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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

As the parent company of the abysmal security camera company "Canary" I had to come join the many dissatisfied customers of Smartfrog and pile on to the negative reviews. Their business practices are... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling ... absolutely shocking picture and sound quality ....it's almost like your recordings don't belong to you also massive lags even using the fastest broadband speeds and being sat in the same... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Typical German company: terrible customer service, product that barely worked when it did work, lack of communication, shoddy app, and when you complain it’s your own fault. Now they’ve sold to Canary... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shocking behaviour from their customer service, or lack thereof. They talk down to you, like you are a naughty child with out any common sense at all. They cut off chats by disconnecting, they offer... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The most stressful company to deal…

The most stressful company to deal with! Sent back the camera nearly 2 weeks ago and have the Royal Mail special delivery receipt too that says it was signed for 9 days ago! There saying they haven’t got it! I have pictures of the cam, leads and box in EXCELLENT condition the day I sent it back to you along with delivery receipt. Please can you sort this out!

October 19, 2019
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Reply from Smartfrog

Hello, I'm really sorry you had a negative experience with our customer support. Please write us a message at support@smartfrog.com with a photo of the delivery receipt and we would be more than happy to remove the camera from your account and reimburse any undue charges you may have incurred. Thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling

Appalling ... absolutely shocking picture and sound quality ....it's almost like your recordings don't belong to you also massive lags even using the fastest broadband speeds and being sat in the same room as the camera ...asked them multiple times to close my account as I'm not using the camera and I am still being charged (even got a dunning letter today).....best bet is to buy a decent WiFi camera off eBay as smartfrog is £5 per month (for literally nothing) or £100+ on something which is no better than a £15 WiFi camera from china ....in my honest opinion .....avoid like the plague

August 16, 2019
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Reply from Smartfrog

Hi there, thank you for your feedback. Did you mail the camera back to us or send us a shipping receipt? As soon as we receive the camera or a picture or confirmation of the shipping, we end the subscription and the invoicing stops. Please send us a message via our support site and a customer care agent will be happy to assist you: https://www.smartfrog.com/en-gb/support

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was told that the £94 I had paid was…

I was told that the £94 I had paid was full and final payment, no further subscription payments. Just had money taking out of my bank without my knowledge.
Camera quality at night extremely poor, customer services attitude poor.
Cameras been returned immediately .!!!!!

August 12, 2019
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Reply from Smartfrog

We are truly sorry for the inconvenience and do not wish to lose you as a customer. We can help if you let us. Please contact us at support@smartrog.com for assistance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Daytime o.k but Night vision terrible.

The daytime video feed is o.k but the feed buffers an awful lot and I know it's not my Wi-Fi because I have super fast fibre broad and but the night vision I'm sorry to say is terrible, I have 2 cars on my driveway and you can not see them at all on the camera and the only way you can see a person is if the are literally stood right next to the camera.

August 7, 2019
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Hi there, we are sorry to hear that your night vision is not working properly and we will be happy to help you solve this issue. We kindly ask you to open a service request with us via our support site: https://www.smartfrog.com/en-gb/support

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not trust this company

I ordered this because of a security issue, and cancelled it when it was no longer required. I was going to give it a good review, however upon cancelling it they gave me 2 weeks to return the unit, which I did within a week. The email I had said my subscription was cancelled if returned within this timeframe, so I assumed that was it- 6 weeks later I get another invoice on the same day they have already taken payment....I contact them assuming it is in error but they said it will only stop taking payments and be cancelled once their warehouse has processed it....what warehouse takes 6 weeks to take a tiny camera out of a box, with the account number and mark it as received?! Numerous emails later I m getting no where....how can they ask me to pay for their own incompetence? Looking at all of the deleted reviews I suspect something very dodgy is going on with this company....

July 29, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The idea is very good, but very poor customer service and camera

Sad Smartfrog are so fast to have bad reviews removed, but do not have time to try and sort the customers complaints.

The idea is very good, but the camera is just not up to the job I had very poor picture quality and sound was terrible with grinding and whistling noises drowning out voices I did contact smartfrog they said they mainly focus of picture quality not sound, but nit doing great at ever Had to post back camera at my expenses and now fighting for extra months money to cancel subscription

I would never use them again and to me customer service is very poor just like the camera they supply

July 27, 2019
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Reply from Smartfrog

We're sorry you are unsatisfied with the customer service you received.

The picture quality can vary depending on the strength of the Wifi connection, however most customers are able to record HD resolution 1280 x 720 (720p).

Customers who choose our 4.95GBP/4.99EUR monthly subscription package do not own their cameras until after 24 months payments are made. If you wish to cancel your subscription at any time, you simply have to send the camera back to us. We always ask that the customer provides the tracking number and courier service for the package or, alternatively, the proof of postage receipt. In the rare cases that a camera is lost during return, these show that the customer did indeed send them and the fault lies with the courier service. When the customer cannot provide any proof that they sent the camera back, and we do not receive it, then unfortunately they are responsible for paying off the camera (with the subscription costs paid so far credited).

Do you have a copy of your shipping receipt? If so, please send a picture of it along with your Customer ID or email address to support@smartfrog.com and we will happily process your return.

Best Regards,
Smartfrog Customer Care Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

An absolute disgrace of a company

An absolute disgrace of a company. Their customer service agents talk to you like you are a fool. my camera failed to work after 6 months. I asked to have my subscription cancelled. They continue to send 'dunning' notices via email And are demanding I return the camera at my own cost plus pay for tracking. They have gave me a date in which to return by and the emails just keep coming. I am waiting for the next one when they receive the camera back and it doesn't work. I have kept every email correspondence and their useless replies. I won't be letting this go easily. £4.95? You would think it was a lot more the way they speak to You!! !!! DISGUSTING.

July 15, 2019
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