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Brad

Not the base station, but there is a Ring Chime just for that purpose. I have one and it works just fine.[https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Chime-Wi-Fi-Enabled-Speaker-Doorbell/dp/B011MYEMKQ/](https://www.amazon.com/Ring-Chime-Wi-Fi-Enabled-Speaker-Doorbell/dp/B011MYEMKQ/)

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01-11-2019 20:30:47

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MJV

Thanks. I'll buy that if necessary, just hoped there was a way around it. How about the ring going through an Echo?

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01-11-2019 20:59:31

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Brad

> @MJV wrote: > > Thanks. I'll buy that if necessary, just hoped there was a way around it. How about the ring going through an Echo? The Ring Chime is your only option today. I expect Ring to add further cross-product integration as time goes by . . . but right now . . . get a Ring Chime.

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02-11-2019 05:01:10

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Tom_Ring

Hi @bholding. The Base Station is not capable of making a Chime for your Doorbell. [quote="Brad, post:2, topic:954"] Not the base station, but there is a Ring Chime just for that purpose. I have one and it works just fine. [/quote]

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06-05-2021 17:49:32

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LondonDaveUK

This is very annoying. I DONT want another electrical device taking up a plug socket when the base station is right there. Extra electricity extra cost extra time figuring the stupid thing out. Extra annoyed !!! I just want to use the base station as a chime. Bet Apple would !

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19-03-2022 15:58:38

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user6484

Of course the base station could make a sound, triggered by the doorbell, because it has a speaker and already gives audio feedback from my other Ring products. It's simply more profitable for you to sell a separate chime product. This is not sustainable and I am a disappointed customer.

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24-03-2022 21:40:31

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eshock

This would be an obvious feature. Not sure how the engineers didn't think of it. Furthermore, the base station should be capable of completely replacing an existing old-fashioned hardwired door bell system (hardwire power + doorbell button wiring). It seems they have never actually installed this thing in a real house before.

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21-11-2019 19:30:30

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hotandcold

Or... they wanted to sell chimes.

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02-05-2020 04:24:49

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helloring

Bumping this thread in hopes of catching a Ring product manager's eye. This is such an obvious and elegant feature for the Base Station.

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02-11-2020 16:50:14

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Tom_Ring

Hi neighbors. As we value our neighbors' feedback, we've created a [Feature Request board](https://community.ring.com/c/products/feature-request-board/24). Feel free to add this and any future feature requests there. This will help us to organize and share your requests with our teams here, as well

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03-11-2020 15:56:04

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Stoffer

This is really stupid. I'm really suprised how bad doorbells from Ring is. The first one I bought should be connected to my hfi, which was really difficult. No one mentioned in the description that you could not just connect it to power. Then I bought one for battery, and then you cannot even hear t

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05-12-2020 19:04:47

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reachnoah

Says paper no longer exists. Not interested in feature requests anymore? Allowing the alarm base station to act as a doorbell chime seems like a no brainer. Can we get that going?

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28-03-2021 02:49:58

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stratparrott
They want all of your outlets
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10-03-2021 22:11:41
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rlawson
While I love Ring and the customer service, this is a major ball drop in their software dev team... The chime is absolutely unnecessary. In fact, I'll pay the $30 to fund the code push rather than eat more electricity/outlet usage.
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22-03-2021 18:38:27
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bholding
If I purchase a video doorbell, can I link it to the alarm base station so it makes a chime when pushed (so I don't need to buy a separate chime box?) I know the base station can be set to chime when a contact sensor is triggered, so hoping the same option is available for a ring doorbell?
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04-05-2021 14:34:22
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