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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company in Richmond Virginia is the worst by far than most security companies in this area. Lack of professionalism, given that most if not all of management have no clue to the responsibilities... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company will sell you equipment that you don’t need. They were hired to install fire monitoring equipment I never did. However, they charged my card almost $3000 and already billed me for a monit... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We've been using Sentry for several years and it's apparent that they need to improve upon their product knowledge as well as add more project managers. The constant follow up is an added source of f... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If the standard of their drivers and seeing some of the reviews I won't be using this company. Recently had one of their drivers fail to stop at give way signs on a roundabout almost hitting me no ap... See more

Company details

  1. Security Equipment Store
  2. Business to Business Service
  3. Furniture Store

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Sentry Security specializes in the installation, service and monitoring of security services. As Chicago’s single-source solution for security needs, Sentry offers the most comprehensive range of services to deliver customized protection solutions and ease-of-use convenience. And, as Chicago’s leading independent security company, we have the local resources necessary to give you peace of mind- confirmed by the consistent high ratings from our customers.


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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Positive Experience

We were having some issues with our security system and Sentry sent a technician out to detect the problem and resolve the issue. We were pleased with their attention to the problem and concern to make sure we have the safety and protection we were paying for. They were polite, friendly and efficient making it a positive experience.

March 8, 2018
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good people but Follow up could be improved

Office or inside personnel were very engaged. The outside technician was also engaged. However, it has been difficult getting them to establish and complete the follow up work. Just an area of opportunity, I would still recommend them to friends and family.

July 5, 2016
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful

We honestly don't turn our alarm on very much, but when we do, it is easy to use and we have had no issues.

April 18, 2016
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

good

The in house service was very good, but my experience with questions regarding additional services never went to anywhere.

April 15, 2016
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Alarm response call problem

We have had no issues until the other day when my wife tried to set the system and screwed it up prompting the alarm and a call to me at a remote location. The person who called kept asking for the password on the account to shut the system down and prevent a police response. I had no idea what the account password was and could not prevent the police response. I then got a call from my wife, who was panicking. She does not usually set our alarm to leave the house and screwed it up. She had tried to call the company and the number was not covered at the time. I immediately told her how to reset the keypad to turn off the alarm. I called back the alarm system number that had called me and found out that the password was actually the "keypad" pass code, which of course I knew. If this was explained at the time of the first call, the whole problem could have been averted.

April 11, 2016
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