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  1. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Yes The way it is said in my neck of the woods is: " If it's not broke don't fix it! but the meaning is the same, I hope you can resolve, so as, to continue offering sound advice
  2. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Strange then, indeed Sounds like a Bug as I'm pretty sure that is how they intended for it to work after removing the chime settings from the normal menu or, Maybe it only appears for new user registration then, Guessing
  3. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    I Suspect that the Chime settings of the Ezviz app are only available upon original device setup
  4. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Check that you don't have a pinched wire behind your DB where the wiring could be making contact with aluminum siding Etc.
  5. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Sounds like maybe you have a short in your wiring circuit causing an excessive power draw I doubt the DB is the cause
  6. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    @Marty McFly And if switching back alone doesn't work you can try to install both apps and just block notifications from within android for just the Ezviz app that way you don't get duplicate notifs
  7. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    @puntoboy Yeah IFTTT would add an undesirable delay though, That is why most here have resorted to using the Sage. it is not complicated at all, it simply connects to your mechanical chime, allowing it to sense button presses and then you can trigger any event you want from there even multiple...
  8. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Personally, I would go with a 24v, because a 24v will provide power for anything up to 24 volts making it more future proof, you never know what your future needs might be. More importantly, is the A, or, VA, rating, So, seeing that you measured 18.5 volts from your trans. you most likely have...
  9. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Asus RT-AC66U on Merlin FW, and yes, I used the 2.4 Ghz SSID, While, Attempting, to pair with the Tuya app
  10. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Sorry, No, not related to Hubitat, at all I just kinda started into ranting I asked the Hubitat ?'s because I'm new to autimation and don't know what route I should take. I'm not setting up any automation at this time just doing the research The rest was me ranting about not being able to...
  11. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Does, Hubitat require any special hardware, to make use of it, or is it a software only utility? and , How does it compare to HA? again, it's early days for me, I have a few scattered smart devices, but I'm just starting into autimation? I do Have the 3rd Gen Smart Things Hub, but have yet to...
  12. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Does this mean we will be able to run Linux commands directly from Windows, without the need of virtual boxes/OS? or am I way off? Edit: I guess, I could have, checked the link before posting Duh! LOL
  13. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Thanks, @alexdelprete So to clarify With just one Sage, I can make as many rules as necessary. Potentially, sending out 4 seperate commands 1.) to Announce on, all Alexa audio devices, 2.) to Broadcast to, all, Google audio devices, &, possibly, 3.) to stream to, all, local, Chromecast...
  14. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    ?, for, @TechBill, &, others, using, the Sage Not sure if, this Question has already been asked in some form, or other, but, Can the Sage be used to Announce/Broadcast To, Both, Alexa, &, Google, simultaneously, upon button press If So, Does it require anything special as far as setting up...
  15. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Thanks Partner! :headbang:
  16. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    @David L Where, did you order the Sage device from, and, how much, $.US Also, I just stumbled across an Alexa Skill, Notify Me that, might, give, comparable results, to, that, of, the Sage, for, the purposes, of, announcing, DB presses, over, Alexa. Note: I said might, because, I'm not...
  17. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    @David L Did you have to do anything special, to get Ultra-Def, to work while casting? EDIT: Nevermind, I just read in the posts made while I was typing, that it is most likely device dependant. Thanks anyway At the Risk of sounding like a broken record, Tasker (that is, if, you are, using...
  18. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Yes you can cast to chromecast but for the picture to be displayed you have to be using medium video settings. Do a simple thread search for chromecast for the actual command/procedure For Google speaker Announce/broadcast. I have not done this, but, with, a combination, of, Tasker, for...
  19. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Chromecast Live Stream Capability, I think, the reason you probably changed it originally, was due to a discussion earlier in the thread, pertaining, to the ability, to live stream, with, chromecast, a user found that chromecast, would not, stream on the highest setting. If, I remember...
  20. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Off Topic, I know, But, I wanted to share an article i just read. In a perfect world, this would make all our lives easier Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant might soon all speak the same smart home language Article above discusses the implementation of, Project Connected Home over IP
  21. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    This is one of the Utilities I use most, I use the Free version MD5 & SHA Checksum Utility The free version gives me all the features I need it does MD5 and the 3 most common Sha's it also allows you to simply drag & drop the file to be checked to the file box and then if the download site...
  22. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    That's what I do exactly, "CheckSum Utilities" Not so much because of virus concerns, but, more to the concern of corruption, during download, or, during zip creation, or, during long term storage. Checksum before and after unpacking * Depending on the packing process used zipping can...
  23. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    There are several tools available for checking checksums SHA,MD5,Etc. I use a couple different little MD5 utilities, to check that downloaded files are not corrupted, on a regular bases, especially firmware files. I'll even check them again before flashing, if it's been a while.
  24. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    @TechBill's comment Made perfect sense, to me.
  25. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Thanks for clarifying, I could have swore that they had claimed support for one or the other on their product site, and, because, of that misconception, I've always ranked them as second best option behind EZVIZ. Boy, I've been wrong for some time on that train of thought, huh Thanks again pal
  26. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Can't help with a direct answer, but, I do know, that, a non rooted android is only capable of recording one side of a call, via any of the available Call recording apps, So, this may be an android limitation, but, on the other hand, One would hope, that, both sides might be recorded by...
  27. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    Check out Adorama.com or Their Ebay page That's where I bought my EZVIZ from at a bargain brand new with a 2yr Square Trade warranyt for $97.00 us Total. And, like David L said, just because Amazon decided to give you a refund as long as you have your original purchase reciept that is all...
  28. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    I totaly agree about the warrany, that is between him and EZVIZ. Where as the refund, is none of their business. However, I though Nelly's had one of either Alexa or Google just not both
  29. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    On Android, If you use Tasker, you can setup a task, that will activate DND per location, based on wifi, or gps, or both. There are other automation apps that will provide the like, Tasker is just the best of them. You could, instead of triggering DND, simply trigger the different sound...
  30. phatboyj

    New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

    It's not exactly app specific. You can however, set exclusions, depending, on what version of android. In the drop down you mentioned, I'm guessing you found the Quick tile for it, So, long click, on that tile, and it should give you an extended menu, with settings, versus a single click...