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ADT Security
Customer service the worse
For more than a week I have been trying to get a quote for a yearly monitoring price as a third party will be paying the bill for our security system. This needs to be a written quote. Despite 3 phone calls and an email ADT appear to be incapable of supplying a document that states the yearly cost. The people we speak to don’t even appear to understand what we are asking. Customer service is a joke.
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Secret contract clauses!!
Unable to cancel within 3 years, and will continually increase your monthly billing rate. If you ring up and question that, they may give you a discount for a few months
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Worst service
We have a ware house and had issues with the alarm from the last 4 days it should be fix on urgent bases but they can't fix there product on time, need another 10 days to send there technician . Please don't use there service not reliable.
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Terrible service
Terrible customer service all billing was incorrect trying to speak to someone is impossible wish we never used them for our business
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promac
- 2 reviews
Worst Experience Ever- Do not Use ADT
Got a quote, accepted in good faith
ADT forgot about us for 2 months Installer turned up with partial system being door alarm no cameras no sensors and then advised what we were quoted for wouldn’t even do what we required.
No work done no materials left onsite due to entire job needing to be requoted.
Requote attempt was ridiculous sales rep hated installer both bitching about each other.
So we cancelled the entire job and offer.
Months go by - December days before Christmas - they attempt to charge me $2000.94 from my account on the moni...Read more
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Dissatisfied ex-customerGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
Atrocious customer service -
Called ADT for URGENT call out as alarm system was not working or responding to alarm code. The continual high pitch beeping could not be turned off even when the code was entered (as advised by ADT). The beeping was so loud trades left. ADT Technicians refused to assist!! Have been a customer of ADT for over 15 years. Not any longer!!
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Poor product and service
We have a jewellery store and had issues with the alarm for last ten days despite four phone calls the problem is not fixed and no technician sent to check. We are moving away.. Do not use them
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Stu7Greater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
- 9 reviews
- 5 likes
Worst - Poor customer service
Contacted 6 times due to tech problem via email, web and phone but no reply. Meant to be a security service. Been a customer for 11 years.
Update 02/01/2021 - I contacted complaints department requesting an urgent call from the manager as our alarm system is not being monitored properly.
Update 05/01/2021 - it’s now 4 days later and still no call back from manager and house still not securely monitored. Stay away from them.
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Account Department Useless.
Signed up for back to base monitoring of our alarm. All good while we were paying the system off as part of our monthly monitoring fee. We'd finished paying for the system and then CoVID hit. We wanted to cancel our account as we are working from home and no longer needed alarm monitoring. That's when it all went sour. Lost track of how many times we had to contact them to tell them to stop taking out the monthly fee. After they finally agreed to credit back the last monthly fee, we're still waiting and it's coming up to 3 months and still haven't seen the refund.
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MegSydney, NSW
- 3 reviews
- 1 like
Very disappointing service
New customers of ADT we were surprised to receive a $500+ bill for a long and overly inclusive (history of the company, how the app has evolved...) introductory home visit, with an additional 2nd call-out fee and charge because the first technician was unable to set the emergency code (had been 'out of the game' for a while - we have no problem with this, but don't re-charge us). No disclosure that technicians charged per 15-minutes on-site! I let the first one do his full spiel out of politeness despite running late for another event! Website ...Read more
states "You have the right to make a complaint and we will make sure you're happy with the proposed outcome before we proceed...". We have had zero response to our complaints about this invoice, aside from a disconnection notice and referral to a collection agency for recovery action. I do not recommend this company.Similar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
MariaGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
Horrible
They were hopeless for the whole time I was with them. They increased my fees without letting me know and when I canceled their services they made me pay for someone to come out and take their equipment
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BenSydney, NSW
- 13 reviews
- 5 likes
Unreliable system and customer care.
It takes about one week to arrange an on-site inspection and quote. They confirmed with me 3 times for a simple time. Then while we are all waiting for the attendance on the day, the technician called and said he may or may not attend this appointment. Then he said maybe he will, but cannot confirmed, but hopes that we can cancel the appointment for him. We have been waiting for the security cameras to be installed for a long time and here comes this unreliable company. Then the technician went on and said that their cameras are very old and through a wired system that may not work very well. I just feel, F you. Don’t buy from this company.
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Laura E.Perth, WA
- Verified customer
Inept and useless customer service team
After being an ADT customer for over 5 years I couldn't be more overwhelmingly frustrated with ADT's service post-cancellation. I have lost track how many times I have called them to remove my details from the account (new owner of our old house has continued to use ADT), but I have received countless invoices stating I owe them money for services that the new owner of the house ordered (I haven't lived there for months). I have called them so many times only to be told what I wanted to hear with ZERO action being taken behind the scenes. Liter...Read more
ally nothing has been done. I've just received a letter stating if I don't pay them (for a service I never ordered or know nothing about) they will have a debt collection agency after me. I have just filed a formal complaint, but who knows if that will achieve anything - unlikely. I signed up just to write this review as I really want to urge people to choose another company. Their customer service department is absolutely shocking and completely and utterly hopeless. Steer clear.Similar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
Jo-AnnePerth, WA
Accounts Department Nightmare
After not debiting my credit card on numerous random months for reasons not specified (not my fault) they added a large outstanding amount (6 months in total) to my Account in July.
I asked them for a copy of my Account Statement so I could go through my CC Statements to verify the missing months. I subsequently paid the amount outstanding in October, although it hurt as they had not been monitoring our home for some time due to us switching to the NBN.
However, some 3 weeks after I had paid the amount outstanding they referred me to a credit agency. I have now called them twice to rectify and I am still getting emails from the credit agency.
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MCoVictoria
Terrible Business Practice with Support
At our store we have a DVR camera system, and we needed to login to the admin in order to remotely access and view the footage, along with downloading necessary clips etc. However ADT themselves have changed the default admin login without our knowledge, and to reset the admin password with a security key, they have the nerve to demand a $215 technician charge for a measly 8 digit reset code which can be simply emailed to us AT NO COST!
This is holding a system at ransom, and to my recollection goes against the ACCC guidelines of fair business practices. DO NOT GO WITH ADT! Unless they can resolve our issue, I am keeping this review up.
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Kevin HodgesMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 3 reviews
- 2 likes
Hopeless Accounts Department
I am a commercial customer with business premises served by ADT. My previous security company sold out to ADT and I've had continual trouble with ADT'S accounts department ever since. Half the time they don't send invoices and then demand payment for invoices I have already paid. I just can't afford to waste any more time on these peole and have cancelled their service.
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Whinging waltAU
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Follow up - Worst business ever
Rang credit dept. Turns out they stuffed up. Then Ashish in Sydney promised to correct it and confirm by email COB today. But nothing!!
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Keg's old manGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 3 reviews
- 4 likes
Not worth the money or stress!
Customer service is so poor, no one gets back to you, glad we ditched them. Stay away, stay well away.
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Pipindi
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
Poor communication
Tuesday 10 November, I called ADT Security at 11.10am - 02 9947 7000 to cancel our business with ADT. Our Security system, once operated by the RAA in South Australia, was transferred (not by our choosing) to ADT. We decided that we preferred to use a local Security Firm that knew the suburbs in SA and we've all become more parochial! So Tuesday 10 November our new Security Company came at 9.10am to change. As mentioned, I then phoned ADT to cancel our Service. Subsequently, on Thursday 12th November my daughter messaged me that she had had...Read more
3 messages from ADT. Not happy, she was the THIRD person on our list to be contacted. I phoned ADT and really really complained. No refund, Insisted we had received their policies when system was changed from the RAA. Not so - we received nothing. We had previously had a bad outcome with ADT in 2002 and was very disappointed with their responses then. They haven't changed. Their internal communications are very very poor, their "front office" is not cotacted by their monitoring team to advise of cancellations, even though I selected the correct item on their menu!!!Similar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
HORRIBLE customer service.
Cancelled the service they continue charging my account and do not issue a refund nor respond to messages. Promised to look into it for months now with nothing happened. Switched to another provider.
Completely incompetent!
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Questions & Answers
Splinterasked
Re calling for an Ambulance - where are ADT operators located? Are they in Australia?
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Damianasked
Does anyone else think its odd that the majority of the (26) 5 Star reviews for ADT are from " customers" that have had the system for years....I mean, who looks for a product review site and then writes a positive review for a company after 2, 3 or even 5 years? I can understand someone writing a positive review just after installation, but 5 years later....hmmm
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Hi, my answer to your point. Monitoring your alarm, is a long term value.Hence, its only any good, when broken into. Hence, if your paying $12pw, under a 36 month contract, and the alarm goes off after 2 years, its cost you $1248, you expect service. ADT, are useless, no customer service.
Those reviews are from ADT Management
Althomasked
Why are ADT quoting $1016 to convert an alarm system for compatibility with the NBN when the RAC are quoting $349 and others are offering to do the conversion for free?
Why are ADT quoting $68/month monitoring charges post conversion when the RAC are quoting $35/month and others are offering $38/month after free conversion
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Because they’re corrupt
I was told by ADT I would have to have a new system put in because NBN was not compatible with my system. This was over 12 months ago and I am still using my original ADT alarm with no problems. Still works and if I test by setting off my alarm they still phone me back as they are monitoring my alarm still.
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Whinging walt
Follow-up: They never bothered to contact the Dept Agency write to me or update anything. Irresponsible and bad service, Keep away