Ring Panic Button by Amazon

Used for Medical reasons – Great.
Using this as a panic button for my dad who’s healthy is wavering, he worries about remembering phone numbers when he’s having an emergency etc.So after having my own Ring alarm setup that I rage very highly overall, I decided to get him the same setup with some panic buttons.First, set up is quite easy (provided you have the Ring Alarm system).You pick from Panic, which as you’d expect sets off all of your sirens, App notifies of siren etc.Fire, also sets off all of the sirens but in a different sound as if to indicate fire, App reacts as it does with Panic.And Medical, which is the video I’ve included by default there are no sirens just the keypad saying “Medical Alert Active.” Then any people with Shared access get an alert pop up, I’ve also set my phone (Android) to make a rather uncomfortable siren sound and ensured do not disturb doesn’t disable it, I’m confident in a pinch I will be awaken/alerted and will be able to call my dad and check in, along with my sister.If you pay for Ring Protect Plus (£8/month, not bad if you have cameras etc too!) – you can also have 3 non-shared users contacted via phone, which in my testing, the calls come through within a couple of seconds of the app (and the alarm) triggering.The device itself is well built, button is protected by clear plastic cover, which needs to be lifted up to access the button, but it’s only held on by 2 tiny little plastic nubs and can easily be taken off if required ~ open half way/90degrees then push down, seems to come off easily enough & attaches the same way,Removing the cover doesn’t trip any “Tamper” alarm either.Anyway, you hold the button for 3 seconds (any mode) and it flashes green & ultimately red/green as the alarm triggers… From there it’s unstoppable via the button, and needs disarming via app or keypad etc.The 3 second delay might be an issue for some, but my dad understands it (at least while thinking straight) but I can’t find a way of reducing this delay, I understand this could lead to false presses etc but I think depending on someone’s circumstances the option should be there to adjust it accordingly.Anyway, the unit has typical Ring sticky pads on the back, along with a couple of screw holes so whatever you have in mind, in pocket, on table, anchored to a wall it’s all possible.I have tested it with a friend before installing it in my father’s home, and even in “Free” mode with no subscription provided the people you want notified are “Shared” users the app and ringtone can be perfectly fine, for those in more critical situations, then I suggest purchasing Ring Protect Plus, as you can have cameras, automated phone calls (without sharing app access) and cellular backup just incase the internet fail.All in all, money well spent!

4 stars – an oversight
Easy to set up under your Ring suite of devices, though it took me longer as I had to do a factory reset after pulling the plastic battery tab out too early so watch out for that.Plastic cover is great so no accidental panics.I didn’t see any stickers that other reviewers mentioned to indicate the button’s use – Panic, Fire or Medical (1 of 3 modes to be selected on App as the Medical behaves differently)For its simple purpose of alerting others to panic, it does the job but with a snag, here’s why:1) Medical Mode – press and hold 3 seconds, it then contacted my first 3 assisted monitoring contacts with a call (myself being contact 1) and automated a spoken message with the alert at the “first line of the address” in question. Great stuff, exactly what I would expect.2) Panic & Fire Modes – no discernible difference in either of those modes that I could tell. Press and hold for 3 seconds. All of the above happened like it did for Medical mode. My internal Alarm Base Station sounded off my internal siren. Good, in my case I would expect to alert to a threat and let others know as well.The snafu: The siren sounding remains on your internal siren only on your Alarm Base Station. I also have a Ring Floodlight Camera at the back of my property. Now if my Ring Alarm system was disrupted by a threat while in Armed mode, all my sirens sound to alert, both internal and external. As much as no one wants to annoy their neighbours, signalling a threat is everyone’s broader interests. It’s a real pity the panic button in these Modes aren’t able to do so.

Excellent piece of mind kit !
Following my surgery and now being permanently disabled, I have had a few falls when working from home alone, my misses has been beside herself with worry when she’s out…. Having this device gives her piece of mind and I know I can call for help !

I was so happy to find this product I didn’t know that ring that habit and when I found it bought it immediately. I’m very happy to own one of these because I can have it anywhere in my home and use it as soon as there is some type of trouble.As I am partially blind, it is very good to have would recommend this for every household who have ring system alarm set upI do love my ring system alarm kit and I love how Ring have made it easy for anyone to use it. They have thought about everyone and I love that their products work very easy, not difficult in anyway to use or to install.

Wir nutzen das Alarmsystem von Ring schon sehr lange. Zwischendurch kaufe ich mir auch immer mal wieder was neues aus dem Sortiment.Mittlerweile sind an unserem Haus viele Ring Produkte im Einsatz: 1 Ring Basisstation, 1 Ring Keypad, 1 Ring Doorbell, 4 Ring Chimes, 2 Ring Spotlight außen Kameras, 2 Innenkameras, 9 Tür/Fenster Sensoren innen, 1 Außensensor, 2 Glasbruchsensoren, 2 Panikknöpfe, 3 Bewegungssensoren, 1 Ring AußensireneAlle Geräte funktionieren einfach top. Sonst hätte ich nicht so viele. Sie reagieren ganz genauso wie wir es wollen und haben nicht einmal ausgesetzt.Die Basisstation ruft im Notfall über die Ring Zentrale ganz normal an. Zusätzlich natürlich auch in der App. Stromausfall mit Internetausfall hält sie bis 24h autark durch und ruft trotzdem an.Alle Geräte lassen sich genau einstellen und harmonisieren miteinander.Die App ist mittlerweile sehr ausgereift und schön übersichtlich. Es gibt regelmäßig Updates.Es empfiehlt sich aber ein Abo abzuschließen wenn man alles richtig nutzen möchte. Geht auch mit Einschränkungen ohne. Klar, das stört bestimmt einige, aber das ist nunmal so. Es gibt natürlich auch Produkte ohne Abo, aber die haben bei weitem dann nicht die Funktionalität.Persönliches Fazit: Wenn es um ein Zusammenspiel verschiedener Alarm Komponenten mit vielen Funktionen geht, ist Ring einfach noch am besten!

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