How do you choose a wireless doorbell?

Ask yourself the following questions when you choose a wireless doorbell:

• Do you want to see the person who's at the door?
• How do you want to store footage?
• Do you want to talk to your visitor?
• Do you want to hear the sound out loud in your house?

A built-in camera with your wireless doorbell provides extra security. Via the app on your smartphone, you can see exactly who's in front of your door. That way, you'll always know who rings your doorbell and you can keep the door closed for unwanted visitors. Keep in mind that the battery of your doorbell drains faster if you use the camera often.

You can store the footage of your smart doorbell locally or in the cloud. You need a cloud subscription for cloud storage. You pay a fixed amount per month for this. If you don't want to be tied to a subscription, choose local storage. That way, you store the footage on the doorbell itself, an SD card, or a base station. Cloud storage is useful when you also have IP cameras, for example. That allows you to store all your footage in 1 spot.

With a doorbell with 2-way audio, you can talk to the people at your door. Even when you're not at home. You do so via the app on your smartphone. This way, you can tell a delivery driver where they can leave your package. Do you have mobility issues? You can tell your visitor it'll take a bit longer before you reach the door. You also have to charge your doorbell more often if you use 2-way audio a lot.

When someone rings the doorbell, you'll receive a notification in the app. With an extra doorbell chime, you'll also hear the sound out loud. You can plug this into the socket in the spot where you want to hear the doorbell. In the attic or near the back door, for example. Some doorbells have a chime built into the base station, the one from Eufy for example.