HomeLife Technology

We were having problems with the sound from our TV in the family room. Found Ralph on Angie's list and saw that he was willing to do small jobs. However, as I read the other reviews, it sounded like that he had fixed problems similar to ours where the system was too complicated. We called Ralph to fix the minor problem. He responded promptly and fixed it. I explained the larger problems we were having and asked if he could send a bid for this work.. Ralph did a detailed review of the problems we were having, looked at wiring and other issues and sent us a bid as scheduled. Our surround sound system had never worked properly since it was originally installed. No surprise that that supplier is out of business. Ralph found the problem and fixed it, as well as installing new, faster routers, simplifying the number of controls. In general he made the system easier to use and everything sounds better. We have a ranch house and Verizon had installed two wireless routers. One was installed in the garage and wifi reception in that end of the house was weak to nonexistent. He installed a better router inside the house so the entire house now has excellent wifi reception. Ralph was thorough, polite and carefully reviewed the problem before making a recommendation. Our home system is now set up for easy expansion at some point in the future. Ralph is very accessible. We had a minor problem with the new control on a weekend. I emailed Ralph and he called shortly thereafter to fix the problem. I was at work when he installed the system. He stopped by early the next morning before I went to work to show me how to use the system. He is conscientious and wants to make sure customers know how to use their entertainment system. There was no hard sell. He asked about our problems and made recommendations.

Ralph is punctual, professional, and very, very good at what he does. He had a general idea of what he was getting into before he arrived, but let's just say what he encountered with existing wiring and older sound equipment presented quite a challenge. Completing the job took some time, but he got it done and I couldn't be happier, because there's no way I would've figured it out and got it done! Thanks Ralph! Looking forward to having you back to work on the man cave once it's ready to go! UPDATE: 10/02/14 - Ralph was back to hook up the surround sound system in the basement, as well as hook up the Wi and mount a small TV. Not quite as big a challenge as his first visit, but he still had to deal with existing wiring and older sound equipment. He's open to discussion and provided practical advice/suggestions based on what he had to work with. His expertise and experience serves the customer well. Thanks again, Ralph. When I upgrade equipment and/or decide an A/V change is in order, you're definitely my "go to" guy!

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Again, Ralph and Homelife Technologies amazed me as a repeat customer. He installed a ceiling mount for a flat panel TV on my porch and ran all of the wires and power supply lines into the ceiling and down to the basement. It is a very professional, clean looking system and we can't be happier. Ralph showed up on time, completed the work, and was very professional and easy to work with. He's always available for consultation and to answer any of our questions. We are extremely happy with his work and will continue to use him as we upgrade our system throughout our home. I highly recommend him for your home technology/automation needs.

We had HomeLifeTechnology come out a few months ago to put in a Control4 system into our newly remodeled basement and living room. We have been so pleased with the work and the system that we had the owner come back out and add two new audio zones (one for the back porch with outdoor speakers and one in our art studio with existing speakers) and a wireless music bridge that allows you to listen to any audio source from any wireless device that is on your network (very cool tech). We also had them add an electronic deadbolt and motion sensor in the basement. The work was excellent. The owner is very professional and friendly and really understands the technology behind the equipment. The integration into the home control suite is very convenient and the interface is very intuitive. We highly recommend Ralph (owner) and the services he provides. The professionalism, installation, cleanup, etc...all have gone extremely well

Ralph and Homelife Technology did a great job working with me and providing superior customer service and solutions for my home audio and video systems. I give my highest endorsement to them and would recommend then to anyone -and already have! I've had other providers come to my home and it's always the same, they try to sell me something expensive that I don't need. Ralph takes the approach to solve my problems and recommend solutions that work within my price range, but also makes my life so much easier!

We contacted. He replied via e-mail in a timely manner. He called and set up a time frame. He then called the day before he was to come. He arrived promptly. He was personable, gracious, full of info and just what we needed. FYI - Folks....pay no heed to the poster whose demands and ratings appear to be unrealistic. Ralph is everything we expected. He went out of his way to do a small job. Let me tell you....most companies want the big mucho bucks jobs only. For the owner to come to my home and do for me what he did, is outstanding service. When the day comes when we decide to upgrade our system we will have absolutely no qualms calling Ralph.

The owner came over and sat down with us to discuss various technologies that we were looking into when we decided to re-finish our basement. He really took the time to understand what we wanted out of the space and the different equipment available for automating the lighting and simplifying the A/V "clutter." We have a 6-month old and really wanted all the A/V gear tucked away and have just a nice clean look to everything, but not lose any of the options, like DVD/MP3/internet radio, etc... We decided on flush-mount speakers in the ceiling, super-slim flat-panel TV mount on one of the walls and a Control4 module to control all the A/V and lighting and integrate everything into one interface. The work he did was very clean and we love the system down in the basement so much that we decided to have him integrate the upstairs. The Control4 interface is very intuitive and easy to use. My wife loves the iPad app as well. We have not had any problems with the work or equipment. We plan on hiring him again to integrate my wife's art studio. Would highly recommend!

Installation went well and was very prompt. However, there were many small problems that have popped up since then. For the money spent on the system, I believe these problems with Control 4 are unacceptable. The installer was able to correct them, but has now decided that he will no longer fix them without charging high hourly rates. I would definitely not recommend either Control 4 systems or Home Life Technologies. There is a decided lack of customer service and an unwillingness to stand behind the product. It is definitely disappointing after the money spent on the process.

This is a very professional company. From start to finish, everything was very detailed. Our new system works flawlessly. I never realized how neat electronics can look! The electronics rack they built looks like a piece of artwork. My life just got simplified, we use to have 6 remote controls in the living room alone, now we have ONE and it controls everything - lights, music, videos, temperature and even the fireplace! Here are some of my favorite things - I can stream music from Rhapsody all over my home. For less than the price of a CD a month I can listen to anything I want to, as much as I want to. I can view the kids in their playroom on my touch screen, iPhone, TV or over the web. Now when I press play to start a movie, the lights dim automatically! If I get up for a snack at night, as soon as I step into the hallway the motion sensors "see me" and light a path to the kitchen. Once I get back to bed, the system turns the lights off behind me. Total life changer, I could go on and on, the system is amazing.