I found complaints on the Internet, saying that they cold call telephone numbers that are on the…read moretelephone preference list, and that their sales people always say they are offering a special deal get the alarm system for free, just pay for the installation and the monitoring service, and the the price is higher than others charge.
This is to correct the balance I feel very positive about the company.
Well, maybe I overpaid I didn't get competitive quotes, but I must say that up to now I've been very impressed with the quality of the company. OK, yes I was cold called by phone despite being on the telephone preference list. I'm still very pleased with the service I've had.
A few years ago, due to a fault, our old alarm system was going off continuously for several hours and absolutely no one responded! As it happens, the cold call from 'Ideal Alarms' came two days after an alarm went off in our road. I phoned the police, and was told the 'it is now policy' not to respond to burglar alarms, unless there are other 'untoward signs'. So they timed their cold call perfectly I was definitely in the market for a monitored system!
OF COURSE I realised that the 'free system, just pay for the installation and monitoring service, we only have 4 systems to give away in your area' was a sales pitch you'd have to be a bit naive not to However, it was within what we could afford, and we decided to go for it.
The salesman, Tim, was polite, pleasant, and apart from keeping up the ridiculous pretence that we were getting the system for free, was a pleasure to have in the home. Definitely NOT a hard sell
The installation engineer, Barry, arrived promptly, and worked professionally one could not ask for a more pleasant, polite and professional manner. He worked quickly and efficiently, and cleared up the small amount of mess as he worked.
Since then, there has been one small problem with the system they had an engineer out to us in no time! Better still, he was obviously very competent and professional.
I guess the answer to the price question is this: if you want cheap security, and are NOT looking for excellent service and a reliable, professional company, don't buy a Rolls Royce! For me, the security of my home is not something to stint on
I'll probably leave another comment in a year or so, when I have some experience of the system in operation so far, I'd definitely use them again top quality service!