View from a long time customer. I have been an alarm.com customer for many years. As a "direct" customer, I designed and installed my home system. It not only provides security, but also allows me to control HVAC, lights, fire and flood protection. With the help of ADC, I've increased the capabilities of my system over time. To accomplish and maintain my system, I have had to rely on Alarm.com products and their customer support. The products are state of the art, and their support is pretty close to perfect. They have sent me instructions when I've needed them, and have spent hours on the phone with me, diagnosing special problems. I truly appreciate them greatly - it's like they are part of my family.

The real problem I’ve read four of the poorly rated reviews and it sounds like the majority of people are upset with a company that installed it and the customer service they provide. alarm.com sells the equipment to the company that installs it they’re not responsible for the installation. I find as a tech they provided great support for their products and often (not always) the issue is due to improper installation not faulty equipment. I will agree the doorbell has some issues.

Alarm.com saved my house & my dogsminutes Nobody was home when my house caught on fire in my son's room. However, the smoke detector in his room went off. The smoke detector was tied into my Alarm.com system. The Alarm.com system automatically alerted the local fire department even though the alarm system was off at the time. The fire department arrived within 5 minutes. They said the house was minutes away from being fully engulfed. I'm so thankful for my Alarm.com system. It saved my house and my 3 dogs who were all inside. I shudder to think what might have happened if my son was in his room or if I didn't have the system in place. Thank you!!

Best Connected Home Technology Available After being a frustrated ADT customer for years, I switched to Alarm.com's technology solution about two years ago and couldn't be happier. I now use (and get value) from my system throughout the entire day - having lights come on before I come downstairs, getting alerts to my phone when our nanny takes our kids to the park and even alerts at night when I forget to close the garage door. The system always let's me know what's going on at my house and makes traveling a lot easier because I know my family is safe inside and protected by a professionally monitored service. The mobile app is awesome and really easy to use. I totally recommend this for anyone who is looking for smart home technology.

Caution If Using Alarm.com A word of caution to those intending to use Alarm.com or continue using there services. Despite many efforts to portray the company as customer service focused it is apparent that they use there service providers as shields between them and the end users. As a case in point in Australia they use the 3g network to allow app communication with the home system and the 3g system is being shutdown in 2024. Alarm.com is charging through their service provider over $800 AUD to move to a 4g system. I tried to discuss this with Alarm.com but they continually feed you back to their service provider and refuse to engage with the end customer. I also found out that Alarm.com suggested in strong terms to the service provider that they should find an economic solution with me or they would suggest I go to another Alarm.com provider. This attitude shows a complete disregard for normal business, except for some rather “sharp” business practice that I would not expect from a global company. It should also be noted that standard 4g communications modules cost in the range of $20 AUD to $250 AUD. The Alarm.com cost looks to be excessive or just plain profiteering. Update: Well I received feedback from alarm.com where they again “threw” my service provider under the bus. They stated that they do not control the pricing except that the module comes from them. The service provider is installing at zero cost so the only person profiteering is alarm.com. If this is the model they want to pursue then they need to remove any reference to “customer service” from their website. As always they only give an email contact for them to facilitate contact with the service provider.