STAY AWAY
Look at the review from Martha P....our experience was almost word for word the same. All Guard responded in the same way they did to us. They go back in their notes (which their idiot technicians write) and then have someone in the office who knows how to spell write a response. It's BS.
Let's start with the sales process. Stephen Kennedy cannot be trusted. As with most salespeople, he promised the moon and didn't deliver. We met with him when we were about to open our business (first time, locally owned SMALL business here) and he presented a contract. He came out and evaluated the space which had an ALL GUARD alarm already installed from the previous tenant. Easy enough, right? He informed us of two options, keep alarm as is, pay nothing and they will CONFIRM all is in working order and then be charged monthly. Option two was to redo the system and then pay monthly ($100 set up). Since I was TOLD that there was nothing wrong with the current system, I went with option 1 of course.
I had asked him several times to send the contract so I could take the time to review it. Our meeting was over on time and I had to move onto interviews that were walking in the door. I asked him to send me the paperwork and went outside. Well, he decided to take it upon himself to interrupt my husband and ask him to sign the paperwork, saying that I said it was okay. We were so completely overwhelmed at that time I just didn't have the right mind about me to stop the relationship there. I never recieved a copy of the contract, until of course, it benefited them.
The tech came out to hook up our system to our phone an reset it and all. We were so busy at this time I cannot give you a play for play, but he said the front door alarm MIGHT not hold up and went on his way. By the way, this same tech thought it was appropriate to grab himself and give it a good scracth WHILE he was talking to me. DISGUSTING. I just wanted him gone. A few days later, front door alarm broken and we have to fix it. Tech came out on a time and materials basis, $200 later. Next couple of days motion detectors not working, tech came out again time and materials, $200. Next day front door broken again, tech came out $200. And to boot, there was a salt shaker on top of the back door since we took over the place (every time all guard set foot in our space it has been there). I went to remove it when doing our cleaning in preperation to open. GUESS what...is was somehow keeping the back door sensor in place (magnet) so that was not working either. NO ONE either noticed that, which means Mr. Kennedy and the tech who came out initially did not check the system like they were supposed to, or they hid that info from us.
Bottom line is....they tell you want you want to hear to get you to sign. DO NOT do it. I cancelled our contract after the salt shaker thing and they have now sent us to collections. Way to go all guard. You "monitored" our space for 3 weeks and you think I owe you for 2 years? You did no work, no set up, no rewire nothing ( that you did not charge us for) and you think you deserve that money? You are a horrible representation of what a business should be. I don't know how you sleep at night taking advantage of small businesses around you. SHAME ON YOU!
We now have ADT and are pleased with them. They came out and for no charge redid All Guards mess. The monthly fee is the same as All Guard. I just kick myself for not trusting my guy from day 1 with sketching salesperson Kennedy. Always go with your gut and take the time to review the contract. they will tell you it's a special and you have to do it today....it's BS. Don't pay them to do nothing. read more