I bought a cheap ‘driveway alarm’ off amazon for $40 and it worked for a few years but when we moved it to replace the porch it stopped working. It was plug in (USB power cord) and it worked fantastic, but when I went to reorder it I see they are no longer sold.
I tried a Swann driveway alarm, from Home Depot. It worked great, for one day. So it went back.
I prefer something hard wired or at least plug in (USB or 120) because I’m not one for replacing batteries where a ladder is needed. It will be installed on the underside of the porch roof, so a ladder is needed to access it.
I purposefully do not want a doorbell. I simply want to be alerted when someone is on the front porch, either delivering a package or to alert me to listen for a knock at the door.
I am in Canada, so getting stuff shipped from the US is not always possible or cost effective, so ideally I would like to buy it from within Canada. Also makes it easier to return if there’s an issue.
Can anyone think of something that would work well for what I’m asking for?