"ordered a security camera system from Lorex.com. Lorex advised system was backordered will ship in 2 weeks. Call backed in 3 weeks, since I did not get any notification. They advised system is in will ship immediately.2 weeks go by, still no system. Had to call them again, since I did not hear anything. They advised system backordered will ship once it gets here. They initially would not give me a date, when pressed they said will be sent in 2 weeks. Never got item, cancelled order. If you get a backorder from Lorex cancel immediately, they will just string you along and never notify you. Customer Service is horrible. "
"After 8 months I started loosing the cameras one buy one so when only one out of four was working I called customer support / tech support. 5 day later after several calls the determined the cameras were not working. So Now I have to call back customer support and jump through hoops. First problem is you cant understand them nor they you. I asked to switched to a US customer service and they informed me they have none I asked where they were they said Columbia and had no other number. I asked if they have a corporate number they said no, but how ever they told me there company was in Canada. Ok so we had over an hour very hard conversation finally they switched me to another person on hold for another 40 minutes and got disconnect. In short worst customer service encounter I have ever had. I don't know if they are try to dissuade you from returning the camera or they really are that incompetent . Never again."
"I purchased the latest wireless security system which included battery operated cameras so totally wireless. Long story short I called customer service because I could not get the motion notifications to stop coming to my phone. I tried the DVR interface which gave me no option to turn off and the IPhone app had an option but would not work. So after spending 20 minutes with support guy he finally remotely accessed my computer to try to solve the problem but then said "oh you have a Mac, we do not have software for the Mac yet!! WTF Apple started in 1976 and they don't have software. Then I googled it and found you have to turn of the notification permission in the IPhone app problem solved!
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"Purchased a Lorex system with intentions of monitoring our elderly parent. After two months one camera started freezing. Contacted flir Lorex about problem and went thru three months of "trouble shooting" before they had me send the faulty camera back. The email I received said to return the complete faulty camera including power supply cord.
Two weeks later camera arrived without a power supply cord. Contacted flir Lorex and was told one to be sent out within 4 business days (as of this review still no cord...3 weeks) no contact from customer support, no return emails, nothing. It has now been four months and I now find out that the system is discontinued so expansion is not an option and further warranty work probably a no. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for your system. By the time I get the power cord the warranty will be just about done. Customer service dragging their feet and not providing customer service..."
"I bought this system for my home less than 1 year ago. Want to add 3rd camera. System is discontinued. No email or any notification. I am an elderly disabled woman. It's like buying a new car and one year later the dealership doesn't make tires for that car. They are more than happy to sell me a new system at twice the price. Who knows how long that one would last...they are the used car salesman of security systems."
"I highly recommend anyone looking at Lorex Surveillance system including the ones with FLIR to think twice. I had a brand new system and had it installed late Feb/early March 2017. I started having issues in May with noise, one camera has no image 90% of the time. You have to go back and forth with them via e-mail wasting time until you finally get to where they say "let's get a call together. Had done all their "troubleshooting tasks before I spoke to them and then again with them. I Updated the firmware as per their request. In doing the color went a bit off and the image became a slightly unstable, a bit jumpy.
Needless to say they suggested new cables at the customers expense and they do not send out a replacement camera. Not only would you have to pay an electrician to re-run cables at your cost they only warrantee their cables for 3 months! They clearly do not stand by their product as the cables are the most expensive part given you have to have someone run the wires. They do however cover the DVR for a year, but that is hardly the portion of the system that goes bad.
In my case it is one or both the cables and/or the wires. DO NOT BUY from this company you will spend A LOT of money due to their unbelievable / dysfunctional product.
I also live in an condominium association and at the same time we purchased a few systems for around the property. These systems also have issues. Cameras and cables needed within a year. Their systems do not seem to last long . I would call them more disposable camera at best.
DO NOT BUY ANY LOREX SYSTEM... SAVE YOUR MONEY!
Surveillance system including the ones with FLIR
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"I have the system purchased from Costco and realized there is problem to access stream while using phone via data service. I called toady 6/16/17 and waited more than 30 mins. First representative told me I have to call my provider Tmobile to downgrade my data from LTE to 3G. I did that and it didn't work. I called again and waited another 30 mins. This time I talked with Brian (employee ID 993662). This call is the most horrible call ever. He told me I have to contact Tmobile again to disable Binge on video option. I was trying to tell him and understand why it is completely different fix compare to the fix and he was trying to argue with me on the call. I was trying to get a manager on the call and he told me he can't since manager only handled advantage technical support he couldn't handle. He argued with me so loud on the call and it is the most horrifying experience ever. Definitely don't buy the system. They will just blame on someone else and ask you to contact your phone provider or other company instead of fix on their side. Don't waste your money on this company, totally unreasonable and unprofessional service."
"RUN, don't walk away from Lorex! If I could give zero stars, I would.
I bought an 8 camera 1080p system. The system arrived with only one power supply for the cameras instead of the two it requires. When I called tech support it was a horror show. Besides being almost impossible to understand, first I was told they would have to generate a tech support incident number which they would email to me. When I got the email, I was supposed to reply to it with a picture of the package they sent me. After sending the email, I was then supposed to gall them. I waited all day for their email to arrive. It didn't show up until the next day. I then emailed them the picture they wanted & called them. They said they couldn't find my email. I resent it 3 times & they still couldn't find it. Finally, they gave me an alternate email address to send it to. The next day, I got all the notices of undeliverable email in my inbox. The reason given was that Lorex's mailbox was full. Later that day I got an email from Lorex stating that they had gotten one of my emails & my cse was now being handed up to "tier two" & I'd be heading from them in 3-4 days. All this for an effing six buck power supply!
Two days later, I finally get a chance to unpack everything, set it up & test it out before I begin the installation. Imagine my disappointment when I plug the first camera in only to find it's a GLOW CAMERA! Nowhere in any of their literature do they mention these are ancient technology glow cameras. Just what I need, a ring of red lights around every camera to advertise to everyone there's an active video monitoring system & where all the cameras are located.
I'm returning this system for a refund!"
"We installed the system, but we were unable to set up the application in our mobiles. I opened a ticket and the response don have any sense. I took a long time to receive an answer. Their toll number does not work for PR. I can't fill the warranty, because they do not have PR as a valid state an the system doesn't allow to complete without a State. I you buy the System in Puerto Rico, you should have it as a valid State.
We DON'T RECOMMEND THE SYSTEM. The support is worst we have experience.
We are going to return the product"
"I purchased this system 2 years ago. The cameras were easy to install and I love the wireless capabilities. The negatives about this system: night vision is terrible, my hard drive has already gone out once and is going out again for the second time in 2 years. The system is not user friendly, if you do not reset your perimeters after playback the system will not record. I am not satisfied with Lorex at all and I will be switching to a different brand now that the hard drive is failing again. I am writing this review based on my experience. I would not recommend Lorex security cameras. "
"I purchased a security system in Nov 2015, its now 3/17 and it is still now fully working. I've called, I email everyday and no one ever calls back or replies with a return email that solves anything. All you ever get are more questions about what you ordered, when they could just look it up in their system. Far and away, hand downs, no questions asked...the worst customer service company I've ever dealt with. I don't know what I'll do when the warranty runs out."
"I purchased a lorex system in November 2015 , a couple weeks ago the cooling fan begin making a lot of noise I called tech support he told me to take it apart and check the fan, I did and the noise was the fan I called back and he said the did not sell parts for dvr's I would have to purchase another dvr, now on there website they have a section about fan issue's, and from other review's other people have had the same problem, and not to mention I have had two power adapters go bad they did replace one under warranty but give me a hard time about it. I would not recommend for anyone to purchase a lorex. I will not purchase another one."
"I am still working on trying to resolve issues with this company. I ordered there product on November 27th 2016. I have been calling with unresolved issues since Dec.5.
It took almost 2 months to receive my product when I paid extra for expedited shipping.
Finally I received the product just to find out it was not what the the Lorex sales service agent described.
I have been told several times the last few weeks repeatedly that I would get a return package and a refund within 48 hours. This is not happening and I am waiting.
Ticket number after new ticket numbers these thieves won't do anything. I have been recording call after call and every new supervisor does not care to hear them and insists he will personally take care of it and does nothing!"
"I BOUGHT THIS HD SECURITY SYSTEM AND THE COOLING FAN DIED. THEY SAID IT WAS IN WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD SHIP IT TO ME AND I WOULD NEED TO RETURN OLD PART. GUESS WHAT TWO MONTHS LATER I CALL TO SEE WHERE PART IS. THEY NOW TELL ME I HAVE TO SEND THEM $150.00. I HAVE SPENT HOURS ON HOLD WAITING AND THEY DO NOT CALL BACK OR THEY HANG UP ON YOU. I AM STILL WAITING ON A SUPERVISOR TO CALL ME BACK. YEAH
DO NOT BUY FROM THEM THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND PRODUCT AND TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WILL NEVER BUY FROM THEM AGAIN. "
"Please do NOT purchase any product from Lorex. Their customer service is some of the worst in the business. They are maybe the worst company I've ever had to deal with. They were lazy and ridiculous.I bought this camera directly from them and it took over a month of back and forth...they wouldn't return emails, would never call back, and were extremely unhelpful. They sent me the wrong product (one of their outdoor cameras) and basically told me that I could screw their outdoor camera into my celling and use it indoors - no joke.
I will never buy a product from them or Flir ever again."