[fma]

I was looking at security systems. It seems, Ring makes it very difficult to have any sort of offline operations. Recording onto SD card is limited or impossible. After seeing this, I realize this is likely by design. You have to be connected so that the surveillance state can get access at some point, somehow.

[jazzyjackson]

Yes, they have a feature with their 'Pro' base station and Premium subscription, to store video locally on SD card, but still the only way to access the video is through the Ring app. IMO they are just choosing not to compete with the on-prem closed circuit systems, which represent a niche market compared to normies who want a notification when someone rings their video doorbell.

https://ring.com/support/articles/pmod0/Using-MicroSD-Cards-...

[fma]

Yes I saw that...what's wild is if you pay more money to store locally on your own memory, you LOSE cloud storage. You don't get both.

https://community-ring.sprinklr.com/conversations/ring-alarm...

[johnisgood]

That is wild, I think being able to record onto an SD card or whatever should be the bare minimum requirement. I personally would never buy anything that does not have an offline option.