Ring has recently announced an increase in the price of the Ring Protect Basic subscription from $4 per month to $5 per month ($40 per year to $50 per year). This change will take effect on March 11, and many customers have questions about the price hike. Fortunately, many of these questions have already been answered. There are several caveats to the new pricing schedule, and there is even a way to maintain the old 2023 pricing throughout the remainder of 2024.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Ring Protect price hike happening on March 11.
Renew before March 11 to keep your pricing the same
Since the new pricing doesn’t take effect until March 11, any billing that occurs before then will be at the old price. This means a yearly subscription that is renewed before March 11 will cost $40 instead of the new price of $50. In other words, this allows you to continue using your Ring Protect Basic plan for the rest of 2024 at the same price you paid in 2023. If it’s renewed after March 11, the new billing will begin immediately.
Ring Protect pricing isn’t changing for other plans
While the Ring Protect Basic plan is seeing a significant price hike, the prices for the other Ring Protect Plans remain unchanged. This means you can still get Ring Protect Plus for $10 per month ($100 per year) or Ring Protect Pro for $20 per month ($200 per year). Unfortunately, these plans mainly cater to homes with multiple Ring devices. If you have just a Ring doorbell, your cheapest option is to stick with Ring Protect Basic.
What happens if I decide to change to another Ring Protect Plan?
Ring notes that you can switch plans at any time without any penalty. Whatever the pricing is for your plan at the time of your switch is what you’ll pay. Since no other plans are changing prices, upgrading to the Plus or Pro plan will continue to cost $10 or $20 per month. If you downgrade from Plus or Pro to Basic, you’ll pay $5 per month if you sign up on or after March 11 (sign up before, and you’ll pay $4 per month).
Download your videos if you plan on canceling Ring Protect Basic
When you cancel your Ring Protect plan, Ring deletes all your videos. If there are any clips you want to keep, be sure to download them. This can be done by opening the Ring app, navigating to the menu bar, and finding the History section. From here, you can select the Three dots icon next to the video you want to save, then select Share and Download.
What happens to Ring Alarm features if you cancel your Ring Protect plan?
Depending on when you purchased your Ring Alarm, different things will happen if you decide to cancel your Ring Protect plan. Homes that purchased a Ring Alarm before March 29, 2023, will still be able to access in-app features with or without a subscription.
Homes that bought the device after March 29, 2023 will lose in-app features. You’ll still be able to arm or disarm the unit from the Ring Keypad after canceling your membership.
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