Does Self monitoring require a plan

Products Ring Alarm
#1

Does self-monitoring require a plan? If no, will I still receive the alarm alerts to my phone without a plan?

My cameras are already covered under a basic plan which I have pay yearly.

Is there anyway to turn off the orange alert on the bottom of the app indicating how many days I have in my trial subscription?

Thanks

#2

Self monitoring does not require a plan. The basic you have will expire at the end of the trial.
There is no way to remove the orange banner that I know of.
Here are what you get for free, basic and pro plans.
https://shop.ring.com/pages/protect-plans

#3

I already pay for the basic plan on my camera so I should be set there. Just wanted to make sure I did not need anything for self monitoring on my new alarm. I do hope the orange notification in the app goes away after the trial ends.

Thanks,

#4

That trial banner will go away when your trial is done. The basic covers most of the things people want. The pro has monitoring by Ring, extended warranty and 10% off in the Ring store. I don’t use the monitoring even though I have the pro plan. I do like the warranty for as long as I have a plan though and if 8 decided to get monitoring I’m halfway there. The 10% discount helps if I have a big purchase but the delivery time it takes makes it less appealing than just going through Amazon.

#5

I still have the orange banner on my app. I guess I should contact Ring and see about that.

#6

How many cameras do you have? Since a basic plan costs $3 a month for a single camera, if you have three or more, you may want to consider the Protect Plus plan at $10 a month or $100 a year, which will cover recordings for all your cameras, provide professional monitoring for the alarm system, and extended warranties.

Most homeoweners insurances give a discount as well when you have professional monitoring. This may even cover the cost of the whole plan.

Here’s info on all plans: https://shop.ring.com/pages/protect-plans

#7

@su_A_ve wrote:

How many cameras do you have? Since a basic plan costs $3 a month for a single camera, if you have three or more, you may want to consider the Protect Plus plan at $10 a month or $100 a year, which will cover recordings for all your cameras, provide professional monitoring for the alarm system, and extended warranties.

Most homeoweners insurances give a discount as well when you have professional monitoring. This may even cover the cost of the whole plan.

Here’s info on all plans: https://shop.ring.com/pages/protect-plans

I only have 2 cameras so basic plan works for me at the moment. I contacted Ring, they identified the orange banner in the app as a potential bug and sent on to developers.

#8

With 2 cameras, you should be paying $60 a year.

Find out how much of a discount your homeowners/renters insurance would give you for having professional monitoring. Even at $40 which would be a wash, you would benefit from extended warranty on your alarm system and cameras. And of course, central staton responding to an event even if they cannot reach you…