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just a sec we'll be right there nests 229 dollar hello is a great video doorbell its slim design makes this hardwired buzzer easy to install on narrow door frames and the apps step by step tutorial makes the process simple from start to finish out of the box you get free access to your cameras live feed from the nest app on your phone as well as from the web login opt in to receive push alerts and/or emails whenever your hello buzzer detects motion sees a person or hears a loud sound and when someone rings the doorbell you get an alert and can chat with whoever's there using two-way audio or send one of nests pre-recorded quick responses like hi there no one can answer the door right now will be notified you stopped by the 1600 by 1200 high definition camera has a section in the app where you can adjust the video quality whatever your Wi-Fi network is a little spotty and manually enable the night vision setting if you don't like the auto default you can also share access with friends and family or enable the home away assist feature so the hello is tied to your phone's location and turns on when you leave and off when you arrive that isn't an automation I want with a video doorbell because it's a privacy thing so I didn't turn it on for this but it's nice to have you can also schedule when your doorbell is on or off as well as enable the quiet time feature which leaves the doorbell on but turns off the chimes inside your house all of that stuff comes free of charge including three our image history of activity happening in front of your doorbell but you get even more with Nest's aware service starting at five dollars a month with Nesta where you get access to 24/7 continuous video recordings facial recognition saved video clips and motion detection zones I set up a Google assistant and we'll nest cam IQ indoor and that actually acts as another doorbell chime in your home and if you're paying for us to wear your hello doorbell can even use facial recognition to tell your IQ and/or or Google home speaker who specifically is at your front door so it will actually announce who's there I really like the hello door bow yes it's expensive yes you do need to pay the five bucks a month if you want all of its advanced features like facial recognition but I think it's worth it because it worked well on its own as well as part of the broader nest in Google smart home you