Ring Doorbell users should enable the Martin Lewis money-saving hack NOW

RING doorbell owners are being warned that their subscription costs will increase within days.

Last month, the Amazon-made device revealed that the cost of its Protect Basic plan will increase by 43 percent.

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Protect Basic backs up video recordings from one doorbell device and stores them in the cloud.

It also enables several bonus features such as rich notifications and smart alerts.

The price increase will take effect on Monday, March 11.

Those who pay monthly will now have to pay £4.99 instead of £3.49 – an increase of £1.50.

And people who choose to pay for a year in advance will face a £15 increase, from £34.99 to £49.99 for the 12 months.

Martin Lewis, 51, last month revealed a trick to avoid the subscription increase.

But you have to do it before the new prices come in for good on Monday.

This way you prevent a price increase for Ring subscriptions

Users can cancel immediately and they should receive a pro-rata refund for the remainder of their subscription – it’s penalty-free, too.

You can then take out an annual subscription until March 11 for the current price of € 34.99.

This step may result in the loss of saved videos, so check this first and consider your options.

How do I cancel my Ring subscription?

Follow these instructions to cancel your Ring subscription

• Go to Ring.com and log in to your account
• Search at the top Protection plan and click on it
• Find your subscription and click Cancel subscription
• Click Get on
• Choose between canceling immediately or at the end of the billing cycle. You need to click on the first one to take advantage of the above trick
• Click Cancel ring protection to confirm

Another, more obvious solution that could save you even more money is of course to do away with the subscription altogether.

You can still answer the Ring doorbell in real time to whoever is at the door, but you can’t save videos.

Home security alternatives to Ring

There are a handful of good alternatives to Ring that share similar features, but they aren’t always cheaper.

Arlo Safe

• The basic plan costs £2.79 per month for a single camera or £8.99 for unlimited cameras for 30 days of video storage, improved motion detection and a promise to replace your camera if it’s stolen.
• The Secure Plus plan costs £12.99 per month for unlimited cameras and extends storage for up to 60 days.

Eufy cloud storage

• Eufy’s basic plan offers 30 days of storage for £2.46 per month for one device.
• The Premier Plan covers up to 10 devices for £7.49 per month.

Google Nest Aware

• The basic level of Nest Aware gives you 30 days of video storage for £6 per month or £60 per year after last month’s price rise.
• Nest Aware Plus extends that to 60 days of event video storage and also gives you 10 days of constant 24/7 video recording for £12 per month or £120 per year.

Ezviz Cloudplay

• With the Standard plan, you get just seven days of video history for one camera/doorbell for $2.49 per month, or four devices for $7.49 per month.
• The Elite plan offers 30 days of video history for one camera for £9.99 per month or £14.99 per month for four cameras.