I had been using a camera and system from my local cable company. I already had a ring doorbell, so I wanted to try this. The camera is much better and has a light for nighttime viewing, plus it has 2 way talk. Much better. I am paying for the ring bell to save video. I don't know if I'll upgrade my plan to save video from this device as well. Really easy to setup if you already have a system. Just have it look for new devices and it will auto add them.