Google’s Nest doorbell camera is the worst possible rip-off on the market. You shell out $200 for hardware-wired up, sleek-looking-then they hit you with this: no subscription, no video. Not even five seconds back. Not even a blurry still. Just a blank screen-like your own house ghosted you. I know someone rang two minutes ago, but Nest? Nothing. It’s worse than no camera at all-just a fake sense of security, a shiny little liar on your porch. And don’t think wireless saves you-they still cap it at three hours of crap, no search, no zoom, no nothing. Ring lets you keep weeks for free. Arlo lets you plug a cheap hard drive and forget. Google doesn’t let you do jack. You want your own footage? Cough up $100 if you want history-or kiss goodbye every clip you ever owned. They bury the catch in tiny print, then lock the whole thing behind a paywall. Can’t even browse your own memory without their blessing. I will get rid of this and every other Nest I bought-every **bleep** Google gadget in the house. Way to go, Google. You just lost one more customer. And hey-if you’re reading this, ditch them too. There are companies that don’t nickel-and-dime you for your own front door.
