Whether it’s hardwired or not, the answer is yes, but the mounting is generally protected by some awkwardness (a ‘security’ bit or a really unforgiving pinhole) which is enough to deter a casual theft, and for those that would actually make an effort, the risk and effort doesn’t pay off because those things are relatively cheap nowadays (negligible resale value), record their own theft if it happens (uploading it on the way out, higher risk of being identified).
Yeah, happened earlier because they were expensive and unusual enough to attract attention. Now like half of houses have one and it’s not ‘weird’ enough to troll over anymore.
Wait, does this mean that if you have a smart doorbell, someone could just walk up to it, grab it, and walk away with it?
That’s also true of a regular doorbell
Yeah, but that’s just a button and maybe a light.
Whether it’s hardwired or not, the answer is yes, but the mounting is generally protected by some awkwardness (a ‘security’ bit or a really unforgiving pinhole) which is enough to deter a casual theft, and for those that would actually make an effort, the risk and effort doesn’t pay off because those things are relatively cheap nowadays (negligible resale value), record their own theft if it happens (uploading it on the way out, higher risk of being identified).
Yeah, it would most likely be a malicious trolling kind of theft which is probably why it doesn’t happen often.
Yeah, happened earlier because they were expensive and unusual enough to attract attention. Now like half of houses have one and it’s not ‘weird’ enough to troll over anymore.