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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 3091 reviews

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  • Video Quality

    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

  • Mobile App

    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

  • Sound Quality

    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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87%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers praise the Essential Wi-Fi Smart Video Doorbell's excellent video quality and ease of use, along with its relatively straightforward installation process. Positive feedback also highlights the motion detection and night vision capabilities. However, some users experienced issues with the product's reliability and Wi-Fi connectivity.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome doorbell

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really like this video doorbell. Works really well to speak to whoever is at the doorbell whether home or away.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo Doorbell

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great camera with good clarity. WiFi occasionally drops out, so I recommend good placement nearby of SmartHub.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Buy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love the features this doorbell has: Callers can leave a message and images are sharp. I love the color as well!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Camera doorbell is a great accessory to my Arlo system.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Difficult install on some homes

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I installed this on a house with a brick exterior and a surface-mounted doorbell on the door frame. It was a huge pain to install. Because the wires coming through the door frame were short, I had to use the extenders. The extenders come with two small wire nuts, which are easy enough to connect. But, because original switch was surface-mount, there was not a cavity behind it to fit the wire nuts into. The Arlo mount does not have enough space behind it, and the wire nuts prevented the Arlo device from snapping into the mount. I had to remove the wire nuts and attach the extenders to the original wiring with electric tape (or carve a hole into the door frame). The mount is so shallow even the mounting screws can keep it from snapping on the doorbell if screws are not completely tighten down and flush. I bought two of these and will be returning one.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
      Posted .

      Hello Marlowe,

      Thank you for taking the time to write your experience. Your feedback helps us to get improve our services. We'll share your feedback to the relevant team. We appreciate your understanding.

      Best regards,
      Arlo Team arlo_us

  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Decent camera

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works well with current hard wired system but have issues with the active zone all ways sending notifications. Even headlights set it off.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    works well

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This has worked well as an addition to my 4 camera and 4 wireless outdoor lights. Easy to install and set up.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worked with inside dingdong.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to set up. Purchased an inside dingdong to work with the video door bell

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth it!

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Absolutely love this camera. It’s perfect. And the cost to keep the cloud security is very affordable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo's Great!

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Arlo camera's are great! I have several of them and have had great service out of them.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo Video Doorbell - Great Investment!!

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This purchase was well worth the price. A huge enhancement to the appearance and security for my house.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Could Be Better

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product seemed good to me. However, installation with existing wires didn't work well. Doorbell stopped making noise. Returned.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Lisa

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product has more issues recording and saving records always goes off line

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
      Posted .

      Hi Lisa,

      Thank you for sharing your experience with the Arlo Video Doorbell camera. We would appreciate an opportunity to work with you in checking your camera going offline and having issues saving recordings. Please send us an email at askarlo@arlo.com detailing your concern, including your email address linked to your Arlo account, your contact number and a screenshot of your Best Buy review.

      We look forward to hearing from you.

      Regards,
      Arlo Team
      ^RM arlo_us

  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Front Door

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Doorbell and notification is excellent. Video captured is clear and sound is great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Reliability

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Difficult to install and unreliable

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very unhappy with this doorbell. We hired a professional to install it and it was a pain to install even for the professional, who got it to work. We then left the house not even two hours and it stopped working. I’ve been pretty unhappy with the whole Arlo product selection in general. I do not recommend.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
      Posted .

      Hello ZinLA,

      Thanks for your feedback. We would appreciate an opportunity to help check the setup and settings of your camera to ensure that they are configured to work as expected. Please send us an email at askarlo@arlo.com detailing your concern, including your email address linked to your Arlo account, your contact number and a screenshot of your Best Buy review.

      We look forward to hearing from you.

      Regards,
      Arlo Team
      ^RM arlo_us

  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo doorbell camera

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great doorbell camera and has great clarity. Have not had any complaints yet.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Arlo

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great item but the battery dies mighty quick I feel.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is what I was looking for.This item works relly good. I’m very pleasant.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    As Advertised

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product works great, was easy to install as well and im no electrical expert.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great doorbell

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This door bell I is a great quality. The video quality is nice and clear. Would recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend