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The Telephone Engineerex-BT · Stockport

CCTV & Video Doorbells

Home cameras and video doorbells live or die on two things: a decent cable run and a network that reaches them. Both of those are what I do all day. I'll fit the kit where it actually sees something useful, get it powered and connected reliably, and make sure it's genuinely working on your phone before I leave.
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Sound familiar?

These are the reasons people ring me about this.

  • You've bought a doorbell and there's no wiring at the door
  • The camera keeps dropping off the Wi-Fi
  • Notifications arrive too late to be any use
  • You want cameras covering the drive, side gate or back garden
  • An existing system that's stopped recording
  • You want it hardwired rather than forever charging batteries

What the job involves

Priced per camera and per run. Happy to fit kit you've already bought.

  • A walk round to work out where a camera genuinely covers something worth covering
  • Power and network cable run to each position, hidden where possible
  • Cameras and doorbells mounted, aimed and weather-sealed
  • Wi-Fi checked and strengthened at each camera position if it's marginal
  • App set up on your phone and tested before I leave

Questions

CCTV & doorbells — the usual questions

Can you fit a doorbell I've already bought?

Yes, that's most of them. Ring, Nest, Eufy and the rest are all much of a muchness to fit — the work is getting power and a decent signal to the door, which is the part people underestimate.

Wired or battery?

Wired, if the run is at all possible. Battery cameras are quick to put up and then become a job you do forever, and they miss things while they wake up. If a cable can get there, it's worth doing once properly.

Do I need to pay a monthly subscription?

It depends entirely on the make. Some need one for recorded footage, some record to a card or a box in the house with no ongoing cost. It's worth deciding that before you buy, and I'm happy to talk it through beforehand.

My camera keeps disconnecting. Can you fix it?

Nearly always. It's usually a marginal Wi-Fi signal at the camera rather than a faulty camera — outside walls are the worst place for it. Measuring the signal at the camera position tells us straight away, and an access point or a cable fixes it for good.

Where

Covered across Stockport and Cheshire

CCTV & doorbells in your town — pick the nearest and I'll tell you what's different about the housing round there.

Related

Often done at the same time

Home Wi-Fi & Dead Spots

Wi-Fi that reaches the whole house, including the rooms it never used to.

What's involved

Data Cabling & Cable Tidy-Ups

Hardwired network points for home offices, TVs and gaming — plus ripping out the old spaghetti.

What's involved

TV Aerials & Freeview

Freeview installs, aerial work and TV points in the rooms that haven't got one.

What's involved
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Need a hand with cctv & doorbells?

Tell me what it's doing and I'll tell you what it'll take. No call-out charge, and a price before I start.

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