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USA Alarm Service, Inc

510 S Clearwater Loop
No reviews yet

USA Alarm Service, Inc

510 S Clearwater Loop
No reviews yet
29 years of experience

USA Alarm is a national company that has more than two decades of experience and an award winning command center that protects more than 700,000 homes and businesses through the United States, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. We have offices located throughout the US, with two main offices in Indianapolis, Indiana and Post Falls, Idaho.

USA Alarm is a national company that has more than two decades of experience and an award winning command center that protects more than 700,000 homes and businesses through the United States, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. We have offices located throughout the US, with two main offices in Indianapolis, Indiana and Post Falls, Idaho.


Uxari powered by Vitex

Uxari.com
4.86(
45
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Uxari powered by Vitex

Uxari.com
4.86(
45
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 95% of Angi customers
Recommended by 95% of HomeAdvisor customers

With Uxari, you and your home are connected, automatically. You choose what to connect (devices) and we do the connecting (wireless services plan). Plus, we do it for as little as $99 down with monthly payments as low as $34.99. At Uxari, you will talk to a real person when you have a question, 7 days a week. So go ahead, start enjoying your new life style, knowing answers to all your questions are only a call or an e-mail away. And the best part is all of our services come with a 30-day, risk-free trial. We believe in not only finding exactly the right plan for you, but making sure you’re completely satisfied with it, too.

"The Smart Home features they installed, such as thermostat and door locks, etc. do not always work. For example, the Honeywell thermostat can no longer be operated from our phones and is difficult to install. Remote door locks are also unpredictable."

William B on November 2019

With Uxari, you and your home are connected, automatically. You choose what to connect (devices) and we do the connecting (wireless services plan). Plus, we do it for as little as $99 down with monthly payments as low as $34.99. At Uxari, you will talk to a real person when you have a question, 7 days a week. So go ahead, start enjoying your new life style, knowing answers to all your questions are only a call or an e-mail away. And the best part is all of our services come with a 30-day, risk-free trial. We believe in not only finding exactly the right plan for you, but making sure you’re completely satisfied with it, too.

"The Smart Home features they installed, such as thermostat and door locks, etc. do not always work. For example, the Honeywell thermostat can no longer be operated from our phones and is difficult to install. Remote door locks are also unpredictable."

William B on November 2019


Digital Light & Acoustics

4470 Willford Rd
No reviews yet

Digital Light & Acoustics

4470 Willford Rd
No reviews yet
15 years of experience

Digital Light & Acoustics (DLA) is a high quality, high value alternative to the "big box" stores, and the "hi-fi" shops. We offer services in everything from TV installation to whole house audio video distribution systems. We have structured our business model to eliminate things like pushy sales people, and flashy showrooms. We keep our costs down and pass the savings on to you. The owner has 12 years of experience in both commercial and residential services. So whether it's for your home, or place of business we can help! We serve the counties around the US-10, 127, and I-75 corridor. If you live outside of these counties a trip charge of only $29 will be assessed. We offer FREE consultations, discounts to all senior citizens aged 65 or older, and all military veterans. Please check our website www.dlasite.com to see our packages for video surveillance and more, or call us direct at 989.262.6022. No job is to big or too small. Please check our services list for a small sample of what we do. Digital Light & Acoustics "Enhancing your life thru technology."

Digital Light & Acoustics (DLA) is a high quality, high value alternative to the "big box" stores, and the "hi-fi" shops. We offer services in everything from TV installation to whole house audio video distribution systems. We have structured our business model to eliminate things like pushy sales people, and flashy showrooms. We keep our costs down and pass the savings on to you. The owner has 12 years of experience in both commercial and residential services. So whether it's for your home, or place of business we can help! We serve the counties around the US-10, 127, and I-75 corridor. If you live outside of these counties a trip charge of only $29 will be assessed. We offer FREE consultations, discounts to all senior citizens aged 65 or older, and all military veterans. Please check our website www.dlasite.com to see our packages for video surveillance and more, or call us direct at 989.262.6022. No job is to big or too small. Please check our services list for a small sample of what we do. Digital Light & Acoustics "Enhancing your life thru technology."


HABITEC SECURITY

1520 Bridge St
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HABITEC SECURITY

1520 Bridge St
No reviews yet
53 years of experience

Habitec Security, founded in 1972, is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio and has two full-service branches in Columbus, Ohio and Charlevoix, Michigan. Habitec is ranked No. 60 in the nation according to the top 100 rankings compiled by the Security Distributing & Marketing (SDM), a leading industry publication. Habitec, one of the largest family-owned and operated security companies in the Midwest, monitors all of their 17,000 customers from their own U.L. monitoring center. The entire Habitec team consists of over 80 employees with an average of 20+ years in the security industry and are leaders in residential & commercial security systems, access control, fire alarm design/installation, video surveillance, home automation and medical alert. For more information, please visit www.habitecsecurity.com

Habitec Security, founded in 1972, is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio and has two full-service branches in Columbus, Ohio and Charlevoix, Michigan. Habitec is ranked No. 60 in the nation according to the top 100 rankings compiled by the Security Distributing & Marketing (SDM), a leading industry publication. Habitec, one of the largest family-owned and operated security companies in the Midwest, monitors all of their 17,000 customers from their own U.L. monitoring center. The entire Habitec team consists of over 80 employees with an average of 20+ years in the security industry and are leaders in residential & commercial security systems, access control, fire alarm design/installation, video surveillance, home automation and medical alert. For more information, please visit www.habitecsecurity.com


iWire Chicago

2617 N Albany Ave
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iWire Chicago

2617 N Albany Ave
No reviews yet
19 years of experience

iWire Chicago is a full service home theater and media company; offering design and installation of home theaters, media rooms, security camera systems and more. We take on projects of all sizes, ranging from the purchase and installation of a flat panel television and sound bar, dedicated home theater with projector, screen and theater seating, to a fully integrated whole home system. We offer a wide variety of electronic products including LCD/LED TV's, Projectors, Audio Receivers, Speakers, BluRay/DVD Players, Media Servers, Universal Remote Controls, and many custom products. We are a small, family owned company with big ideas and offer individual attention to our clients. Service calls are billed at $90 per hour for the first hour, and $85 an hour after. After the first hour, time is billed by the 1/4 hour. There is no trip charge for work done within 20 miles of Chicago. We do travel out of Chicago's six county area and through out the country for larger projects and consulting services (trip charge determined on location). Special product discounts are offered for Angies List members. Check our website (www.iwirechicago.com) for more details.

iWire Chicago is a full service home theater and media company; offering design and installation of home theaters, media rooms, security camera systems and more. We take on projects of all sizes, ranging from the purchase and installation of a flat panel television and sound bar, dedicated home theater with projector, screen and theater seating, to a fully integrated whole home system. We offer a wide variety of electronic products including LCD/LED TV's, Projectors, Audio Receivers, Speakers, BluRay/DVD Players, Media Servers, Universal Remote Controls, and many custom products. We are a small, family owned company with big ideas and offer individual attention to our clients. Service calls are billed at $90 per hour for the first hour, and $85 an hour after. After the first hour, time is billed by the 1/4 hour. There is no trip charge for work done within 20 miles of Chicago. We do travel out of Chicago's six county area and through out the country for larger projects and consulting services (trip charge determined on location). Special product discounts are offered for Angies List members. Check our website (www.iwirechicago.com) for more details.


Habitec Security

1545 Timberwolf Dr
4.47(
19
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Habitec Security

1545 Timberwolf Dr
4.47(
19
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Customers say: Quality work
53 years of experience

Habitec Security, founded in 1972, is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio and has two full-service branches in Columbus, Ohio and Charlevoix, Michigan. Habitec is ranked No. 60 in the nation according to the top 100 rankings compiled by the Security Distributing & Marketing (SDM), a leading industry publication. Habitec, one of the largest family-owned and operated security companies in the Midwest, monitors all of their 17,000 customers from their own U.L. monitoring center. The entire Habitec team consists of over 80 employees with an average of 20+ years in the security industry and are leaders in residential & commercial security systems, access control, fire alarm design/installation, video surveillance, home automation and medical alert.

"Installation was problematic in minor ways. They drilled into backsplash tile in my kitchen only to discover later that it was unnecessary, leaving a hole in my tile. But the real problem is in the customer service and monitoring. Last week, I was home alone when a man entered our fully fenced-in backyard. He looked around and appeared to be casing our house. I called the police, who asked for the security footage from our cameras. That is when I discovered both cameras (back yard and behind garage) were not working. Apparently, the backyard camera had been offline for more than two weeks, unbeknownst to us. Habitec did not monitor cameras being offline, and told me that it is my responsibility to check the cameras every day. We are still paying for a security system that frequently goes offline or does not work. Habitec has been awful at making it right. They even tried to charge us a service fee to come fix it. They eventually waived the service fee, but--most importantly--my husband is out of town for the next few weeks, and I'm home alone with a malfunctioning security system and no backyard camera all while knowing that a man trespassed into our backyard and looked around and was trying to size up our house. Habitec has been really unprofessional in its response, even hostile. I would not recommend using them. Most of the reviews on here are of their installation. Ask those same people 12 months later when they have had malfunctioning equipment what they think of Habitec. That's when your problems come. We wanted to like them, since they are based here in Ohio, but the service has been terrible. Acting like we did something wrong just wanting our cameras that we are paying for to work."

Rebekah A on December 2018

Habitec Security, founded in 1972, is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio and has two full-service branches in Columbus, Ohio and Charlevoix, Michigan. Habitec is ranked No. 60 in the nation according to the top 100 rankings compiled by the Security Distributing & Marketing (SDM), a leading industry publication. Habitec, one of the largest family-owned and operated security companies in the Midwest, monitors all of their 17,000 customers from their own U.L. monitoring center. The entire Habitec team consists of over 80 employees with an average of 20+ years in the security industry and are leaders in residential & commercial security systems, access control, fire alarm design/installation, video surveillance, home automation and medical alert.

"Installation was problematic in minor ways. They drilled into backsplash tile in my kitchen only to discover later that it was unnecessary, leaving a hole in my tile. But the real problem is in the customer service and monitoring. Last week, I was home alone when a man entered our fully fenced-in backyard. He looked around and appeared to be casing our house. I called the police, who asked for the security footage from our cameras. That is when I discovered both cameras (back yard and behind garage) were not working. Apparently, the backyard camera had been offline for more than two weeks, unbeknownst to us. Habitec did not monitor cameras being offline, and told me that it is my responsibility to check the cameras every day. We are still paying for a security system that frequently goes offline or does not work. Habitec has been awful at making it right. They even tried to charge us a service fee to come fix it. They eventually waived the service fee, but--most importantly--my husband is out of town for the next few weeks, and I'm home alone with a malfunctioning security system and no backyard camera all while knowing that a man trespassed into our backyard and looked around and was trying to size up our house. Habitec has been really unprofessional in its response, even hostile. I would not recommend using them. Most of the reviews on here are of their installation. Ask those same people 12 months later when they have had malfunctioning equipment what they think of Habitec. That's when your problems come. We wanted to like them, since they are based here in Ohio, but the service has been terrible. Acting like we did something wrong just wanting our cameras that we are paying for to work."

Rebekah A on December 2018


HelloTech: Tech Support To Your Door

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4.56(
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HelloTech: Tech Support To Your Door

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4.56(
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Customers say: Super punctual
11 years of experience

Have no fear, HelloTech is here. We can send a tech to your door to help with your computer, home theater, TV mounting, and general device needs. In many cases, we can solve your issues remotely for much less, simply by connecting to your computer.

"They have excellent service"

Heidi G on January 2022

Have no fear, HelloTech is here. We can send a tech to your door to help with your computer, home theater, TV mounting, and general device needs. In many cases, we can solve your issues remotely for much less, simply by connecting to your computer.

"They have excellent service"

Heidi G on January 2022


American Tubs

17940 Ajax Cir
2.33(
3
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American Tubs

17940 Ajax Cir
2.33(
3
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Customers say: Terrific value
13 years of experience

American Tubs designs and manufactures a complete line of premium quality Walk-In Bathtubs that are ideal for people with Limited Mobility, Seniors, Disabled and people with pain, arthritis, stress and other debilitating conditions.

American Tubs designs and manufactures a complete line of premium quality Walk-In Bathtubs that are ideal for people with Limited Mobility, Seniors, Disabled and people with pain, arthritis, stress and other debilitating conditions.


Link Interactive

4155 Harrison Blvd
4.86(
81
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Link Interactive

4155 Harrison Blvd
4.86(
81
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Customers say: True professional
Recommended by 93% of Angi customers
Recommended by 93% of HomeAdvisor customers

Link Home Security is a Mountain Alarm company and has been in business since 1952. We're 5-Star rated with Alarm.com--the highest rating possible! Our 5-Diamond-rated central station has redundant locations so you'll never be without service. Our 2Gig (cellular) and Z-Wave products are the highest quality on the market. Everything we sell is backed by a 30-day money back guarantee. Our customer support is unparalleled in the industry!

"Glad it's easy for some with no experience and I could save money along the way."

Jared C on September 2021

Link Home Security is a Mountain Alarm company and has been in business since 1952. We're 5-Star rated with Alarm.com--the highest rating possible! Our 5-Diamond-rated central station has redundant locations so you'll never be without service. Our 2Gig (cellular) and Z-Wave products are the highest quality on the market. Everything we sell is backed by a 30-day money back guarantee. Our customer support is unparalleled in the industry!

"Glad it's easy for some with no experience and I could save money along the way."

Jared C on September 2021


Brickhouse Security

980 Avenue Of The Americas
5.00(
1
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Brickhouse Security

980 Avenue Of The Americas
5.00(
1
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

BrickHouse Security is a diversified security company promoting leading-edge technology to make peoples' lives safer and more convenient. Our clients include Federal and state law enforcement agencies, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, families, and individuals. Our clients all have one thing in common; the need for leading-edge security. We are here to provide security solutions that will alleviate our clients concerns. Our customer facing e-commerce site is the top-ranked security products site on the internet and our government portal has deep penetration and brand awareness in the law enforcement market.

BrickHouse Security is a diversified security company promoting leading-edge technology to make peoples' lives safer and more convenient. Our clients include Federal and state law enforcement agencies, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, families, and individuals. Our clients all have one thing in common; the need for leading-edge security. We are here to provide security solutions that will alleviate our clients concerns. Our customer facing e-commerce site is the top-ranked security products site on the internet and our government portal has deep penetration and brand awareness in the law enforcement market.

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Home Automation questions, answered by experts

While smart doorbells offer security and convenience, they come with disadvantages. Most non-wired options rely on a stable internet connection, making them vulnerable to outages. The same applies to wired devices that depend on power, but most models have a backup battery. There is also the privacy issue, as these devices constantly capture video and audio around the front door, which could be a pro or con. Considering these factors is essential before moving forward with installation.

Smart switches work with pretty much any light. However, if you plan on using a dimming feature on your smart switch, any LED bulbs you use need to be the dimmable kind. It’s more the wiring of your existing lights that can be a problem. Some smart light switches need a neutral wire, and old houses (built before 1985) don’t always have these. Always check if the model you want needs neutral wiring to operate. 

The difference between smart home and home automation technology is that home automation is a more comprehensive home control system. It requires more expertise and work to install and set up, but homeowners have greater control over the various areas and functions in the home via their smartphone. Smart home technology is generally easier to install and set up. But it typically needs an internet connection to work as intended, which can limit functionality if there’s a disruption in internet service.

Smart LED light bulbs are designed with software that connects to other Smart accessories, such as a smartphone app or Smart home assistant. Through these accessories, you can control your LED lights remotely, so you don’t need to use conventional wall switches. Many Smart LED bulbs also feature customization options that allow you to set automated schedules or change the colors of your lights.

Smart switches require a neutral wire for correct installation. Neutral wires aren't typically present in a single-pole switch configuration, so this project can be a tricky one for average DIYers. In most cases, you should hire an electrician to run a new circuit or adapt your existing wiring to include a neutral connection to accommodate a smart switch. 

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