"Max Demian" wrote in message
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On 29/11/2019 08:44, alan_m wrote:
On 27/11/2019 20:37, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) expressed precisely :

The very knowledgeable folk at EDF told me that the latest meters now
are able to be used by all energy companies, but the older ones were
not. Not only that but apparently they are easy to hack into as well,
no doubt designed a long time ago, so I guess whatever happens all
those early smart meters are going to end up on the scrap heap in
favour off the new improved all singing ones, till the next problems
surface.. Cynic, me?

All the old style Smart Meters will be fitted in order to meet the meter
replacement targets! Waiting this long to get a Smart Meter is no
guarantee that one of the new style will be fitted!

Soon it will be time for all those meters with batteries to start failing
to be smart!

I've heard that smart gas meters turn the gas off when the battery runs
down.

I think you are wrong

the basic rule of gas supplies is that it should NOT be turned on/off when a
resident is not in occupation, as turning it on in an uncontrolled way could
kill people.

tim