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Pros

It seamlessly integrates with other ring devices, expanding my home security network. Set it to alexa routines. Works so much better than the wyze contact sensor. Luckily it works in mine.



Cons

The design is very bulky. The whole design is flimsy and just waiting to snap and break. Sadly, the design is incredibly frustrating and faulty. Don't buy these.

With just the slightest nudge of the body, or bump from a gate, the sensor pops right off the bracket and lands on the ground. The sensor sticks out about an inch off of the gate. Our vinyl fence has a gap between the gate and fence post which immedia...  Read More

The mounting brackets are thin plastic and bend easily on slightly uneven surfaces. When you try to tighten the strap to prevent sliding/movement of the plastic bracket that the sensor needs to snap into, the bracket bends slightly. The smaller thinne...  Read More

Another example of the engineers not using their own products. The customer services is a another joke. The whole ring alarm system is like a cheap toy version of an alarm.

The outdoor sensor is my latest ring hassle. It's like they scaled up the indoor sensor to run on aa batteries but didn't really redesign for life outdoors. The unit is huge and clunky.

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Quality


Works just fine and it is weather resistant.


The provided double-sided tape is strong and working well so far (must be mounted to a perfectly flat surface such as metal frame).


On the first day after i installed this on my side gate my gardener knocked the magnet off its mount by slamming the gate.


It’s been 6 months since i purchased the ring gate sensor.

Competitiveness


Since it is exposed to outside temperatures, the regular sensor couldn't handle the cold temperatures in winter and blasted thr...  Read More

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  • This product had a total of 1,451 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 23 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    My next purchase is another sensor for the shed


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It’s been 6 months since i purchased the ring gate sensor


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It continues to lose connection or indicate it been tampered


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    My plan was to use as indicator to let my dog out in the yard


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Would i recommend pendingupdate ring contacted me and ran diagnostic test sensor was faulty and sent me a replacement


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    No more tampered sensor issue


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Doesnt fall off easy with many cycles of open and close


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    First i have to say the size of this is really big so i had to make a plate to attach to the gate to accommodate the sensor

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