Skybell Trim Plus In Depth Review 

Some helpful time stamps: Installation: 1:40 Setup: 5:38 Back to review: 7:56 App: 8:20 Sample footage: 17:52 Back to app: 19:33

Excellent video! Thank you! I had the SkyBell HD (the big round one) and boy, was that a pain to install as I, too, have a narrow place to put it. It just died on me after 8 years and was 2x as expensive as this one cost me. I picked this one up for less than $100, but I got just a Skybell brand (made in Vietnam, though). Must be an “in between” version. All the problems I had with it were the same problems you’re having with it re: the app not showing you a live view and iffy internet connection issues. My Ring camera has zero problems, but I didn’t want to have to pay for 3 ring cameras on a subscription and I’m used to my SkyBell experience.

Very helpful video. Thanks for sharing.

Complete junk. General Contractor here of 30 years. Our (GREAT) alarm co. installed the Skybells on our own home. The knock out of synch. PLENTY of signal to both units. We even have wi-fi boosters in the home. They're junk. I have a friend with RING and NEVER, EVER has had an issue. Also with Skybell... if someone is at your door and you look at the camera while they are there (if it's someone you don't want to see/talk with) the Skybell does NOT record and incident. So, what's the point? When you get a notification someone is at your door, by the time their app logs you on to see who it is... THEY'RE GONE! Cripes... Amazon BLINK cameras have WAY BETTER software (and sensitively adjustments). With the sun on our front and trees moving, even on the LOWEST sensitivity we're getting notifications every 30 fricken seconds. WHAT is we're away or driving. Does idiot Skybell want us to DISABLE the motion feature of our doorbells until the wind stops? WHAT KIND of security is that? I'll bash these cameras on our business page, website, to clients and anyone that'll listen. Skybell is UNreliable JUNK! Skybell is the saddest joke on the electronic market. SKYBELL = JUNK!

You meant to say, transformer :) . Thanks for the review.

Very great review. Thank you!

I just received this as a gift and was curious what the plug in the back is for ? I didn’t watch this entire video I kind of skipped through so maybe I missed it but I haven’t figured it out . It’s not for installation so what does it do ?

Is the recording stored on the company's servers or can it be saved to your computer ?

I get to 7:40 and it flashes red and green again, and still doesn’t end up connecting. What should I do?

Is cloud storage free??

Do I need to buy the Skybell wedge mount? It says it allows you to angle your Skybell Trim towards your visitors.

Does this record automatically when motion is detected?

When I installed ADT they used this doorbell. I cancelled ADt is there a way to still use this camera without a security company?

Does the app automatically find the doorbell when it goes into sync mode? My app keeps trying to get me to sign in, but there's no way to setup an account. To this point it was still charging, with the led flashing red and blue... so if I wait a few more minutes, thecapp will detect to doorbell??

Have you received a “low battery” notification? If so, do you know how to change it and what type of battery it may be? Thanks!

Is there a way to use geofencing so when my wife and I come home, it doesn't activate the camera if we are carrying our phones?

do the lights come on when you are recording?

Hal 9000 brilliant.

In other words: Shit.