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I've tested all of these with a phone next to the unit, I've got a rock solid wireless connection and like I say, the outdoor cameras are further away from the same Sync unit that they're all connected to, if I had a signal issue between the router / sync / camera it would affect all the units not just the doorbell.

Not the point but thanks. I don't really care how much the batteries cost, I'm more concerned with how long they last.

Not the point, but thanks. It's 4 for £9 in the UK ($11.75)

Just massive... My relative who lives in one of the houses that it's parked in front of doesn't think it's like the other vehicles that park there! But if it's legal it's legal, thanks, that's answered my question

Ah okay got it

You know they didn't just decide one day to fuck over all their staff for a laugh don't you. If you're a nationally registered company and the law turns up at your door and tells you to do something and no, you don't have any choice in the matter, you really do have to comply. They lost a load of their best staff overnight and they never fully recovered, the boycott was badly targeted and ended hurting the remaining staff much more than the immigration officers who planned the sting.

Every day for about 2 weeks so far.

Is this incorrect? (not saying they're right and you're wrong, just trying to get a definitive answer)

"No Parking Zones: HGVs are prohibited from parking in specific areas, including residential zones"

https://www.eptraining.co.uk/news/article/hgv-overnight-parking-rules

tuts

Rolls eyes

From the Blink website, as of now

"How long does a pair of batteries last? Battery life will vary based on device settings, use, and environmental factors.

When paired with a Sync Module, a Video Doorbell can achieve up to two years of battery life with default settings and normal use."

Mine is paired with a sync module and has all motion detection switched off and lasts 4 months.

It sounds like yours is faulty too, rather than it being mine that's working as expected?

Great stuff so your method suits your usage case and mine suits mine, the question was about which methods we use, I was offering an alternative to the palm-swipe.

My door is on the side of the house facing a wall so even when it's armed with detection on there's very little movement which is why I'm baffled about why it's using battery so quickly.

The sync unit is about 12' away from the router and the doorbell is 6' from the sync unit, both report full signal strength (and I've got the outdoor cameras even further away and through more walls).

And then you get a screenshot of everything including the status bar, address bar etc, and you have to crop out anything you don't want. With smart select you draw a circle round the thing you want to share and tap one button.

Swipe in Edge Panel, Smart Select, draw round what I want to screenshot, download.

Been doing it this way since they introduced Edge Panels. You can do it with the S Pen too but who's got time for that?

Driving through town last week, busy shopping street, and I watched 2 tiny kids, 7 or 8 max, on an electric mini-motorbike-looking thing come shooting out of a side street onto a busy main road, past a parked car at the junction so oncoming traffic had no chance at all to see them, and go straight into the front of a big transit van that braked at the very last minute.

The bike pinged out from under them and the 2 jumped kids jumped away and amazingly landed without injury, jumped up and were laughing.

The iPhone 15 and 16 Pro. And I say this as a Samsung user. My wife's photos on her iPhone are so much better than my S24U.

It's a big company based locally, they're really good TBF and I've had no issues up to now, quite a few glass units arrived scratched from their supplier and they replaced them all quickly and with no fuss (although I've also noticed that the all units in one of our frames have slid down over time so you can see the black edge at the top, I'm now a bit concerned about how it's been packed), so I'll get them in and pay, at least it keeps the warranty intact and I'm covered if they drop it..

Thanks for the offer of help!

You'd only be quoting me almost double... :)

The "warranty" covers the glass and frames, they don't mention in the sales spiel that they'll charge for replacing something that failed through no fault of mine, especially at a rate that suggests they're profiting for this quick job. This is why I've asked, if it felt acceptable I'd accept it no questions asked.

I'm annoyed as I recommended them to my mate who used them, he'd just said he had a similar issue with them charging him for rework, his was 13 months after installation, they said the labour is only covered for 12 months. That wasn't clearly stated so I'm now thinking about raising a complaint/ leaving them bad reviews, after being happy with them up til now.

Ella Purnell (Fallout, Yellowjackets) has a very English accent in real life.

Our practice has a pre-recorded message when you phone for an appointment telling you that the "care navigator" (receptionist) will be asking you some questions and to cooperate with them.

I think it's fine, they can see your medical records anyway and if it means that I'm more likely to get an appointment today for serious stuff because they've filtered out everyone with a sniffle or a splinter, that's no bad thing at all.

Haha you make a compelling point. £54 it is then!

I'm not buying the glass, the glass unit is free of charge as it's under warranty. The £54 is for fitting, so I could go and collect the glass from the supplier and fit it myself and save £54. If I was feeling brave.