[From BBC Radio 4 You and Yours]

In theory, from today, SMETS1 meters can no longer be installed - all
new installations should be the newer SMETS2 meters. This matters
because the SMETS1 meters (the bulk of smart meters currently installed)
are insecure in a number of ways, and you can't always continue using
them as smart meters if you change supplier (although that's got a
little better than it was).

However, the energy companies have a history of telling lies about smart
meters, and I wouldn't personally trust that no more SMETS1 meters will
be fitted.

Personally, I'm not interested until there's something in it for me.

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Andrew Gabriel

On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 13:03:05 +0000, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

[From BBC Radio 4 You and Yours]

In theory, from today, SMETS1 meters can no longer be installed - all
new installations should be the newer SMETS2 meters. This matters
because the SMETS1 meters (the bulk of smart meters currently installed)
are insecure in a number of ways, and you can't always continue using
them as smart meters if you change supplier (although that's got a
little better than it was).

However, the energy companies have a history of telling lies about smart
meters, and I wouldn't personally trust that no more SMETS1 meters will
be fitted.

Personally, I'm not interested until there's something in it for me.

IIRC the energy companies can no longer count the installation of SMETS1
meters against their contractual obligation.

The main driver for installation is the fines on the energy companies for
not meeting targets for the voluntary installation of meters.

So they can still install current stock of SMETS1 meters to run down
inventory and also hope to claim them as SMETS2 once the alleged software
upgrades are available.

Having signed up to a Smart Meter tariff I now can't get an install
because they are fully booked into May (furthest the diary goes).

Cheers


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I think a lot of it is corporate ignorance myself. Its been handled badly
and is now in such a mess its hard to expect anybody to know what the heck
is going on. I'm only interested when they can show me a talking remote unit
or a device I can look at with a phone or a pc. No point in making the
display several feet high, I still won't be able to read it!
Brian

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"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
...
[From BBC Radio 4 You and Yours]

In theory, from today, SMETS1 meters can no longer be installed - all new
installations should be the newer SMETS2 meters. This matters because the
SMETS1 meters (the bulk of smart meters currently installed) are insecure
in a number of ways, and you can't always continue using them as smart
meters if you change supplier (although that's got a little better than it
was).

However, the energy companies have a history of telling lies about smart
meters, and I wouldn't personally trust that no more SMETS1 meters will be
fitted.

Personally, I'm not interested until there's something in it for me.

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Andrew Gabriel

On 15/03/2019 17:31, Brian-Gaff wrote:
I think a lot of it is corporate ignorance myself. Its been handled badly
and is now in such a mess its hard to expect anybody to know what the heck
is going on. I'm only interested when they can show me a talking remote unit
or a device I can look at with a phone or a pc. No point in making the
display several feet high, I still won't be able to read it!
Brian

The whole debacle makes me wonder if Mr Grayling might have had a hand
in it!

On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 13:03:05 +0000, Andrew Gabriel
wrote:

[From BBC Radio 4 You and Yours]

In theory, from today, SMETS1 meters can no longer be installed - all
new installations should be the newer SMETS2 meters. This matters
because the SMETS1 meters (the bulk of smart meters currently installed)
are insecure in a number of ways, and you can't always continue using
them as smart meters if you change supplier (although that's got a
little better than it was).

However, the energy companies have a history of telling lies about smart
meters, and I wouldn't personally trust that no more SMETS1 meters will
be fitted.

When I asked about changing suppliers, I was told the story about the
smart meter not working was untrue. Was I being lied to?

Personally, I'm not interested until there's something in it for me.

On 16/03/2019 14:07, Scott wrote:

When I asked about changing suppliers, I was told the story about the
smart meter not working was untrue. Was I being lied to?

SMETS1 from one supplier won't necessarily work with another supplier,
though a fix is supposed to be being rolled out. SMETS2 should work with
all suppliers and is the only one they should be installing now.

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