ADT Security Services

I've been a customer with ADT since and a sales Rep came to my house earlier this year to sign me up for upgraded servicesI was informed that this was a continuation....not a new saleI'm now moving and will not be requiring their services and I'm being told I need to pay the balance ($748.94) on the contract as I've not used the services for yearsI was transferred to a manager who didn?t pick up the phoneThe sales pitch was misleading and since I've been a customer since 2010, I'm not sure how this contract is considered a new contract and how I can be held to a three year contractThe ADT Customer Service Representative stated that if the new residents at my current address assume my contract then I won't be chargedI can't force people to assume a contract and frankly the video monitoring/pulse is not accessible on many occasions
Product_Or_Service: Alarm monitoring service

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Complaint Details
I have an ADT alarm in my house in *** This is NOT my primary residence and it is a hour drive each wayI was at the house in March and the alarm went on and off all night longI called ADT for help that night and was on the phone for a long timeThey said that they have no service techs availableNeedless to say this was a sleepless nightI have the *** house up for saleI asked ADT to stop the serviceThey said I have a contract until and could not cancelI told them if this is the case they need to fix it and make it operationalThe alarm has not worked since that nightThe soonest they could send a technician was April between and They called me at least four times on the 13th to remind me that he was coming on the 14thI did the hour drive to the house on the 13th after workMy cell phone service in Overgaard is not goodIn the late morning

We requested a cancellation on this account in writing to this corporate officeThe person that entered into the contract has passed awayWe have not used their services and wanted it cancelled The only response we are getting is phone calls from rude customer service callers and now an "attorney" as we are in collections

We had our home broken into some years ago, but today, I once again feel robbed, preyed upon and vulnerable
This time, it is the service we choose for peace of mind that have taken from us: ADT
Don't sign with ADT!!
You will read similar warnings on blogs, comments, feeds and other online reviews - if you haven't already signed a contract - then you're luckier than most, keep your money and find another way of keeping you and your possessions safe!
It's no surprise they score 1.9/on 'Best Home Security Companies' by reviewers
Here is why:
No Free Installation With Traditional Plan
36-Month Contract Required
Outrageous cancellation terms
Excessively long call times
Pushy sales tactics
Regularly increases monthly fee for no reason
Requires written, signed-for letters to acknowledge any customer requests/complaints
Many Negative User Reviews
Plethora of Revdex.com Complaints
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We deserve better

Horrible! My alarm would go off and NO ONE would call to check on us! I agree with everything everyone else has said!!! BUT WAIT TIL YOU HEAR THIS
The sales rep that they sent into MY HOME was a criminal felon!!!! That sure explains why she lied about prices and NEVER mentioned the year contract not even once!!! I feel completely unsafe now! When I called to tell them they did not believe me and blew me off! I had to BEG them to investigate this employee's true identityWell, I was right she was a criminalThey let me cancel my contract (which I only had a few months, maybe 4-months?)I asked them to refund the installation fee that I paid which was roughly $and they refused! They sent a felon into my home putting my family at risk and I am not even refunded?????

Being charged $to cancel service and being told we were under a three year contract that never was disclosed to us
We transferred our security services to ADT in July We disclosed that this was temporary as our house was being placed up for sale and we were moving to a condo while we were building our house We used all of our equipment from a previous security service and no ADT equipment We disclosed that we were paying month to month under a previous security system and were told that we would be doing to the same thing with no contract We were rushed through and I was told to use my email to sign a document disclosing the payment amount We were rushed through, and were scheduled on the Saturday to have everything switched over to ADT I never received a signed copy of what I signed and never received a mailed copy of what I signed We moved out of our home November 28th, It sat empty for a month until we closed and sold our home on December 22nd, a

Not full-filling contract
We signed up with ADT November 2, 2018, mainly because that is what the previous owner usedADT offered a promotion to us that included a ADT Pulse camera doorbell and a remote camera outsideI was please with the camera angle of the ADT Pulse camera I told them don't worry about the remote cameraADT claims they refunded the promotional price of the camera,$
Since, we've had nothing but problems with the ADT Pulse camera chargingTypically, in the mornings we can access the camera via our ADT app, however, by afternoon and evening we lose access to the camera due to low batteryOn the ADT app, we consistently see low battery as an "issue"
I've had ADT tech support out twice from their local office in FayettevilleThe latest visit today the tech said he was going to replace the ADT Pulse doorbell because it doesn't charge below degreesMy thought process was, ok, the Ring Doorbell doesn't offer the same camera angle as the ADT Pulse so I w

Nonstop Harassment After Being Told That an Issue was Resolved
We contracted with ADT to provide home security servicesAfter the three year contract expired, we decided to contract with another providerWe contacted ADT and cancelled our accountADT continued billing usIt took (at least) two more phone calls to have the account cancelledADT has since pursued collecting the balance on the accountAfter a few phone calls, I was told that the issue would be resolved and that we had a zero balance due on the accountThis was two weeks agoWe are now getting more phone calls looking to collect on an account that I was told was closed

ADT charged me for an additional month of service after canceling
I originally signed on with ADT years ago (contract was for the first years) My bill has gradually gone up and up even though friends and family pay less than I do for the same service from ADT I decided to change to a different alarm service for $/mo as I was was up to $with ADT I tried canceling my service several times last month (3/2017) First call, they required a pass phrase to cancel that I didn't have So they said they would mail it me Said it would arrive before my billing period ended on 4/2/so there wouldn't be a problem It never arrived in my mail After the time has passed they said it would arrive, I called back again to try to cancel They said they would just email me this pass phrase so I could cancel They never did At this point I logged into my account online to see if I could stop billing somehow, I couldn't, but low and behold, found this pass phase after logg

I am being billed for time after I cancelled my service
I was with ADT since November When I signed up, I signed a two year contract After the contract period was over, I decided to stay with them on a month to month basis, without a contract I decided to cancel on May 13, and paid the company for service through May 14, Since that time, I have received numerous harassing calls at all times of the day and harassing mail asking me to pay through June When I called to inquire why, I was told that I had to pay an additional days from the date of cancellation due to my "contract" I told the representative that I had not had a contract for several years but the person insisted that it was ADT's policy I asked them to provide proof that I had signed something agreeing to those terms and they could not provide that to me I politely asked them to stop calling and billing me for charges that I did not owe They are still calling and mailing My custome

ADT offered ADT Pulse to keep me as customer but they screwed up the install
At the end of May I cancelled my service with ADT in favor of another supplier of security svcs
On June ADT customer service agreed to upgrade me to ADT Pulse system if I stayed at similar monthly cost as competitor, I agreed and set up install date for July at 8am
On July 3rd installer shows up at 9:00AM andhe tells me that his installation orders are not clearI called customer service and they kept me on hold for everTwo hours later they offered to start install but they would have to come back to finish next week - I could not accept that and be without system for that long - crazy!!
I told customer service to give me someone in charge to resolve this After hours (now 11AM) of nothing I was forced to cancel install as noone was helpful
I took day off to handle this I also cancelled my other service provider option to give ADT another chance and they failed miserably in many

Cancelled ADT and still being charged on Auto Pay Called times still no refund of mistake admitted
Cancelled account at *** *** *** in Ladson SC on or about March Acct was enrolled in Auto Bill Noticed months later that we were still being billedCalled to cancel, and was told by *** (#XXXXXX) that it was billing error (was told that *** *** called; Ms*** is our neighbor) and would receive a check for $ Received billing statement and still being charged $for monitoring for June-July Tried calling again to verify and cancel/inquire where refund is, never received a call back

I signed up for monitoring service over the phoneI was never told that the contract was yearsI was charged a $early cancellation fee
I rented an apartment for a 2-year term and activated the ADT security system monitoring service over the phone on 5/26/While speaking to the salesman on the phone, there was never a mention of a fixed term contract or the possibility of an early cancellation fee
The security system was installed on 6/9/Again, the ADT employee who installed my equipment did not mention or clarify that the contract had a 3-year termIf he had, I never would have agreed to this, as my lease agreement was only 2-years long
When my lease ended, I moved and called ADT to cancel the monitoring serviceI was then informed for the first time that this was a years contract, that this term was in the fine-print of my contract, and that I would be charged a $cancellation fee
Knowing that I never agreed to a contract with a term longer th

Called to cancel the account back in August since I switched security companies the same monthCustomer services said cancellation was going to be official and terminated by September the same yearCalled back again and sent cancellation letter on 9/14/then again on 9/29/and also made a call on 10/06/and customer service said it was cancelledTo my surprise ADT sent me a bill last month in December so I called several times on 12/27/and I got a run a round and different stories from different agents but finally after the third call one of the agent confirmed my calls and also said that they had received both letters of cancellation and transferred me to the billing so as to see if the could backdate the cancellation since it was their mistakeAfter dealing with that I called again 0n 12/28/and talked to billing and account cancellation department who said they back dated and cancelled the accountTo make it official I asked them to provide me with

ADT cancelled a service appointment without informing me, then rescheduled another appointment without asking or informing me
I scheduled a service appointment with ADT for August 3, The technician never called nor arrived, so I called the company The ADT representative informed me that my appointment was cancelled and rescheduled for August I was never informed that my appointment was cancelled, nor was I asked about rescheduling for a later date I informed the representative that I was unavailable on the 23rd; nonetheless, I still received a confirmation call, for service on August 22nd

I'm paying for services that I'm not receiving
On February 9, 2016, I made a payment to ADT in the amount of $ This payment covered a five month period (Oct 2015-Feb 2016) of past due payments Now, my account has a zero balance and they are refusing to fix my alarm system and monitor my home because they haven't received an updated contract from me Please beware that I have already paid for services for the month of February In short, I paid service that I'm not receiving

scheduled appointments in which the company asks that homeowners are present days of taking time of from workWe have a big hole in the wallTorn wallpaper in the foyerWe have not received the certificate for our insurance companyNor the fob that they forgot to leaveIn addition we where told we would receive $visa cardsWhen we called to set this in motionWe where told by the distribution company they did not have any paperworkTo our dismay we have contacted *** and *** here in MTWith no resolveHorrible costly experiencePlease read this and evaluate other optionsWe would not want anyone to experience what we have!!!

ADT refuses to cancel my security service
I was under contract with ADT for security monitoring systemI have had nothing but problems with this systemI called ADT on July to cancelI was told that the cancellation department was closedI called again on July 6th to cancel and was told to hold on while she contacted the cancellation department as she did not know the procedure to cancelI waited on hold for in excess of minutes before I was disconnectedI waited for a return call which never cameI called again on August 14th and was asked to hold again while she contacted the cancellation departmentI told her that I had no success in holding before and asked that she contact me when she had the cancellation department on the lineShe agreed and I never heard from anyone againI was contacted by ADT on August 21st about my outstanding bill (as I reported the ADT charges on my credit card as fraudulent so Capital One stopped payment) and that they were seeking collecti

Horrible business ethics - willing to screw over customers
This business is full of predators; don't sign a contract with them - they have hidden fees, shady practices, and uncharge everythingWhile a lot of business have "strategic" practices, ADT home security charged an extra month, added fees to bills, were not transparent during conversations about technicalities or practices, and even charged an extra month on cancelation
My family moved away from the area and we called to cancel an accountThey "informed us" upon that call that we were obligated to continue service with them unless we were out of the area which we were...then they would put the contract under suspension and if we were unable to resume service at a different location then they'd cancel it for us without penaltyThey called almost a month later to tell us they were going to charge us for an additional month of service since we cancelled on a specific date following their billing cycle without prior notice, and apparently now don't have any practice in place pertaining to the previous call
We will never use ADT again nor would we ever condone anyone else using such crooksCompletely contract their practices, we've gone back and read the fine prints and nothing there stipulates their resolve to suck money from their customersOverall awful people

Continue to bill me for the service without collecting money for months without notification
03-31-
To Whom it may concern,
I called in October of to cancel service and found out I was under contract until March 31st, I set my calendar to remind me to call in February to give days notice of cancellationsI was told I could not cancel until March 31st; I would still be charged for the month because I was canceling earlyI set on my calendar to call back March to cancel and was told I have to give days notice and my account would not cancel until the end of April; and I have a past due amount of $due to non paymentI was told the last time ADT received auto pay was in September
I asked why I was never notifiedI never knew there was not a payment taken out; I assume because my debit card renewed??? She said they tried to call me, however, I never received a callI asked why they did not send me an email, or letter of past due amoun