Life Alert

If you get this system, be prepared to use it til you die. It is incredibly difficult to get out of the contract.We are moving to Assisted Living Facility and they need to verify that they are a 24 hour care facility. Why does Life Alert care where we go. We DO NOT WANT THEIR SERVICE.

My Grandma has one & she fell (104 years old) The button did not work. Unbeknownst to anyone, you are supposed to call in once in awhile and do a check to see if it is working. That information would've been helpful at time of sale. Although, I do believe it was a bs story to cover their behinds. Don't even get me started on the secret contract that we found out about when trying to cancel after this issue. Invest in some Ethics Classes life alert!!

I was an installer for Life Alert and I can tell you for a FACT that they abuse the customer's lack of knowledge. They wanted to have me install a Carbon Monoxide system in a customer's home. Upon arrival I informed the Customer and Home Office that the customer had a home that was totally "Electric", Heating, Cooking and Water Heater. The home also did not have a garage. The home had a "0" chance of Carbon Monoxide intrusion. I was basically told to mind my own business by the "Technical and Sales dept. They also filled the poor elderly home owner with fear tactics. That was the last day I worked for them after seeing how they treat their customers, who are mostly the elderly.

so far I have no complaints, they answer the phone they do what you ask

Life Alert is a ripoff. They didn't tell me Ithat they had put me in a 3 year contract until the very end of the sale. The lady told me that I could not cancel now because she had put me in a 3 year contact and she would not cancel it. She was very rude. My 3 year contract will be up April 2018 and I will not continue this lousy service from these rude people.

Life Alert never mentions a three year contract on the phone. Only if you read the paperwork closely will you know ithat you signing a 3 year contract. They told my mother it was a month to month after specifically asking if she had to sign a contract. Fraud.

Very hard to cancel if under the 3 year contract. You had to proof why you want to cancel if going to a nursing home or death not because you found a cheaper and better company or you will pay a penalty.

I am a Senior widow & have decided I was scammed by a very high powerful sales lady to sign up & pay a high amount on the phone before even receiving all the equipment that i had to pay for before even receiving the equipment. It was not a one button to wear with GPS but one for home--only if you were in the room where the central monitor was, & one to wear if you were away from that monitor. the button came apart during a fall & they were going to send another which took 2 weeks by postal mail. then, it broke again & another week to replace. My son called to complain I was paying $90/mo. for something didn't work. After 3 transfers, we were connected to an agent that would give me the month of Nov. free. I tried to call & cancel & was told I couldn't as I unmistake ly signed a contract. Selling Agent said 2 years, supervisor said 3 years. They took advantage of a 74 widow.. I need help & looking to file a fraud report & cancel my service..Luckily, I have 3 attorneys in my family whom I trust Please don:t make this mistake==READ THIS ARTICLE & DO YOUR HOMEWORK==WITH HELP/

My mom had fallen and her Life Alert is suppose to sense that she is on the floor. Well....... It didn't, and her button around her neck did not work. I had to manually push the big ole button on the equipment y her phone to see if it even worked. It did but...... The call was dropped on Life Alert's end, and it took them forever to call her back. This is a real cause for concern. I will be talking to her to change who she uses. Life Alert is not reliable when they need to be!!!

Have used it. Have one. As far as am concerned, it is useless. (1) It is to costly for the one's who depend on it. (2) I disconnected mine. No one should have to have a contract. (3) What if you don't need it anymore? You are locked in a contract and have to continue to pay monthly until the contract is up. Someone is getting rich! (4) I will give you a example. When I would push the button, just to test, it takes more than 15 minutes to answer. I could have had a heart attack and died before they even got here!.

Yesterday I ordered Life Alert for my father. I didn't know about all the other companies out there. My father was upset with me for not doing more research before ordering. We found another company, Medical Guardian, which was rated #1 this year. They have lower rates, better equipment & better customer service. My father & I called Life Alert to cancel. The rep was so rude with us. He tried scaring & bullying my father to stay with them. Plus, he said they would charge him the $198 for the cancellation. This company is awful! Don't waste your money. Keep looking.

thought the salesman who came to bring me the product and sign the contract talked so quickly that I did not fully understand or read the contract which was a carbon copy with small print. I did not know I was signing a 3 year contract. Calling customer service was impossible and my issues were not resolved. They should spend more money on customer service instead of on TV ads!! The representative who came to my house reminded me of a used car salesman. A repairman who came to my apt. was a contract person and not a Life Alert employee, thank goodness. He told me my base unit was outdated for a longer time than my installation date. I had to wait quite sometime before a serviceman came.It has been awhile since I cancelled my contract after the 3 year period so I cannot recall all the problems I had with them. The only time I used my pendant, help arrived quickly.

I've been a customer for 5+ yrs. Sometimes when calling to check equipment the service is slower than it should be. But, I must say that I've only used them a couple of times. Once when I accidentally pushed the button while working in the yard. They called the people I had designated and couldn't get in touch with any of them and immediately sent the fire department out to check on me. Another time someone came to my door late at night and I was alone and a little afraid. I pushed the button and asked them to call the police. They did and the police arrived within a few minutes. So, I wish the response time was faster when trying to call them, but on the whole I feel comfortable using Life Alert.

The agents are arrogant, not really interested in subject. When I showed displeasure they were nasty. Slow to answer. They are terrible. Previously had mobile alert mistake to change. Will be happy when contract ends.

Life Alert service was contracted for my mother-in-law's residence. The service was supposed to do routine check ins with her to ensure that she was alright. This was misrepresented to us during the salesget sat cycle, and they do not do this. When we tried to cancel the service the process is SO COMPLEX and has so many steps that you cannot easily cancel. In today's world consumers expect ease of use and great care. Life Alert provides neither of these. It is unreal how hard they make it to complain and try to frustrate the customer into not pursuing complaints. I work in a field where you have to build customer relations and address issues professionally. The sad response from Life Alert is very telling that they do not care about customers. They are all about selling and not servicing.

Once my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer, we didn't know what to expect so we immediately called Life Alert. They helped us pick and choose which services she may need and answered all our questions. The rep was very kind, patient and informative. We are very happy we chose Life Alert.

I love both of my Life Alert "buttons". I love the fact that they tell you to test your equipment once a month too. It is a little expensive, $69.95 a month, but so far not matter here I go, it has been there if I need it. I have found that it takes a few minutes to get a live person, and hope that if I can't talk, they will still send someone sent to find out what's wrong. I also like the fact that if I am on the road, they are suppose to be able to get help, that's why I chose them over the Guardian. Life Alert was the only one I found that had the "travelling pager" It's heavier like the old pagers as far as weight goes, but you can talk to it and get a response, and while it's expense, it's been worth it for my peace of mind.

The contract is for three years. They will not let you cancel unless you die. The monthly charge is very expensive.. I live in a retirement community. I advise people not to use this service.

Oct 2016 I cancelled three years of service for my mom. The rep on the phone was very pushy and wanted me to continue service. We have had five false alarms in 3 years. Once when I was in a restaurant WITH my mom! Another time my moms phone was not working and my brother was in route (15 min) to her house to make sure she was ok. I told this to the operator and asked her to wait until I heard from my brother. The operator DID NOT LISTEN and called the paramedics anyway. It was a huge problem that my brother had to resolve with the men who showed up from the fire dept. I CLEARLY TOLD THE OPERATOR TO NOT CALL THE PARAMEDICS and she did anyway. My Mom was fine, her phone was out of order. You must be at the site of the "box" in order to cancel service. No instructions were given for disconnecting the phone. I ended up messing up my moms phone service. We had to wait two days till the phone company came and fixed the problem. In summary the reps are extremely pushy and the operators don't listen. I now hate Life Alert and do not recommend them.

I had a malfunction of their system, and I can only describe their response as RUDE. Also there are other systems with more features for less money. When my son signed up, they did not explain it was a three year contact.

i was told i had a 3yr. contract which i have no memory or copy of. my card was compromized and the company could't access my account because of the new card issued. if i paid the 49.99 they were unable to collect, they would lower my fee to 39.99. i was told i could not cancel. i have never used the alert in over 2 years but i have tested it and it takes a long time for them to respond.

I fell in the kitchen and could not get up , had severe pain and swelling in my right ankle. I pressed the button and the contact was " life alert, please hold," this message was repeated 10 times with no personal contact. I pressed the button with the same results for a total of 10 times. We live in a rural community with mostly second homeowners who come up either every other week or whenever, I sort of side swam to my door and yelled out "HELP" and as luck or happenstance one of my neighbors who happened to come up for the weekend heard me and took me to the emergency site. My right ankle was fractured on both sides. When I relayed this to Life Alert they said it was my error as they did not receive any call from my pendant. I researched other providers and switched asap!

in asking for details about how the system works all the rep. wanted to do is talk about the condition of the person who it was for not how the system works. We live in the country so the cell service is pool and when I would ask about what was needed he kept going back to what is the persons condition.

Customer service bad got my equipment was unable to contact anyone till Monday . Poor communication . Have to be in the room with monitor to talk with person when bottom pushed. iAs a retired nurse I feel it's not user friendly. I'll see how trying to close account is.

I called Life Alert for information and pricing. They are sending me a brochure. I said I wanted information "TODAY, as I am pricing medical alert systems. I was transferred to a sales representative. He gave a very long sales pitch, too much information. He did not give me pricing information until the end of his boring sales pitch. He asked me too many questions, which was very annoying. I just wanted pricing, not a sales pitch. He was also very pushy and I did not appreciate that. I will NOT consider Life Alert for my medical alert system.

On 2/5/16 My Mother was enrolled for for Life Alert . On 2/19/16 Janice cancelled the order at my request. On 4/11/16 Supervisor Rene told me they only provide refunds when the customer asks for it; he said the equip was received on 2/19, and he was going to release the refund of $125.96. On 6/30/16 (Over 80 days later) I was told they are waiting on a Supervisor to approve the refund. They refused to let me speak directly to a Supervisor or Senior Manager, would only take my name and send me to a voice mail.

Y'all are charging me an installation fee but are sending it to my house and asking me to plug it in and set it up.