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Burglar Alarm Systems

Skyline Security Management, Inc.

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    Customer Complaints Summary

    • 360 total complaints in the last 3 years.
    • 70 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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    • Initial Complaint

      Date:11/21/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      In NOV 2022 we were presented from Skyline Security a deal to change our home security system from existing ADT to Brinks Home Security. The copy of the contract we were provided said nothing about a 60 month commitment and we were under the impression that we were only obligated for 6 months and could cancel at any time. The system has not worked properly and numerous attempts to get them to understand we live in a county island and did not need an alarm permit from the city failed, thus resulting in the system not allowing us to arm it and being useless. Waste of time and money, and ****** provides horrible customer service, now also saying they have heard this many times from customers who were misled by their subcontractors. What a scam. Now they want to charge us for the remaining 3 years for a non-service that has never worked correctly to begin with a whopping $1,150 to a veteran and senior citizen! BEWARE of this sub and that ****** absolves themselves for any responsibility for fraudulent companies such as this. I want out of the ****** deal without paying a penalty - we already paid for 2 years of non-service of $959.04 could not arm the system or get it resolved.

      Business Response

      Date: 11/22/2024

      Skyline is in receipt of the complaint for ***** *****

      The account has been fully acquired by Brinks Home Security. As a result, Skyline is unable to make any further changes or address Mr. ****** concerns.

      Skyline takes numerous steps to ensure each customer is fully aware of what they are in fact purchasing and that they are fully satisfied upfront. Among other things, these efforts include: 

      1) Skyline completed a recorded pre-install survey wherein Mr. ***** was given an opportunity to: a) indicate if he had any concerns. During this call, Mr. ***** confirmed the monthly and financed rate of $37.99 before taxes for a sixty-month term (also indicated under Section 8 of the written Agreement); b) confirm his understanding of the Agreement terms; and c) indicate if the sales representative made any statements that could be construed as questionable. In each case, Mr. ***** answered that there were no further concerns.

      2) On this same call, Mr. ***** acknowledged that he understood that Skyline had not taken over and was not affiliated with any other company. And Mr. ***** confirmed the email where the agreement was sent as his. 

      3) After the installation, Skyline completed a second call with Mr. ****** which inquired about the pre-install survey and other quality assurance measures. As above, Mr. ***** did not note any questions, concerns, or issues; he demonstrated a full understanding of the Agreement terms. 

      4) Further, Mr. ***** was afforded his statutory three-day right of rescission and was provided with copies of his Notice of Cancellation option. During this period, he would have had the right to cancel without penalty if there were any issues with his system purchase. However,  Mr. ***** did not avail himself of this right. 

      5) Our records show Mr. ***** did not report any system issues the first year after the installation. 

      Please redirect this complaint to the following:
      Brinks Home Security 
      1990 **************************
      ****************
      **************

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:11/06/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      The company mislead me and stated they were in a partnership with *** and this will give me a discount on my cable service they are not affiliated with *** communication . I called *** communication and they have no idea who this company. I have also called brink and (third party) to cancel this mess and they all are giving me the run around. ******* and ******** the **** from Skyline said they worked for *** and they do not. Now neither one of the **** are answering my my calls and I have included each **** numbers ************ and ************. No one can helped me with the service company (Sklyine Security/Brink Security) and no contracts can be found. The company refused to ****** the fraud contract and will not let me talk to a supervisor. The **** were misleading and lied about having a partnership with *** Communication.

      Business Response

      Date: 11/08/2024

      Skyline Security (Skyline) appreciates the opportunity to address Ms. ********* concerns.

      Skyline takes numerous steps to ensure each customer is fully aware of what they are in fact purchasing and that they are fully satisfied upfront. Among other things, these efforts include: 

      1) Skyline completed a recorded pre-install survey wherein Ms. ******** was given an opportunity to: a) indicate if she had any concerns. During this call, Ms. ******** confirmed the monthly and financed rate of $63.99 before taxes for a sixty-month term (also indicated under Section 8 of the written Agreement); b) confirm her understanding of the Agreement terms; and c) indicate if the sales representative made any statements that could be construed as questionable. In each case, Ms. ******** answered that there were no further concerns.

      2) On this same call, Ms. ******** acknowledged that she understood that Skyline had not taken over and was not affiliated with any other company. And Ms. ******** confirmed the email where the agreement was sent as hers. Ms. ******** was offered a bundle that included a discount for the cable company by a third-party sales team that included Skylines services in their bundles. 

      3) After the installation, Skyline completed a second call with Ms. ********* which inquired as to much of the same as the pre-install survey, among other quality assurance measures. As above, no questions, concerns, or issues were noted by Ms. ********* she demonstrated a full understanding of the Agreement terms. 

      4) Further, Ms. ******** was afforded her statutory three-day right of rescission and was provided with copies of her Notice of Cancellation option. During this period, she would have had the right to cancel without penalty if there were any issues with her purchase of the system. However,  Ms. ******** did not avail herself of this right. 

      Nonetheless, on October 28, 2024, Ms. ********* account was canceled without penalty. If Ms. ******** has any further questions, she may contact Skyline directly at **************.
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/30/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Well on 8/20/2024 my house caught on fire. It was ruled unintentional by the fire department but skyline was suppose to be monitoring my home it should of notified me and the fire department but they never did they didn't know about the fire til I recently called and complained they told me that I didn't have a smoke detector from them that's y they didn't respond ok so y are u charging me for that feature if you not responsible for that feature I'm confused

      Business Response

      Date: 11/04/2024

      Skyline Security ("Skyline") appreciates the opportunity to address Ms. ******* concern.

      First, Skyline takes numerous steps to ensure each customer is fully aware of what they are in fact purchasing and that they are fully satisfied upfront. Among other things, these efforts include recorded pre-install and post-install surveys wherein the customer, Ms. ****** was given an opportunity to indicate if she had any concerns. 

      1) A recorded pre-install survey wherein the customer, Ms. ******* was given an opportunity to: a) indicate if she had any concerns. During this call,  Ms. ****** confirmed her e-mail address, monthly rate of $49.99 for a thirty-six-month term (also indicated under Section 8 of the written Agreement); b) confirm her understanding of the Agreement terms; and c) indicate if the sales representative made any statements that could be construed as questionable. In each case, Ms. ****** answered such that there were no further concerns.

      2) A recorded post-install survey which inquired as too much of the same as the pre-install survey, among other quality assurance measures. As above, no questions, concerns, or issues were noted by Ms. ****** and again, she demonstrated a full understanding of the Agreement terms. Ms. ****** confirmed the installation was complete. 

      3) In both Skylines system and Ms. ******** agreement the list of the installed equipment includes:
      2GIG PANEL EDGE ********* (1)
      2GIG GLASS BREAK (1)
      2GIG SLIM DOOR/WINDOW (DW10) (3)
      ********* VIDEO DOORBELL (750) (1)
      ********* OUTDOOR CAMERA (V724) (2)

      4) According to our records, no Fire or Smoke detector was installed by Skyline. Since this is life dependent equipment, Skyline does not take over previously owned Smoke or Fire Alarms. In this case, no equipment was linked to our system. 

      5) Ms. ****** was afforded her statutory three-day right of rescission and was provided with copies of her Notice of Cancellation option. During this period, she had the right to cancel without penalty if there were any issues with her purchase of the system. Ms. ****** did not avail herself of this right. 

      6) Additionally, the agreement sent to Ms. ****** to her email includes in section 7 that Skyline does not represent or warrant that the system or any monitoring service will prevent any loss by burglary, fire, hold-up, or otherwise, or that the system or any monitoring service will in all cases provide the notification service for which it is intended. Therefore, without a Smoke detector or Fire alarm linked to the system, Skyline was not in the capacity to send an alert due to a fire scenario. 

      7) In accordance with the above, Skyline has determined that Ms. ****** will be responsible for the agreement's terms and conditions. Should Ms. ****** wish to terminate her agreement with Skyline before the end of the term, she will be responsible for an Early Termination Fee. If Ms. ****** has any further questions, she may contact Skyline directly at **************.


    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/30/2024

      Type:Order Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I have adt and this company is saying there system was connected to this house and it was not but yet i owe a debit

      Business Response

      Date: 10/31/2024

      Skyline Security ("Skyline") appreciates the opportunity to address *** ***** concern.

      Skyline found no basis for claims in this complaint. Skyline takes numerous steps to ensure that each customer is fully aware of what they are, in fact, purchasing and that they are fully satisfied upfront. 

      1) Skyline completed a recorded pre-install survey wherein *** ***** was allowed to: a) indicate if he had any concerns. During this call, *** ***** confirmed the monthly and financed rate of $45.99 before taxes for a thirty-two-month term (also indicated under Section 8 of the written Agreement); b) confirm her understanding of the Agreement terms; and c) indicate if the sales representative made any statements that could be construed as questionable. In each case, *** ***** answered that there were no further concerns.

      2) On this same call, *** ***** acknowledged that he understood that Skyline had not taken over and was not affiliated with any other company. And *** ***** confirmed the email where the agreement was sent as his. 

      3) After the installation, Skyline completed a second call with *** ****** which inquired as to much of the same as the pre-install survey, among other quality assurance measures. As above, no questions, concerns, or issues were noted by *** ****** he demonstrated a full understanding of the Agreement terms. 

      4) Further, *** ***** was afforded his statutory three-day right of rescission and was provided with copies of his Notice of Cancellation option. During this period, he would have had the right to cancel without penalty if there were any issues with her purchase of the system. However,  *** ***** did not avail himself of this right. 

      According to our records, after the installation an appointment was set to complete the installation of an outdoor camera, but the technician did not attend the appointment because he was missing equipment. Skyline contacted *** ***** to reschedule the appointment and on April 6th, *** ***** rejected the service and told the representative they wanted to cancel and they went already with a different company. On April 9th, Skyline provided the cancelation options to *** and Mrs. ********************** May 2, 2024, Mrs. ****** contacted Skyline again to request the cancellation because there was still missing equipment to be installed. For security reasons, Skyline provided the cancellation options, including transferring the service to a different person or canceling the Early Termination Fee.  

      *** ***** account was canceled on 08/26/2024 due to a lack of payment and sent to a ****************** If he has any further questions, he may contact **************************** directly at *************.
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/09/2024

      Type:Sales and Advertising Issues
      Status:
      ResolvedMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      On September 13, ********************************************************************************************************************** about the transfer of my home security company to ****** who I had been my agent when house purchased in 2000 but which had been replaced 2 years ago with a 5 year contract to Safe Home Security and they were present to update my system. They removed the prior carriers equipment and replaced with their own without contacting the other agency and had me update my coverage for contract for a 5 year period. One week later my Home Safe agent was here responded to my call to cancel service and billing and proceeded to tell me what I had been told was incorrect and they replaced their equipment and I saved all the equipment that Brinks had installed so I could give it back.. Brinks has been notifying me since 9/20/24 that their monitors are not connected even after I told them by several phone calls that their equipment was no longer connected and that I felt that I had been scammed and lied to about their takeover. There has been no action taken by ****** to retrieve their equipment or even acknowledge that their system is no longer connected at my location. I am in a quandry as to what next steps I should before I am billed by two companies

      Business Response

      Date: 11/11/2024

      Skyline Security (Skyline) appreciates the opportunity to address ************* concerns.

      Skyline takes numerous steps to ensure each customer is fully aware of what they are in fact purchasing and that they are fully satisfied upfront. Among other things, these efforts include: 

      1) Skyline completed a recorded pre-install survey wherein Ms. ******** was given an opportunity to: a) indicate if she had any concerns. During this call, Ms. ******** confirmed the monthly and financed rate of $57.98 before taxes for a sixty-month term (also indicated under Section 8 of the written Agreement); b) confirm her understanding of the Agreement terms; and c) indicate if the sales representative made any statements that could be construed as questionable. In each case, Van **** answered that there were no further concerns.

      2) On this same call, Ms. ******** acknowledged that she understood that Skyline had not taken over and was not affiliated with any other company. And Ms. ******** confirmed the email where the agreement was sent as hers. 

      3) After the installation, Skyline completed a second call with Ms. ********* which inquired about the pre-install survey and other quality assurance measures. As above, Ms. ******** did not note any questions, concerns, or issues; she demonstrated a full understanding of the Agreement terms. 

      4) Further, Ms. ******** was afforded her statutory three-day right of rescission and was provided with copies of her Notice of Cancellation option. During this period, she would have had the right to cancel without penalty if there were any issues with her purchase of the system. However,  Ms. ******** did not avail herself of this right. 

      Nonetheless, on November 8, 2024, ************* account was canceled without penalty, and Skyline will schedule the system pull to pick up the equipment.

      If Ms. ******** has further questions, she may contact Skyline directly at **************.

      Customer Answer

      Date: 11/26/2024

       
      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

      Sincerely,

      ***** ********
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/01/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      skyline security is a very predatory company with horrible customer service and sub par products that are extremely overpriced and barely work. i have an alarm system by them i had to get it in my moms name cause i rent a side of a duplex from her and shes the homeowner. and have had it for almost a year at this point. my whole system does not work. and even when it does for the price they charge it does not make sense. i spent almost two months just trying to get my doorbell to work the tech came out over 10 different times. my smoke detector goes off randomly and the cameras take forever to load and barely catch anything. i have never had so many problems with a service. but when i tried to call and cancel they say my mom owes over $5k cause i signed some contract for 5 years. so now im stuck paying $100 for horrible service unless i want my mothers credit to tank. i would like to point out the contract was not even signed by my mom. i signed everything for my mom not realizing i locked her into a 5 year contract. they allowed someone else to sign a contract that locked another person in it for 5 years. how is that legal? i want to get 10 million miles away from skyline. you could buy a whole ring security system for 80% cheaper and itll do 1000% a better job and have 10 times the features. skyline security is a horrible company.

      Business Response

      Date: 10/07/2024

      Skyline Security (Skyline) appreciates the opportunity to address Mr. ******* concerns regarding Ms. ******** account.

      ********************** takes numerous steps to ensure each customer is fully aware of what they are in fact purchasing and that they are fully satisfied upfront. Among other things, these efforts include: 

      1) Skyline completed a recorded pre-install survey wherein Ms. ****** was given an opportunity to: a) indicate if she had any concerns. During this call, Ms. ****** confirmed the monthly and financed rate of $90.99 before taxes for a sixty-month term (also indicated under Section 8 of the written Agreement); b) confirm her understanding of the Agreement terms; and c) indicate if the sales representative made any statements that could be construed as questionable. In each case, Ms. ****** answered that there were no further concerns.

      2) On this same call, Ms. ****** acknowledged that she understood that Skyline had not taken over and was not affiliated with any other company. And Ms. ****** confirmed the email where the agreement was sent as hers. 

      3) After the installation, Skyline completed a second call with Mr. ******* which inquired as to much of the same as the pre-install survey, among other quality assurance measures. As above, no questions, concerns, or issues were noted by Mr. ******* he demonstrated a full understanding of the Agreement terms. Additionally, it was again confirmed besides the Doorbell chime, the installation was completed. 

      4) Further, Ms. ****** was afforded her statutory three-day right of rescission and was provided with copies of her Notice of Cancellation option. During this period, she would have had the right to cancel without penalty if there were any issues with her purchase of the system. However,  Ms. ****** did not avail herself of this right. 

      Back on July 10, 2023, Mr. ********* contacted Skyline claiming he missed an indoor camera and an outdoor camera. On July 13, 2023, an outdoor camera was installed. 

      According to our records, the last contact Mr. ****** had with Skyline in regards to the issue with the doorbell was on Jan 29, 2024, and on Feb 5, 2024, the Skybell was replaced and it was working properly. 

      On Aug 6, 2024, Skyline contacted Mr. ****** in regards to the past balance, and Mr. ****** expressed he wanted to cancel the service. Skyline attempted to contact Ms. ****** several times and a copy of the contract was sent to Mr. ****** on August 19th. On September 26th, Mr. ****** told Skyline he wanted to cancel the account because it was opened by him on her name, however, at that time Skyline explained that the 1st call was completed with Ms. ****** and she acknowledged and agreed to the purchase of the system. On this same call, Skyline provided Mr. ****** with the cancelation options. 

      On October 1st Mr ****** contacted Skyline again requesting the cancelation of the system, Skyline informed Mr. ****** that the cancelation request must be authorized by the account holder, so ********************** can provide the cancelation options. 

      In accordance with the above, Skyline has determined that Ms. ****** will be held responsible for the terms and conditions of the agreement. Should Ms. ****** wish to terminate her agreement with Skyline before the end of the term, she will be held responsible for an Early Termination Fee. If Ms. ****** has any further questions, she may contact Skyline directly at **************.
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:09/26/2024

      Type:Order Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      *** ******** contacted my husband, ****** ******, and informed us that our equipment with ADT needed to be updated. He then came to our home to inform us that *** had merged with Brinks Home Security/Skyline Smart Home Protection. In order to waive the fee of $700 to update our system, we have to sign a new contract. My husband signed contracted under the impression that he was given truthful information. Then he allowed the technician to come in to update the system. When I came home, I informed my husband that I have not received any notifications from *** about his merger and that this was likely a scam. I contacted *** and was informed that we were still under contract with *** and that our system did not need to be updated and that there was no merger between Skyline and ADT. When we contacted Skyline to inquire about canceling our services since it was a scam, they informed us that we would need to pay $3000 to get out of our 5 year contract. Even though the information online indicates that we have 30 days to cancel our services without penalty, we were told when we called that we only had 3 days. None of the people we talked to seem to care that we were being scammed.

      Business Response

      Date: 09/27/2024

      Skyline Security ("Skyline") appreciates the opportunity to address Ms. **** concern about Mr. ******* account.

      First, Skyline found no basis for claims in this complaint. Skyline takes numerous steps to ensure each customer is fully aware of what they are in fact purchasing and that they are fully satisfied upfront. Among other things, these efforts include:

      1) Skyline completed a recorded pre-install survey wherein Mr. ****** was given an opportunity to: a) indicate if he had any concerns. During this call, Mr. ****** confirmed the monthly rate of $49.99 before taxes for a sixty-month term (also indicated under Section 8 of the written Agreement); b) confirm his understanding of the Agreement terms; and c) indicate if the sales representative made any statements that could be construed as questionable. In each case, Mr. ****** answered that there were no further concerns.

      2) In this same call, Mr. ****** acknowledged he understood that Skyline did not take over and was not affiliated with any other company and that his previous company did not go out of business. He also acknowledged that it was his responsibility to cancel with his previous company along with any fees. 

      3) After the installation, Skyline completed a second call with Mr. ******* which inquired as to much of the same as the pre-install survey, among other quality assurance measures. As above, no questions, concerns, or issues were noted by Mr. ******* he demonstrated a full understanding of the Agreement terms. 

      5) Further, Mr. ****** was afforded his statutory three-day right of rescission and was provided with copies of his Notice of Cancellation option. During this period, he would have had the right to cancel without penalty if there were any issues with his purchase of the system. However,  Mr. ****** did not avail himself of this right. 

      Nonetheless, Skyline canceled the account without Early Termination Fee on September 9th, 2024, and the equipment was pulled from Mr. ******* home on September 20th.  

      Should Mr. ****** wish to discuss this matter further, he may contact Skyline directly at *************.
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:09/26/2024

      Type:Order Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      A salesman from this company and lied to us and told us that the alarm company we had (titanium) was handing over there accounts and they were gonna upgrade our system and our account would remain the same. No contract and the same monthly payment. He then told my husband that he could try out the cameras and if he didnt like them he could cancel it. And they would come and get them and our account would stay the same. Well he (***** ********) lied about all of it. So we got stuck paying $70.00 dollars a month with a five year contract. I proceeded to talk to them and they would not help in anyway. I cancelled them because of all these false promises. All I asked is for them to just cancel the contract because of their employees lies. I really feel abused by this company. And come to find out I am still being charged for the old ************* for 6 more months. I feel we weee defrauded by this company. I just want them to cancel the contract. I received an invoice from them for $3,752.89. It is all very unfair and deceiving company. They will promise anything to get you to sign on the dotted line. Something needs to be done to stop this from happening. Thank you for you time ******** and *** *****

      Business Response

      Date: 09/27/2024

      Skyline Security (Skyline) appreciates the opportunity to address *** ****** concerns. 

      First, Skyline found no basis for claims in this complaint. Skyline takes numerous steps to ensure each customer is fully aware of what they are in fact purchasing and that they are fully satisfied upfront. Among other things, these efforts include:

      1) Skyline completed a recorded pre-install survey wherein *** ***** was given an opportunity to: a) indicate if she had any concerns. During this call, *** ***** confirmed the monthly and financed rate of $64.99 before taxes for a sixty-month term (also indicated under Section 8 of the written Agreement); b) confirm her understanding of the Agreement terms; and c) indicate if the sales ***resentative made any statements that could be construed as questionable. In each case, *** ***** answered that there were no further concerns.

      2) On this same call, *** ***** acknowledged that she understood that Skyline had not taken over and was not affiliated with any other company, also that her previous company did not go out of business. *** ***** acknowledged it was her responsibility to cancel with her previous company along with any fees.

      3) After the installation, Skyline completed a second call with *** ****** who inquired about the same things as the pre-install survey, among other quality assurance measures. As above, no questions, concerns, or issues were noted by *** ****** she demonstrated a full understanding of the Agreement terms. Additionally, it was again confirmed the installation was completed and *** ***** was fully satisfied with the equipment. 

      4) Further, *** ***** was afforded her statutory three-day right of rescission and was provided with copies of her Notice of Cancellation option. During this period, she would have had the right to cancel without penalty if there were any issues with her purchase of the system. However,  *** ***** did not avail herself of this right. 

      According to our records, on July 8th, 2024 *** ***** contacted Skyline and requested a Monthly Monitoring Rate reduction by removing the cameras. On July 11th, this change was approved to reduce the monthly monitoring rate to $45.99 before taxes, after removing the cameras. Skyline attempted to contact *** ***** from July 11th to July 17th, without success. An email was sent with the contact information. 

      On July 17th, 2024 *** ***** contacted Skyline and she was informed the change was approved, and she requested the Monthly Monitoring Rate would stay at $45.99 after taxes. Skyline explained to *** ***** that this process was before taxes. *** ***** requested time to speak with the *** and her husband. Finally, the case was closed on August 16th due to *** ******* unresponsiveness. 

      On September 4th, Skyline shared with *** ***** the cancelation options she requested, including the Early Termination Fee. 

      In accordance with the above, Skyline has determined that  *** ***** will be held responsible for the terms and conditions of the agreement. Should  *** ***** wish to terminate her agreement with Skyline before the end of the term, she will be held responsible for an Early Termination Fee. If  *** ***** has any further questions, she may contact Skyline directly at **************.
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:09/18/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Called 2 months ago to cancel service, because there was something wrong with the camera, **** said get a ladder and fix ourselves because they no longer have technicians in our area and that was no reason to cancel. We were paying for month to month service. When *** said get a ladder and try and fix it ourselves we decided to pay that months bill and stop payments. They sent a bill and when I called to say I would pay but they had to cancel my service, the *** said no and they were going to keep the service on and continue to bill us every month weather we paid or not. We have been calling for weeks and we were transferred from one person to another and another, one **** even hung up on us. We need help, because we are not at 90 days but after 90 days this will affect our credit status.Please HELP..thank you

      Business Response

      Date: 09/27/2024

      Skyline Security (Skyline) appreciates the opportunity to address *** ******* concerns. 

      First, Skyline found no basis for claims in this complaint. Skyline takes numerous steps to ensure each customer is fully aware of what they are in fact purchasing and that they are fully satisfied upfront. Among other things, these efforts include:

      1) Skyline completed a recorded pre-install survey wherein *** ******* was given an opportunity to: a) indicate if she had any concerns. During this call, *** ******* confirmed the monthly and financed rate of $75.99 before taxes for a sixty-month term (also indicated under Section 8 of the written Agreement); b) confirm her understanding of the Agreement terms; and c) indicate if the sales representative made any statements that could be construed as questionable. In each case, *** ******* answered that there were no further concerns.

      2) On this same call, *** ******* acknowledged that she understood that Skyline had not taken over and was not affiliated with any other company, also that her previous company did not go out of business. *** ******* acknowledged it was her responsibility to cancel with her previous company along with any fees.

      3) After the installation, Skyline completed a second call with *** ******** who inquired about the same things as the pre-install survey, among other quality assurance measures. As above, no questions, concerns, or issues were noted by *** ******** she demonstrated a full understanding of the Agreement terms. Additionally, it was again confirmed the installation was completed and *** ******* was fully satisfied with the equipment. 

      4) Further, *** ******* was afforded her statutory three-day right of rescission and was provided with copies of her Notice of Cancellation option. During this period, she would have had the right to cancel without penalty if there were any issues with her purchase of the system. However,  *** ******* did not avail herself of this right. 

      According to our records, on August 16th, 2024 Skyline contacted *** ******* due to the outstanding balance on the account, on this call *** ******* stated she wanted to cancel the account, and she was informed that there were no previous request to cancel the account on 2024 on *********************** system. A case was created, and Skyline attempted to contact *** ******* to provide the cancelation options between August 20-22.  

      On September 17th, Skyline received the communication from Brinks where *** ******* requested to cancel the account, and ********************** contacted *** ******* on September 18th, 2024 to send a technician to her home to fix the issue with the cameras, however, *** ******* refused the service.

      In accordance with the above, Skyline has determined that  *** ******* will be held responsible for the terms and conditions of the agreement. Should  *** ******* wish to terminate her agreement with Skyline before the end of the term, she will be held responsible for an Early Termination Fee. If  *** ******* has any further questions, she may contact Skyline directly at **************.
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:09/06/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      They first represented themselves as *** saying they were offering an upgraded system at a lesser charge. They also said they would cancel our current alarm service, which they did not causing me to be double billed. The system they installed does not work properly and we have called numerous times to get it resolved and they want us to pay a $200 service fee. The camera does not even record like it should. It has been a nightmare and I want out of this lengthy 5 year contract!!

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