Ubiquiti - G4 Doorbell Pro

Unifi Protect doorbell has been good for me.

I bought the unifi g4 pro for this, i have it tied into home assistant and have a bunch of pre-configured tts messages on streamdeck at my desk

Damn, and I just got the G4 Pro a few months ago lol. I don't use electronic locks, so no big deal, but...

BUT I MUST HAVE THE NEWEST THING ??

The poe doorbell from unifi is worth it. There are a bunch on ebay rn.

I fitted one to a UK brick this week, impressed with the quality. The one thing I really don’t like is the amount of brick to get it flush or the huge mounting bracket. Makes it stand prob a large amount. If I G5 is in the works I would hope the RJ45 connection on the rear is recessed or more flush.

Yeah, I have it. The ubiquiti ecosystem just rocks. The user flows in their apps, the hardware, the locally stored data archive and security features for remote access. It's not a value brand, but it rocks—if you have money I would go with ubiquiti everything and never look back—I think of them like I think of Apple in terms of UX and core tech. If you have the network gear it's just like that but applied to security. Slick. I have something like a 16TB security drive in my UDM pro that logs my 10+ cameras locally for some months, then a rolling backup to a NAS that gives me a year+ of logging in case we are slow to notice something. It's all completely rock solid, and their wifi gear has enough juice that I haven't bothered pulling POE for most of them. I never scratch more than 40% of my wireless bandwidth. Funnily, the G4 just more than paid for itself as I was able to prove to a contractor that their guy created some gnarly property damage. It was far away but clear as day. I panned easily through at high speed to find the right time, capped the frames, archived them and sent in like 3min.

I pay for the Ecobee service but it is for the sake of their security system, not the doorbell. I find it’s a fair price compared to what I have paid in the past with various services (ADT, Ring, etc.). I didn’t bother with their doorbell because it doesn’t have HKSV and the indoor camera was absolute trash. The way it integrates with the security system in the Ecobee app is weird and I hate it because it automatically disables the camera every time the system is disarmed and only enables it when armed. Not sure if the doorbell behaves the same way. I guess being able to answer the doorbell on an ecobee thermostat could be handy depending on your setup but mine is right by the front door so I might as well just open the door at that point. I recently upgraded from a Nest to the Unifi G4 Pro PoE after reading horrible reviews on both iterations of the Aqara doorbell and couldn’t be happier. They have a WiFi version, but it takes you down a rabbit hole of rather expensive proprietary network gear to get everything going and might not fit in the location you have but definitely check it out as an option to consider.

Seeing a number of complaints over at r/Aqara Looks like they're pushing out firmware updates to address some of it, but the original doorbell still has a handful of problems so I would be hesitant to rely on a "maybe they'll get it fixed" when there are out of the box solutions that will just work. There's a WiFi version of the Unifi doorbell that runs on existing doorbell wiring which solves your PoE issue, but again there's additional equipment needed to run their "Protect" line of products. Makes it a tough sell when the price of admission just to get a doorbell up and running is \~$600 minimum.

I have the G4 pro (non Poe, now discontinued) which still supports a regular chine and power supply. The chimes are Honeywell. One chime is hardwired to the transformer and doorbell to create the initial ding-dong in the basement, then the other Honeywell chimes are all paired to that basement chime via their proprietary wireless, so they start sounding too.

It's deeply discounted in the USA right now, so if it's on sale go for it. I just put mine in last night

If they hadn't enabled the fingerprint and NFC readers like a month ago, I wouldn't have done it.

Some do. Eufy and Unifi offer dual camera options that they typically call a "package cam" I think the bigger issue is angle and height. A camera will have a wider and further view when you can get ya boi Pythagoras in on the game and angle that camera down. So it's hard to have a doorbell which must by it's very nature be lower down to see people and let them press the button.

My Ubiquiti G4 Doorbell Pro has worked down to -40° without issue. That temperature is outside of its specified operating range, but I didn't have any issues.

I love the G4 and the display

$129 USD

i hope there is something in the works or at least keep the G4 line up in production.

It’s not, we rotate between Peppa pig, Bluey, snoopy, Elmo, and Mickey GIFs and all the kids in the neighborhood absolutely love it

I have one and my mailman asked me about it. Said it was the coolest he's seen and he looks at doorbells all day long. I had a porch pirate sneak up from the side of thr house thinking he was avoiding the camera. Lol. Nope. The package camera got a very clear look at his face. Doesn't matter though, video of a crime isn't going to catch anyone. Hope he liked that cheap watch that reminds a toddler to go potty.

I’ve got two G4’s with no issues.

Native HomeKit: Aqara G4/G410 More involved: UniFi G4 doorbell -> Scrypted UniFi Plugin -> HKSV

My UniFi G4 Doorbell Pro integrates well and works with my mechanical chime in the house

I hope to god they have a drop in replacement for a G4 pro coming thats all i would want updated camera and thats it nothing else is wrong with it, this just isnt a residential doorbell poe only bad, huge bad this is for businesses not for homes.

10000% Agree. You are trying to make one camera do the work of at least two cameras here. Get a wired PoE doorbell cam to do doorbell cam duty. Then get either as u/Curious\_Party\_4683 suggested a 4mm or greater lens, or a cameras with PTZ (with actual optical Z) and auto tracking. Reolink and Unifi make good options for both of those.

BUT I MUST HAVE THE NEWEST THING ??

yep will be sticking to g4 pro not interested in trying to run more wiring

Second Ubiquiti, get the pro doorbell and a cloudkey for your controller/nvr and you’re good to go!

The wifi model was horrible for me. Despite having the AP nearly on the other side of the door it had a terrible signal. I suspect the steel door is at fault but I'm not replacing the door. It looks nice. PoE was the only way I could get the doorbell to stop disconnecting. I opened the old one up and connected a 2.4 GHz antenna and dangled it out of the case just as a test. Sure enough it worked great but it looks stupid with a giant antenna that is easy to rip off anyway.

I have the same, but wifi not POE. At first the doorbell kept loosing power. After a good charge for a day via usb-c it now runs off my doorbell transformer seamlessly. I use Scrypted to allow for HKSV - but the protect app is much better.

Unifi poe doorbell. Two years and never had a problem. Works with home bridge plugin. Being in the Ubiquiti ecosystem helps.

Direct from UI

Me. Just ordered 2 last week and installed.....

This is exactly what ie done. I’ve put a 5GB drive in my gen 2+ cloud key and it supports my UniFi video doorbell + 2 wall mounted cameras and gives me more than 3 months of video retention. No subscriptions.

i agree ... and their doorbells have a front camera and package camera

OK, now that it's been a while since the original announcement, even though we really haven't heard anything else since, how is everyone feeling about the new doorbells? I love the new doorbells and would love them even more if I hadn't already purchased a G4 Doorbell Pro (Wi-Fi). Now I'm trying to decide if I should sell my G4 Pro and get a G6 Entry, or stay with what I have. I have a G4 Pro that I purchased for our new house, but it's never been installed. It's been opened, removed and plugged in once via USB-C/PoE, just to confirm it was operational, then reboxed and stored. As much as I love the specs of the G6 Pro Entry, it has features that I'd never use, like the Access stuff. The G6 Entry is closer to what I'd want, but the camera is a decent step down from the G6 Pro, though it's still a decent step up from the G4 Pro. In the end, I guess it all comes down to pricing. If the G6 Pro is only $50 more than the G6 Entry, I might spend the money even though I'd never use the Access features or the screen. I'm expecting it to be $100-$150 more than the G6 Entry though. Decisions, decisions. What about you guys. Anyone else with G4 Pro, Wi-Fi or PoE, or some Frankenstein combination of both like mine; any of the rest of you planning to upgrade, or is the G4 Pro good enough to stick with what you have until it dies?

Support? Every thread about their support says it is non existant.

Ordered a g4 wifi. It had an issue and was rma. Gonna send it back. Replacement was back ordered so hopefully this means new bell without Poe for us in the same boat

g4 better has wifi can be powered via normal doorbell wires and isnt huge. this is a downgrade.

That looks like an apartment building, not a home doorbell. You are much better off with the Ubiquiti PoE doorbell bridged into HomeKit

Never had this experience with the PoE version

Well this is crap wanted a drop in replacement for g4 not something thats going to need new wires run will stick to my g4 and if it dies hopefully there will be g4 stock around for a while because this new one isnt home user friendly.

Welp I need to buy another G4 Pro for the sidedoor cause getting POE to my doorbells aint happening anytime soon.