at the very end of this post for those who are interested in that kind of maker project. 1) WiFi Video doorbells Skybell now has an official integration with SmartThings. https://support.smartthings.com/hc/en-us/articles/211023483-SkyBell-HD-Video-Doorbell It works over Wi-Fi, and is available in both the US and the UK. It also has an IFTTT channel. However, it doesn’t have a separate chime device. [IMG_3373] Ring is a different brand with a different look and someone different feat…