Did I just have to phone someone to tell them I was on their doorstep because their doorbell had dropped off their wifi network? I did. I am beginning to think the 21st century has mostly been a mistake.
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@jameswallis Well, my wife phones me from the other end of the house, i.e. use mobiles as an intercom.
For the front door bell, I made sure to get a wired version, running on PoE, so no battery/wifi issues (but still vulnerable to complexity due to networking).
@sgryphon Our doorbell communicates with the ringer by radio waves, but it generates its own power--a single press creates enough juice to send the signal. The ringer doesn't work in a powercut, of course.