Toll-free · Direct to a human · If your alarm is going off, press 1. For appointments or technical support, press 2. For billing or payments, press 3. For sales or upgrades, press 4. For customer support, press 5. If you are moving or want to cancel, press 6. To return to this menu at any time, press 9.
Toll-free · This phone number is for setting up new service only. Talk immediately with a live person who can help you compare and choose packages. Super knowledgeable and friendly representatives ready to take your call, compliments of GetHuman. ·
Toll-free · Direct to a human · To start new service for your home, press 1. For your business, press 2. For scheduled installation, press 3. If you are already a customer, press 4.
How do I get through the phone menu to a real live person?
GetHuman researchers routinely call this ADT phone number to document the phone system.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest:Press 5 at the first menu, then press 5 again, press 5 again.
Here is how our research team describes the way the ADT phone system greets you: To start new service for your home, press 1. For your business, press 2. For scheduled installation, press 3. If you're already a customer, press 4.
Below are some clips we've found from ADT's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:
Heard when the phone system first answers
"All circuits are busy now. Please try your call o three four t.
All circuits are busy now. Please try your call later. O three four t.
Welcome to ADT. To maintain excellent service, all calls to and from ADT may be recorded.
To start new ADT service for your home, press one.
For your business, press two. For a scheduled installation, press three."
Excerpt from a call with ADT
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 8:08 PM
They may ask you to enter information with the dial pad
"Welcome to ADT. To maintain excellent service, all calls to and from ADT may be recorded.
To start new ADT service for your home, press one.
For your business, press two. For a scheduled installation, press three.
Please enter your five digit ZIP code to see if you qualify for any special promotions in your area."
Excerpt from a call with ADT
Thursday, March 21, 2024 2:43 PM
They may need to look up your account
"You may hear a few seconds of silence while we try to look up your account."
Excerpt from a call with ADT
Sunday, January 14, 2024 11:11 PM
The first phone menu
"Welcome to ADT. To maintain excellent service, all calls to and from ADT may be recorded.
To start new ADT service for your home, press one.
For your business, press two.
For a scheduled installation, press three.
If you are already an ADT customer, press four."
Excerpt from a call with ADT
Sunday, March 24, 2024 12:17 AM
After you press 4
"If you are moving or would like to cancel your services, press six.
If your alarm is going off, press one.
For appointments or technical support, press two."
Excerpt from a call with ADT
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:34 AM
What are the hours and when should I call?
ADT operates the call center for this 800-280-6946 phone number 24 hours, 7 days.The short answer is that you should call on a Friday.This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 214 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this ADT phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like ADT staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.
The least busy time to call
The least busy day to call ADT is Sunday.The most busy day to call is Tuesday, which averages 95% more phone calls by comparison.Again, this is based on a sample of 214 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
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The shortest wait on hold
We measured the shortest hold times to be on Tuesday.The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Thursday.
The best time to call
In summation, the best day to call ADT is Friday.
Why call this ADT number?
Below is a sample of recent calls to ADT, and their purpose. Are any of these similar to the reason you are trying to call?
Remove sensor from network: "I'd like to remove a sensor from my network because I keep having to bypass it."
- From a call lasting 14m 36s , Mar 20, 2024 5:58 PM
Language assistance: "Do you have anybody speak Spanish?"
- From a call lasting 8m 9s , Mar 14, 2024 7:09 PM
Sensor tamper troubleshooting: "The sensor on our door keeps beeping and showing a tamper alert when the door is opened."
- From a call lasting 12m 23s , Feb 21, 2024 11:07 PM
Inquiring about service appointment: "I need to find out what time my appointment is today."
- From a call lasting 7m 24s , Feb 8, 2024 7:55 PM
Billing inquiry: "Can you bill me with the twenty four dollars?"
- From a call lasting 15m 44s , Feb 6, 2024 1:34 AM
Requesting certificate for business: "We needed the certificate to continue with you guys."
- From a call lasting 21m 38s , Jan 3, 2024 8:01 PM
Ordering new signs and stickers: "Hi Jordan, I'm requesting four new signs and fifteen new stickers for my rental properties to ensure they have readable stickers on all windows."
- From a call lasting 38m 12s , Jan 2, 2024 8:08 PM
Technical support for sensor: "I keep getting alarms in the middle of the night from a sensor that keeps going out, and I can't seem to reach technical support to resolve the issue."
We have had a spat of break-ins within my neighborhood and while I think it's just a one-off occurrence, it has me thinking about home security. It may be time to look into ADT just so that I have peace of mind, which led me to do some research on different companies. ADT just kept popping out at me though because they are obviously one of the biggest name brands. I decided the best way to see was just by calling and talking to someone about my options.
ADT Security Services likely gets a lot of phone calls from people who want to start services or change services. I imagine they also have billing issues to deal with and other similar issues. Therefore, I didn't really know how long I would end up on the phone waiting, but I figured if I could get to someone within half an hour then it would be worth the wait. I don't know if I would have just hung up if it was longer, but it only ended up being a minute. I was quite impressed by that and its certainly something I will keep in mind when making my final decision.
When I first called, a recorded message greeted me with, "Welcome to ADT. To maintain excellent service all calls to and from ADT may be recorded. To start new ADT service for your home, press 1. For your business, press 2. For scheduled installation, press 3. If you are already an ADT customer, press 4." After I chose option 1 since I wanted a new service, the automated assistant responded, "Please enter your five-digit zip code to see if you qualify for any promotions in your area."
It then confirmed the zip code by reading it back to me and informed me that my call may be monitored or recorded for training purposes. I settled back to wait for a minute, but the hold music didn't even start to play before an agent picked up. Almost instantly I heard, "Thank you for calling ADT Security Services, my name is Alexa, who do I have the pleasure of speaking with?"
Not only was I quite pleased with the quick response time, but Alexa spoke very clear English and was able to answer all of my questions. They were extremely helpful and addressed all of my concerns in a friendly manner. I was impressed with the service and with the timely nature of my call, so I have a lot to think about now.
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More Ways to Contact ADT Customer Service
There are of course other ways to contact ADT customer service besides the phone. Below we list the best ones, by medium.
Use this link to connect with customer service via chat
If phone-based customer service is not available, or the wait times are long, many people prefer chat as a next-best option. Some even prefer it to calling on the phone. Luckily, ADT provides this option.
Corresponding with a customer service department by email may not be your first choice, especially if your issue is urgent or time-sensitive. But email is a nearly ubiquitous form of communication, and ADT will reply our your email.
ADT, like many companies, provides customer service on the X platform (formerly Twitter). While it rarely entails live dialogue with a customer service rep, this channel can yield rapid response times and can be a useful option if you have an X/Twitter account.
As a last, sometimes only, resort- ADT customer service can be accessed through their website. This can entail digging through help articles before finding a form and "being allowed" to submit a problem to their team, and rarely leads to a real-time conversation, which is why GetHuman does not recommend this unless it's the only way.
Conclusion and closing notes
This is ADT's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a ADT agent. This phone number is ADT's best phone number because 17,166 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 800-280-6946 include Cancel service, Technical support, Update account information, Refund, Start service and other customer service issues. Rather than trying to call ADT first, consider describing your issue first; from that we may be able to recommend an optimal way to contact them via phone or twitter or web or email or chat. In total, ADT has 5 phone numbers. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to ADT representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.
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