Protectamerica

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2.55
Based on 20 Reviews

5

25.00%

4

10.00%

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Lisa Perkins
US

There monitoring number is no longer… There monitoring number is no longer monitoring for Protect America as of May 5th, 2020. Their main number is no longer taking calls, you have to 'text' them your question. Obviously this is not the correct way to do business. They should have emailed each client to let them know they will not be doing business the same way in the future. From what I can tell by the CEO and 'Dave' is that the business has taken a big hit by everyone now at home. It is a crime they are not being transparent. I have instructed my bank to stop automatic payments since there is no service.

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Anon
US

Does not actually provide security Does not actually provide security. The systems are cheap, and when they fail to perform basic functions, the company hides behind long term contracts to keep you paying monthly. Very frustrating, have tried many times to cancel or get something that works...countless hours testing my patience with customer service, tech support, and upper management. Can't wait until my contract is expired so I can get away from this company. (Note: My original contact w Protect America was transferred to Alarm.com; not sure of their affiliation, but my review applies to both companies)

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BigPappy
US

Not only stay away, RUN away! Where to begin... They sent the system to the wrong address, then stated that I should go to the address to pick it up from whomever lived at the address they sent it to. I convinced FedEx to go and retrieve the package and route it to me. 6 days later, it arrives and is nothing like I was told. The sensors were big and barely fit anywhere. Since I already had a wired system, my wife and I decided that we were going to pass and send this back. I called them and told them I wanted to cancel and to keep my initial fee for their troubles. After them trying to haggle with me and tell me I am out of the contract window to cancel, I simply told them to sue me. They said I had 15 days and it's funny how I called to cancel before that but apparently they consider the 5 days of shipping and the other 6 days that it took for FedEx to retrieve the package from the wrong address as part of the 15 days... So now it is 3 months later and I get a call from Damon telling me that he does't want to send this to a 3rd party collection and that they will give me a option to pay off the contract. A contract that was never valid and for which I never received service. This company is a boiler room company with horrible customer service and should start taking responsibility for their own mistakes. If you mess up then you eat the cancellation. You don't try to bully someone into giving you money for services that you didn't provide.

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Terrance Kinsfather
US

Protect America was by far the worst … Protect America was by far the worst alarm system. They make you call in every month to make sure everything is working and they state if I don’t they are not helping liable for anything that happens. The worst part is customer service. Because I have a call every month there’s so much time wasted being placed on hold. I tried to cancel after my three years with that. It only gets worse. I called in September and they stated that it would only charge me for October. Come November I was charged again stating that I had to fill out something online that was emailed to me. How does this make any sense what I was told that I was only responsible until October? I called back multiple times trying to speak to a supervisor and after the runaround, the supervisor kept on repeating the same thing over and over again stating that I have to fill it out online and the phone call does not count. Definitely seek your security need somewhere else because if you go with Protect America you will have headaches lasting 3 years. If anyone from that company is willing to contact me please do as I have also filed a complaint with the BBB. Protect America is the WORST company that I have ever dealt with. I would give them '0' or less than zero stars. I am a customer of Protect America for about 1 year. It became apparent that I needed new equipment so the person I talked with said that their new equipment is very easy to install--just 10 minutes and all I had to do was sign their 3-year contract and they'd send the new equipment to me. I signed it and received the equipment. I began the install with one of Protect America's tech guys--however, it took 2 hours (not 10 minutes) and still did not work. I found the equipment to be cheap and difficult to use (sensors would not attach etc.). Finally, the tech said that I would need additional equipment like a 'radio wave box'. At this point, I said that I did not want the equipment & that I am sending it back--Protect America provided me with a printed label. I talked to supervisors and others at Protect America but no one would do anything but suggest sending me more equipment--and all would state the contract cannot be changed. Protect America (which I now call Scam America) continued to harass my husband and me by calling us to pay their monitoring fee for the length of the 3-year contract-- sometimes calling us 3 times a day! They continue to email invoices to me (which they say is for 'monitoring') and now they are threatening to take this matter to collections! I have spoken to supervisors, sent a letter to the corporate office, an email to the CEO ...all to no avail. As stated, they are demanding that I pay for monitoring (which they are not doing) on monthly bases for the full term of the contract namely 3 years. I am very upset with this company and will NEVER do business with them again. I regret having anything to do with them and have already posted a complaint with the FTC. I'm not sure why this company would treat customers this way--it just seems like they do not care. I am happy to offer my negative review and I sincerely hope that this company takes the copious negative reviews as a sign that they should change their business practices...but I do not think they care to do so!! Beware if you are considering using their services! Later, I called Protect America on 12/07/17 to cancel my service related to budgeting issues. They kindly connected me to someone in customer service to try to retain me as a customer. The deal the lady offered me was a $250 Visa gift card, 4 months free of service, and a decrease in my monthly rate to $34.99 from $45.00. Agreeing to this would start a 36-month contract. I asked her several times what my new monthly rate would be. I was assured it was going to be $34.99. This is the first month that I've been charged since my 4 months of free service is up. I noticed they deducted the $45.00 from my account. I called customer service today. I was treated rudely and was told that the monthly amount looked like it was decreased if I took into account the $250 gift card, and 4 months of free service. I explained that I wouldn't have agreed to that because the point was to decrease or eliminate my monthly bill. I asked them to pull the recorded call.They told me that she never said it would be decreased, which is completely false. That was the basis of the conversation. My email that has the link saved to view my agreement won't open. It tells me that there's an error in the code. After an hour and a half on the phone, I was told that there was nothing they would do to help me. PROTECT AMERICA, shame on you. If only the company would call me so we can finally close out my account, with no more monthly charges! I am one unhappy customer and the world needs to know about the terrible business practices adopted by Protect America!

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daledurham
US

Unuseable hardward and software The system Protectamerica sent to me simply did not function properly in my home, making erroneous calls to law enforcement agencies saying my alarm was activated. Those law enforcement agencies threatened me with fines and prosecution for those calls made in error. When I complained to the company, they sent another defective control with the same problems. I paid $44.95 monthly for 36 months as company held me to the contract. This is one of the worst companies I have ever dealt with.

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