Ring Expands to Home Security Space With Low-Cost, Low-Fee Monitored System

Ring is taking on the traditional home security channel with a low-cost do-it-yourself home security system, Chief Inventor and founder Jamie Siminoff, wrote in a Sunday blog post. Ring Protect product bundles start at $199, and professional monitoring with unlimited camera storage will run customers $10 per month or $100 per year, said Siminoff. Ring Protect has no long-term contracts “or expensive fees for cancellations or extras for using cameras, sensors or mobile apps,” he said. The starter bundle has a keypad, base station, door/window sensor, passive infrared sensor and Z-Wave extender. The system can be integrated with Ring’s doorbells and cameras to create a “Ring of Security,” he said.