Wow! I went from having a half-broken to a fully functional alarm and security camera system within…read morea few hours. I appreciated that Dependable Alarm Systems repaired my existing hardware and software instead of replacing it. They were fast, professional, and polite all through the process from inquiry to completion. Our previous provider rarely provided a timely response. I am relieved to finally use a reliable monitoring service.

Bill is a top shelf guy who knows how to run a reputable operation…read more Ask me after over 30 years of our company using them never a problem !!

Couldn't be happier with this job -- every aspect was handled at the highest level. The install…read moreitself was technical and efficient, and the end result is clean: hardware, touch screen, and mobile app all work exactly as they should. Communication throughout was excellent -- nothing was left unclear. Really enjoyed working with Yud and his team. On top of that, they also helped me out with computer networking -- came through in a pinch and saved the day. Honest, efficient, and security done right. They even took the time to train me on everything afterward.

Stay away from these people. They are NOT open 24/7 and are super hard to contact. The monitoring…read moreservice is based in Virginia and I have doubts whether they are actually monitoring.

Alarm installation on time and in budget. Technician very knowledgeable and courtesy. Office…read moresupport very helpful. Five Stars for Five Alarm!

Previously I had a very negative perception of Five Alarm Security and my prior review reflected…read morethat. After my review, Sean @ Five Alarm contacted me in an effort to work through the issues that I had with his company. Five Alarm Security isn't perfect, what I do appreciate about the company and Sean is their willingness to listen to issues that their customers are experiencing as well as their effort to resolve their deficiencies. The issues that I had in the past have been resolved and I feel it's the right thing to increase my review to 4 stars to show my appreciation. My only regret is that the situation needed to come to this point in order to get resolution. All in all, Five Alarm Security is a good company to work with and I would recommend them to others.

Flawless install. I would hire them again in a heartbeat!! Thanks for keeping us safe.read more

Dempsey is the best when it comes to Customer service, integrity and technology know-how. Eric and…read morecrew installed the original alarm in my home in 2013 and recently added a system for an ADU. They are very thorough, knowledgeable and fair. With Dempsey Alarms, you get an honest professional who follows up, takes care of all your concerns and makes sure everything works. I've recommended Dempsey Alarms to numerous friends and family and will continue to do so.

Good initial service but Keith did give me accurate information. My initial contract was $43 a…read moremonth. He told me after two years it could go down to about $25 like comparable rates. He said I was just paying for the equipment. After the two years CSG would only lower my rate a few dollars and only if I entered a new two year contract. They explained that what I was told was not accurate. Update: I see Keith's response and yes, he has at least one customer in El Cajon and he knows that. I've added a photo to help him remember. I'm happy to contact you. I got CSG down to $38. Not even close to the major discount you promised. CSG made it clear that this was something that this is not uncommon.

After an unpleasant experience with ADT in getting our home alarm system reactivated, my husband…read morefound Alarm2000 through Yelp. Keith responded to our inquiry promptly and came to our home to explain the service within 24 hours of our initial contact. He explained that his company operates like a referral service, where he connects homeowners and business owners to security monitoring companies, which helps ensure that you get the best deal possible because those companies are competing for your business. Also, Keith takes care of any paperwork that needs to be filed with the city, so you don't have to deal with that hassle. A minor complaint is that the installation process didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped. The first installation took 3 and a half hours, and the technician seemed to struggle with the system. The technician had to come back a second time in order to complete the programming of the system (if I recall correctly, there was an issue with programming one of our doors), which was not the most convenient thing for us. Fortunately, the second visit took a lot less time. But I do think that Alarm2000 technicians could use a little more customer service training especially in showing the owners how to better use the system rather than just handing them an instructional CD. Overall, my husband and I were pleased with the purchase and installation through Alarm2000 and we have not had any issues with the monitoring company to date.

A huge shout out to the dream team - Mike, Gio, William & Chris - for taking the time to figure out…read moreand solve an ongoing manufacturer's glitch in my extensive commercial fire alarm system. With painstaking attention to detail, they were able to resolve the problem once and for all and get the system running at full capacity. Mike was incredibly receptive and patient with me and did not disappoint. He never gave up on trying to find a resolution. Gio was thorough and provided excellent support. Both William and Chris were there to make sure everything ran smoothly. I can't thank them all enough for bringing the system back to full capacity and would highly recommend Bay Alarm.

Nick B, Ryan, Jim, Adam, Daniel (Bag Alarm San Diego) did an awesome job completing the job…read more All my questions were answered simply and the work was explained to me. Instructions on how to program the badges were very easy. We're just waiting on the intercom (back order) to be installed ( reason why I gave a score of 4)

Excellent Work on Our Access Control System!…read more I am very impressed with the service we received from Ameritechs. They came in to handle the wiring for our current Access Control Unit and did a fantastic job. They were thorough, testing every single lead to ensure everything was wired correctly. Thanks to their expertise, all of our strikes and doors are now functioning perfectly within our system. Professional, efficient, and highly skilled--I would definitely recommend them. Thank you for the great work!

The problem started when Ameritechs installed 10 cameras on my home camera system and did not…read morerecord the passwords or give them to me. I don't know anything about cameras and passwords so I didn't know to ask. When it came time to change the NVR, I was told they don't have the passwords and will charge me $750 to retrieve them from the cameras. I shouldn't have to pay for something they should have provided in the first place. Chris came over for $50 and examined the cameras, the analog ones that needed to be replaced, and suggested a new NVR. I got an estimate for $3030 to replace 3 cameras and the NVR and reconnect existing cameras to NVR. Without NVR it was $2130. There were no details about specs for the cameras or NVR. That's like sending a customer an invoice for $30,000 for "a car." People generally want a little more detail about what they're getting. I asked that they first just come out to retrieve the passwords for the 10 cameras, fix camera #7 that stopped working, and fix a screw that their tech stripped when he installed that camera. They said they wanted $750 to retrieve the passwords. They also wanted to charge $129 for someone to come out again and look at the cameras again, when I just paid $50 for Chris to look at them. And I maintain that I should not have to pay for something that they should have provided to begin with. I asked how many TB was in the Uniview NVR as the estimate didn't specify. The first time I was told it "supported storage" of 16TB to 32TB. Next email said the NVR comes pre-installed with 4TB storage. Next email said the NVR on the estimate does not come with any storage - they planned to reuse the old hard drives from my existing NVR - but no one ever asked me about that. Those drives were at least 5 years old and at end of life. If I wanted new hard drives, it would be an extra charge. I asked if cameras were 4K (the estimate only says 4MP). Finally, was told they would be 2K at $140 each. I asked about the warranty for the equipment. They said it's manufacturer warranty, not theirs, but didn't know and never said what it was. Isn't that something that every buyer wants to know? What is the warranty! Next estimate added $200 to reset the camera #7 that was not working, plus $750 to reset the other 10 cameras so I would have the passwords plus the $3030 for 3 new cameras and NVR - so $4624. And that probably didn't include any hard drive for the NVR as they were going to reuse my old ones. I got a lot of other confusing emails from Kanani interjecting things we never discussed like suddenly asking me if I wanted a hybrid DVR. I don't need a hybrid DVR. Then Kanani thought I wanted Uniview cameras. I never said that. Every time I asked a question, I got a different answer. Every time, the price got higher or didn't include some component that would be extra. I had another company come out to try and reset the camera passwords. He said that brand of camera TVT (Shenzhen TVT Digital Technology Co., Ltd) is difficult and takes 45 minutes to reset the password for each camera and get it onto the Avalonix XVR (which is why Ameritechs didn't want to do it either). He said it would be cheaper to replace the cameras with new 8K cameras. So, the 10 cameras that I just paid Ameritechs $4,439 to install in the past two years are now worthless. That doesn't seem like good customer service. I feel I was taken advantage of - I'm a senior citizen now and a woman alone and always a target to be ripped off because I don't know what I don't know. I think we might end up in small claims court because I really got screwed over. I don't have energy for it but some things you can't let stand.

I had internet service from Lightwave Wireless set up at my home in Ramona yesterday. I've been…read moreliving in Ramona since April 2024, and I have been stuck with Cox cable internet. Cox is SOOOO GROSSLY OVERPRICED. They were/are charging me $155 a month for 500mbps down, 50mbps upload service on an introductory promotional rate. That price includes whatever hideous fee Cox charges for unlimited monthly data. After the first 1-2 years, that rate would be even higher because the promotional period would be over and Cox would also start charging me to rent their cable modem monthly. The problem is, I would usually never see that 500mbps speed on speed tests. Many times it would be around 400mbps. I never saw that 50mbps upload speed, it was usually more like 29-30mbps. I also really hated dealing with Cox customer service. They are just the worst people on earth, almost malevolent. They know you're stuck with them, and they will screw you over at every single possible opportunity. Example, when I first bought this house back in April 2024, Cox sent me a home installation kit with my order. I tried every cable outlet in the house and none of them worked. I asked Cox to send a technician out since the previous owner's Cox internet service worked just fine but my new modem wasn't connecting. Cox tricked me into paying a monthly fee for "Cox Complete Care", to get a technician out to my house, then a few months later when I discovered the fee and cancelled it, they charged me over $150 cancellation fee even though I never knew I even signed up. On that day I decided that as soon as another viable ISP alternative popped up in my part of Ramona, I would ditch Cox immediately. Fast forward 6 months, and I get this flyer in the mail from Lightwave Wireless. At first I thought it was some type of cellular 5g home internet stuff, which is mostly garbage and not reliable. I did some research and it turned out it's not cellular at all, it's based on microwave technology and it requires a good line of sight to their tower on top of Mount Woodson to get this service. The service can work with perfect line of sight or near line of sight, but if there's a hill or mountain blocking your line of sight entirely, this service won't work for you. I know that cellular service is not a fit for me, but microwave service definitely has potential. This type of service has one weakness, which is line of sight, but it has some great strengths. Due to having no cable lines or power lines between your house and their tower, it means the service is effectively weatherproof. There is the potential for service up to 1000mbps with up to 200mbps upload, and the best part is even their highest tier of service cost a LOT less than what I was paying for mid tier Cox service, and all of their plans offer unlimited data built in. The flyer was very compelling, it promised unlimited data, no contracts, 30 day free trial, no overage fees, free static IP, and 10-20ms ping times.. all for 25-50% less than I was paying for Cox. I might have paid them extra money just to get Cox out of my life, but hey half price works for me! I decided to give them a call. This was on a Saturday and to my surprise an actual human being answered the phone. That human being is named Sue, and she is awesome. Maybe she was just bored that day because it was her day off, but she answered the phone anyway, and answered every single one of my questions, gave me realistic expectations of what to expect in my specific location, confirmed the 30 day free trial and etc. If I could give Sue a separate 5 star review I would! There is a $100 install fee for this service, but they do not charge you any monthly fees for their equipment. You also don't have to pay the install fee until your first bill comes in at the 30 day mark. They even offered $20 a month off for the first year. I decided to give them a shot. They came out on 12/17/24 to do a site survey and installation. There are some trees partially obscuring my direct line of sight so they couldn't mount their microwave antenna as high up as they wanted to ( the pics below are not the final mounting location, the installer ended up finding a lower position with slightly better line of sight than in the photos below). The installers were professional, friendly, on time, efficient, and they did a really nice, clean looking install for me. I love that their dish is also their modem, and it is powered via power over ethernet, the only equipment inside your house is a small PoE adapter, it's the size of a typical AC power adapter. I am getting a consistent 330-350mbps download, 40-50mbps upload with 15-20ms ping times. Everything I was doing before with the Cox 500/50 service works just as well with this 350/50 Lightwave service, I can't tell the difference in performance. If I trim some tree branches they can mount the dish higher and give me even faster speeds. This service is great. Literally half the price of Cox!

Upon my initial call requesting information Sue was very helpful and provided a quick response on…read moreservice options in my area (Ramona). The technician Chris came out for the installation. He was very thorough and helpful. We finally have great internet! Thank you Sue and Chris for your helpful service.