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Advanced Protection Network, Incorporated has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforAdvanced Protection Network, Incorporated

    Security Systems
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    11 complaints closed in last 3 years

    7 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Advanced Protection Network offers security solutions for homes & businesses throughout Hawaii. 

    Products & Services

    Design, sell, install, monitor, and service all types of electronic security systems, including burglary alarms, internet-viewable camera systems, PERS medical alarm systems, intercoms, access control systems for home and business.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Advanced Protection Network, Incorporated has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      99-1191 Iwaena St Ste E, Aiea, HI 96701
      BBB File Opened:
      9/5/1997
      Years in Business:
      28
      Business Started:
      5/2/1996
      Business Incorporated:
      5/5/2004
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • APN Alarm
      • Advanced Protection Network
      • A P N Alarm
      Business Management
      • Mr. Steven Van Ness, President
      • Mr. Jared Olin, Owner
      • Richard Altig, Managing Member
      Contact Information

      Customer Contact

      • Richard Altig, Managing Member

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      Customer Complaints

      11 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      10/26/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I cancelled my service with APN after 5 years. My contract was up in September, so even though they did not provide monitoring service during that time, I agreed to finish my 5 years. They took an extra 57. 54 from my account in October, even after I had cancelled according to their instruction.I never had any problem with this company before this problem. All of the years prior, every single time I called the company they immediately picked up, when I needed help, they came up, within 24 hours. They were stellar. I have not had any issues for a long time, until my system started to malfunction at the end of June. It started arming itself, and when I called to speak to APN I found out (when I asked for Doene - the tech I have dealt with for the last 5 years) that they (the local company) had sold it to a mainland company and Doene was no longer employed there. They told me that it would be several days before some one could come up. Meanwhile my alarm was arming itself (I have videos of this, because they told me that couldn't happen) I called my previous technician who was the one who always answered the phone and came to help me in the past. He stated that it had been sold and they had let him go. I also found out that they have no on island representatives any more. Only 1 sometimes two workers who are required to work the whole island. The mainland person who I had to call to figure out what to do with my system until some one came to fix it told me how to take it off the system. To open it and unplug so that I could open the doors to my home without alarm. I was without alarm system for days.I just noticed I had limited characters remaining.My complaint is when I cancelled my service as they could do nothing to help me, they sent me two invoices in September for service labor, trip charges and a machine replacement. I was told by the tech there was no charge either time he was here. The admin made me an offer but it was not appropriate.
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      4 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      DAVID H

      1 star

      07/24/2022

      First of all, why am I paying $54.95 monthly for monitoring, when other complainent says he is only paying $45 (+tax) monthly for monitoring?Secondly, when the "Sunset" of 3G networks was announced, I received two mysterious text messages declaring they could upgrade my Honeywell panel for $299.00, but this was not with any company ID. Contacted APN, they said they would get back to me with install schedule. Never did! But they DID send a **** for the update! Some nerve! I NEVER did receive any official notification from APN that my panel was going to need upgrade. Now I am trying to get out of the contract for the monthly monitoring service, because I do not have ANY monitoring service at this time. I DO NOT WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY ANYMORE! Their LACK of service is Unacceptable! Do not respond to emails, wait times for phone service are much too long, especially for a security company. I was going to order the upgrade module myself, but APN could not tell me if I needed the ******* or ATT compatible LTE communication module. Aloha APN!

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