Best Buy Partners With Vivint Smart Home to Launch Smart Home Service
Best Buy and Vivint Smart Home announced a strategic partnership to give customers an easy way to automate and manage their homes, called Best Buy Smart Home powered by Vivint. With a nationwide rollout beginning this summer, Best Buy customers will be able to visit one of more than 400 of the chain’s large-format stores to consult with a smart home expert, design a comprehensive system and receive professional installation and monitoring, often within 24 hours.
Guided by in-store experts, customers can select from a suite of smart home products from Vivint, which is ranked No. 3 on the SDM 100, and other partners — including smart locks, lights, cameras, thermostats and more — and purchase their products up front or take advantage of special financing, Vivint reported in a press release. Accompanying service plans include 24/7 professional monitoring with emergency response, always-on cellular connection, 30-day video storage, online and phone support, in-home service and equipment protection. Customers also have the option to select a no-contract service plan. Vivint’s smart home platform works with voice assistants, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, enabling consumers to control their smart home devices with their voice.