Brian Gaff wrote:
Most of the suppliers seem totally ignorant about anything to do with them,
which is most disappointing as some years ago I asked to be kept informed
about talking interface devices and software to run on the computer that was
able to be used by the blind.
It now seems, reading between the lines that only the supplied touvch
screen interface with no speech or tactile feedback will be able to talk to
the meter for security reasons, all the other interfacing will be done via a
websieite which talks to the device over the mobile network or down the
mains cables depending on the type.
They seem to be saying at least to me that the direct connections might
have security or other issues if 'the public' is allowed to hack into it so
to speak. Still, only time will tell. I fully expect that a letter will
arrive out of the blue despite my rep at the company handing stuff by email
and it will get fitted and I'll completely throw the installer by being
blind and not having a smart phone for the app to run on.

So the reality is now appearing. They do absolutely *nothing* useful
for the consumer, just give the supplier more control.

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Chris Green
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