I would not recommend Brinks Home Security - Skyline to anyone. Jake Kelley is a sleazy sales rep who will lie to get your business. They do not follow through on their promises. Their equipment responds occasionally. The technician installed my panel down the hall instead of by the door entrance. He came back out to move the panel by the entrance and left the previous holes on the wall unfixed. They are overpriced. Know what you are signing because you only have 3 days to cancel a 5 year agreement. NOT WORTH IT! read more

Cameras cut in and out. Service was never good. Cameras not clear. Card expired and was notified by email. I immediately put in a new card. Within 5 days we received 8 letters asking for info. When I called to cancel, I was informed we just renewed our contract. We did not get notification of a renewal. So we were charged for the remainder of the contract. What a joke. Never again!!! read more

They stoley identity and told me to shut the fuck and pay??? Skyline is a scam that steals people info to use on other people's house for a security system install. read more

I've been a customer for over 20 years. I'm done with their lack of customer service. They are unable to help with anything. They want me to install and troubleshoot everything and refuse to send a technician to actually do the work without an exorbitant cost. I'm done read more

A Skyline Security rep came by and knew my information from ADT. He told me that Brinks/Skyline offered a better deal with updated equipment. He repeatedly assured me that my account with ADT would be cancelled and showed me a letter that I signed that went to ADT to cancel with them, effective immediately. It did not work however, and the next month's bill came due with both ADT and Brinks. I called him back and he assured me that he was still working on cancelling it with ADT. However, he either did not know what he was doing or he was outright lying. So my account with ADT was never cancelled and I ended up owing ADT for another two months before I could finally get it cancelled, which I had to do myself, after calling Skyline and Zachary several times, asking for updates. I then spent several more hours on the phone with Skyline/Brinks, asking for reimbursement, since the rep repeatedly told me he was cancelling it. I sent them my ADT contract and the last two bills, as they requested, but they kept asking for additional documentation. I called ADT and was told there was no other contract and the final bill was indeed the final bill and was pro-rated, but they do not write "terminal bill" on the final bill. I called Skyline several more times, asking for a three-way call between me, them and ADT, so they could hear that it was indeed my final bill and there was no other contract. Skyline basically just lied about reimbursement by insisting on documentation that they knew ADT does not provide, and they wasted a great deal of my time. Skyline owes me $108.88 due to their false claim of cancelling my service with ADT. My ticket number is 6362264. The actual security system with Brinks seems fine. The installation was prompt and went fine. It is only the customer service that is markedly unethical. I genuinely wish I was back with ADT and had never stumbled into this mess. I should know better than to speak with salesreps who are paid on commissions. read more

Terrible service. Lost my job due to covid and they've been zero help. A package was taken off my front porch and neither of my cameras were able to capture it. After 2 hours of phone calls and being transferred I've now been waiting 2 weeks for my call back from a manager. DO NOT GET BRINKS OR SKYLINE, you will be trapped in a contract and not happy with the service you receive. I will be contacting BBB next read more

DO NOT !!!! ever buy this system its horrible and their service is the worst ever from the person who sold me the system to the top my alarm system goes off on its own and the cameras do not work half of the time their techs come and go and never answer back just stay away from this mickey mouse company i'm going to alert the tv and media as well i have contacts at channel 5 news . and i'm filing a complaint with the better business bureau as well .. buy adt at least their professional and dont pass you around to 5 people when your on hold for an hour. read more

Do not ever use Brinks. This company is a joke! We used Protect America for years, and Brinks took over. We have two accounts with them. We canceled one service last year, and the other one this year. They continue to bill us for both accounts. I've called several times until one person spoke to me that my contract would be cancelled if I pay a certain amount with a 30% off. I paid. Guess what? I received a bill again. My other account has the same problem. They persistently bill us. I have to wait for hours on the phone, and whenever I speak with someone, I am sent to a different number. Our experience is a NIGHTMARE. I really do not know what to do with this issue. I wanted to call the Better Business Bureau to alert consumers. read more

Delay on resolving problems with their equipment, lack of communication between customer service and technicians, and the most important they do not credit back when the service is down , on my case almost a month read more

I canceled my account in April of 2020 and paid an early cancelation fee only to find out today that I have been charged monthly ever since. I called and asked for the recorded phone call for proof they told me there was a document to sign to cancel to go with my phone call and they told me "we can hear the recording but you can't". I then said well then forward me the original email. She said "we can't". hmmmm that's suspicious! She offered to cancel my account verbally today (no signature required), hmmmm that's suspicious. Sounds like you are scamming people!!! read more

I have spent hours on the phone trying to cancel Brinks hoMe security at my moms house. She passed away last year and I haven't Been able to cancel the service. The put you on hold for hours on end. Then if someone actually answers they say it's the wrong department and you have to start calling all over. I don't know what to do. Very irresponsible for a big business like them. Horrible customer service.. I do t recommend them for any type of service or service's. read more

Do not do business with Skyline or their reps who knock at your door. This is especially for the elderly that don't quite comprehend Jonathan's charasmatic tactics. Despite their "recording" of her "acceptance of terms" she clearly did not fully understand. She asked that she not be charged automatically and she was. She did not understand to call another company to stop that. In addition, knowing that she and my 93 year old father are not tech savvy enough to receive an electronic copy of their contract she asked for a hard copy in the "recording." The person we spoke to today acknowledged that he just today saw the request for a hard copy. Was there a window of time where the contract could have been canceled had she received the contract when requested? Yes, I've learned that there is a THREE day window to cancel but she was not afforded that opportunity as she did not have the contract to read. The early termination fee is nearly $4000. My mom has terminal cancer with a couple months left. Neither of my parents will likely see the culmination of this contract! PLEASE URGE YOUR ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS TO NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN DESPITE THEIR CHARASMATIC WAYS! read more

Don't use Brinks-- they over charged & even after i called to cancel service, they continue to draft my account. I had to call bank to dispute the transaction. I called Brinks and they said my service been canceled and nothing on my end to do. It's lies after lies. They had me on hold for 3 freaken HOURS. And yet they couldn't do their part to cancel the service I don't even use. So do yourself a favor, don't use Brinks! They do raise their price 5% without notices according to the rep I spoke with. They say they will then send out notice later. I never got anything from them. Even to continue service I decline. Yet they continue to charge me after I canceled. Stay away from Brinks. There are better service out there! read more

This company is very quick to take your money but VERY SLOW to respond to your problem calls.. I was on hold for 40 minutes waiting for them to answer to a failure to connect doorbell camera. read more

Their customer service is horrible. Several times if called and put on hold to only be waiting for up to 30 minutes to get disconnected. They don't answer your questions and just transfer you. I've been waiting 2.5 weeks for a called back from higher level support. The video camera is horrible and can't make out who is at you door. Sometimes the doorbell will pickup movement sometimes it won't. The response time is slow. read more

This is the worst service ever!!! beware and do not get scammed they are NOT BRINKS you will pay 25 dollars more then going directly to brinks! my system stopped functioning and they have a 3 week wait to send a person to fix i! Unacceptable do not use this place! I am under a contract that they did with lie's saying they were brinks! At this point I am going to contact BBB this company is a joke! read more

Terrible company the reps are rude and helpless needed to cancel my service and they refused to do over the phone. They said they're sending a link and when the email comes there's no link. I e spoke to 3 people and still can't cancel my service awful!!!!! read more

The negative reviews on here are probably from people who had bad reps and techs. My tech Gerry was amazing and gave great service, fast instal for 2 cams less than 2 hours! Everything is perfect and my mom loves the app! read more

Brinks is an absolutely terrible Home Security Company. With the way they run things they should be out of Business. My experience started last September 6 months ago when I ordered equipment from Brinks and they charged me for it upfront right away but didn't schedule to come out and install it for three weeks later. Then they called and canceled the installation the day before and said it would be another 2 to 3 weeks before they could install it. I told him that was unacceptable especially since I already paid almost $1000 for the equipment so I went with Vivint who came out right away instead. I returned Brinks equipment immediately the next day. They did not refund my money. They said it would be a 30 day process most likely. They charged my credit card again in October for the monthly monitoring fee for equipment that I didn't have and was never installed in my house! Over the months I've made several calls and spoken to several different customer service personnel who just fill out their paperwork and follow Brinks completely inapt system so the refund doesn't come. Months later I had to call again and they claimed this time that they had tried to refund me but the credit card didn't go through. This was months after they should have tried to put through my refund because I had just recently change the card due to fraud. I gave her my new card number on January 27. Now I called at the end of February and was still told the credit card company hadn't been told and it was in their process. I told the customer service agent that I wanted to talk to a supervisor so she told me to hold for 1 to 2 minutes and then someone else came on the phone as if they were the supervisor but just repeated exactly what the first one had said and said that they were a team and admitted that she was not a supervisor. She was unwilling to make a phone call or walk into the correct department anything other than just sending the email like every other one had done. She said her name was Nicole but since she lied about being a supervisor I doubt that that's her real name. So now here we are six months later and I still don't have my refund! I believe that they owe me interest on my money that they have held all these months! read more

Do not do business with these people They came here and promised me to combine my internet direct TV and my security system into one bill lowering my payments by 40 to 50 dollars a month they said they will wave the 99 dollar installation fee give me a 200 dollar gift card and increase the speed of my internet service. As a disabled vet living on SSI every dollar counts. 3 days later the installer came took down all the contacts on the windows and doors replaced them with Brinks Security system. After 3 hours the installer tells me he doesn't have the proper equipment to finish the job I don't have any cameras. Well 6 weeks later I still haven't heard anything other then 5 days after the visit they took the 99 dollars from my account the one that was supposed to be waved from my account. I call the salesman at least 50 different times and to date 126 texts messages which I have kept. Finally after almost 6 weeks they text me saying we can't give you the 200 dollar gift card AT&T doesn't service your area. So now they can combine the 3 bills so instead of going from 180 to 140 I went from 180 to 225 dollars a month they are charging me 108 dollars a month for there service. So bottom line is NO 200 GIFT CARD (NO AT&T in area) INSTEAD OF 180 A MONTH IM AT 225 IM BEING BILLED BY AT&T AND BRINKS AND MY SECURITY SYSTEM CAMERAS ARE NOT SET UP AFTER 6 WEEKS SO I HAVE TO PAY 50 MORE A MONTH NO GIFT CARD HALF A SECURITY SYSTEM AND A MONTHLY BILL OF 108 INSTEAD OF 67 AND WHAT I GOT FROM THEM TODAY IS YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT YOU HAVE TO PAY THE BILL. IM SURE I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT I SAID SO PLEASE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET SCREWED STAY AWAY FROM SKYLINE (BRINKS) SECURITY SYSTEMS. read more

Recently took over an existing system at a home recently purchased. Signed up for a one year contract. Brinks unable to reconnect existing service and wants to upgrade equipment. Not able to send a technician out to home as they lost their in market service contractor. Been three month with no service yet I receive daily phone calls trying to collect money. Spoke to numerous customer service people along with technicians. Each person passes you along and once you ask to cancel contract you end up getting "disconnected". The FCC or some government agency needs to investigate this company. Feels like a scam. Avoid Brinks and find a company that can provide you with service. read more

My husband and I met Dan M. at a car show in Pleasanton and since he was local and used the equipment personally we trusted him and signed up for service. The following week the installer came to the house to set up the camera and alarm system. He was very nice and we found out it was Dan's son. However, although everyone was friendly until then this is when our positive experiences ended. Once we started using the exterior camera and doorbell camera we noticed huge issues. We would get alerts that someone was at our door only after they walked away (the delayed footage would be of them walking away, no[t having any record of their face at all). The camera at the side of the house would send us alerts several times throughout the night of our cars parked in the driveway (which did not move at all throughout the night) however did not pick up on someone who came up to the side yard (where the camera is located). The son (who originally installed the system) came out to trouble shoot the reported issues and let us know at this time that our internet (that is the highest speed our provider could give us)was not fast enough. He also confirmed the cameras were not performing to the extent of what was originally told the quality would be. We were within the 28 days of allotted cancelation per Brinks however we then found out that the sub contractor of Brinks would only allow cancellation within 3 days! We tried to reach an agreement to buy the equipment installed however they would only allow us to pay out the full five year contract! Now we are paying for a system that does not work at all. Not when someone is at our door (RINGING OUR DOORBELL) until at least two minutes after their arrival!!!! Please do not use this company! We have tried to work with them for over a year (onsite visit that confirmed a faulty system, tech support over the phone that created more problems each time, requests for compromises and just end service) and are still paying each month for the opposite of safety! We were scammed and hope to save others from the same. read more

I have had many many problems with Brinks home security since we signed up with Dan in 2019 through a referral from my son who also signed up through him at a show. Then we moved in April 2020 and ended up paying around $1500 for all upgraded equipment. We were having a lot of sensor problems and spent a lot of time on the phone with tech support. I would say 99% of the time they would end up saying a technician had to come out because they couldn't fix the problem or they would send me a new one. Well what good does that do a senior citizen who ends up calling back in for help. At some point I was so fed up with Brinks that I said I want to cancel my service then I was told I was locked into a 4 year contract that I had no knowledge of. I was then told I could listen to that conversation with a supervisor, it's been months and I'm still waiting for that call! I can't tell you how many times I've called and/or had to pay for service calls even when it was just a sensor problem and certainly not my fault. Also, the doorbell ring has caused a lot of problems in the past too but hopefully after the last tech was out here it's been good. The last time I called in I got a very nice man Ken (I was shocked) who said they do offer a maintenance plan so I think I'm signed up for that but who knows. I have another camera that went out on the side of my house months ago that needs repair. A tech support on the phone deleted it because they couldn't repair it. When I dealt with tech support they said I needed to get on a ladder and press a button on the camera. Since that's impossible, I decided to hold off until installer came out, which would have been this month. I think my biggest complaint with Brinks is the time I have spent on the phone trying to get help for several issues that are not my fault and end up costing me more money to get repaired. When you review my account you will be able to see how many issues and calls I have had to make with your DREADFUL customer service. I think the icing on the cake was the day of my service call which I waited for over a month for. A technician was going to install a new camera and repair the other one they deleted. At 1:00 today I get a call from Brinks to reschedule because the tech called out. I thought she would say a day or two but no she says Feb 9 was the soonest which is over a month away at that time. But on the flip side of the coin I will say that when everything is working with Brinks I am pleased. I gave up ADT to switch over to Brinks and I will tell you I am not a happy camper at all. read more

They are great until you want something. Then good luck, unless they can make a buck. And just try to cancel. I have been a customer for 10 years and have been trying to cancel all week. " I will get back to you". And they never do. Looks like it will be a long phone call to get rid of them - most of that time will be on hold. read more

This company has the worst customer service EVER. I called the number.. make you wait 15 to 20 minutes before you get even get to speak to a representative. They give you many options in the meantime to say that I can get basic questions answered via a text service. So I finally gave up my wait and texted and then they said that all the text lines are full and they couldn't help me. I was assured that somebody would call me back but of course nobody has. So they waste your time while you're waiting on a phone call, encourage you to deal with your questions via texting. Then they say that the tech services are going to call you back. And that doesn't happen either. Absolutely pathetic. If I could I would cancel my contract with them in a heartbeat. read more

The salesman lied to us to get us to drop vivint. When we found out he lied we tried to contact him and he never answered phone or returned the calls. Then they (skyline-Brinks) put an alarm system in our home that lasted about 1 month and the radio started having problems. I called them to come fix this new syt they had installed and they said it was going to cost me $50 to come repair. Are you kidding me $50 out of my pocket to repair your new system. They are junk and their(skyline-Brinks) customer service is even worse. read more

Met Dan and Julie at a show. They were very informative and professional. I think what they have to offer is great! Totally helped me understand the newest technology of the alarm industry and how beneficial home automation is! Excited about the alarm! read more

We are Home Flippers/Builders and we put alarm systems in all of our homes and we have tried them ALL! But the one we like the most over the past 35 years is Brinks. We just moved again and we met Dan and his wife at the Alameda Home Show and we asked how much for a system for our new home that has 56 windows and 14 doors and we were BLOWN away by Dans quote. We are so happy with Brinks and Dan for providing exceptional service and pricing making it possible to feel safe again!! We cant thank you enough!! We love BRINKS Home Security Systems and especially my Key fob and phone App! read more

I moved in October of 2021 and tried calling to cancel my service (the website does not allow you to cancel online - you have to call). Every time I call I am on hold for over 40 minutes. I gave up and one day a sales rep called me out of the blue and I told her I wanted to cancel my services because I moved. She tried to convince me to set up Brinks at my new address. I told her I was not sure and she said she would call me back in two weeks to see what I decide and that she would credit me one month free while I decide. She never called me back and I got busy with life. When I was able to follow up, the rep I spoke with gave me a credit of 2 months ($76/month). So I was still out two month's worth of money. Now they sent me another bill for $24. I am BACK on the phone trying to get them to address it. It is getting to be close to two hours on the phone. My GOD! What is wrong with this company?!!! Is it some sort of tactic to scheme you out of your money? DO - NOT - GET - SERVICE - WITH - THEM. read more

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I sold my home about 4 months ago and I canceled my account and paid for it and I was not under contract. They keep sending me a bill and I have 16 hours in to calling them. They said it's all taken care of and then they say you need to do a doc sign and they never send it. They keep saying I owe them money but I paid and I was nice enough to get people that bought house to go with them but that was a mistake. I would not recommend brink home security. You will have to get legal on them. read more

I had a great experience dealing with Blake and Blaine from the Fair. I am very happy with my system and would recommend anyone looking for more then a basic alarm. The install went through smoothly had a couple of bumps in the road but Skyline and the representative were on it. Im very happy with the technicians work he was able to hide the wire for me on my alarm keypad very neatly. I can't complain with the deal they gave me pretty much gave me the system just to try out there service! The best feature I like is the doorbell camera. Thanks again Skyline Events Team now me and my family are protected! read more

Brinks Home Security - Skyline - The fair. - Security Systems Near Me - Brentwood, California

This company previously Protect America is the worst ! Faulty equipment that sends false alarms in the middle of the nite, customer service reps polite but wait time to an alarm company is ridiculous. They will ship you new equipment ( previous is faulty ) but you pay for shipping ! Total joke . Contract is I believe illegal , they won't budge on getting out of it read more

These guys are crooks. I have been a client for 7 or 8 years, never made a late payment, never gave them a problem. I'm 66 years old, my husband just died and I'm on social security, and have to move to a cheaper apartment because I'm broke. I told them I couldn't afford my monthly service charge and asked them for help, they gave me nothing but a hard time. I begged them for 3 hours and they said I owed them $1600 if I wanted to cancel service, and even though I was moving to a much smaller apartment, after 3 house of begging they finally lowered my bill by $5 a month. They were abrupt, rude, and quite annoyed I called them. I've never been treated so badly by a company in my life. Go to any other company than these guys. And by the way, my alarm has been beeping for 2 days because a sensor is bad, and they refused to send out anyone to fix it. read more

I got the Brinks Security under the impression, I could try it out for 30 days. After getting it, I decided it wasn't for me.. So I called brinks and because I went through a 3rd party (skyline) I would have to pay 1000$ to have the system removed. Pretty Ridiculous.. read more

I moved into my home in early February and knew I wanted to get home security as soon as possible . I had the pleasure of working with wilmar cabrera as my agent and things could not have gone more smoothly . My system was installed the same day and I was well informed on how to utilize everything. I love my sky bell camera that enables me to be able to see motion at my front door , who is ringing my bell and even allows me to talk to whomever it is thru the easy the use app . Thank you so much ! read more

Love the new technology, and access to all of my cameras, thermostat and other devices on the app on my phone. I had been paying for simple monitoring for years and years, I finally reached out and got help upgrading to all the fun/new stuff. read more

Brinks has horrible customer service. They installed a sky bell that broke after 3 months and are charging 55 dollars to come out and fix it and $250 to replace it. Plus the wait time to talk to a live person is over 1/2 an hour. read more

As we all know, it is hard to run into a sales rep that does business in a clean way in all manners. This is exactly how John and his coworkers were with us. They are among the few trustworthy and well-intending sales people. Very honorable and clean. Really a 5 star is their personal quality as well as their manner of doing business. Ray. read more

Customer for over 3 years, never missed a payment and never even used the service. Bought a new home that comes with monitoring so wanted to cancel with 2 years left in contract. They want to charge $1000 for me to cancel in the current home I'm selling, don't make it easy for me to even PAY to give it to the people buying my existing house (you'll have to pay a year in advance) won't offer a cancellation fee, and when I called to get what my policy covers to show the new buyers to see if they want to take it over? They told me it would be 24 hours to get a basic BS insurance certificate that in NO way gives details into the service I am paying for. They transferred me to so many people, all with the same condescending attitude and general NO knowledge (except Chelsie in Dallas, she was awesome), and it's pretty clear this is a scam job. Worst part? Not even the company I signed up with, they just gobbled up the security company I originally signed with, upped my payment and then gave the worst customer service ever. Let me put it this way. I am a single mum and I will pay the cancellation with this company of $1000 instead of continuing a business relationship with them. read more

I recently met Dan at the Napa Town & Country Fair where he gave me an overview of the products and services. At the time I was using another company and not that happy. After asking a lot of questions I decided to give this company a try and terminated my services with the other company. I have to say I couldn't be more pleased. The turn around time to get my system installed was very short and the technician did a great job. Dan was available to answer all my questions. The customer service has been top-notch! The alarm panel and phone app are so user-friendly compared to what I had been using. The SkyBell doorbell is something I had been thinking about doing for a long time. It works great and I love that it offers another layer of protection for my home. read more