Russell of DAT is AMAZING and if you ever need a new alarm system, I definitely recommend giving him a call! I initially called Russell only to inquire about installing cameras at my home and after helping me purchase an awesome camera system that was on sale, he asked if I wanted to upgrade my 6-year old alarm system. Any sales representative would not spend countless hours talking to or texting their client from 8 am to 9 pm on Saturday and Sunday, but that's exactly what Russell did because I had so many questions about his system. After finding out that my company's "new" service call price was $200 for a minimum of 1 hour, it was a no brainer for me to switch to DAT when they offer $59 service calls and lifetime warranty on standard parts. A big mahalo also to Eddie who installed both the cameras and alarm system. Eddie took the time to point out exactly where the cameras should be placed so we could get the maximum coverage for our home. Eddie's workmanship is the best I've ever seen! I am so fortunate to have found Russell of DAT to protect my home. Mahalo Russell!!! read more

I had a very weird interaction with Russ - but is what came of it that honestly shows this business is legit and so very professional. I had just moved into our new home, unfortunately my husband wasn't home, I was in my pjs half asleep at 8 pm. And a gentleman rings my doorbell. While I found it odd, he initially explained he was in the neighborhood for another client and it didn't workout, the conversation was okay but then Russ was speaking very fast and for many reasons that evening I felt slightly pushed. I think I just started being nervous of being alone and slightly sketched out as I began thinking like who does business door to door that late? So I signed a contract to get the conversation over with. Fast forward 24 hours later I couldn't stop thinking of the interaction and regretted not having done my research and feeling more like it was our choice. Thus, I texted Russ and explained my feelings. What a relief and honestly amazing experience to have a businessman so kindly respond understanding completely and apologizing. I sincerely respect that level of professionalism and tact more than anything. He cancelled the contract without penalty and understood where I was coming from. As if that wasn't enough he stopped by our home post conversation to deliver orchids to our family as an apology. I'm beyond impress with this level of care. read more

Had issues with our system, but Russ was very responsive and handled the issue. He made sure that our issue was resolved as well.

I've been reading the reviews about DAT and I am floored at some of the comments being made. I signed a contract with Russ about 2 years ago and I've never had any problems with Russ, DAT team members or Brinks. I met Russ through my brother who also purchased a security system and when I finally moved into my home, Russ was very professional, contacted me and signed me up for a 3 year contract. There were a couple occasions that I remember my garage door being left open by my kids and I would not have known if my security system didn't alert me. Prior to signing up for my security system I never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever have 8 dogs. My dogs are my first security system and anyone who comes into my neighborhood is quickly aware of them and will not dare set foot on my property so unfortunately I will not be requiring services after my contract ends. I am just here to let you all know that my experience with Russ and his team have been nothing but professional. read more

I had an alarm installed at my home in Hoakalei. I must say I am VERY IMPRESSED with the quality of their system and customer service, specifically Russell! There are many factors that I consider important when making any major purchase or investment. Some of these factors are: PRODUCT QUALITY, VALUE (COST), and CUSTOMER SERVICE. QUALITY: I had no issues with the hardware installed in my home. The panel is modern and easy to use. It is user friendly and it is so convenient to have the option to turn my alarm off or on from my cell phone. VALUE: Security is one of the first things I wanted to install in my new home. I shopped around and compared prices. I was very happy with my monthly monitoring price that was within my budget. I appreciate Russell working with me on a plan that works. I believe you can't place a price on your security, however, your monthly payment shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg either. CUSTOMER SERVICE: There are many home security alarm companies out there. DAT has a local sales rep, local installers who are on island and ready to assist with any issues. Russell is a very professional and friendly sales person. There are so many aggressive sales people out there who are very aggressive and do not respect your space (especially Vivint) who do not care about their customers. Russell has been very responsive with questions and with my concerns before I made my final decision. Thank you Russell! YOU ARE AWESOME! read more

Digital Alarm Technology - Security Systems Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I don't respect companies who prey on the insecurities of the elderly. Shortly after the Marco Polo apartment fires in Honolulu, a rep came to my 80 year old grandmother's house and spent 4 hours there to coerce her to buy smoke detectors in her home. This in itself seems ok, but these detectors ended up costing her $1922.00. My grandmother had no idea they cost so much until I questioned her monthly statement. I called DAT to clarify the logic behind charging someone so much for a battery powered unit on the wall. . I spoke to a Yvonne that was panicked and flustered and quickly was trying to put the blame on another company and told me they don't handle accounts from last month. Wth?! I was later connected to the CEO Sal who basically told me I can't return the product, he has a signed receipt and it's for the safety of my grandmother and "good luck disputing it". Not to mention the product is 3rd party and not even listed on their website. It's a crossfire smoke detector by omnishield (appliedfire tech based in texas), and is no where worth $2000. Con men for sure read more

I find it funny how a sales person from DAT attempts to sell a system to my family even though we already brought it up to him that we already have a security system. He was so insistent on selling that even after we told him no thank you, he wanted to stop by another day to confirm with another family member to subscribe to the service. I know it's business and everything. But no company should ever dog another company on how they run or do business. Get your facts strait before spreading lies or rumors to get ahead of competition. Yes, good deal on system but people wake up. The contract is what makes the company revenue. Service can either be good or bad I wouldn't know, haven't had their service yet. I'm fine with my security service already. read more

If you're like me, you don't need all the fluff. These guys are no-nonsense. From the sales pitch to the installation it was very professional and friendly. Let's face it, when you're shopping for home security you need to feel, well... secure. Russell was great explaining the system and different levels of monitoring. Omar and John did great with the installation. Here's why I chose to go with DAT: 1) Good follow-up 2) Can arm and disarm with my smart phone 3) Monthly monitoring price point that won't break the bank ($47.12 w/tax) 4) Appointment and installation FAST! Told you I didn't need the fluff. Give this company a try. You won't be disappointed! read more

We've been having problems with our system recently and called the number on the DAT sign. The person on the other end on the few occasions we reached out gave an attitude on every attempt we called. That is, until someone told her off and put her back into her place. Train that girl on proper service etiquette or replace her with one who has better people skills. (-2 stars there cuz im big with the service experience). Russ has been professional but sorry this girl (Yvonne) on the other line gotta go. Anyhow, we got the system installed a little over a year ago and am experiencing what seems to be a common "fail comm" error, there is no tech support (Brinks?) on Sundays so we are pretty much SOL until the next business day. Now gotta wait. (-1 star there). Will update rating once we get this fixed. Hoping for the best. read more

Russ & Arron, were extremely informative & knowledgeable about their services & equipment. We had already had been talking about getting a security system & when Russ came to the door & explained the details & pros of going with their company we were sold. Next day installation.. friendly, prompt & expert in his equipment. Would highly recommend them to neighbors, friends & co workers. Thank you for helping us feel safer in our home. Considering criminal behavior does not discriminate. Affordable rates read more

Doug was very nice..always smile and was very easy to talk to..he did not give me any pressure in buying..installed everything in less than 20 mins..I'm recommending my family and friends to get these alarms read more

Lemme first say I not part of the company and not just writing one good review because they said. But I am doing this out of my own will. This is on customer service so review will change if anything ever goes sour. Anywayz.... Have braddah Russ give you one call and he going help you out. Listen to the first things he going say and you not going call anybody else. Now, I spent about 5 hours trying to find the right company. I was looking for the most reasonable way possible. But never got to DAT because I thought "ah...only 6 reviews...must be junk." But boy was I wrong. Russ was super helpful. I have an existing alarm in here and they are able to use them(depends on your brand). Easy for talk to (and everyone is looking for GREAT customer service). CALL THEM UP!!! You will not be disappointed... I tell you I not read more

If I could give zero stars I would! So we were already set with another company and we're getting ready to pull to sign the contract when a sales person stopped by our house. He had stopped by many of our neighbors homes and fooled them in to signing as he eventually did us too. He was bad mouthing the company that we had picked saying that the customer service with our chosen company was very poor as was their response time for trouble calls. He then told us how their response time was at the most a few hours if we were having trouble with the system. So we encountered our first problem yesterday; mind you we have only had the system for 3-4 months MAX. We were unable to set our alarm. We called to inform Sal (the CEO) and he sent a tech to our house. The tech took nearly 3 hours to figure out that the key pad needed to be changed. In the meantime I was doing laundry and trying to be productive, I came back down to our living area where the tech had just made himself at home waiting on the new keypad to boot up. Once he was finished he said "ok you have a new keypad you will need to set it up" and then leaves. I go to the keypad and I have NO clue how to set it up. So we call Sal again and he sends another tech out to our house but we have to wait until 7pm now. The second tech shows up and sets up the keypad and within a minute he is GONE! We try to set our alarm to go to bed and find that now one of the sensors isn't working (it just so happens to be one in our dark back yard) perfect for someone to break in! Then the next day we get up and do our daily routine and head off to work. Try to set the alarm and nothing, it won't respond. I think we'll maybe I can set it from the app on my phone, nothing, it won't respond. When then call Sal and let him know the issue and we are told someone can be there at 7pm. Dissatisfied with that answer I tell home that won't work and then need to get someone there ASAP or I will go with another company. His response was "try, you are in a contract and I will send you to collections and ruin your credit" WTF!!! The argument got very heated after that and the only fix is to take another day off work for them to hopefully "fix" our system. Don't be fooled folks like we were, this company isn't as user friendly as they state when you first meet them. I will be contacting the BBB to let them know about this garbage. **So after posting this review Russell Lum, the salesperson that badmouthed the other company made a visit to our house. Sal was not happy that they received a poor yelp review and he wanted it gone. Russell who has Sal saved in his phone as Salzheimer's (because of his poor attitudes and age I suppose) mad a visit to our house to ask us to take the bad yelp review down. He can offering $150 four our troubles and hoping that would fix all of the above problems. Well the very next day, I came home and turned the alarm off with the app provided by the company (I received a message that the alarm was disarmed) I parked my car in the garage and before I could get in my house the alarm was going off. When I called Russell I told him that I wanted the system out of my house and he said he would do it. Now, I am being told by Sal that I will be sent to collections. Honestly these guys are ALL conmen, go with the people that have earned the JD Power award for customer care because this company is GARBAGE!!! Funny story is that Russell is taking over the company! Wow, this company is doomed with either of these cuts at the wheel. read more

Our church has been a target for juveniles to deface, damage and defecate and urinate all over the walkways and alcoves. We've had several break ins so we installed Digital Alarm Technology, as is. with Brinks Alarm Service and am very pleased with the service, response and pricing. Russ Lum is a johnny-on'the-spot representative and helps to scout location and placement of sensors. Great job, Great Rep. And Great Company. read more

Russ did an excellent job informing me about the excellent options of DAT. I highly recommend consulting him for your security alarm needs. read more

Our alarm system was outdated and we did an upgrade with Brinks and Russ at DAT. Kelvin hooked us up and got us totally upgraded with a new keypad, new monitors, cameras and a video doorbell which we love! We can Armand disarm our system with an app on our phone. We really appreciate the awesome service as feel our home is safea few months later, my parents decided it was time for them to have an alarm installed as well. They had 2 properties and live on a fixed income. Russ gave us an awesome deal with installation of all new equipment and monitoring. My parents feel safe, and that means the world to me. I really appreciate working with the professionals at DAT. Russ explained everything and gave us an unbeatable deal on our systems. Kelvin is an awesome and professional installer and we really appreciate him too. A big thank you to these guys! I recommend you go with them! You won't regret it read more

Russ came out and took great care of me and had awesome pricing. Had me setup for install the next day. Highly recommend Russ and DAT.

Russ was genuine & very approachable. He was very responsive to all our questions, & very persistent! He made sure the process was as easy as possible & we got the best bang for our buck. We almost went with another company but eventually decided on DAT! Aaron our installer was very informative, & came at the most convenient times for us. Both were very professional & now we feel safer knowing that we have DAT as our alarm/ security system!! The convenience of being able to access everything over our phones when we're away is thee best part!! We would recommend DAT to all our family & friends! read more

Worked With Pat B., he actually found that Brinks had sent the wrong panel for my alarm upgrade. Pat made all the calls to get the correct panel, and worked around MY work schedule to do the install. All installation, programming, and tutoring on the system were professional, comprehensive, and customer service based. Pat did an outstanding job ensuring myself and Wifey understood everything about our alarm, to include the upgradeable capabilities and how to use the phone app. An awesome installer and I highly recommend him as a tech you can trust and rely on. Mahalo Pat! read more

Genuine and honest company, the pricing is better than most alarm company's, and the control panel has a two way voice capability. If your looking for an alarm, but don't want the bait and switch, trust these guys they won't let you down. read more

Wanted to update my review since my first one about a week ago. We had scheduled Patrick for a second time, after his first no show, to come back and fix the alarm. About a day or two before he was scheduled to show up, Moni Security (who the contract is actually with) called my mom for a customer service review, in which she went off on them. The girl she spoke with, per my mom, was very polite and helpful and helped my mom get the system working again. She told my mom if there were anymore issues, to call them directly and they would help her through it or send someone out to fix it. Moni went ahead and cancelled Patrick since they were able to fix it over the phone with my mom. Additionally, Russell came by our house personally about 5 minutes ago, after reading my first review, and spoke to my mom about what's been going on with the alarm and their service. Again, he was completely professional and after speaking with my mom, said that they will be crediting her back 3 months of service since it wasn't working during that time. He also left us his card again, as my mom misplaced the card he left with us the first time. Our system has now been working again ever since she spoke with Moni and we are now satisfied with things. Thanks again to Russell for the great customer service. read more

We had Alert Alarm for a few years but recently bought a new house and needed a new alarm system. Oceanic gave us a quote but we weren't so sure because they couldn't alarm our detached garage. Russell from DAT stopped by and was so friendly and kind from the get go that I listened to his pitch though we had been warned by Oceanic about not letting any other alarm company in. He was professional and very honest which we appreciated. Not only was he knowledgable with all of our questions, he didn't try to sell us stuff we didn't need. We got the exact system and additional features that we were looking for at a good price (a third of the price of Alert Alarm). Omar did a great job with the install. We had a pretty intimidating crew install our alarm in the past and were so surprised by how professional Omar was. He was also very accommodating with our schedule and very knowledgable while walking us through the set up. We are so happy with our new alarm system and the great service that we received! Its really nice to have a company and salesperson that we can trust. We are recommending Russell and DAT to all of our friends and family. read more

My husband and I are very new to the Island and have never had an alarm system in our home. We were overwhelmed and didn't know which company to go with as we were bombarded with the door-to-door salespeople wanting our business. Some are more in-your-face than others. I will not mention names because I am not doing a review on them, but if you speak to other companies, you will understand. After "interviewing" several companies, we decided that DAT was the way to go. The main reason was Russell. He was personable, informative and obviously driven to satisfy his customers (I will tell you a little story in a minute). I expect, at the very least, acceptable service from any business that I give my money to. I do not write reviews for acceptable service. I write reviews/send letters for businesses that exceptionally exceed OR exceptionally fall below "acceptable" service. THIS IS AN EXCEED ONE. One of the most telling signs that you are dealing with an exceptional business is their readiness to handle any issues that you may have. I have had two. They were minor and did not require immediate attention BUT I was given immediate attention anyways. Yesterday my alarm went off while my daughter and I were at the beach. I received a phone call from the monitoring system quickly and I advised them that NO ONE should be at my home. They dispatched police and the response time was phenomenal! I am a retired Police Officer so this impressed me. My house was clear but there was a malfunction with one of the window devices. On a Sunday afternoon, of a Holiday weekend, I sent Russell a text and he responded within minutes. I was given the information needed. Later that same night, a storm came through the area and my alarm started going off at 1:30 am. Scared me to death. It seems that the system lost communication for a moment with the monitoring system. I left a detailed message on the office number at 1:45 am. At 7:00 the next morning, Labor Day, I received a phone call from Sal (SUPER nice guy) and he had someone at my house within a couple of hours. The person that responded was Roy (I think, sorry if I got his name wrong) and he was FANTASTIC!!!! He fixed the problem and then went further in helping me register my alarm with the City. You see, I mailed my registration in on August 17th. It was returned to me as "Address not found" on Saturday (yes, one day prior to my alarm going off) and of course, they were closed so I wouldn't be able to remedy it until Tuesday (because of the Holiday). He contacted Sal and together, they gave me the information I needed to register everything online. I did it just after his departure. So anyways, I am really impressed with this company!! I can not end this review without giving a "shout out" to Omar. He came by to install the keypad for me and was friendly, professional and helpful. This is a great company. read more

The Salesman who helped us with our alarm system is Russ. Almost all of my neighbors in Olino Kapolei have DAT alarm system. He explained all of the things we needed to know. Russ is very friendly, likes to talk stories, and the PLUS side is he's a CHRISTIAN man. I highly recommend this alarm company. Thank you Russ read more

From the initial consultation, through the installation & even 2 years later, Russell has provided me with nothing but excellent customer service & gave me peace of mind knowing I was getting the best value @ a truly affordable price. I even contacted him for questions regarding my system (1year later) & he assisted me immediately! If it was something he couldn't solve, he referred me to Monitronics (MONI) who helped me further. Troy, who was the installer was fantastic & so full of Aloha. Patient & very neat! They both are so respectful & truly work with your budget to make sure you are comfortable with everything! I feel confident knowing that I made an excellent decision! Thank you Russ & Troy for providing unmatched, quality customer service! We are truly thankful to you both! For anyone looking to not only receive excellent customer service but also an outstanding price & alarm system, give DAT a call and request to speak with Russell. Best decision I ever made regarding an alarm company! read more