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Brinks Home offers customized home security systems with 24/7 professional monitoring services starting at $29.99 per month and free professional installation when you sign up for a three-year contract. It also offers an add-on maintenance plan called Brinks Home Plus, along with a mobile app for managing your account and home security system. Its systems are available in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
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Reviewed Aug. 19, 2022
Brinks has no problem lying to you. Read their Google reviews for more experiences that unfortunately sound a lot like mine. I was promised that Brinks would take over our hardwired security system for $50, inclusive of any hardware required. However, I was charged almost $350 for new hardware. Over the course of 6 weeks, 2 different agents promised a $300 refund, but my account was never updated. The last agent I spoke to said things hadn't been explained correctly to me, but I would still be responsible for the charges. I'm sorry, but a failure to explain things correctly should be YOUR problem, Brinks, not mine.
Hi Mark, we are sorry to hear about the negative experience regarding your service. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you. We look forward to speaking with you soon and offer the best assistance possible. -Jaime
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2022
Have problems with company. They will not send an return label after four weeks of trying to get them to. They don't want you to return anything just charge you for it. Bad customer service! They are nice on the phone, tell you it will be ok, that's a lie.
Hi Richard, we are sorry to hear about the negative experience regarding your service. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you. We look forward to speaking with you soon and offer the best assistance possible. -Jaime
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2022
EVERY time I have an appointment they cancel and don't even bother to call, I sit around all day and no one shows. I have had at least 10 appointments canceled even rescheduled of reschedules. I love the equipment and app but will never recommend Brinks to anyone. They do not have enough service people to cover the appointments and you sit around all day and they never call you. Very frustrating.
Hi Stephen, we are sorry to hear about the negative experience regarding your service. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you. We look forward to speaking with you soon and offer the best assistance possible. -Jaime
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2022
I made the mistake of switching to Brinks because AT&T Digital Life was in the process of discontinuing their service. HUGE MISTAKE!!! Brinks was SUPPOSED to be a seamless transfer with better video cameras at the same cost. NOT!!! The video cameras routinely lose remote connectivity. The troubleshooting instructions requires me to power cycle the problematic camera - problem is, I have to go up in my attic to do so. As I type this review here in Fort Worth the outside temp is 108 degrees, in the attic it's near 160 degrees - not very healthy activity to be done by a 57 year old man with hypertension. I've lost track on the number of times I've called Brinks in an attempt to resolve this matter. Each time it turns out to be an hour long ordeal in which I am put on hold and/or transferred back and forth to different departments.
I try to explain to them my job requires me to travel often for weeks at a time. During one such trip, someone attempted to break into one of my work trailers that is overlooked by not one but two of their security cameras - but guess what, neither of them were working at the time of the attempted break in. When I mention I need to cancel my contract with them so I can get a more reliable security monitoring company I get a letter in the mail telling me it's going to cost me over $1100.00 to get out of my contract.
Be VERY careful when they offer to lower the monthly service fees for the aggravation they have caused, because to do so they are also extending the length of your contract. They tried that with me today - offered to "help me out" for all if the aggravation I've been going through with them by lowering the monthly charges from $44 per month to $29 per month. BUT they were going to extend the contract another 30 months. This is after one of their ace technicians arrived at my house yesterday morning to repair their faulty video cameras - then at 2:44 am this morning not one, but THREE of their cameras go offline again.
With all of these problems in the first six months of their service, why in the world would I consider extending it another day? With my AT&T Digital Life, I never had an issue in the seven years I was with them and their customer service was wonderful. Brinks has been one headache after another. PLEASE, choose any other security company than this one. Update 7/21/2022 - Brinks technician was here 3 days ago and cameras are worse now than they ever were.
Update 8/2/2022 - Brinks Home Security system is worse now than it has ever been. Received a letter in the mail from them and they have the nerve to charge me $175.00 for the service call in which their technician was supposed to have repaired the system. They were served written notice more than 30 days ago their system was malfunctioning and they had 30 days to repair it. Not only was it not repaired by their technician during his service visit, things are worse now than before he performed his supposed service call. I am so done with Brinks Security. I have spoken to my bank and have put a stop payment on any further bank drafts from my account by Brinks Security. Now comes the fun part of disputing the charges they are going to try for their default of contract. Below is a log of video devices not responding - notice the obvious upward trend of not responding since their tech visited my home on 7/18/2022.
Device Event Time. 1 Front Door Video Device not responding 7/28/2022 6:26:29 am. 3 Side Rear Video Device not responding 7/27/2022 11:01:26 am. 2 Side Front Video Device not responding 7/27/2022 10:02:33 am. 4 Back Door Video Device not responding 7/27/2022 10:02:31 am. 3 Side Rear Video Device not responding 7/26/2022 2:22:48 am. 2 Side Front Video Device not responding 7/26/2022 1:48:53 am. 4 Back Door Video Device not responding 7/26/2022 1:47:48 am. 3 Side Rear Video Device not responding 7/25/2022 2:20:06 am. 2 Side Front Video Device not responding 7/25/2022 1:46:02 am. 4 Back Door Video Device not responding 7/25/2022 1:45:02 am. 4 Back Door Video Device not responding 7/21/2022 6:12:50 am. 3 Side Rear Video Device not responding 7/20/2022 1:40:30 pm. 2 Side Front Video Device not responding 7/20/2022 1:39:33 pm.
2 Side Front Video Device not responding 7/19/2022 2:44:58 am. 3 Side Rear Video Device not responding 7/19/2022 2:44:56 am. 4 Back Door Video Device not responding 7/19/2022 2:44:05 am. 1 Front Door Video Device not responding 7/5/2022 12:14:28 am. 3 Side Rear Video Device not responding 7/3/2022 7:47:19 am. 2 Side Front Video Device not responding 6/23/2022 7:27:49 am. 4 Back Door Video Device not responding 5/26/2022 11:31:33 am. 1 Front Door Video Device not responding 5/13/2022 2:48:49 am.
Hi Jody, we are sorry to hear about the negative experience regarding your service. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon and offer the best assistance possible. -Jaime
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2022
My security panel is unable to communicate with the company. For three months this company has scheduled to come change the panel and on those occasions, no technician has showed up and they keep charging me for my monthly bill. This is a life and death issue because should something happen now I can't send any communication to Brinks thru the faulty panel. Called them a few times and all they do is try to reschedule again...taking my business to a better company.
Hi Gideon, we're sorry to hear about the experience regarding your service. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number & any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you by phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon and offer the best assistance possible. -Jaime
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2022
I contacted your office for assistance for my camera, and sensors that needed to be replaced due to purchasing two doors. Dorneisha was my representative. She was friendly, polite, patient, professional and knowledgeable. Thank you for having an employee such as Dorneisha. It was a delight and a friendly experience. She ordered the sensors I needed and put my camera back online. She’s the best.
Hi Bruce! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service and attention from Dorneisha. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed July 22, 2022
Replacement of Digital Life equipment per contract. Installer didn’t have all of the cameras. Said he ordered them and I will be contacted when they come in. Six months later and still waiting!! So much for living up to the agreement to come over after Digital Life stopped supporting the equipment. Told cost would be the same but didn’t mention a service fee. Plus communication with the cameras I have is lost often.
Hi Richard, we're sorry to hear about the experience regarding your service. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number & any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you by phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon and offer the best assistance possible. -Jaime
Reviewed July 21, 2022
First of all I NEVER SIGNED UP FOR BRINKS!! NOW TRYING TO CANCEL WHEN I CALL-- THEY HANG UP AS SOON AS THEY REALIZE WHY I'M CALLING..I begged the last girl to "Please do not hang up on me...Please do not hang up!" Dfw Security sold my security service to Brinks at some point during my contract with them at 3x times the original rate. The original contract ran out years ago and I have been on month to month as far as I know but today...Brinks is telling me I have renewed my contract in February of 2022 until Feb 2023 which never happened because I had a contract on my home in December of 2021 to move out on March the 8th OF 2022.. NO WAY I WOULD RENEW MY SECURITY SERVICE!
When Brinks took over my service they were servicing for 3x times the price of what I signed up for. When I asked both companies for my contracts both seem to be unable to provide any documentation...Brinks first said they JUST EMAILED IT OVER, while I was on the phone...we waited several minutes, she kept saying..it's coming it's coming... nothing...then finally she said, "Well it's gonna have to generated and could take 24 hours!" So then I called Dfw and they said they no longer have access to those records!!!
I started my service with DFW security in 2016..I think my contract was for 3 years best I can remember...I paid for equipment up front and paid on time no issues...now that I no longer live in this house I cannot get out of this Service...paying $54 a month since March of 2022 for service in a house I no longer live in! The girl at Dfw seemed like she could care less that I'm stuck with the mess they created..they got paid selling out my contract and now I'm stuck..too bad for you lady..NOT OUR PROBLEM!!!! I WANT THEM TO STOP LYING AND STOP CHARGING ME FOR A SERVICE I DO NOT WANT AND NO LONGER NEED. This is not my last stop...This is only the beginning!
Hi Gina, we're sorry to hear about the experience regarding your account status. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number & any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you by phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon and offer the best assistance possible. -Jaime
Reviewed July 19, 2022
I came home from vacation to find my Brinks Home Alarm system not working, that was on 11 July. I have had left on the 2nd, so there is no way of knowing how long it was out before my return. I promptly called brinks and was told that a Technician would contact me within 48 hrs. When I did not receive a call with 72 hrs I again called, spoke with a Customer Rep (barely comprehensible in English), and was told, "We are sorry, but a Technician will call in 48 hrs to set up an appointment to change your Main panel, and give you a credit. I will call you back in a few hours to make sure credit went through". Again, no return call. Today is the 19th, I again called, explained the situation, and was placed on hold. After 10 minutes on hold I was disconnected. This company, once a great American company stinks. Hate to say it but it does.
Hi John, we are sorry to hear about the negative experience regarding your service and system concerns. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed July 16, 2022
I've been with Monitronics since 2006. After Brinks acquired the company, things went downhill in terms of customer service. I agreed to renew for a 3-year contract on the phone in December of 2019. Big mistake. The oral contract was a 3-year commitment for the flat price of $39.99 per month. This in itself is already a bad deal, but things would get much worse. Before I agreed to this 3-year contract, my cost recovery fee was $0.97 per month, but over the next 26 months since agreeing to the contract, my cost recovery fee rose to $6.40 per month. That's an increase of 6.6 times in just over 2 years. In June of 2022, I called and asked them to refund me the money I had paid for their "cost recovery fee" on the grounds that I had negotiated a flat monthly rate and NO additional costs were discussed at all during the contract negotiation. Any reasonable person would interpret "flat rate" literally.
They refused to reimburse, counter-offering to reimburse just $6.40 for 1 month of cost recovery fee. This is a deceptive bait-and-switch business practice. But it gets worse! They increased not only this hidden/unacknowledged/un-negotiated cost recovery fee, they also gradually increased my supposed flat rate from $39.99 to $42.99. They boil you slowly like a frog, this increase did not take effect all at once, before they got there, they raised my monthly rate to $40.96. So in total, they increased my supposed flat rate by $3 over 26 months and my cost recovery fee by $5.43 over the same period.
Also, the techs they send to your house tend to sell alarm.com equipment. This equipment is outdated, poor quality and overpriced. Cameras are archaic, window sensors fall off and trigger false alarms. I called on July 7th to cancel, and paid off $251.95 which is what they asked for the remaining 5 months of my contract. So far they have not yet closed my account. I demand that they close my account, because I had uninstalled all the monitoring equipment (which I own, because I paid for it upfront) at my own expense, and I prepaid for the remainder of the contract, even though I am not getting any service from them anymore. I just want to get away from them and have my account closed.
They take forever to process cancellations. Unfortunately, I have seen many reviews that state that a customer is charged even after cancellation and prepayment to buy off the contract. Their customer service is not customer service, but hard-pressure sales. You will be on hold for a long time most of the times that you call. They will then pressure you to stay with them and/or "upgrade" your equipment. If you ask for a technician to come out to replace/fix a part, they will try to pull a tactic whereby they supposedly offer you a discount in exchange for extending your contract.
But it's no discount, because the technician will likely install overpriced, dated equipment and the result will be that you'll be on the hook for a long-term contract with substandard equipment. After I noticed this tactic, I no longer called them to ask for a technician, and eventually hired my own technicians to uninstall all of the equipment I had acquired from them and install a different company's equipment, instead.
Hi Michael, we are sorry to hear about the negative experience regarding your service and billing. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed July 15, 2022
HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! I recently switched over to Brinks because AT&T Digital Life is discontinuing service. WHAT A MISTAKE! I have had several problems and find it nearly impossible to get someone to assist me either on the phone or via text. They tout their "text support" feature, however when you do, you are informed that you will be placed in a queue for upwards of 50 minutes or longer and then they do not respond for over 14 HOURS! Do not get screwed over like I did! Go with someone else to monitor your home system.
Hi Patricia, we are sorry to hear about the negative experience regarding your service. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed July 12, 2022
I had Brinks in 2019-2020 for Nest home monitoring, I moved out of my house in 2020 to return to the barracks (army) because I was getting out of the army, I sent in my orders and requested a cancellation due to military orders (no penalties or contract payoff if due to military) and was told that it was cancelled. I was never contacted by Brinks in any form saying there was anything due or for late payments, we're now in July of 2022 I get notification of a charge off and a collection on my credit report for the amount of 399 dollars. I contacted the collection agency to get the info and requested debt validation, I attempted to contact brinks to find out why it wasn't cancelled and how the bill got to 400 dollars and the very rude customer support agent would not let me talk to a supervisor and just kept attempting to give me the collection agencies phone number stating there's nothing they can do because it's with an outside agency.
After telling the agent multiple times I want to know how it got to this point, why I was never contacted and why it was never cancelled she kept stating she was having technical difficulties and kept muting her mic for 15 minutes then she hung up on me. I just want to know why it wasn't cancelled and how the amount due got to 400 dollars. I have filed a complaint with the BBB and will be filing a complaint with the state Adjutant General and FDCP for illegal credit reporting practices. Glad to know this is how brinks treats 100% disabled Veterans.
Hi Matthew. We apologize for this experience. I have located your account, and I will be reaching out directly to help resolve this for you. Please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We appreciate your time and patience and look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed July 12, 2022
Several years ago I used Brinks Security monitoring services. I called to let them know I was going on vacation. They said ok but they will not notify the the police in case of a breach. I ask why not and they said they had a note from Washington county police that they reported my alarm permit was expired and would not send an officer to my house. I called Washington police and they told me they do not contact monitoring services and that my permit was in good standing. I called Brinks back with this information and ask how long this do not call note was on my account. They told me 6 months. I told them they owed me for 6 months services or cancel my account. They canceled.
I opened an account with Protect America. One year later Brinks bought Protect America. So now I'm stuck with a poor monitoring service again. I decided to give Brinks another try. I have been enrolled in auto pay and while on vacation Brinks started spamming me in text and email that my credit card on file is expired. Well.... it does not expire for another year. I was ok with taking care of it when I got home but when they started fees on for late fee cost recovery and paper statement. I called and canceled or I should say I informed the agent I wanted my account closed and the fees were caused by their error. She said her manager was not there so she could not close the account. So.... I cut Brinks a check for the current month of service and included a letter outlining why. I am now getting a bill for another month plus their erroneous fees. I called and was disconnected 4 times. Stay away from Brinks security. Use anybody but them. They are bad news.
Hi Richard, we are sorry to hear about the negative experience regarding your account status. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed July 7, 2022
Was with ProtectAmerica for 10 yrs, then Brinks took it over. They would not honor contract for replacing faulty equipment. My system died, leaving me unprotected, and Brinks was no help at all. I spent 3 weeks with no security and spent many hours on hold for many days trying to cancel service so that I could get new system from one of their competitors. PATHETIC! Now they are trying to extort another month of fees after collecting for 3 weeks of no service. I will NEVER deal with them again. ZERO STARS!
Hi Jay, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your system and account status. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed July 5, 2022
I was a customer of Protect America who was awesome until Brinks took over. I have been out of contract for several months and chose to cancel my service which is now month to month for reasons concerning pricing (one of the highest out there), equipment (changing a battery requires an hour long tech call) and recently the random malfunction of a glass break sensor going off at 12:30 a.m. one night (police called) and 4:30 two nights later police not called we knew it was a malfunction. Instead of trying to fix the sensor we are fixing the company by requesting a cancellation of our service.
I spoke with Sean on 6/28 who indicated a cancellation contract would be issued within 3 days. On 6/30 it had not been received. I called and spoke with John who said he would email Sean to resend the contract. On 7/5 I spoke with Yoshi who said it was sent on 7/1 but it is not in my email or spam and he confirmed the correct address on file. Allegedly I should receive it within three hours as I am now a high priority, but they managed to squeeze another week of billing out of me. In the meantime do your homework before working with Brinks - they have multiple similar reviews and an alert on their Better Business page for exactly this issue.
Hi Christina, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your cancellation request. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed July 2, 2022
A sales rep asked us to switch us from ADT to Brinks. He stated we would receive the exact same equipment and service at a lower monthly price. We are still missing 2 specific pieces of our previous security system. We were scheduled to have one of the items installed on a Saturday between 10am and 11am. Nobody showed up and nobody called. I called their 'equipment' installer and they said there was a problem with the schedule. They called me back to tell me the tech would be here between 3pm and 5pm. They then called me back at 1pm to tell me that the techs in Texas are not licensed to install this piece of equipment and it would take months to get it.
The sales rep told us we would not have to pay Brinks for the first month's service because he would credit our account. Our account never did get a credit for the first month's service. He also stated ADT would not bill us for the next month since we cancelled previous to the beginning of that month. Not true, we did get billed and we do have to pay that bill. He then told us we would not have to pay the 30-day cancellation bill that is written into the ADT contract, which also is not true, we have to pay that cancellation fee. Does anybody at this company really know what is going on?
Hi Jo, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns regarding your service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 29, 2022
You all have not sent me proof why I am paying on my Alarm service when I have cancel my service. I have tried several time to communicate with your company. I do wish to report this to social media. I just need to know why I owe this.
Hi Shelia, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your cancellation request. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 27, 2022
My account with Brinks was assumed from ATT Digital Life when that service folded. My coverage remained the same, the hardware was changed out for Brinks equipment, and I had to sign a 3 year contract for the transition. The problems began almost immediately with interrupted service and equipment malfunctions. I was charged for each service visit to correct their equipment.
I write today because I’ve been on the phone for the past 2 hours. The calls have been disconnected 5 times. The second agent I spoke to did assist me with reconnecting one of my cameras, but the call was disconnected while she was helping with the second device. The next associate had me hold for a while, said she could not help me and gave me a number to call for assistance. I asked if the number was for a Brinks department, she said yes, when I called… it was for Angie’s List. The next 2 calls I made to speak to a manager were also disconnected, the last of which was after I had been on hold for 12 minutes after the agent said her supervisor wanted me to speak with a supervisor in the technical department. I never had the opportunity to speak to a manager. Their customer service is a shell game. I feel compelled to let others know to beware signing the mandatory 3 year contract with this company. You will not get what you pay for.
Hi Donna, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the equipment as well as your experience over the phone. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 27, 2022
Avoid this company at all costs. We signed a 3-year-contract that stated we would pay $20/month for home security monitoring. We signed up for autopay to make billing easier, and after a few months noticed that the company started added hidden fees to our bill. They first started at $.97 and are now up to $6.40 each month!! Because of this, we requested to stop autopay so we would have time to review the bills (and call them each month to complain about these hidden fees). However, rather than simply stopping autopay they enrolled us in paper billing and charged us a $5 fee for that-- without mentioning to us that this is what they were doing! When I called this month about the hidden fees and this surprise paper billing fee (again, which we did not request), the customer service rep, Carlos, was incredibly rude and told me they would not refund the fee.
I'm genuinely not sure how these hidden fees are even legal. Nothing was disclosed in our initial contract. We signed up for the $20/month fee for a 3-year locked-in contract, and have since had hidden costs tacked on each month as well as this absurd $5 paper billing fee which no one told us about. Customer service is the worst I've ever experienced, and we are stuck in this awful contract. Avoid this company. They are shady and unethical.
Hi Rebecca, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the agreement and monitoring rate. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 24, 2022
Keeps increasing prices without warning and against my contract. Will be canceling. Bill goes up every month after I was told the price would never increase. I'd look elsewhere for a company that lives by its word.
Hi Scott, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your monthly monitoring rate. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 24, 2022
So my house was broken into last night!!! Here’s my dilemma with this horrible company! Started contract January 2021- Paused my contract in February 2022 and Moved into new home in March. I’ve had 2 canceled installs, once came stood 10 minutes and said all my less than one year old equipment is bad. Called Brinks they told me they had to extend my contract to get new equipment. At this point I said fine because they wouldn't budge on my canceling. Still no install date. Being told to call an outside vendor for install and they are saying they can’t help as their expiration date for my account is past the date they can install. I’ve called Brinks back and Have been getting the runaround for still for weeks. I can’t get a manager on the line either because they want to know my reasoning and quite simply what I have explained to almost every rep and notes in my account should be enough! We are in June and this started in March!!!
Hi Phillip, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the scheduling of these appointments. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 16, 2022
I recently signed up for Brinks home security and have had the worst customer experience. After paying for over $2000 of equipment, and being charged for months of service - no one has come to install the equipment. I have reached out to Brinks about this, left voicemails, sent text messages and no one will respond. I finally gave up, and tried to cancel the service. Now I find that it is impossible to cancel my service. I have waited to speak with their loyalty department twice now for over 3 hours on hold. Both times being disconnected. It's been 2 days of waiting on the phone to speak with someone, and no one answers.
Finally after speaking with someone on April 25th 2022 (After waiting months for installation and spending hours trying to reach customer service), I requested to cancel my service. Now over 50 days later, no refund has been issued for my service or equipment. In fact, I am still being charged for the equipment that has been returned. I have sent emails, and tried calling - BUT NO ONE EVER ANSWERS!! I spend hours waiting - and not a single person will pick up the phone when they find out about your cancelation. Try to sign up for a new service? You immediately get connected with someone. I am beyond frustrated with brinks. There needs to be a class action lawsuit against them for Predatory Business Practices. Just read the BBB reviews. I am not the only one with this issue. William
Hi William, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the status of your account. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 10, 2022
I start using the service in May but before I agree to use the service the representative told me and my husband that we can cancel it before 90 days at no cost. But that was a lie. I called Brinks to report any issues I’m having with the panel. Lo and behold these people transferred me to more 5 people. Everybody I talked to said they can’t help me. Long story short, I talk to a guy to cancel my services, he told me I cannot cancel because I sign agreement for 60 month which I never did. But I was told if I cancel before 90 days it’s free and I only only sign up for 40 days they told me I can’t cancel. I regret allowing them to my house to install that nonsense to my wall. Please don’t fall a victim. Do not use. Not good. I will cancel the service. I don’t want it anymore. Don’t let them use sugarcoated mouth to fool you. They are not good. From top to bottom.
Hi Yetty, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the status of your account. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 7, 2022
After days of trying to cancel our service Brinks finally sent the Docusign paper to sign and send back. I am sure I signed and sent it back. But cannot find a copy on my phone. Then the next month they billed us again. Today I have started the agonizing process of trying to cancel again. I have been bullied, hung up on, ignored, and spent hours on the phone on hold sent to 6 different representatives. And still no one will issue another Docusign document for me to sign. I even mentioned getting an attorney and been hung up on. The worst company I have ever dealt with.
Hi Nickole, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the status of your account and cancellation procedures. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 7, 2022
I have had service since 2015 with Brinks. Since March I have had one sensor that the battery needed changing. Ever since then it and others have failed to work. I have spent numerous hours on the phone trying to get it fixed. I have had techs at my house for over 9 times to fix the problem and no one has. Today was the last straw for me dealing with your company. I have submitted a letter wanting to cancel my service with y’all.
Hi James, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your alarm system. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 7, 2022
Do not make the mistake of entrusting this company with your home security. They are completely incompetent. I moved to a new address over a year ago and despite multiple calls, they were unable to update my home address correctly. Had there been an emergency they would have sent the police or fire department to the wrong house. I know this to be true because they sent a tech out to my old address when work needed to be done. Furthermore, this company is a scam. I received an invoice for $52 for service I did not receive after canceling with Brinks. A Brinks representative told me they would waive that charge and zero it out. A few weeks later I received the same invoice with a late fee added on and a threat they would contact the credit agencies if I did not pay. This is how they treat a customer who has been with them for 6 years. Imagine how they will treat you and your family. Avoid them at all costs.
Hi Michael, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the status of your service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 3, 2022
It was hard to get someone to talk to and when I did get thru, the person on the other line was barely audible. It's unclear whether their phone was faulty or just not close enough to the phone. It's irritating that the door switches could not be ordered online. Then when I finally got to order the switches, they were $29 which you know is a total ripoff. I'm already displeased with my conversion from AT&T to Brinks. You can't build loyalty but ripping off any customer. Don't you think I be telling my friends what you did just because I had no alternative?
Hi James, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 3, 2022
I installed their system in 2019 and starting a nightmare since then. Firstly they installed the equipment wrongly and when it warns garage door open actually it is back door. After called them many times they sent somebody to fix it. Then the battery of back door started alarming no power even if I just replaced the battery three days. It keep warning even in the nights. I had to go downstairs to close it in the nights. I had to replace batteries constantly which cost extra $50 every month. Then I moved to another home and they said the contract is not end they will move the equipment to my new home. We set up an appointment but they never showed up. I waited at home for whole day and nobody even called me to explain. I had to install another brand and called them to cancel it.
They agreed but still charged me until 10 months later I checked my bank surprisingly found out they keep charging me. They didn't provide any services or equipmnets and keep charging. I made tons of phone calls and still charging me. Their phone is super hard to get through. They will let you call another and another and another number again and again. It's a endless harassment.
Hi Jessie, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 2, 2022
I never write reviews, but this company is fraudulent and please be aware before signing up! They made signing up with their "professional monitoring" service very easy, but have made it impossible to cancel. I tried calling their customer service multiple times and have been on hold for a combined 6 hours. Each employee, including a manager, who I spoke with had no idea how to cancel my subscription. I sent an email to their customer service department and they sent me instructions to send a written letter by mail requesting my cancellation, but did not provide an address to send this letter. I have followed up more than twice through email to find out an address and after 2 weeks I have still not received a response. I have had to resort to contacting my credit card company to put a merchant block on Brinks. Be careful before signing up with Brinks as they are truly the worst company I have ever worked with in my life.
Hi David, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of your service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 1, 2022
We had a security system in place for several years and it was bought out by Brinks. When we moved, we had the system transferred. We tried to cancel but were told we had signed a 4 year contract verbally. I asked them to provide a transcript of the contract which they never did. I waited for 4 years to cancel and after being on hold for 2 HOURS, someone came on the line and after I told them I wanted to cancel, was transferred to another department, where again I sat on hold. Finally after another hour and after I strongly declined keeping the service, despite the many discounts they would provide, I was provided a cancellation form via DocuSign. The very next month, they charged our account again and I disputed it. We then started getting bills in the mail with accruing late fees. We have provided the signed cancellation form and are still receiving bills.
Hi Cindie, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of your service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed June 1, 2022
If you are looking to get a home security system, I would stay away from Brinks! They will sell you the world and state that all of their equipment will work with all other systems! When it doesn't work, they will delay and troubleshoot to attempt to resolve, but in the end - they are delaying, buying time because they state you can't return the equipment after 60 days and then you're stuck paying the bill or receive a negative credit rating due to a charge off and delayed payments. I, for one, will never have a Brinks Home Security System in my home!
Hi Avery, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Updated review: June 6, 2022
Following the publishing of this review, I received a call from an Executive Success team member with Brinks. Here is how final resolution came out: Brinks did not opt to replace my defective hardware without a contract renewal and I was not interested in being locked in with Brinks for another X years. They offered to waive the full amount of my 'early termination' fee (which began at about $270, and was subsequently lowered to about $130). In effect, it was a simple no-cost walk-away, which I opted for.
Original Review: May 23, 2022
I because a customer of LiveWatch by purchasing a security system and a subscription back in 2016. Livewatch was purchased by Brinks subsequently. In 2020, the security panel began to malfunction, as did the motion sensors (which made a false-alarm that costed me $150 by my local policy department who had to come to the house when I was away from my phone to get the alarm call from Brinks. Also, the door/window sensors were failing. Brinks replaced the hardware, but failed to notify me that I was being locked into a 4-year extension of my commitment to their services. The new hardware I was given in 2020 is now failing, and I'm facing having the following options offered to me today: 1. Purchase new equipment, 2. Pay a recurring monthly amount (a hardware insurance policy), to get replacement hardware, 3. Ride out the contract with broken equipment or 4. "Buy out" the remaining 9 months of my contract for $270.
Getting this info today took 2.5 hours, mostly in a phone queue, and getting transferred 5 times. I finally messaged Brinks on Facebook as I could never get through the call queue which I hung up from after 45 minutes, and then 1-hour of waiting. I am really disappointed in Brinks.
Hi Julian,thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your service as well as your recent experience over the phone. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed May 21, 2022
I started out with Monitronics which was then bought out by Brinks home security. The service was ok, didn't offer cameras or doorbell cam. I also had a time my front door sensor said door was open, they called me and asked if I wanted them to send someone out. I was at work and nobody was home so I said yes, I then left work and drove home 25 miles and came home to the door slightly open because my wife didn't close the door all the way. I then checked the house and all was good. I called Brinks and told them I was home and all was ok and canceled the request. 45 minutes later a security guard shows up and I said I had called 45 minutes ago and canceled and they left. I still got charged $100.00 for them coming out! I paid the fee and was upset about it and the fact they didn't get there until 45 minutes after I drove across town and got there.
I purchased 2 cameras and a doorbell cam and then later found out there was no recording unless I was watching and captured the picture problem is when they notice of someone at the door they had come and left so why have it at all. When I called to cancel I was asked to hold and after 45 minutes I had to hang up to go to a doctor appt. Next day I called and got someone who asked questions and said ok, they cannot start the process until I Docu sign some forms that he was sending me. I checked, no e-mail also checked all my junk folders, no e-mail. He also said it would take 30 days after sent the documents back meaning another month of service. I did receive a E-mail offering me a rate of $29.99 a month which is a reduction from the $70.00 I am paying. It is too late, the service I have received makes free, too expensive!
Hi David, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of your service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime

Reviewed May 20, 2022
I had Brinks for over 4 years. I had many issues with false alarms and Brinks sent out the police, BUT was charged for the false alarm calls. Note they failed to contact me so I was out money. This was only twice, but money out of my pocket. I had issues with the sensors, and never got the doorbell to work correctly. They gave me a beta, and then never started using the product so there was not support. So back to it.... I was selling my house and could not transfer the service. They insisted I pay off my contract (Other companies let you cancel if you can't take the service), so was quite displeased with this. So they got my 800 dollars to complete the contract, and can't get the services eliminated and my releationship with them Cancelled. They continue to keep the services on with the new owner using my service. With that said if there is an alarm...WHAMMY, who is the false alarm charge coming to.. ME.
I have made many attempts with customer service (2 hours this morning), and have had zero luck. I advise to go elsewhere and beware of brinks. They will take you money, give terrible customer support, and you will get equipment that don't work. Hope this helps some of you folks from getting trapped into this terrible company called Brinks.
Hi Allen, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of your service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed May 17, 2022
Want to have service for your abrí la alarm? Good luck. Six plus appointments later, over six months no luck. We pay for our alarm service, but have problems with the system. Total disappointment and unprofessional. I would find another provider. The team on the phone is great, the follow through is disappointing and horrible!
Hi Martin, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the system and with the scheduling of your appointment. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed May 13, 2022
We initially purchased a security system and monitoring from Protect America, which seemed ok. They were then bought out by Brinks. Brinks has among the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I had to call twice to get the monitoring service cancelled and was on hold for over an hour the first time around and an hour and 40 minutes the second. I had to call the second time because the first "customer service" rep failed to do her job. After cancelling we got a bill in the mail for a month of service that was never provided. We called to find out what was going on just to be on hold for another hour to be told that they require a thirty day notice of cancellation. We had their service in our house for 5 years and were treated like absolute waste. Do not use Brinks home security, they are the worst.
Hi Rick, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding cancellation. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed May 4, 2022
It is IMPOSSIBLE to contact a representative to cancel your service! I held almost 40 minutes on 2 different calls! I canceled 2 months ago. They are still charging my account. Can NOT get a response on the phone and I can’t access my portal anymore. I would NEVER use this company! Use SOMEONE else!! BEWARE!
Hi Rebecca, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding cancellation. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed May 3, 2022
The was the second time in a row. The first time, I received a call saying he was not able to make it. I was rescheduled to 5/2. You did not show up and no messages and no calls.
Hi Lijun, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your scheduled appointment. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime

Reviewed May 1, 2022
Customer service is terrible. The outdoor cameras don't work properly, one is not working at all. Brinks makes an appointment for a tech to show up to fix the non-functioning camera - no one calls, or comes out. Called to ask why - I am left on hold for 30 minutes, then they set another appointment, but still no one shows up or calls. I try to contact someone through the customer service web page, but it won't recognize my email or password. So, I call customer service - on hold for 15 minutes, finally, someone comes on and says that the customer service web page is down. That was enough - I asked to cancel my contract.
They want the balance of the account for a total of $741 just to cancel this (mind you, I paid cash for the equipment when we first entered into this contract years ago). That means I am forced to pay that amount in order to stop the service on a camera that does not work and another camera that is very poor quality. Don't use this company.
Thank you Diane for taking the time to speak with me regarding your account. If you have any further questions, please let us know. -Jaime
Reviewed April 23, 2022
The installer was excellent and did a fabulous job! The problem was this visit was scheduled multiple times because no equipment and then the wrong equipment was shipped to the house. This was a very frustrating experience! I will not be referring friends to Brinks based upon this experience, but the installer was fabulous!
Thank you for your feedback Steven. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the service from the installer. However, we are sorry to hear about the trouble you had during scheduling. We have had a higher than normal volume recently in our scheduling department, but our agents are working diligently to assist every customer as best as possible. If you have any questions regarding your account, please don't hesitate to contact us. -Jaime
Reviewed April 22, 2022
I have attempted first during the month of February 2022, to have this incompetent firm to come out and service their faulty equipment. It took numerous hours and days to finally get an agent on the phone. Once I was able to speak with this person. I was informed that she would have to switch me over to another department where I once again had to wait not only hours, but this went on for more days. I finally reached my limit with these People, sent them via text messages of my concerns and Cancellation of their service.
On February 6, 2022 I had their fraudulent equipment removed from my home, as they were informed prior to that date. I have repeatedly sent them via Certified mail return receipt on so far two occasions of my termination of my association with Brinks Home, and above the Cancellation of their subpar service, especially their customer service. Brinks Home had in place a system that doesn’t acknowledge cancellation, and when you attempt to use their so called phone system to cancel. You’re forced to wait hours, and yes days to speak with someone. But never happens. They never pick the phone, so that you cancel. This is just a Fraud to keep you.
Hi Darrell, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your system. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed April 21, 2022
I had purchased a home security system from Protect America, which was taken over by Brinks. The system does not work, I called 3 separate times and currently am on hold for 1 hour and 14 minutes. I even tried to text, was put in the queue. They will not let me cancel as they say I am locked into a contract! They charge me monthly for services I have not used in over a year. They are aware of that and have offered to do nothing to help me. Rude on the phone! Obviously customer service is not important to them as why would they put me on hold for an hour.. To check the system, they charge the customer even though Brinks has different equipment.
Thank you for your feedback Jeannemarie. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your system. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed April 17, 2022
I had to call after two weeks of waiting for a part that had been ordered by our technician. I got the appointment scheduled with no problem. However, the next day, someone else called to schedule the appointment as well. My original appointment was for April 21, 2022 but the appointment he wanted to make me was for May 9, 2022. After a lot of discussions with him, he called me back and said ok for April 21, 2022 but instead of between 12:30-17:00 it was changed to between 8:00-12:30 which is not ideal for me. That's why I originally made the appointment for between 12:30-17:00.
Hi Helen! Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your service appointment or about the scheduling of it, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at your earliest convenience at 800-447-9239. -Jaime
Reviewed April 15, 2022
The service has been excellent. I have already recommended Brinks to my friends. I did have some hiccups but the tech had them resolved immediately. This was really great and extremely efficient. I was not impressed with the initial set up of my account to the fact that it had to be corrected twice. It was most fortunate that it was able to be fixed quickly and same day of my service. I still have a few issues with my account and trust that they will be handled just as quickly and efficiently.
Hi Brenda! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your installation and service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed April 15, 2022
Very happy with our decision to go with Brinks Home Security and we added the doorbell /camera for added security. Pleased with the monitoring and how easy it is to leave and enter the house, even with my cell phone.
Hi Nancy! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed April 14, 2022
I was double bill for a guess a sensor basically. I’m a new customer and a new install was done where I added the fire on protection and one sensor they charge me twice. The agent say they were making an adjustment. I made a payment on their account and it was never adjusted and I will still billed and it also has taken out that other portion.
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your billing. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed April 13, 2022
They will fraudulently charge you. I would give them -10 stars. The system never worked. So when I went to cancel the contract I was told to submit a letter. I did send a written letter to cancel the account. I never got any communication back, nor did I get any communication about the account's overdue status. Two years pass and I'm getting harassed by collections. I tried to call Brinks to review the account and they refused to talk to me. The collection company won't remove the charges because Brinks sent them an Excel file showing that they continued to charge my account after I had formally requested the cancelation. Now I'm forced to pay $600 because this company is nothing but a fraudulent company. Don't get involved.
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed April 13, 2022
Let me preface by saying that I typically don't write reviews and I also have a solid credit score (usually around 750). After Brinks Home Security has essentially held my credit history hostage due to their own poor customer service and contractual failures, I feel the need to warn others who might be considering this company. Despite assurances that Brinks would be able to provide tech visits to maintain and repair our system when we started our contract in spring 2021, I was told by a technician in the fall of 2021 that the best they could do was drop-ship me equipment and send links showing me how to install myself. This was after hours on hold, numerous calls where I was placed on hold for 30+ minutes, etc. I then began the process of cancelling my account, sending 30 days' written notice per instructions.
Over the past several months, I have sent letters, attempted to communicate through their text service, called time and time again (even taking time off work in order to endure their hold times)...This is a racket. Do NOT agree to a contract with Brinks. Their customer service is horrendous, they make empty promises and don't have the staff necessary to fulfill their end of the bargain, and they will charge you $1000+ to get your credit score back when you realize what a bad deal you got.
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the service as well as cancellation of service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed April 13, 2022
I used Brinks since 2017 using the next security system. Recently they stopped providing monitoring plans for the Nest Security system. So I decided to cancel my subscription because I am not interested in using their product. I called Brinks on 04/11 and 04/12. Both days I was able to speak to the first customer service representative. Both times, the customer service representatives transferred me to the department that handles the cancelation. I remained on waiting for 4 hrs and 30 minutes on 04/11 and for 4 hours and 10 minutes on 04/12.
What a friend recommended to me is that since I use my credit card to pay for this service, I should report this to the credit card company so that they can block Brinks from charging me any longer. Please stay away from Brinks. You can get better customer service and better technology from other providers.
Hi Ted, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed April 12, 2022
We have had faulty sensors - they look and feel cheap. I get a warning daily and have replaced them. This is $55 a month and have been trying to cancel the service for two days. Yesterday was on hold for 1 hour and finally got an online chat. They informed me I needed to get back on the phone to their cancellations center who now has me on perma-hold. If you are trying to get support----good luck! I hopefully can cancel, if anyone ever gets on the phone.
Hi Renee, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed April 1, 2022
I've had nothing but problems trying to get the security system installed. Now I'm having problems cancelling the service even though I never received the system. I was originally with AT&T but they stopped offering their security system service so I've had no choice but to go elsewhere.
Hi Amanda, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed April 1, 2022
I called Brinks Home Security late last year and informed them not to renew my contract and cancel service. I filled out their cancellation paperwork, submitted it and received confirmation. They are still billing me and will not answer phone, I was on hold 56 minutes on 4-1-2022.
Hi Louie, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding billing and cancellation of service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 30, 2022
My monthly monitoring cost unexpectedly increased in January. I called and was able to negotiate my rate back down if I signed a contract. The following month, the cost recovery fee went from $3.00 to $6.40, having the effect of offsetting my rate reduction. I am now locked into a contract at this rate when I was previously month to month and paying less. I called Brinks this morning to dispute the cost recovery fee and was told "all customers are paying that amount." That's honestly not a good enough explanation to me. It seems as though the fee conveniently increased at the same time my monitoring rate was lowered. I will be shopping for another provider.
Hi Trina, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cost recovery fee. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 28, 2022
I have had Brinks security for years. I recently have decided I did not need their service anymore. Simple I will just call and cancel my service right? Well I have tried 3 times now. I get through to the main operator and they say I have to talk to the “customer loyal” department to cancel. Well so far I have been on Hold for 3 hours. No answer any of the 3 times I have tried to cancel. Don’t use these guys. They have made it impossible to cancel your service! For sure, if you do make the bad mistake to deal with this terrible organization don't let them have your credit card number! I made that mistake and now the credit card company says I have to dispute the next charge instead of them stopping the company from charging my account. I HATE this company. Buyer Beware!
Hi Stephen, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of your account. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 27, 2022
I had Brinks installed in 2018, since then things have changed and I no longer need the security system. Trying to cancel the service is the act of congress, as I am writing this, it is still in service after I have for the past 5 months tried to cancel the service. They say, call and someone will send you a cancellation notice, sounds good, but I have a better chance of getting on the phone with the Pope than getting someone from Brinks to pick up. Again this morning I tried calling, getting on the instant messaging, and as always....crickets. I AM OVER IT. Since a month ago I changed my banking, total pain, just for the simple fact I don't want to be charged for a service I don't need. Do not get this security system, take my word for it.
Hi Ann, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancellation of your account. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 25, 2022
Updated on 04/03/2022: After my first review Brinks made a feeble attempt to resolve my issues with a future appointment to resolve the issues. I declined as four previous scheduled appointments were canceled by Brinks. I strongly recommend you give this service a pass. They are not reliable.
Original Review: I have been a customer of Brinks Security for several years. Up until the last six months the service was dependable. I have tried to have a service technician come and update and repair my system. This has been scheduled four different times over the last few months and each time Brinks has canceled. Do not waste your money on this service. I am stuck until my contract expires with a system that is not dependable and a service that will not take my calls.
Hi Bob, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding your system and scheduling a tech. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 25, 2022
I called Brinks (12/23/2021) to cancel my service because my rate changed to more than I could afford to pay (on my Social Security Income). The agent offered me a lower rate to stay with Brinks and offered to protect that rate with a 36 month contract. I never sign a contract when I have a choice not to, but agreed with the offer and signed up for the contract rate so that my rate plus fees and taxes does not exceed $20.00 per month, and was NOT to change for the next 36 months.
The next day I received through email the details of the contract, but thought nothing about it until after my rate went back up to $23.40 per month after the expected January charge of $20.00 per month rate including taxes and fees quoted and I agreed to.. I was billed $20.00 in January 2022, and all was well. I was billed $23.40 February and March, and I was not happy about it.
On 3/20/2022 I sent an email to Brinks Billing to request cancellation of the contract and service based upon BREACH of Contract, but never received a response. On 3/24/202, I called and spoke with FAVION and was told that the rate increase was out of their control and they could not cancel the contract, nor lower the rate plus fees and taxes back to what it was when I signed the agreement.
On 3/22/22 I called and spoke with Zakery and Allison on 2 separate calls and they both would not cancel the contract, nor lower the $20.00 monthly payment I was quoted back to what I agreed to. I am a senior citizen and I believe this is a breach of contract and the old Bait and Switch technology that takes advantage of most elderly people, and I am not happy that I got caught up with this Bait and Switch with Brinks. Desired Resolution: Billing adjustment Or Cancellation of my contract if the billing cannot be adjusted back to $20.00/mo including taxes and fees as I agreed for the duration of my contract
Hi Mary, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the bill and current term. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 22, 2022
Upon completion of installation I found the system to be what I expected. I have ordered yard signs and stickers and hopefully they will arrive soon and that will fulfill my order. The system seems to be working as explained.
Hi Sue! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your installation and service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 21, 2022
To begin with their "simple" 30 day cancellation process is anything but. I greatest barrier is the literal hours you will wait to attempt to have anyone talk to you. You have to cannot cancel online, you cannot cancel via text (which the system tries to get you to use for everything), you can only cancel talking to someone over the phone. The longest I have waited on the phone was just over four hours before I gave up. How it is supposed to work is you talk to someone, they send you a document to sign you have to wait for a 30 day period and talk to them again to cancel. All of which if not done in timeframes they require will reset the whole process over. But they will absolutely not answer the phone in the "cancellation department" so the rest is mute anyway. I currently have a certified letter headed their way since it is impossible to contact them any other way to cancel.
Hi James, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancel procedure. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 20, 2022
The installer did a decent job and was knowledgeable. Less than a day later, however, the smoke detector alerted as to malfunctioning as did the motion detector. I called the installer. Told me sometimes the old devices don’t work with the new Brinks System and referred me to technical support who shipped them to me. The phone support thereafter was terrible: long hold times and lack of clarity how to install. I asked to have the installer return and they refused. So I’m at the point of considering canceling as the install was never fully functional.
Hi Louise, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the system and service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 20, 2022
When ATT dropped 3G my service messed up. Brinks came and corrected the issue by updating my equipment for no charge. The technician was thorough and professional explaining everything to me. Thank goodness I had it repaired when I did. Not a week later I had an incident in the middle of the night and the police were notified. The alarm scared the intruder away before they could enter the premises. Thank you Brinks!!!
Hi Valerie! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service and that the alarm has been effective. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 19, 2022
Customer Service has 50 + min wait times. Feb 22, 2022, I spoke with Laura, who transferred me to an account manager after being on hold an hour to cancel my service after my contract ended to be told I need to speak with someone else. I advised no time at work. The agent said she will have to send me a form to complete which I have not received. I cannot cancel online or remove my payment information because there is pending payment.
Called today (3/19). Reached tech support (Nicholas) who answered the phone hello...I said, "Is this Brinks Home Security..." he realized what he did and try to correct himself...he was rude, over-talking, he told me that I did not want to leave my home unsecured by Brinks not monitoring my home. Short of the long, he put me on hold to call the loyalty dept., which is closed on the weekends..that I told him was closed prior to being placed on hold .. I wasted my time with him...
Hi Lisa, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the cancel procedure. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 19, 2022
Long waits on hold, some days 30 minutes, some days 60 minutes, one day it was four hours! And then I got nowhere with my request! I have only a couple more weeks before I need to cancel. I definitely want to cancel if they do not fix what I need done…The door sensors and new window sensors were not put on…that match your Brinks system… The ones that come with the cameras were not installed… I was left to use the old ones which constantly say low battery because they don’t match the cameras.
Hi Diane, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the concerns you are having regarding the system and service. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 19, 2022
AT&T Brinks Home Security both suck equally. I got a letter from AT&T telling me that they are transferring all their customer to Brinks as they no longer support the system I have. OK, fine, sounded OK. They made me sign a contract, and I scheduled the appointment. So far, so good. Now the nightmare begins. I get daily e-mails from Brinks to schedule my installation, which I already did. Then I try to create an account, doesn't work.
I call Customer support, and while the phone system immediately knows who I am, the information doesn't get passed on to the agents. It gets better, and you end up in some Indian call-center via VOIP, and you can't understand a word they are saying, and their English is atrocious. Next, they just hang up the phone. This happened now five times in 1 hour. No Supervisor is available at Brinks Home now at AT&T, claiming that they are not forcing their customers over to Brinks. Unfortunately, I didn't research Yelp or other reviews; otherwise, I would have never done that. Yelp has 1 Star for Brinks Home Security. I would give them ZERO as I would with AT&T Digital Life.
Reviewed March 17, 2022
When I initially contacted Brinks I was promised that my monthly cost would be the same that I was paying AT&T. However my first invoice included an added monthly service charge. I called customer service and was told there was nothing that could be done and that in addition to The service charge, I would also be receiving a monthly charge for paper invoices (I neither asked for nor was offered an opportunity to decline paper invoices). I asked to speak to someone else and was placed on hold for approx. 1-1/2 hours before an Account Manager answered who proceeded to tell me the same thing.
After explaining over and over again what I was promised and my dissatisfaction with the company thus far, she relented and stated she would in fact honor their initial promise of charging me the same that I paid AT&T and stated this would be effective the next billing cycle and through the next 26 months. I asked for a confirmation as I no longer trust anyone at this company. The confirmation arrived and while it did include the proper billing amount, it EXTENDED my contract term an additional 26 months! I have not called back yet to refute this new misrepresentation as I haven’t had the energy that it will take to try to convince the next customer service rep who answers my call that that is not what I was told or agreed to. I am very frustrated and disappointed with this company, their Customer service reps are not trustworthy and their call wait times are ludicrous.
Hi Paul, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 business hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 16, 2022
Tech was very courteous and informative and dealt with the upgrade quickly and timely. I have been very happy with my system and how Brinks security keeps everything up-to-date and he’s very quick at responding to any issues and problems. I would highly recommend.
Hi Brenda! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 16, 2022
Awesome customer service. I had a technical issue that needed assistance. The customer rep addressed my issue and was very knowledgeable. I am very thankful and appreciative that the customer rep helped me with this technical issue. Thanks a million.
Hi Edwin! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 16, 2022
Took a while to schedule the install as we switched from AT&T to Brinks. Once scheduled after about 3 months, received the control panel in the mail and was finally able to get scheduled. The technicians were very professional and pleasant. They checked all the sensors and made sure I knew how to work the system. Very happy with the service since then.
Hi Deborah! We apologize for any delay and inconvenience caused by the time it took to schedule your appointment. We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service once installation took place. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 16, 2022
I was on hold for more than 8 hours to find you had sent the wrong equipment. On hold. That doesn't include several more hours with techs figuring it out. At the end, I was offered nothing. The very least should have been to overnight the repair, not 7-10 day delivery. The techs did the best they could, no complaints about them. However losing 8 hours to being on hold is unacceptable.
Hi Paul, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 16, 2022
Updated on 3/20/2022: Still having issues with my alarm system. Every time I try to log into my account I have to change my password because it say it is invalid. After being on hold 20 minutes and customer service changed my password it still became invalid after one use. After chat never responds, text messages take 3 hours and phone takes 20-30 minutes, I tested my system to see if anyone would respond. They called my daughter because they don’t have my phone number listed. WHAT??? Complete incompetence. I know my last alarm system was sold to Brinks so I am not a new customer.
Original review: I tried chat, text and phone to speak to someone. After being cut off the first time I tried calling, it took another 20 minutes for a real person to answer yesterday. Had chat set up on my computer at the same time and no one ever answered that and I was supposed to be in a queue. On service it was a 6 week wait. Got 2 texts to verify time then got a call that morning canceling. I had wait another 6 weeks. The service person was great when he finally made it here after 3 months. The person was great on the phone and helped me access my account. Then she got me a tech person to talk to and that wait time was 15 minutes. Still waiting to see when I might get service again. Is there people actually manning the alarm systems? I am really nervous about how safe my alarm system is. There was no problem with talking to someone when I agreed to another 2 year contract but after that, I guess you are on your own.
Hi Miriam, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 16, 2022
I have had Brinks for a month and so far everything has been a great experience. The installation was easy and have called customer service and technical support a couple of times and everyone has been great. I would recommend Brinks to friends and family.
Hi Pablo! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 16, 2022
It took nearly 3 weeks to my issue with technical problems solved. I purchased a new door and the sensor and magnet was lost. I ordered sensors but was sent magnets. I paid for the magnets and was told sensors would replace them. I was billed again for the sensors and magnets. The sensor sent had defective or dead batteries. Finally I was sent a sensor with working batteries and a magnet. My front door was without a sensor for the entire time. Plus all of this took more than 5 hours of me troubleshooting over the phone. I’m over 65 and live alone.
Hi Bettye, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 16, 2022
I’ve been waiting for 20+ minutes. Someone answers and refuses to speak. Won’t respond to hello. I’ve had problems and a partial installation performed with no idea of when the rest of the installation will occur. I have doors, windows, water sensors that are not working and now offline. I really feel like I’m missing a security system.
Hi Monica, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I may rip this thermostat off the wall. I try to set it to 72 it goes to 62 blinks temporary. I tried to take it off of auto but can’t. HELP!!! This am tried to turn it up and getting colder and looked it was on 62. How do I fix this.
Hi Sharon, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please contact our technical support team at 800-447-9239 as we will be happy to address this concern regarding your thermostat. Thank you. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I have been really satisfied with my service. I enjoy how you don't have to be at home to locking and unlock ING the keypad. Service is great. The technician that came to my home was very professional. He made sure I understand the new system.
Hi Carolyn! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
The first installation was on 02/14/22. No show, no call. The original install for 02/22 was changed to 02/14. The second install appointment was for 03/04 went great. Now, I have one of my cameras that will not install. You can install these with the app. I’ve currently installed seven of them with no problem. But, for this one camera. I’ve to wait until April 12th to get the camera replaced by a technician. They mailed me all the cameras. It’s like they don’t believe you. And won’t mail out a camera to replace the bad one. So we continue to wait for the system to be completed.
Hi Larry, we apologize for the frustration regarding the installation of your system. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I needed to add more sensors to my system. Called tech support at Brinks, told them what I needed and they were on it. Sensors were added to my system, gave them names and then tested them to make sure everything worked. I was good to go in no time. Great techs who know what they are doing.
Hi Lester! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Had some complications with getting my video security camera to work properly. Technician fixed perfectly. Was on time, walked me through everything and got everything working properly. Absolutely liked the reminder Brinks was coming and then before he came, contacted me first with ETA.
Hi Susan! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service from the technician. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
It was difficult to get an appointment with someone to discuss getting the Brinks system. I called and sent message from the website several times before getting a call. The installation technician was great. He discussed what I had ordered and what was needed around the house. He gave me options and worked very professionally and courteously for a few hours to complete the installation.
Hi Patricia! We apologize for any inconvenience caused during the scheduling process. We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service from the technician. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Installer was polite & courteous. Performed his work in an appropriate manner. Explained the use of the panel. Checked all the windows & doors. Helped with setup on my phone and iPad. He was on time and finished in a
Hi Nona! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service installation. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Brinks has yet to credit my account of a fraudulent bill. All equipment was offered in writing to be replaced for free when switched from ATT to Brinks. A bill for 100.00 has not been credited despite my request 2x.
Hi Kathy, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I called to report that after a technician came to check my batteries in the system, as soon as he left, the keypad in my master bedroom stopped working. So now I can only arm or disarm the system from my garage, which is not convenient. After very, very long wait time & getting cut off twice while on hold, the tech team customer service rep gathered all my information including address, cell phone and system password. I was just finished with telling her my issue when the call got dropped again. She did not return my call which is extremely frustrating. Please help me to resolve this issue. I do not want to pay a charge for another visit, since the bedroom keypad was working prior to the technician’s visit. Thank you!
Hi Cherie, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I have had a good experience so far with the Alarm company!! The experience and professionals have been most helpful. I would highly recommend Brinks to others. It has been very easy to transition from my other alarm company. It has been a seamless transition.
Hi Natalia! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
On February 10th 2022, I sold the property where the alarm system was installed. Anticipating the move, I called Brinks to cancel the service in January 2022 and again in February 2022. Each time I requested via email the Docusign form to cancel but it was never sent to me. Meanwhile, Brinks continued to charge me February and March for monitoring services. I was finally fortunate to speak with an account manager to explain my cancellation request and he listened to me and canceled the account in an effort to stop the ongoing monthly charge for monitoring services for a system I no longer possessed.
Hi Tommie, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Brink service is good so far. I have one complaint. The email responses are not quick enough after a door closed or opened. If someone enters illegally, I hope to be notified more timely. I really appreciate the nighttime security.
Hi Magdalene! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If you have any concerns regarding your app settings or alarm equipment, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our technical support team at your earliest convenience. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Our alarm system, without the alarm being set, woke us up three nights in row and the third night, three times until you folks discovered that the dining room sensor was bad. Fortunately, we have received a replacement and will get it installed this afternoon.
Hi John! We are sorry to hear you experienced this alarm. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
The technician who came out to set up our service was excellent. He was friendly, yet professional. Before leaving, he made sure we understood the control panel as well as the app on our cell phones. Very pleased with the service!
Hi Carol! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service technician. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
The security has clear cameras. I'm alerts throughout the day as expected when I. Away from home. Anything that moves in my yard, I know about it. I feel very safe. I am absolutely enjoying the security system, thanks to Brinks
Hi Joan! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Brinks appointment was terrific! Manny was absolutely excellent and very helpful and knowledgeable. He really explained things to me in simple terms making it easy to understand. My only complaint is it’s very difficult to call in. Very time consuming waiting for someone to speak with.
Hi Patricia! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. We apologize for any delay over the phone. We are working hard to assist every customer in a timely and effective matter. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I was charged for a service that I did not request. I was offered an upgrade for my security services. I was not informed that there would be a device charge. About a month ago I was promised that the charge would be removed. As of 3-14-22 the charge is still on my account.
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I had a conversion from an old ATT Digital Life account to a new Brinks account and it went very smoothly. Installer was professional and knowledgeable about various equipment, and extremely thorough in his efforts to transfer existing and install new devices. The new set up is working perfectly, and the online app allows me to manage the home while away.
Hi John! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your new service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
We’ve been customers for 4 years and have never had an issue. Service has always been great and the pricing is very fair for home security. We feel safe when we are home and away. The mobile app is great feature too!
Hi Paige! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service and thank you for the opportunity to provide home security for you and your loved ones. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Wait time too long to speak to customer service. There should be a call back request when the wait time exceeds 10 minute. The text advice has limited questions on it. You can’t reply a message only yes or no
Hi Dorothy, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
My alarm system keep reporting family room window were tampered. It’s been fixed. I report to your agent and she wants me to provide with passcode that I don’t have. This is the 1st time to speak to an agent. The agent I spoke was not helpful. She needs I prefer to speak to American agent.
Hi Lowellyn, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Talked w/ Chris after our 5g appt last week. Alarm started going off immediately upon opening the door before we could get the pad to disarm. Supposedly we have mislabeling on some of doors & windows. Y’all are supposed to be calling for an appointment to come out & get all this straightened out but so far have heard nothing from you.
Hi Willie! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need regarding the upcoming service appointment, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at 800-447-9239. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Everytime a door or window opens an alert announces, emails & texts me. I need to change my notifications. The installation tech was great he offered to help, but silly me declined. The price is great & my family feels safe!
Hi Nicole! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need regarding questions on sensors or service, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
It was time to update a 5 year old system with a new cell card. Service tech came slightly early and was done on time. He helped us download the updated phone app, which works much better than the old one, and replaced a door sensor that was not working. All good.
Hi Paul! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Knowledgeable, fast, neat, and courteous. Marvin was great at communicating both about when he would be arriving and about the things that I needed to understand about the new system. He was also able to facilitate the merging of our accounts (main house, barn/apt) into one control (our devices) unit.
Hi David! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Tech was great just a lot of details left out of the transition plan. (I.e. equipment under Digital Life will not be covered under the maintenance plan, I haven’t received my updated signs, and replacement window sensors not supplied yet). New app is a bit different from previous plan but Brinks explained everything.
Hi Krista, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
My previous account with AT&T Digital Life was in my wife’s name. My wife passed away in June, 2021 and when I switched to Brinks I attempted to have the account put in my name. After several attempts to do so with no success. I posted a negative review during a previous survey. It was only after that that Brinks put the account in my name.
Second issue: I signed a contract with Brinks for 3 years with no increase in monthly charges from my previous contract. When I received my first Brinks bill my base charge was the same, however two additional bogus fees were added which increased my monthly charge by almost $5.00, with the comment that the monthly bill would increase by an additional $3.00 unless I signed up for auto pay. I did this but I am very disappointed with the deceptive practices by Brinks to surreptitiously increase my monthly charges.
Hi Allan, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I am pleased with all that had to be done, what I called for was taken care of in a very timely manner and was handled really well. I was assured that the things I called in to be done would be taken care of asap.
Hi Michael! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I was on a work call so I had just a little time to talk with the tech. He did a great job at providing the information I needed. He walked me thru the new master keypad and the doorbell and shared where I could get additional information.
Hi John! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your installation service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Top of the line in security! We were one of the first Georgia customers with you. We are happy with our monthly rate and for your professionalism. Thank you for being the Security Company I have been satisfied with for many years.
Hi Herman! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service and grateful to have you be part of the Brinks Home family for many years. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I have had the service for just a month, after moving over from DigitalLife. The conversion was relatively easy and problem free. I had several questions which required interaction with customer service. As is the case these days with all CS interaction it required lengthy wait times and some language issues. That said my questions were answered and I have been problem free…so far.
Hi Ronald! We apologize for any hold time. Our team strives to address every customer concern in a timely and effective manner. We are glad to hear your questions were answered, and that you are enjoying your service thus far. If you have any further concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Videos were being recorded when the alarms was disarmed or Alarm Stay in error. The rule was set up correctly. Someone (a gentleman) with an accent that made it difficult to understand him was able to correct the issue so that not as many videos are being recorded.
Hi Steve! We are glad to hear that your concern with the camera recording was addressed and resolved. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions or concerns. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Got a free doorbell camera as an upgrade to my system. It works great and I really like it. It was part of a promotion that gave me a fixed rate for the next 2 years, another plus. But, having to pay to have it installed wasn’t what I expected. Definitely a minus to what has always been excellent service
Hi Clifford! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I set the alarm at 8:30 pm. It disarms about 9:55.. I have it set to arm at 10 pm every night. So what is the problem? I don't know what to do. I don't want to keep calling because it takes so long for someone to answer.
Hi Veronica, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
My major issue so far is sensors going offline intermittently. I've changed all batteries and it still happens. Very annoying. Not sure why. Your panel or my wifi? Can your tech support help? Or do I need the technician back.
Hi Dayna, we are sorry to hear about your concerns regarding sensor status. Our technical support team will be ready to assist if you would like to reach out at your earliest convenience. You can reach them directly at 800-447-9239. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
My installer did a great job of making this transition from another company very easy. The cameras do a better job of catching activity AND can tell the difference between people and an animal. The app on my phone works well and it’s nice to be able to double check that all doors and windows are locked and the alarm is set from anywhere.
Hi Karen! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your installation and service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
The tech that helped me was very helpful and he also made sure I understood what he explained. I would like to give him special credit for the service that he provided. He was very polite and has great customer service skills.
Hi Julia! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service from one of our techs. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I called and was given the appointment date for March 21, so I am still waiting for new equipment to be installed. In the meantime I called to see if we could get an earlier appointment, was told that someone would call in 24-48 hrs to let me know if a ticket was created, haven't heard from anyone.
Reviewed March 15, 2022
We just reactivated our security system in our new home, so it was a more lengthy process. The techs were very patient and thorough. Though we did call back rather than have the tech support wait for us, the second tech was also very patient and thorough. Thank you!
Hello! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I was scheduled for installation of alarm, former AT&T customer, in Jan but was called and asked to reschedule in February. On the February installation date no one called or showed up. I was on the phone holding nearly an hour before opting to text, finally after a few hours received a text saying I would have to reschedule again. I finally got alarm installed March 10. I understand the problems businesses are having, but feel this was very bad customer service.
Hi Juanita. We apologize for any delay and inconvenience caused during the scheduling of your appointment. We strive to provide every customer with the tools necessary to have peace of mind when it comes to the security of your home and loved ones. We are happy to hear that this was resolved on the 10th. If you have any questions regarding your system or service, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Extremely great customer service. Anytime that we’ve called or any problem they have been able to solve it extremely fast. I couldn’t be happier with your service from Brinks. It’s nice to know that when we call we are going to be able to get an answer right away.
Hi Denise! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Tyler was friendly and knowledgeable, prompt and courteous. He answered questions and showed us how the equipment worked. It was easy it was already a reschedule and he made sure we had what we needed in place so he could still do the install in the rain. He asked about the covered porch.
Hi Alicia! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service from our tech Tyler. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
The technicians are unreliable 2 no shows after waiting for hours and the product they provide is substandard for an alarm company. They charge the customer to replace their faulty equipment that they put in place. I would never suggest anyone to get Brinks. You have to call them to get assistance and the hold time is insane all due to their system not being user-friendly when accessing it via the web or the app.
Hi Deonne, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Robert was very knowledgeable and helpful. He patiently assisted me with an appointment change as well as giving me good information in regards to how my new Brinks system operates. He also, told me what to expect if I had change the modem.
Hi Reginald! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service from our representative Robert. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Everything went fine, however, a couple of devices now say low battery after the installer left. Also we did not receive the new stickers or yard signs as it listed in the equipment inventory we just received yesterday. A little more demonstration on the wall pad and app would have been appreciated.
Reviewed March 15, 2022
Eric is the most competent tech to resolve the issues as many techs I have spoken to prior to were grossly incompetent, don’t even have basic troubleshooting skills. Fire all of them or provide good training. Every tech should be able to troubleshoot and advise the clients. Promote Eric to a manager.
Hi Kishan! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service from our tech Eric. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
I had to schedule my upgrade 3 times before it was accomplished. Once the technician arrived, the installation was fast, efficient and well done. The tech did an excellent job explaining the system. The system was easy to understand and use. Thank you for the upgrade.
Hi Vivian! We apologize for any delay and inconvenience caused during the scheduling of your upgrade. We are happy to hear that the installation went smoothly and that you are satisfied with your service. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
It has been the worst customer service experience ever for me. As a new customer, I am very dissatisfied with Method of reaching customer service. Every time I call there is a 10 to 30-minute wait. I tried texting the other day but that is not the way I want my customer service. I am very seriously considering canceling my service.
Hi Ellen, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 15, 2022
We never signed up for Brinks. Our previous home security system was taken over by Brinks. We did not have a contract, but were ‘month to month’. We tried to cancel when we had an alarm that would not turn off and their technical support was terrible. Said that they were going to lock us in to a 3 year contract to come see what the problem was with the system. So we asked to cancel and that is when it got really interesting. The ‘technical support’ who could sign us up, said the only way to cancel was to call M-F. So we called customer service and got a person in 20 minutes…not too bad, but as soon as we mentioned canceling he transferred us to an estimated 4 hour wait. Tried their text service and they said they were ‘happy to help’ and offered a big discount to sign up for a 3 year contract. We said to cancel and they said that they can’t cancel and that the only way to cancel is to call and cancel.
Tried to call again during operational hours the number he gave us and it said they were closed. We do not have a contract with them so we are just canceling the auto payment. We have a lawyer and have documented all of our efforts to cancel so not concerned with good faith efforts we have documented to cancel our service. Do not trust your family with a company that plays games likes this.
Reviewed March 14, 2022
I had agreed to a set rate for 48 months and then Brinks adds recovery fees that can keep going up. The real rate paid therefore can keep increasing. This is a scam of sorts - advertise one rate and then change it on the customer within the locked in period.
Hi David, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 14, 2022
This company may answer your call if you want to open an account; however if in time for service cancellation, you can call and wait for hours and days and no one answer your call. I think they intentional not answering service cancellation calls! Buyer be aware!
Hi Jack, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 12, 2022
Brinks Customer Service and Technical Support is the worst service I have experienced. I was forced to upgrade my panel from 3G to 4G by brinks after the upgrade all the communications are lost and I am not getting alerts. I was on calls for 7 hours and none of their support knew what needs to be done. It was at 9:00 PM one of the agents told me that new panel has a chip that needs to be enabled and he was trying to reach out to the team who enables it but they are not receiving the call... This is even pathetic that they don't have a proper channel of communication for internal service.
I was asked to call the next day, so I did call again to be on call for 6 hrs and again none of the agents were available to help. When I asked their customer service why should I pay for the service which you are not giving, their answer was since I was in contract I need to pay them. I am here today with no service from Brinks Home Security as their Techincal Support doesn't know how to activate the device at their end which they have sent me and I am being blackmailed and forced to pay them even without their service. I would not recommend Brinks Home security to anyone. Beware of these company. It is not trustworthy and not at all professional.
Hi Rohan, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 12, 2022
I had Digital Life home security prior to Brinks. However, Digital Life decided they didn’t want to update everything after 3G was phased out in 2022. I am less than impressed with Brinks. First off, my major point of contention is that my device goes offline all of the time. How in the world can it protect my home if it’s offline?!? Also, the system runs on wifi so it bogs down the wifi and could be easily turned off in my opinion, which isn’t very safe. Secondly, they tack on silly fees, which of course they did not discuss with me prior to signing my contract (cost recovery fee, paper statement fee, and tax). Yes, there is a clause in the contract about possible fees, but I thought it would be referring to technician or equipment fees…not made up fees and a fee to send me my bill each month.
Next complaint…any time I call Brinks I am on hold at least 30 minutes for the first person who transfers me to the person that can actually help, but not before I wait again and this time it’s a wait of a minimum of 45 minutes. Rarely can the 2nd person help fully, so I’m on hold again for a minimum of 30 minutes. And I’ve learned to never have 2 areas of concern such as adding features and scheduling a technician, or you guessed it…transfer and wait again instead of one person being able to handle the entire call. Check out the reviews on the Better Business Bureau for more insight (hint: their rating is 1.07).
Hi Kristen, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 11, 2022
I liked my daughter’s Brinks system and decided to switch from ADT. Thankfully I didn’t cancel my existing service. It’s been a month, I have over $3K of Brinks equipment still in unopened boxes and have been canceled for install three times. The first time I was told my date given was not available so it was postponed over a week. The website that morning told me the tech would be there between 9-11. No show. After much frustrating time trying both phone and text numbers I found that tech had canceled five days earlier due to personal issues. I was not notified and only got rescheduled because I called. I specifically told them not to use the same person as he let me know he physically couldn’t do cameras.
Today again no call no show. Only to find out it was the same guy who probably told them again he couldn’t but Brinks again failed to communicate. An hour on the phone again got me nowhere except to either let them rebook my appointment for another week out or call back next week if I want to cancel because there’s no one available. There was when I called but not after an hour of getting nowhere between long holds. I give up. Should have checked to see if ADT could provide similar service. I have reached my frustration overload point and am canceling the contract.
Hi Laura, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 11, 2022
The alarm never was more than 35db measured on a sound measuring device. Reported to Brinks. Never offered to fix or exchange bad equipment. Canceled service after selling house but they kept billing. Had to pay $150 to avoid bad credit hit.
Hi Howard, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We are sorry to hear you were not satisfied with your service and cancelled your account as a result. If you have any remaining questions or concerns regarding your account, please don't hesitate to contact us at your earliest convenience. -Jaime
Reviewed March 11, 2022
Brinks Home Security will not cancel service without speaking with a Brinks Agent. After multiple calls and being placed on hold for over an hour at a time with no contact from an agent, Brinks would not cancel my service. I requested cancellation through online chat, text messaging, scheduled a call back (without a return call) and written requests to cancel service without success. Brinks enrolled me in auto-pay with no way to cancel the auto-pay service through the online account. Beware before committing to this service. On hold as I write this for one hour and going.
Hi Robert, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 10, 2022
I have been trying to reach someone to help me. Every time I call I her put on hold. No one seems to care about my problem. I am being charged for service I no longer have. Please get in touch with me. You have my Email. My name Gary **. Call me at **.
Hi Gary, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 10, 2022
We moved our security platform to Brinks when ATT withdrew support for ATT Digital Life. Installation changeover went smoothly, the tech was super knowledgeable and made several good suggestions to improve our coverage. My only complaint is that I have to watch a dozen+ videos to understand how the security works. I would prefer a manual so I can mark pages and scribble notes. I also didn’t understand that the Brinks login for the system isn’t where I find my bill, but customer service was terrific. Very helpful thru the entire transition. Kudos to Brinks for hiring good people!
Hi Charlene! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed March 9, 2022
I am on hold with Brinks for over 90 minutes and I am not able to connect to anyone to cancel my services. This is a fraud. They lure you with a low rate and then increases the monthly charges and doesn't let you cancel. They should have a way to cancel services online. Now, I am not sure how to cancel services.
Hi Kunal, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 9, 2022
My installation appointment was canceled 4 times without explanation. The first couple of times, I waited at home the whole day and they didn't show up (neither did they call me). When I contacted them, they keep saying a technician will contact me. Not True! The next two appointment is canceled and they kept pushing my appointment months later. So, after 4 cancellation and 6 months later, they still have not install my set up yet. I also requested a supervisor call back at least 5 times and no one care to call me back. Worst customer service ever. Stay away at all cost, even if it is free! I have no idea how they stay in business!
Hi Paul, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. Once this information is received, please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 8, 2022
If you value things like customer service, honest dealings, and good value, Brinks is not the company for you. The security company I had been using was purchased by Brinks and my service was transferred to Brinks. Brinks honored the terms of my previous agreement, charging me the same amount while waiving the several dollar add-on charge that Brinks charges to all of their customers. For about a year and a half, my bill did not change. Then it went up by a few dollars (I later looked into it and it was the no-longer-waived extra charge that Brinks adds to all bills). I was fine paying a few dollars more, but then at the beginning of the year Brinks started raising my bill more significantly.
After my most recent bill, I called Brinks and after waiting on hold for 20-30 minutes, I was able to explain my circumstances and tell them that I was ready to cancel my services. The customer service representative told me she would call over to the sales people and try to arrange a better deal (with a new contract). This was fine for me and I willingly waited on hold...for an hour, before the connection was broken. I called back immediately, but was told I could not talk to the person I was speaking with if I didn’t know her extension.
So I went home and ordered everything I needed from Ring to replace my Brinks services. I called Brinks a couple days later when I had time to wait on hold (for more than 80 minutes!!) and explained that I had already gotten a new monitored security system and no longer needed any services from Brinks. I specifically asked if there would be any additional charges and I was assured that there would not be. Brinks lied to me and charged my credit card $35.90 weeks after I cancelled my services. Either that employee didn’t know what he was doing and needs more training or he was dishonest and needs to be fired. Either way it was completely unacceptable. After explaining the circumstances, I requested a refund of this amount and was denied.
When you call Brinks, the automated system informs you that conversations are recorded. It seems that someone could probably easily confirm that I was lied to. Or, instead of going through that effort, just give me my money back for services I cancelled and have not needed for more than a month. As far as I'm concerned, Brinks should also be reimbursing me for the hours I wasted on the phone with the company.
Brinks makes it nearly impossible to cancel services easily (I gather it would have been even worse if I tried cancelling while bound to a contract). There is no reason other than shady business practices that I cannot cancel services (or at least start the process) using my online account/their website. The recent customer service I received from Brinks was atrocious. I strongly encourage anyone looking for a new monitored security system to go elsewhere (I have both monitored security and smoke alarm services with Ring, which has been working well and is significantly cheaper).
Hi Andrew. We are sorry to hear that your recent experience with us was frustrating. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. I have located your account, and I will be reaching out directly to help resolve this for you. Please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We appreciate your time and patience and look forward to speaking with you soon. – Jaime
Reviewed March 4, 2022
Brinks Home Security will not cancel service without speaking with a Brinks Agent. After multiple calls and being placed on hold for over an hour at a time with no contact from an agent, Brinks would not cancel my service. I requested cancellation through online chat, text messaging, scheduled a call back (without a return call) and written requests to cancel service without success. Brinks enrolled me in auto-pay with no way to cancel the auto-pay service through the online account. Beware before committing to this service.
Hi Sean, thank you for your feedback. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 3, 2022
We started out using OcuSafe back in 2010. They were great. Then LiveWatch took over and they, too, were great. In 2015 Brinks came in on the picture. Since we started paying $19.95 per month originally, that price has been passed onto to each security system. Then in July 2021, our rates went up to 21.95 but when our bill came the price was 24.95. I called and talked to them and they said there was a $3 recovery fee. So we started paying 24.95.
In January the price went up again to 28.35. When we called they told us again there was a $3.40 recovery fee. When we received our contract extension at $21.95 for 48 months, that is what we thought we were going to pay. If they are raising their fees every couple of months, we will be at their base charge of $39.99 per month for new people. We tried to cancel and was told we would have to pay off the remainder of the contract. Any agreed contract, with them, is not binding because they hide increases under "cost recovery fees". I feel this is a scam. Before the end of my contract, I will be paying over $50. I want out!!!
Hi Betty, thank you for your feedback, Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed March 1, 2022
I switched over to Brinks 6 months ago as my current alarm company ATT was selling that portion of their business. They set up a contract with Brinks to get their customers. I didn't think anything of it as I thought they would be a good service. However, one my front door sensor stopped working and I needed to speak with customer service. The first couple of technicians were horrible. When they couldn't fix it I asked to get a technician which they told me was not possible due to COVID so they would send me a replacement. I was very uncomfortable as this meant that my front door could be opened without my alarm going off, however I understood and said fine.
When the door sensor came the technician on the phone couldn't get it to work so I asked for them to schedule a technician. She refused and when I asked to speak with a supervisor they hung up. I had to call again and wait on hold to a different technician who then set up an appointment for 10 days after telling me that since I switched over from ATT that I would have needed a technician appointment the entire time.
When I waited nobody came for the appointment. I then called and was told my appointment was changed to 3 weeks later. I received no phone call. They had a complete lack of care that my home could not be fully alarmed. They had horrible technicians who didn't understand their products as they could have sent a technician the first time I called. When I tried to cancel the contract they informed me I would have to pay the rest of the 3 years in order to cancel as I was cancelling early. DON'T GO WITH BRINKS. They feel entitled that because they are a big business they can continue to have horrible customer service and force their customers to pay exorbitant fees with horrible service. Trying to get this resolved has been a nightmare!!
Hi Anchal, thank you for reaching out about your recent concern with your account. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. I have located your account, and I will be reaching out directly to help resolve this for you. Please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We appreciate your time and patience and look forward to speaking with you soon. – Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2022
Apparently Brinks bought out Protect America. Who knew? I find it interesting that I did not have any say or sign anything for my account to be transferred. What's more alarming is that I had automatic payments set up. When they stopped charging my card, no one let me know for over 6 months. So, they sent me to collections with no phone calls, no emails and no letters. The only reason I found out is that I stopped by the house (that I haven't lived at for almost 2 years) and found 1 letter dated for January 2022. I waited on the phone for over 90 minutes to pay the bill and close the account. Brinks said they contacted me multiple times to get the bill paid, but I have never missed a payment, voicemail or email for accounts in my 32 years on this planet. I'm type A - that's not in my genes.
When I asked for the records of this contact, they said they couldn't send it. Funny, huh? After paying everything off and closing the account because who would continue to work with someone who sent them to collections without their knowing, they couldn't confirm that I was removed from collections. In the matter of days, my credit score went from 807 to 688. To say I am pissed would be an understatement. STAY FAR AWAY FROM BRINKS!
Hi Lauren. Thank you for your feedback, Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@brinkshome.com at your earliest convenience with your account number and any other details about your experience. We look forward to speaking with you soon. -Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2022
Our family is still trying to get a fully operational system. We are a transferee from AT&T digital life. Our original appointment was scheduled for December of last year. The technician never showed. So we went through the on-hold process (really something no human being should be subjected to) and scheduled an appointment in January. The technician came, however, per our other review, did not complete the installation so we have many sensors not functioning properly. Then, in February, a technician returned. He had 2 sensors, but they turned out to be for a complete different system. So, that was largely a waste of time. Now I am on hold trying to scheduled yet another appointment in the hopes of getting the necessary sensors installed. I really dislike Brinks as a company and would discourage anyone from using them.
Hi John! We strive to always provide our customers with excellent service and peace of mind when it comes to the protection of your family and home. We are sorry to hear your concerns have not been resolved. I have located your account, and I will be reaching out directly to help resolve this for you. Please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. We appreciate your time and patience and look forward to speaking with you soon. - Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2022
I am a former AT&T Digital Life customer who loved my service with AT&T. They recommended Brinks due to them no longer offering a security service so I scheduled my installation for December 23, 2021. Brinks worked fine for the first 30 days (of course) then all sorts of stuff started happening. The technician didn’t change all the window sensors so they go off every week. Then my garage sensors started going off at weird times of the morning, 1am and 3am to be exact! No one is trying to break into the house but the sensors just go off! They also have gone off twice when we were at church and again no one is trying to break into my house!!
I have had at least 4 appointments scheduled for a technician to come and fix the problem. My husband has even taken off work twice and no one has come out to fix the problem. Then today, Feb. 21, 2022, we were scheduled for service from 12:30pm to 5pm. No one ever called to confirm so I called Brinks myself to get a confirmation only to find out that our appointment was rescheduled for March 2 at 8am-12pm!!! No one called to tell me any of this and that time doesn’t even fit our schedule because we both work!!! This is the second time an appointment was rescheduled and we were not notified in advance.
I REALLY WANT TO CANCEL MY SERVICE BECAUSE I CANNOT EVEN SET MY ALARM WITHOUT IT RANDOMLY GOING OFF!!!! I do not feel that we should have to pay any fee to cancel our contract because Brinks hasn’t even lived up to their part of the contract but they still take my money every month. What can be done to rectify this problem???
Hi Nicole, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear your experience was less than 5-stars. Brinks Home takes all complaints seriously, and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Unfortunately I haven't been able to locate your account. Can you please email me your account information to Socialmedia@brinkshome.com and I will be reaching out directly to help resolve this for you. Please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2022
Called about lost door sensor. Was told one would be shipped out in 3-5 days. It has been longer than that and still no replacement sensor or has arrived. It is uncomfortable not having a sensor on my front door to arm my system properly.
Hi Ashley. Thank you for your feedback, we are sorry to hear your concerns regarding the front door sensor. We are currently not able to locate your account. May you please email me your account information to Socialmedia@brinkshome.com, and I will be reaching out directly to help resolve this for you. Please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2022
My tech Jesse was awesome. He also was the tech who installed my AT&T Digital Life system almost five years ago. He was able to get my order corrected and fixed. I’m happy with my new service. Everything is working well.
Hi Sammy! We are happy to hear that your questions and concerns were addressed and that you are satisfied with your service from our tech Jesse. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2022
Brinks msg saying my back door offline. Being a new customer - coming from AT&T DigitalLife, I was confused by this msg. I called for assistance but sent a message instead. Was not able to get help. Called to talk to a live person, who was no help whatsoever. So far I do like the Brinks system, but it’s SO HARD TO GET help - verbally or text.
Hi Joyce. Thank you for your feedback, we are sorry to hear your concerns regarding the back door sensor. We are currently not able to locate your account with the information provided. May you please email me your account information to Socialmedia@brinkshome.com, and I will be reaching out directly to help resolve this for you. Please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. Thank you. -Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2022
Your tech that was sent to the home was outstanding. But your phone screeners are the worst. I need to look at bringing back ADT to the home. It took 3 calls to have them dispatch a tech even after I said to all call screeners I want to pay to have it looked at. I still go so ** response like take the detector and tap it with a hammer and remove the smoke detector and reset it.
Hi Anthony. I am sorry to hear you did not have a great experience over the phone. We strive to provide excellent service at all times to assist customers in an efficient and timely manner, which may sometimes involve troubleshooting over the phone. I am very happy to hear the tech was outstanding. If you have any additional questions or concerns regarding your account or service, please let us know. -Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2022
My system was was up and running…. less than 10 DAYS. It’s been almost a month and it’s still not up. It can be very difficult to get someone on the phone. Communication or lack thereof is an issue. I am hopeful that my opinion will change. If it doesn’t there are plenty of other companies to go with. I’m wondering why I need to pay 53$ when I still don’t have a operating system. Go figure.
Hi Jennifer. Thank you for your feedback, we are sorry to hear your concerns regarding the alarm system. We are currently not able to locate your account with the information provided. May you please email me your account information to Socialmedia@brinkshome.com, and I will be reaching out directly to help resolve this for you. Please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or email. Thank you. -Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2022
Brinks technician installed new outdoor camera after we had discussed the most optimum location for it. He field tested it, made sure image was available on computer and phone app. He also answered my question regarding a false broken window alarm. He answered all my questions. He was efficient, knowledgeable and friendly.
Hi Paul! We are happy to hear that your questions and concerns were addressed by the technician and that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2022
Tim did a great job. He was efficient and explained everything. So far everything is going well. The cameras are clear. Haven't heard the alarm yet and hopefully won't. The website is easy to use & I like the portal because I pay all of my bills online.
Hi Diana! We are happy to hear about your experience and that you are satisfied with your service from our agent Tim. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2022
Agent checked all sensors and verified instant alarm. Also verified motion sensor was working. Agent was courteous and listened to my concerns. She checked all battery levels of sensors. Thanked me as a new customer for Brinks. Hope I work with her again.
Hi Britt! We are happy to hear that your questions and concerns were addressed and that you are satisfied with the service received from one of our agents. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2022
I have tried for several weeks now for your company to fix this problem! And nothing but ** and lies! Release us from the contract and we will go find a Good company. ** this is my cell. I am done with your company. We pay and get nothing!
Hi Ron. Thank you for providing your feedback. I am very sorry to hear about this experience regarding your smoke and motion sensors. I have located your account, and I will be reaching out directly to help address these concerns. Please allow 48-72 hours for us to investigate this matter and contact you via phone or message. We appreciate your time and patience and look forward to speaking with you soon. – Jaime
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2022
I had AT&T alarm system for years. It was taking over all my electric outlets and the keyboard was either not accepting the code or the system would alarm. This new system allows me to use my phone to activate the system which for a handicapped person is a wonderful addition. The repair person was quick, professional, and delightful to work with in my home. I highly recommend this and I’m very happy now.
Hi Karen! We are happy to hear that your questions and concerns were addressed and that you are satisfied with your service. We strive to always provide you with peace of mind and a fast, reliable alarm response when you need it. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. -Jaime
Brinks Home Security Company Information
- Company Name:
- Brinks Home Security
- Company Type:
- Public
- Year Founded:
- 1994
- Address:
- 1501 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Ste. 700
- City:
- Dallas
- State/Province:
- TX
- Postal Code:
- 75234
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- us.brinks.com
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