‎Wireless doorbell? | SimpliSafe Help Center
 
jjcfree's profile

Monday, December 13th, 2021 7:58 PM

Wireless doorbell?

​So is the doorbell actually wireless or does it need to have a power supply?  Description says there needs to be an existing doorbell set-up for it to work...In this day and age, it seems that this should not need an existing supply for it to work.....​

Official Solution

Community Admin

 • 

4.3K Messages

1 year ago

Hi,

Yes, the Video Doorbell Pro needs to plug into an existing wired doorbell for power and sound. But in terms of connection to the service, it uses WiFi.

1 Message

9 months ago

Is there any SimplySafe product that does not require a wired setup for power or sound?  I thought I read somewhere SimplySafe product 2 that avoids this requirement.

  • It should have a rechargeable battery within the bell structure and also
  • make use of wireless integration with the base station sound or voice capability to indicate that the Doorbell has been pressed.

Also, if that functionality does not presently exist, is there any plans to perform that functionality in the future?

Community Admin

 • 

4.3K Messages

@jennirudinsky​ unfortunately, we only have the one Video Doorbell product right now, and that's the one that needs to plug into an existing wired mechanical doorbell.

But we also have the Wireless Outdoor Camera, which is fully battery-powered. It does not have a doorbell function, but it can trigger recordings and notifications with motion.

@davey_d​ SimpliSafe seriously needs to work on getting a wireless doorbell, if not I may need to switch my service 

1 Message

3 months ago

It sure would be nice to have a battery-powered Videodoorbell Pro.  I thought Simplisafe was developing one.  Haven't heard whether they went forward with it.  As someone living in a 1968-built brick house, it would be messy, difficult, and expensive to run a wire to our front door.

1 Message

3 months ago

I live in an apartment complex (and is too short to look through peepholes). I hope Simplisafe would come out with a wireless doorbell that is also safe to use and isn't damaging for apartments. I would like to keep all my security home products under one account/umbrella. 

3 Messages

1 month ago

It is ridiculous that they have not come up with this yet.

New to the Community? Get started by reading our Welcome Post.