I feel like my story is the same as many others. I signed up in 2013 and was OK with signing a 5 year contract in return for free equipment and install. However, the warranty on that equipment doesn't last long and then they want more money to fix anything that breaks. Then, as soon as that 5 years was up, they jack up your rate with no notice. I called in back then to ask if there was any way tog et the old rate back and they agreed to lower it. The lady was super smooth - told me I just had sign some paperwork for the discount and here it was another 5 year contract. Unlike some others I see on here, I did actually notice and told her I was not interested to sign a contract - that I was just go with a cheaper company. She then heavily implied that this was just a formality and she just needed the paperwork for her files to get the discount through. It was COVID and I was tired and dumb and believed her. Now of course my 10 year old equipment is completely non-functional and we no longer even need the system in our new place and we are getting charged a fee to cancel. Any company that relies on early termination fees to keep their customers STAY AWAY. Go with Simplisafe. You'd honestly be better off putting the equipment on credit than taking free equipment from these people. read more

Do NOT use this company. Their equipment is the same as every other company, simple stick up and setup, but they REQUIRE a tech to come out and "Install" everything, of course theres a fee for this. They also cost $600/year, Which is $400 more than something like Ring. Then, if you decide to cancel, they charge you $35/month times the remainder of your contract. They want $1500 just to cancel. Absolutely disgusting, Predatory even. I cannot wait to cancel in 4 years......... Yes the whole thing is legal. But its gross. read more

Please do not use this company! We were suckered into signing a contract in 2017 while building a home because they make it seem like it's the best time because the walls are all open and it's easy to run wires which would be far more expensive if the house was finished. Nowadays everything is wireless anyway so it doesn't matter! We have been paying them $52 a month for 6 years and they will not let us out of the contract! They told us we had to write a letter stating we wanted to cancel service, so we did! We wrote 3 letters. They still won't cancel the plan! I haven't used their equipment in over 4 years. They also left my 7 year old screaming inside our home and never contacted the police! He thought someone was inside the home because they were talking over the Guardian intercom system and they heard him crying and hung up! Someone could've had a gun to his head and they hung up!! This service provides false sense of security. It will take 15-20 minutes for police to get to you if you have an actual emergency. The intruder will be gone and hopefully your family will still be around when they do show up. Do yourself a favor and go buy door and window sensors from Lowes that connect to a loud siren so you have an early detection system for intruders which will allow you to arm yourself and protect your family the right way! These people are criminals and need to be stopped. Boycott GUARDIAN PROTECTION! To Mary Lynne M, Yelp says your messaging is not enabled. So maybe you just say that so it looks like you try and help your customers? I can assure you that I have talked till I was blue in the face to your people and get nowhere! I have spoken to employees that can't believe what you're doing and they try to help, but even your own employees hands are tied and they can't help. If you would like to talk or fix this mess my name is Gary Pittman and I'm sure you can look up my contact info if you truly wanted to help. read more

I bought a home with an existing warranty and they would not let us out of the contract and have extorted hundreds of dollars from us. We don't even use the system. read more

PLEASE DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM! They will deceive you into signing a 60month contract and provide you with s****y services and you cannot get out of the contract without paying at least $4000. Their cameras do not record 24/7 and they have a threshold you cannot exceed. Their system isn't compatible with Alexa. I recommend SIMPLISAFE, there's no contract and you can choose what equipment that matches your need!! Guardian Protection is a SCAM!! Stay away for your mental health! read more

Guardian uses predatory sales practices. I will echo the other reviewers in warning everyone: DO NOT SIGN A CONTRACT! I simply wanted services moved from my girlfriends name to mine and they snuck in and had me sign a new 60 month contract without me noticing. Emailed me an online document to sign and told me it would take care of the transfer. Apparently I missed the tiny print where I extended the contract for another 60 months! Why would on a transfer would anyone want to extend the contract! I spoke to their customer service department about honoring the initial date of the contract and they refused. Now they want over $550 dollar for an early termination and would not budge on making an concessions. They already got 60 months out of me and now won't acknowledge they maliciously roped me into 14 more. I plan on filing a complaint with the BBB and speaking to a lawyer about what can be done. They should be ashamed of their one star review, but they absolutely do not change their practices because they prefer profit over customer service. read more

This company must be on the ropes....buyer beware. I had to make several calls to cancel service. They could not call me back to help with that request. They then offer up their standard "you must pay the cancellation fee or we cannot help with that request"! I don't think I have ever experienced something so frustrating. read more

I was with this company as a customer for 7 years. Closing on new home didn't go through but closing on our house was going through as planned. So we were stuck trying to find a place to rent. After 7 years there the best they could do for our loyalty was have us lay for something we didn't have. A security system for a home we didn't have; or pay about 600 dollars in contract cancellation. Nothing says go shop elsewhere more than a company that kicks people when they are down. Now closing on new home 4 months later. ADT here we come. Guardian is a scumbag company. read more

So I moved to Pittsburgh in 2019. I signed a contract with Guardian protection services. paid an up front fee of close to $600 and I paid a monthly fee of approximately $49. Now almost three years later, I had to move to a condo closer to where my wife was recently placed in an Alzheimer's memory care unit. Thus I had to cancel my contract. Guardian informEd me when I callEd to cancel that cancellation will result in a charge of $750 per the contract. since I was never informed of this fee, I asked for a copy of the contract. Of course the fee is there, in the fine print. No moral or ethical justification for the fee It is legal though. It was my responsibility to read the contract. my trusting the sales person to tell me something like this was a big mistake on my part. I then read the contract further. It auto renews for 5 more years. The fee (liquidated damage) is included in the renewal. Stopping the auto renew is both cumbersome and requires significant notice. i Strongly urge you to never use this company. It's contract is not customer friendly. Their sales people do not inform you of the fees. The person on the phone was polite. But he was clear they would do nothing to mitigate that fee. I signed the contract. If I Didn't read the fine print, to bad. Again avoid this company. read more

I'm so ticked off at Guardian, sadly enough. We purchased a home in Austin Tx in March 2012 and since it was wired for alarm services, I signed up. Perfect, right? Well, my husband lost his job in June 2012, couldn't find work anywhere, so we had to make a hard choice to move back home (a few states over) last Aug. At our present address I didn't have any alarm system set up. After calling Guardian and asking if I could cancel the services, they said, "No". Then they said they'd give me a relocation package for a wireless system including 3 doors, 1 motion sensor and 1 keypad for $198. This doesn't even cover the downstairs area of my house. Here I'm trying to lessen my expenses (still haven't paid off the moving expenses) and Guardian just wants to add to them. Basically, I've been paying $43.25/month for NOTHING since August. I've talked to them numerous times begging them to cancel because of our hardship situation. Nothin' going. My contract isn't up till March 2015. That means they'll auto-withdraw $43.25 from my account till that time no matter what. Seriously? Contracts can be broken. Would it really hurt them to save their 'good name' and help us out? Make us happy? Not sure what I'm going to do . . . BBB? Now, even when I HAVE the money to get another alarm (which I don't even want to) I wouldn't use Guardian! read more

Been with this company for 13 years. Shortly after I signed my last 2 year contract, issues started occurring with my system. Made a call to see if I could get someone to come out, and was told that I would be responsible for the service call. They also gave me a free remote when I signed up 13 years ago and when I went to get that replaced they said $60? I have 2 months left and I will be going with another company. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this company. They are quick to get you to sign a contract, but don't back any of the equipment they provide to you. All the crap equipment will be going into the trash. read more

The other reviews regarding unethical, small print, bait-and-switch practices are true. I just tried cancelling my service from a home that I sold and was told that I had to pay $750 to cancel the plan. That even though I do not live in the house and have paid to have the service cancelled, they would continue to bill me monthly until I paid this amount. This is on top of a $39.99 a month contract that actually was $85.98 a month for "equipment costs" which was equipment I paid several thousand dollars for upon installation. There is a lot of bait-and-switch with this company. This is not security systems company. This is a scam operation to get you to sign contracts that you cannot get out of for services that are sub-par. I won't get into how bad their service was regarding cameras and how often they failed. As if arguing with them was not enough the piece that really made me angry was this: They said that there was one way I could avoid the cancellation fee: convince the new owners to take on my contract and then I would be free of the service cancellation fee. Seriously? I am going to convince the new owners to take on a service I believe is terrible to save myself this fee? I told them that was completely unethical and predatory. I already contacted my real estate broker and told her not to let the new people (or anyone else who is moving to our area) go with Guardian even though all of the equipment (that I paid for in advance and to which they continued to bill me monthly) is still in the house. Do not use this company. There are plenty of other security service providers out there that are less expensive, responsive, and ethical. read more

It comforts me to see the overwhelming amount of recent 1 star reviews. This company has absolutely no conscience when it comes to ripping off their costumers regardless of circumstance. You will see i've reviewed before, after being literally lied to by the sales associate, assuring me my contract would be only for 2 years because I was renting this home. Well, here I am, the house I was in was destroyed by a massive flood that hit this area and no longer exists. Regardless of this circumstance, after speaking to these gracious monsters, I have 36 months of payments left on services i would rather get robbed than use. I have never experienced a company like this before, READ THE REVIEWS, NEVER sign a contract with these guys. NEVER. Warn your friends, tell your neighborhood when you see their flyers and letters popping up. Before I was conned, now given the circumstances of the house being destroyed, I have made it my personal mission to prevent any and all business from these guys in my area. Depend on that. read more

Dont sign with Guardian. After being a client for more than 8 years across 2 states (MD and OH), they are charging me $750 cancel fee because they dont serve the state of Washington. Apparently, when we moved to Ohio and transferred account from Maryland, we inadvertently e-signed a new 5 year agreement. That was never clearly explained to us and who reads all of that fine print?!?!?!! Pirate like behavior from this Pittsburgh company. I told the CS agent when I cancelled this service that I will make sure that I spread the word publicity about Guardian's practices. I hope the $750 of cancel revenue is worth it! SHAME ON GUARDIAN SALES! SHAME! read more

Apparently this company hasn't heard of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act. After getting military orders (and providing them same) to move from my home to another state, they're insisting I pay out the remainder of my contract or face a $750 cancellation fee! Best believe a BBB Complaint has already been filed, and I'm just getting warmed up. Buyer beware! read more

Update to my review: Please read Guardian employees response, which sounds like they might do the right thing, right? Not the case. Heres the email response I just received from Nathan D (bottom line is, I will be paying for 18 months of service that I can't use. They will be getting 18 payments for nothing. I would rather burn that money than give it to them): Hello Patricia, Thank you for forwarding your account information over. In looking at your account it does appear you have been working with our Account Management and credit department to resolve your matters. While I am sorry to hear of your losses, a supervisor in Account Management has already reviewed the account and you would need to continue with your payments to them. Please contact customer service at 1-888-895-4805. Thank you, Nathan D. Dont do it!! Don't sign that contract!!! I did and unfortunately went out of business a year and a half later, due to circumstances beyond my control. Guardian would not let me out of my contract and will not work with me on a buy out. So I am paying them full prices for services that will never be rendered. How they can feel good about that is beyond my imagination. read more

RUN! Do not sign a contract with Guardian Protection Services. We were offered Guardian while building a Ryan home. We did so many selections with them that day so we were signing a lot of paperwork. The guardian rep told me I was signing a two year contract. SURPRISE it was a 5 year contract. I would never in my right mind sign a 5 year contract without a military clause as an active duty family. I stopped paying them at two years and was sent to collections for the account. I'm sure it's going to be a legal nightmare. read more

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SIGN A CONTRACT WITH GUARDIAN!!! When we decided to buy with Ryan Homes in Whitehall, PA they had us meet with their Guardian rep. He assured us that we would have a window to decide whether or not to use their security services. We decided not to and informed him that we wouldn't be using them, but he got my wife to sign the contract under the false pretense that we wouldn't owe anything if the system weren't activated.  After closing on the house, a Guardian Tech showed up to activate the system and we explained that we weren't having it activated. He left and the system stayed off.  Two months later, we receive a bill for service and when we called to investigate were told that we were under contract and that a multi-thousand cancellation fee would apply, even though the service is not active in our house, and never has been.  BUYER BEWARE!!! read more

We bought our house in 2017 suppose to finish out contract. Tricked into signing a 60 month contract. Spoke with them multiple times want us to pay $700.00 to get out of contract. This company is a SHAM! Do not use them! read more

They are a scam!! They showed up at my elderly mother's house and told her they wanted to do a free upgrade to her ADT system. She let them in and they proceeded to replace the entire ADT system with their own system. Once they finished, they asked her to sign a document with super small print and told her it was just to confirm that they had done the work. Turns out it was a 5 year contract at almost double the monthly fees with no way out. Now she has moved out of the house to a senior living facility and they want $450 to cancel the service... Avoid doing any business with this company! UPDATE: Their deception continues. I responded to their comment below three times and they ignored me. They only want to look like they are responsive by posting comments on Yelp. Again, avoid this company! read more

Their products aren't bad, but their customer service is horrendous!!! They have such attitudes when you call them and I actually walked in on my co-worker being scolded by Fernando from Guardian on speaker phone. She had been transferred six times and hung up on once before she got a supervisor on the line. Ridiculous!!! read more

Stop!!!! Do not sign any contracts with Guardian Protection Service!!! We bought a new home in North Strabane and HAD to use their company. We thought our contract was for a year or two, well we just discovered that we are contracted with them for 5 years! We paid for the equipment already, but must continue to use them for 5 years. That part of the contract got by us, because we would NEVER commit for 5 year's upfront. I HIGHLY recommended NOT doing business with this sneaky company. We are most sorry we did. You didn't address my complaint There is no way we would have agreed to a 5 year contract Your salesman must have mislead us Horrible business I suggest you quit your job and look elsewhere for employment The only thing that would make me happy is if the contract was lessened to one year We may even renew But unless it's made credible Forget it Put my feelings on Facebook and tomorrow...Neighborhood apps. Stephanie from a Customer Loyalty was to email me, that was Saturday... it's almost Monday...nothing. read more

This company is a total rip off. We have had nothing but problems since this system was installed in our new home. We had a flood last year which caused damage to the system. Since the home was a new build the warranty covered everything. The builder asked Guardian to come repair the alarm damage. Guardian insisted we pay the service fee even though the building told Guardian to send the bill to them. It took 3 months (of course while we were still being billed) for them to come out and "repair" the damage. Low and behold 8 months later our alarm is having the same problem. This time without a warranty. It has taken over 3 weeks to schedule an appointment (again, still being charged for a non working alarm which they twiddle their thumbs about getting a service person out) This company is the worst I have ever dealt with. I am normally not a complainer, but this has been beyond ridiculous. Run if you ever see them coming! read more

I bought a new home in Canonsburg, PA from Heartland Homes and was sold on an interior security system from Guardian and Heartland during construction and then moved out of state and while trying to sell my home and discontinue service from Guardian was told that if I did not get the new owners (which the home has not sold yet, so there are no new owners and I moved to a location not supported by Guardian) that I was responsible for an early termination fee of $1200. And, by the way, my alarm system did not work when two birds entered my home through a vent when I was not there and no alarm went off. Talk about being ripped off!!!!!! I will stick with Ring and SimpliSafe!!!! I am sure Guardian will be out of business soon!!!!! In response to the Guardian Customer Service Representative, if you read my post, I did not get another security service and where I moved Guardian is unavailable and I paid $3700 in upfront costs during construction for wiring and the system itself and pay$44.95 a month for alarm service, so I belief in all fairness, Guardian has more than recouped their cost and made a substantial profit. I would highly recommend to others to use alternative services. Not worth the money. Very unfortunate!!!!!! read more

Classic example of "pay for what you get" Equipment failure within 4 months. And they charge you to have a tech to come out and fix their own equipment, at the earliest time (at least a week). I created this account just to complain. This is my 3rd security company experience and I regret signing a contract. Never thought a home Security company could be so horrible. read more

After posting my review on Yelp I was surprised to get a response from Guardians customer service. More businesses and restaurants should follow this practice as an easy way to put most fires out, no pun! After a brief conversation I was told that the last six months will be taken care of. I wish that it would have been handled differently but do appreciate what was done! Thanks Donna read more

Run from this business. They have a "relocation" package but they force you into signing a new 3-year contract on top of havibng to pay to move the service. They do nothing for their customers; I got the feeling that I am working for them instead of the other way around. I guess I'm the dummy for not doing better research on the company first. read more

Terrible customer service. Not willing to accept any responsibility . My system was not monitored for 4 months due to not having the correct communication card in it. They couldn't fix it on the first trip because they did not have the tech outfitted with it. So i was inconvenienced a second time and because of that it was tough to get on my schedule so they say its my fault that it wasn't monitored and refused to credit me any money back. Terrible experience with them, their systems are not modernized and they do not care about their customers. Stay away from this company. Many other Alarm providers out there, pick one of them. read more

Absolutely would NEVER RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY! Called to stop service because the so called rep said I couldn't get cameras. Was told $30 cancellation fee. I paid the $30. Only to be billed and threatened to go to collections. I filled a complaint with PA Attorney general to only be offered $300. Total BS COMPANY. read more

I originally purchased my Guardian Protection Service with Guardian on 3/27/2019; through Ryan Homes. I have had several issues from incorrect installation to devices purchased from Guardian Protection malfunctioning. In 2019 I purchased a new home from Ryan Home and had Guardian install my system. The first issue they did not install a hardwired window sensor per my contract agreement in my 4th floor loft. The second issue a hardwire in one my garage window, the sensor was cut. To resolve the two issues Guardian installed external window sensors, the whole point of me going with Guardian was to have everything hardwired, not battery operated. The third issue, their provided fire detector is so sensitive even when I made toast it would go off. I called Guardian to find a resolution, they just try to sell me more products, instead of resolving the issue. I ended up replacing my smoke detector with a Nest smoke detector. The latest issue I reported on July 27, 2022 was the doorbell camera Guardian provided from Skybell lags and does not capture motion, such as package delivery. I had to install a separate camera to capture motion. I called Guardian technical support and was told this is a known issue with Skybell and that they are moving away from Skybell to their own doorbell. I was sent to loyalty support. Turns out their products only have a 1 year warranty, but Guardian signs you into a 5 year contract. I just asked for a new doorbell and they tried to charge me $350 for a new doorbell and lock me into another 5 year contract. I ended up getting a ring doorbell instead. I want to terminate my Guardian contract without penalty. My current termination date is 3/27/2023. I want this contract terminated immediately. It has been a nightmare dealing with Guardian and the horrible products and expensive services. There is no service, all they want to do is make you spend more money instead of providing technical support or finding a resolution. read more

I would recommend not lying to your customers. We won a 1 year promotion including equipment install. During the install the technician informed us that despite what the contract said that because we had won the promotion we could call after a year and cancel our service if we were not satisfied. We had a long conversation about it with him BEFORE WE SIGNED ANYTHING! We would not have signed otherwise. We ended up not liking the service provided so we called to cancel our service after a year and have been told all the way up the chain even at corporate that we were in a 5 year contract and in order to cancel have to pay $2,200. This is incredibly dishonest and taking advantage of customers. It's not ethical like they claim to be on their website and it is not the way you should do business. I am incredibly disappointed and do not recommend this company under any circumstances. They will screw you over and take advantage of you. And they need to train their technicians how to give proper information. But it wasn't just him who told us we could cancel after a year. We have been told that before over the phone as well well before our first year was up. Absolutely disgusting. read more

I am a customer with them right now. At first we just installed the security system. We decided we wanted the camera doorbell after a month of having the security system. I have called consistently for 5 months (3 or 4 times a week) to ask to get them to come and install the doorbell. They always tell me the part is not in or the third party who will install it, will call us in a day or two. THEY NEVER DO. Also, I have signed the document 3 times already so we could have those set up. I would not go with them again. read more

If I could apply zero stars to this review I would have. This company Guardian Protection Services is the biggest scam I have ever came accross in my 60 year life right in the public's face. My 86 year old mother lives in an adult mobile home park which is gated and does not allow any solicitors. A third party solicitor was able to gain access to my 86 year old mother's mobile home park and knock on her door. Even though my mother already had an eacy to use and understand security system installed at her home and already up and running (Life Alert) this salesmen ignored this fact and talked my mother into his newer upgraded hot shot Guardian Security system with all the bells and whistles (Honeywell). He told her that all of the equipment was FREE.. What he did not tell her is that she was signing a 5 year written contract with no bail out for $60 dollars a month (direct debit) at more than $3,750.00 dollars for this new system weather she liked it or not. The Contract was written in super small print and mom is super honest with a big heart and trusted this third party salesmen from AMP Security. Guardian came out and removed my mom's simple easy to use Life Alert system and replace it with a honeywell system which tapped into her furnace/air conditioner wiring as well. This system was so complicated that my mother was having me come by all of the time to re-set the heater or air conditioner or some alarm would be going off she did not understand, and needed to be turned off. We opted to remove the system, we called Guardian who said since my mother signed a 5 year contract with the third party AMP Security salesmen there was nothing Guardian Security Systems could do. They were now holding my mother hostage for $3,800.00 and the five year contract. Even thought the original third party solicitor illegally entered my mothers gated community to get the contract signed. After weeks of contacting Guardian by phone and with detailed letters they ignored, we removed the Honeywell/Guardian equipment cutting it off the wall and throwing it all in the trash. We called Life Alert back and my mothers has her easy to understand easy to use security system back up and running now. This all did not happen without a cost to her. She had to pay a heating and air conditioning professional to come out and remove and rewire her furnace and air conditioner at a cost of almost $300. My mother now is receiving at least one call per day from Guardian people playing stupid and saying that they are not getting an emergency signal any longer from her home to their equipment, (which in the AMP salesmens terms was my mom's equipment free). Probably cannot get that signal from the city dump. I will be taking them to Federal court soon. You have been warned about Guardian buyer beware. !!!!!!! read more

Guardian Protection Services is by far the most corrupt company in practice I have seen. Please do not use them, use anyone else. They will bind you into contracts, they will not repair their own fault equipment. They will charge you a fee for setting up a device rather than allowing you access to set it up yourself. Adding any device requires a technician to come here out a code that they will not give you, and then pressing 2 buttons. I BEG you to go to any other company. Go to ring, less expensive and far more competent company. read more

We signed up for service from Guardian a few years back. Due to unforseen circumstances we had to sell our house and move to MA. We called Guardian to tell them about the situation and the only out they offered was to pawn the service off on someone else or renew for another three years. Their rationale was that it costs money to send the installation guy out to the house and to install the unit which is all spread out across the course of the contract. Fast forward a year and a half and here we are still paying for an inactive protection service on a house we don't own, in a state we don't live in. I would gladly pay the installation fee out of pocket twice over to get out of this contract. One of the worst financial mistakes I've ever made. Period. read more

I recently updated my alarm system and I went with guardian. I shopped around and they gave me the best price and the most for my money. Also there person I spoke with on the phone was very helpful (Rebecca Burdette) and did not try to push anything extra on me . The young man who installed the alarm system was excellent and very patient as I am a little electronicly challenged . read more

Amazing service. I wasn't the easiest customer and he just calmed me down and got me through it with ease. I told him you want to say your nutty old lady and he laughed and said no you're not . I said I'll say it for you. He was just so kind and patience. read more

Very Very Very poor service. Will not send my information to my moms insurance company. Fax takes 72 hours and that never happened and mailing the information didn't happen either. Guess my mom don't need the home security discount on her home owners insurance. Would not recommend this company. read more

Unfortunately, I will be deploying and have my Military Orders ready to send in. I called about cancellation as we will not be able to have Guardian Protection in Germany. The representative told me that I would need to pay $750 to cancel. This is absurd. I reached out to the JAG office on base and the attorney advised me that this is against the law and that servicemembers can cancel under the SCRA. Ignoring that right and seeking to enforce such a contract could lead to costly litigation. Moreover, it could put the servicemember and their family through unnecessary stress. Be mindful when signing up. read more

I'm in the process of moving, and would like to move my services from a "rental" to another "rental" with equipment that I purchased which happens to be "self transferable." In calling Guardian Protection, they are requesting for me to sign another 36 month contract in order to validate. I have a 36month contract. I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND NOT E. V. E. R. using this company. Read other postings, for its true. I have been with (certified security) which was bought out by Guardian for over 16 years and this is how they are now treating "loyal" customers. DON'T USE THEM. read more