Below is an email response that explains most of it nicely. Today, I was told that my warranty would not be honored, and that I was not eligible for refund during downtime. A complaint with the Attorney General's Office has been filed. I was a customer for 3 years. It was all fine and good until they needed to put forth effort on their end of the bargain. They're more than happy to take your money but don't think for a second that warranty program will be honored even if the malfunction was brought on by actions of ADT.
"So after I've been without service for 6 months, stood up on an appointment, stood up on elected calls from branch office (twice), and spent HOURS on the phone with every department...ADT's proposal is to charge me $1,000 & double my monthly bill. My equipment was under warranty when your company ran a "routine system update". Refer to the attachments.
This is insulting, and there is no chance I'm buying anything from your company. Honor my warranty. If not, I'll cancel and obtain a refund from March until now along with a refund for the useless battery I was falsely told to buy. My next call will be to the Attorney General's Office.
Your company isn't interested in making sure anyone is safe. It's all about monthly bills, contracts, and being forced to constantly upgrade equipment that is perfectly fine. ALL my equipment was brand new in March 2020, and would still be just fine if the phony "routine system update" hadn't taken place. This is a wash if I've ever seen one.
ADT's relationship or lack thereof with their third party vendor who handles installation isn't my problem. The equipment was under warranty and faulted due to actions made by ADT. End of story."