Have the base station play the doorbell sound

Question

Why can't the base station be configured to play a noise when the doorbell is ringed? It obviously has a speaker and can be triggered by contact sensors to make a sound... so what's the difficulty in implementation here?

aduke · Answer

Because then you don’t have to buy their Chime product!

Caitlyn_Ring · Answer

Hi @user56912. At this time, Doorbell alerts cannot be played through the Base Station. This option has been requested before, which you can find [here](https://community.ring.com/t/doorbell-chime-through-ring-alarm-base/19058) on our Feature Request board. I'd recommend adding your vote and feedback to that request. The Feature Request board is how we share new ideas with our teams here. Thank you!