Alcohol Detection Systems (ADS).Alcohol Detection Systems: states and reviews
ADS operates install locations across 29 of the 50 states. Look below and choose your state to see yours.
This booking line is ours, not ADS's. If ADS has no center near you, we book another installer; where it does, we book ADS.
A quick look at ADS
- States that have install locations
- 29 out of 50 states
- Advertised price nationwide
- They give you the price on the call.
- Typical install price, per MADD
- Between $70 and $150
- Trustpilot
- 2.4 of 5 13 reviews
Our sources: ADS's locations list and price page, its reviews on Trustpilot, and MADD for typical install costs.
Reviews of ADS
Trustpilot carries 13 reviews of ADS, for a 2.4 of 5 average, a small sample when the biggest companies have tens of thousands. The reviews are on ADS's Trustpilot page.
ADS device, company and complaints
- Device
- The Determinator, plus the Determinator II, which adds a camera.
- Taking a test
- Before the car starts, you blow into the handset.
- What it does
- The handset detaches; prompts are spoken in English and Spanish; it reminds you daily when calibration is next.
- Company
- Alcohol Detection Systems Technology is a Mindr brand, as Intoxalock is.
- BBB rating
- Not BBB accredited, it scores A+ (see the Phoenix, Arizona listing).
Its BBB profile shows complaints and how the company responded. Sources: the device page, test guide and company information on ADS's site.
The company says it has supplied interlocks nationwide for over 15 years (see reference).
Life with an ADS device
- The cost calibration visits add
- What a failed test sets off, plus retests while you drive: violations and failed tests
- When your device can come off, and the removal process: getting it removed
ADS: from booking through removal
- Book the install: call 888-528-2919 or leave your number, and ADS or another installer in your state sets a day.
- A service center hosts the install visit. The company gives its install price by phone; across all companies, MADD's typical install runs $70 to $150. The handset gets wired to your ignition before you leave.
- Your state sets the schedule for calibration visits.
- Once your state gives the all-clear, the device comes off; removal steps.
ADS versus other providers: how does it compare?
Across the country: all 9 companies. Choose your state at the top to show only the ones that install there.
| Company | Installation | Listed price | 12-month total | States | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Detection Systems (ADS). | Quoted by phone | Quoted by phone | Quoted by phone | 29 | |
 Smart Start. | From $150 | From $59.99 a month | From $869.88 | 48 + DC | |
 Intoxalock. | Set by each service center | From $54.99 a month | $729.88 to $809.88 *Estimate with MADD's typical install | 48 | |
 LifeSafer. | $70 to $150 | $50 to $120 a month | $670 to $1,590 | 47 | |
 RoadGuard Interlock (Dräger). | Quoted by phone | Quoted by phone | Quoted by phone | 32 + DC | |
 Low Cost Interlock. | $100 to $250, plus $40 sign-up fee | From $78.76 a month | $1,085.12 to $1,235.12Includes the $40 sign-up fee | 31 | |
 Guardian Interlock. | $70 to $170 | $50 to $120 a month | $670 to $1,610 | 31 | |
 ALCOLOCK. | $70 to $150 | $60 to $90 a month | $790 to $1,230 | 24 | |
 Monitech. | $0, free install | Quoted by phone | Quoted by phone | 1North Carolina |
The 12-month column sums a full year of the quoted lease, the install charge and any set-up fee. If a company doesn't list an install price, it applies MADD's typical range (marked *), and it notes in the cell when no price is posted anywhere. "Quoted by phone" is the label for prices a company gives you on a call. By MADD's rough estimate, a month costs between $60 and $80 and installation between $70 and $150, so roughly between $790 and $1,110 over 12 months (between $720 and $960 with free installation).
The states ADS installs in
- You'll find ADS locations in these states
- Install location: none
29 of 50 states are shaded on the map; tap a state to see its rules and the other companies there.