{"id":2942,"date":"2022-06-12T16:36:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T22:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alarm-reviews.net\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2023-01-20T06:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T13:31:03","slug":"amp-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alarm-reviews.net\/amp-security\/","title":{"rendered":"AMP Security Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Knock, Knock!<\/em> No, not a joke this time.. sorry. If you are reviewing AMP Security (now called ‘AMP Smart’) it is most likely because a sales rep knocked on your door. Like Vivint<\/a>, Security Networks<\/a> and Protection One;<\/a> they are a company located in Utah that offers high commission sales to men and women over 18 who are willing to sell their security system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n AMP Security Headquarters in American Fork, UT Shown (Previously in Orem)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pros<\/mark><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cons<\/strong><\/mark><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n We’ll discuss their door to door sales tactics and if it’s a scam below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Founded<\/strong> in early 2000’s with headquarters in Lehi, UT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They are a home security authorized dealer for Guardian security<\/a>. What does this mean?<\/em> They up-sell you the contract value and Guardian does the monitoring service. AMP will supply the installation to one of their techs using Honeywell equipment. So lets say Guardian charges $39.99 a month, AMP will sell that 60 month contract (Beware!) to you for $47.99 a month and make the additional $8\/month when selling your contract to them. This is how most dealerships work in home security. It gives them a chance to focus on marketing and producing sales and not worrying about the back-end of monitoring your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They have <\/strong>550+ employees (lots of turn over each year, common in the door to door industry), most of whom are 1099 contracted employees that work 4-5 months out of the year selling door to door<\/a> or installing security systems. According to Inc 5000<\/a> they did $24.8 M in revenue in 2012 and continue to grow year after year. They now primarily advertise the smart home features and not solely security as Vivint has also done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They will install Honeywell security equipment which is a great brand. They carry pretty standard packages and products with nothing to ‘oohh’ and ‘awwwe’ over like ADT Pulse has<\/a>. The system is wireless, you can get all the primary sensors but we do not recommend doing home automation with them. Why not?<\/em> Because their technicians are taught a crash course on how to install home security systems in a period of 2-3 weeks before going out for the summer. Also, the tech only gets paid per install (around $100-150) so the faster they go the more installs they get and the more they will get paid. Meaning, they will crank it out and not do a great job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a screenshot of the equipment shown available on their site as of January 2016. They have newer equipment including touchscreen panel and smart home features (smart doorbells<\/a>, thermostat control<\/a> etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Lets take a look at the good and the bad of AMP:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Who they are and where they came from…<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What kind of home security equipment can I get?<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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