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Monday, October 19, 2015

ZMODO Security System Review

Experience level = Fail

Unfortunately I am writing about my disapproval of the Zmodo security warranty. I feel bringing my experience to social media may enlighten and educate the anyone looking at purchasing a system and what they could experience with the "Warranty" portion of the system.

Not one time since I have owned this system have I been able to view crucial footage of my cameras. I have been in contact with the company many times explaining that the hard drive was not registering and that the footage could not be viewed. I will attach the email correspondence to back up my claim.

Even after shipping the DVR to ZMODO. The only thing they would eventually would do is trade me out an inferior technology to the one I had purchased from them.

Once again I was asked by the local authorities to review footage to see if I have any images related to the disappearance of a local teen. Unfortunately I cannot retrieve any footage from my ZMODO DVR!!! why do I even bother! Buy another system spend a little more and get a reliable system that the company will stand behind.

I never heard back from ZMODO after my last email.


The replacement of the DVR with the ZMD-DC-SBN6 is unacceptable. Why would I accept a far less superior DVR to replace What I purchased that does not do the original Job intended. Frankly I'm insulted. As a standard if you do not have the same unit available you should be upgrading to the next higher quality DVR not the bottom of the line.

From: Zmodo Support [mailto:support@zmodo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 5:41 PM
To: nathan
Subject: Re: Re: Re: RMA-5I00047607-HF

Good Afternoon,
If you would like, given the difficulty that you have had, I can set up an RMA to replace your DVR. You will need to send the unit back to us first, and then we will be able to ship you a replacement unit. If the ZMD-DT-SFN6 unit is available, we will send out another one of those. If it is not, then we will replace the unit with a ZMD-DC-SBN6. The major difference between the two systems is that the ZMD-DC-SBN6 system only records in CIF resolution, which is a standard, non-high definition resolution. Another notable difference is that the ZMD-DC-SBN6 supports only 4 audio inputs.

Best regards,

Patty
Zmodo Technical Support

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On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 9:42 AM, nathan <nathan.alexrv@gmail.com> wrote:
I am not able to play any of my recordings on the DVR again. The hard drive shows that there is data recorded on it but I'm getting the same problems as before. When I try to view the recordings it restarts. I have had nothing but problems with this DVR and my warranty is expiring the beginning of May. At this time, Due to all the problems I have had, Would like a replacement unit. Is this something that we can do?

From: Zmodo Support [mailto:support@zmodo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 12:47 PM
To: Nathan Pring
Subject: Re: Re: Re: RMA-5I00047607-HF

Good afternoon, Nathan,

Yes, the item is under warranty until May 2, 2015.

Best regards,
Renee
Zmodo Technical Support

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On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 7:01 PM, Nathan Pring <nathan.alexrv@gmail.com> wrote:
Could I request a replacement if I have further issues? Thank you.
On Oct 30, 2014 11:02 AM, "Zmodo Support" <support@zmodo.com> wrote:
Hi Nathan,

I'm sorry for the late reply to your message.

We couldn't recover the video files requested, and the hard drive was formatted during the diagnostic tests. I'm very sorry for this situation.

Please let me know if you have any other questions. 

Best regards,
Renee
Zmodo Technical Support

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On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 5:26 PM, nathan.alexrv <nathan.alexrv@gmail.com> wrote:
I would presume they were able to view recorded footage from my facility. Should I be expecting to view data as recorded? For when it was sent in I was not able to view any footage without the DVR freezing up.

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--------- Original Message ---------
From: Zmodo Support
To: "nathan.alexrv"
Date: Mon Oct 27 15:56:47 CDT 2014
Subject: Re: Re: RMA-5I00047607-HF
Good afternoon, Nathan,

Our RMA techs tested your DVR and hard drive and couldn't reproduce the issue you were having with the DVR. They returned the DVR and hard drive to you.

The items are en route back to you with the UPS tracking number 1ZX0646F0391760283.

Best regards,
Renee
Zmodo Technical Support

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On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 7:13 PM, nathan.alexrv <nathan.alexrv@gmail.com> wrote:
I was hoping for a better update then the canned "testing" response. The problem I sent in for did not need a week of testing. Please send me a new DVR or expedite my current one. Thank you.

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--------- Original Message ---------
From: Zmodo Support
To: "nathan.alexrv"
Date: Thu Oct 23 12:47:58 CDT 2014
Subject: Re: RMA-5I00047607-HF
Hi Nathan,

I'm sorry for the delay in your RMA. I brought this to our RMA team's attention, and they will update the RMA shortly.

Best regards,
Renee
Zmodo Technical Support

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Check out our comprehensive Knowledge Database for product information, recommended settings, software downloads, and networking solutions at http://kb.zmodo.com/.  Also check out our new Networking Tutorial located at www.zmodo.com/network 

On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 2:52 PM, nathan.alexrv <nathan.alexrv@gmail.com> wrote:

It's been awhile since the last update to my RMA online I really need my security system up and running please advise

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