[blucille]

that's very odd....I get a ton of alerts, and even in the dead of winter, my battery lasts 2+ months.

I called when I first got my ring, and they sent me a spare battery, which makes life much easier.

I live in a 1770's stone house, never had a doorbell, and I wasn't about to try to snake a wire out there. If you have or had a wired doorbell, just hook up the wires, it'll keep the battery charged, even if you don't use the chime inside the house.