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Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
Mum (88) had a letter from e-on suggesting she would have to have her
meters changed and they would be smart meters, except if she couldn't have them or didn't want them? ;-) I'm pretty sure she's not going to start leaving lights on where she didn't before, or replace the LED / CFL's with incandescent or turn the heating up to use more gas, even if she found out it wasn't as expensive as she thought? So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? Cheers, T i m |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On 18/10/2018 18:09, T i m wrote:
Mum (88) had a letter from e-on suggesting she would have to have her meters changed and they would be smart meters, except if she couldn't have them or didn't want them? ;-) I'm pretty sure she's not going to start leaving lights on where she didn't before, or replace the LED / CFL's with incandescent or turn the heating up to use more gas, even if she found out it wasn't as expensive as she thought? So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? Cheers, T i m It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. Bill |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
Bill Wright wrote:
T i m wrote: So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? No guarantee that any that is fitted yet will be portable between suppliers, if not it may be re-configured to become portable, otherwise it will get replaced again eventually. It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. Except every couple of years when they *will* send a human to read one or other of the meters anyway ... |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On 18/10/2018 18:09, T i m wrote:
Mum (88) had a letter from e-on suggesting she would have to have her meters changed and they would be smart meters, except if she couldn't have them or didn't want them? ;-) I'm pretty sure she's not going to start leaving lights on where she didn't before, or replace the LED / CFL's with incandescent or turn the heating up to use more gas, even if she found out it wasn't as expensive as she thought? So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? At present, most smart meters installed are generation 1, which are the ones with the widely reported problems. Generation 2 are supposed to be the norm by the end of this year, but the deadline has already been put back once. If you want a smart meter, I would wait until you can be sure that a generation 2 meter is going to be installed. -- -- Colin Bignell |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On 18/10/2018 18:43, Andy Burns wrote:
Bill Wright wrote: T i m wrote: So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? No guarantee that any that is fitted yet will be portable between suppliers, if not it may be re-configured to become portable, otherwise it will get replaced again eventually. It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. Except every couple of years when they *will* send a human to read one or other of the meters anyway ... Ofgem abolished in Feb 2016 the obligation to try to check meters every 2 years. We've not had the (indoor) electricity meter read since 2014. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On 18/10/2018 18:09, T i m wrote:
Mum (88) had a letter from e-on suggesting she would have to have her meters changed and they would be smart meters, except if she couldn't have them or didn't want them? ;-) I'm pretty sure she's not going to start leaving lights on where she didn't before, or replace the LED / CFL's with incandescent or turn the heating up to use more gas, even if she found out it wasn't as expensive as she thought? So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? They are desperately trying to install the last of old bad ones with all the security flaws in an attempt not to look so far behind schedule. I wouldn't want to get lumbered with a first generation dumb "smart" meter. They are potentially a threat to national infrastructure. YMMV The guy who turned up to do my brother in laws was in and out in flash because he couldn't get any kind of mobile signal. Odd they don't check mobile network coverage before offering the service. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
Martin Brown wrote:
Odd they don't check mobile network coverage before offering the service. e.on did ask if I knew whether there was good O2 coverage at the electricity meter position. |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
Yes but you can work it out now as I have a password set up with meter
readers. I myself cannot read the meter, so when its getting near to the time I get an appointment set up. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Andy Burns" wrote in message ... Bill Wright wrote: T i m wrote: So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? No guarantee that any that is fitted yet will be portable between suppliers, if not it may be re-configured to become portable, otherwise it will get replaced again eventually. It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. Except every couple of years when they *will* send a human to read one or other of the meters anyway ... |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
Yes, but that is only because people can read their own, but many of us are
unable to do this and basing it on estimations is very dangerous when a reading is finally made. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Robin" wrote in message ... On 18/10/2018 18:43, Andy Burns wrote: Bill Wright wrote: T i m wrote: So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? No guarantee that any that is fitted yet will be portable between suppliers, if not it may be re-configured to become portable, otherwise it will get replaced again eventually. It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. Except every couple of years when they *will* send a human to read one or other of the meters anyway ... Ofgem abolished in Feb 2016 the obligation to try to check meters every 2 years. We've not had the (indoor) electricity meter read since 2014. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On 19/10/2018 07:34, Andy Burns wrote:
Martin Brown wrote: Odd they don't check mobile network coverage before offering the service. e.on did ask if I knew whether there was good O2 coverage at the electricity meter position. I told SSE unequivocally that there was no mobile coverage of any sort here. They said 'we will take you off the list then' That is why I now only get two invitations to fit a smart meter every week, instead of three. -- Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On Thursday, 18 October 2018 18:39:51 UTC+1, Bill Wright wrote:
On 18/10/2018 18:09, T i m wrote: Mum (88) had a letter from e-on suggesting she would have to have her meters changed and they would be smart meters, except if she couldn't have them or didn't want them? ;-) I'm pretty sure she's not going to start leaving lights on where she didn't before, or replace the LED / CFL's with incandescent or turn the heating up to use more gas, even if she found out it wasn't as expensive as she thought? So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? Cheers, T i m It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. Bill Now they have to call themselves safety inspectors. |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:44:10 +0100, Robin wrote:
On 18/10/2018 18:43, Andy Burns wrote: Bill Wright wrote: T i m wrote: So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? No guarantee that any that is fitted yet will be portable between suppliers, if not it may be re-configured to become portable, otherwise it will get replaced again eventually. It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. Except every couple of years when they *will* send a human to read one or other of the meters anyway ... Ofgem abolished in Feb 2016 the obligation to try to check meters every 2 years. We've not had the (indoor) electricity meter read since 2014. Maybe but my supplier sent a reader round a couple of weeks ago (presumably prior to the forthcoming price hike they are introducing). If the reader had come round to the other door he's have passed the external meter on the way. -- AnthonyL |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On 19/10/2018 12:43, AnthonyL wrote:
On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:44:10 +0100, Robin wrote: On 18/10/2018 18:43, Andy Burns wrote: Bill Wright wrote: T i m wrote: So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? No guarantee that any that is fitted yet will be portable between suppliers, if not it may be re-configured to become portable, otherwise it will get replaced again eventually. It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. Except every couple of years when they *will* send a human to read one or other of the meters anyway ... Ofgem abolished in Feb 2016 the obligation to try to check meters every 2 years. We've not had the (indoor) electricity meter read since 2014. Maybe but my supplier sent a reader round a couple of weeks ago (presumably prior to the forthcoming price hike they are introducing). If the reader had come round to the other door he's have passed the external meter on the way. Can the supplier read your (allegedly) smart meter ? -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On 18/10/2018 18:39, Bill Wright wrote:
It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. My late Aunt Lucy (who had already been done over twice this way) let the third bloke in to read her meter and then locked him in the coal store [1] before calling the police to report catching a crook. The nice legal meter reader waited for the police to arrive and let him out. [1] Bill will not be surprised, but others might, be that the coal store was inside the house. -- Adam |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On Friday, 19 October 2018 19:12:55 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
On 18/10/2018 18:39, Bill Wright wrote: It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. My late Aunt Lucy (who had already been done over twice this way) let the third bloke in to read her meter and then locked him in the coal store [1] before calling the police to report catching a crook. The nice legal meter reader waited for the police to arrive and let him out. [1] Bill will not be surprised, but others might, be that the coal store was inside the house. -- Adam I thought the bath was the traditional coal store up North? We had a cellar with an iron plate in the pavement. |
Is it smart to get smart meters yet (/ever)?
On Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:08:38 +0100, Robin wrote:
On 19/10/2018 12:43, AnthonyL wrote: On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:44:10 +0100, Robin wrote: On 18/10/2018 18:43, Andy Burns wrote: Bill Wright wrote: T i m wrote: So, where are we on them now ... are they a 'good thing' or likely to be / stay one, do I ring them up and say 'no thanks' for her? No guarantee that any that is fitted yet will be portable between suppliers, if not it may be re-configured to become portable, otherwise it will get replaced again eventually. It means she will know that anyone knocking on the door claiming to be a meter reader will be a crook. Except every couple of years when they *will* send a human to read one or other of the meters anyway ... Ofgem abolished in Feb 2016 the obligation to try to check meters every 2 years. We've not had the (indoor) electricity meter read since 2014. Maybe but my supplier sent a reader round a couple of weeks ago (presumably prior to the forthcoming price hike they are introducing). If the reader had come round to the other door he's have passed the external meter on the way. Can the supplier read your (allegedly) smart meter ? ?? - are you responding to the right post? -- AnthonyL |
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