Not happy with the long wait and the expensive charges
I have been a customer of ADT for many years. Our system broke down a couple of months ago. We tried to get a technician to come out to have a look, but were told we had to wait for two weeks! In the meantime, we were left with no security protection. As it turned out, there was a cancellation and we managed to get a technician to come after one week. The technician was thorough and professional enough, but after spending about 90 minutes testing the system and charging us over $450, he told us that the system was "dead" and we had to get a new system installed. The sales department called us very promptly to give us a quote but we were told that we would have to wait for six to eight weeks before we could have the new system in place. In the end, we decided to go for another provider who came promptly to install a new system for us.
Over the years we have been paying a monthly fee for monitoring service which we did not really need. The only reason I kept going was because it was the only way I could have remote access to my system on my phone app or via a web portal. The monthly fee was $40 and over time it added up to quite a large amount. Now with the new system from a different provider I only pay US$50 for a three-year subscription which would enable me to install the app on multiple devices to self-monitor the security system.
When we arranged for the ADT technician to come to our property, we were told that payment for his service would have to be made in full on site. We did that but we kept getting email reminders from their accounts department saying that we still owed them money. It was only after a lot of complaints and discussions that they finally admitted that their accounting system was at fault. By that stage, we were totally fed up with the company.
Once we have switched over the another provider, I called up ADT to cancel the monthly monitoring arrangement. It took them a full month to reimburse me the money they automatically debited from my account at the beginning of the new cycle.
I feel that ADT might be OK for commercial properties, but for a private domestic property like ours, the hefty monthly monitoring fee is not entirely justifiable as all it provides for is remote access to the system. We are also unhappy with the long wait for any services and financial settlement.
4. marraskuuta 2025
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