Why I'm saying no to a smart meter

Have you had a ton of calls and letters encouraging you to switch to a smart meter? I have, but I'm saying no. Here's why.
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[@spokes1018]

Never get a smart meter, it's for their benefit not yours

[@moggy992]

Hi there did you ever get your smart meter installed? I'm still refusing one. I don't agree with the fact they can change people's energy prime times they can track your peak times and raise the costs to suit that. Also they can cut you off by using these meters

[@WildPhotoShooter]

Nothing will save us money, the energy companies need to make a certain amount of profit .........if we reduce our usage they will just put the tariffs up.

[@booth2710]

the only thing that will save you money is switching off and using candles

[@WildPhotoShooter]

@@booth2710 Candles looks like a good way for lighting the house, buy them now because when everyone starts using them even candles will go up in price. I've got a deep cycle leisure battery used in camper vans, caravans and motor homes, I connect it up to my alternator using a split charging circuit so the battery is charged up as I drive, I take the battery into the house and I use that with 12v LED lights instead of using the mains lights. ....every little helps. I am also considering getting four 250w solar panels to attach to my shed roof ( solar panels don't need to go on the house roof ) and a couple of extra batteries. I can use an inverter to convert the 12v to 230v and although the initial outlay is about £800 - £1000 I can build it up as I can afford it ..........adding extra batteries as I can afford them will enable me to also run the fridge, boiler and and other low powered appliances. I'm gradually going semi off grid. Screw the electric companies !!! 🤬

[@georgestyer2153]

Now that is the real reason for this shift. The companies that supply have on costs "overheads" and if we , the consumer, reduce our payable consumption then in order for them to maintain (or increase thier margins wholesale prices etc) then it is the consumer that has to pay. Lots, Lots and lots of excuses but the bottom line in profit.

[@WildPhotoShooter]

​@@georgestyer2153 Willie Nelson , saw him in Glasgow about 10 years ago, always loved country. Yeah Gas & electric have to make a profit , the standing charge probably covers their costs , we pay their profit, Im not sure if that is totally correct but we have to do something and solar panels are one great answer. What would they do if we all went off grid ?

[@Lord-Sméagol]

@@booth2710The energy companies will increase the standing charge to compensate :)

[@brianrandall5611]

The worst move I made bills gone up ..it's coming out ,my advice don't bother.

[@eastend59]

but will they remove it?

[@lost4468yt]

Then you're using more electricity... What exactly do you think the meter is doing? Lying about how much it's consuming? Then put something on and measure how much it changes... And you'll see it's not lying.

[@glennjohnson8170]

Glenn Johnson Well,it`s now 2022 and i am NOT having one installed after learning of the downsides re:tracking peak times and other people i know who found out the problems as stated here in the comments!

[@booth2710]

This video is out of date already as the smart meters are now being used to rip us off !

[@anglosaxon361]

This was a great idea, no to smart meters. They have announced "peak time" pricing, and that will be because they will read hourly, Feb 2022

[@HelloKittykat21]

Every half hour recent article reveals and will share your information with 3rd parties who they consider in their supply chain.

[@BoxingNutz]

Anybody going to mention they do meter readers out of a job also

[@christopherfairs9095]

Of course they do, but this is unfortunately true of so many occupations. The only reason jobs will be secure is whether they can be carried out more efficiently, better and cheaper by hand. There are very few of these nowadays and people don't want to pay for a service that shows them no advantage. Driver-less lorries and trains aren't very far away.

[@christopherfairs9095]

@ferkemall Yes, you are of, course, correct. However. This is what happens when new technology is introduced. There is nothing wrong with change, only very rapid change that causes economic and social disruption. Steam powered locomotives disappeared from mainline railway services because they were expensive to run, inefficient and associated with unhealthy dangerous jobs underground that also disappeared. New, more technical jobs emerge to replace them. Regrettably, few jobs are safe from change but our pension funds, insurance policies and savings, if we are lucky enough to have any, survive on the ability of others to see and invest in emerging trends in industry. The average, low-paid, hard working man and woman is nearly always the most adversely affected by such changes.

[@lost4468yt]

Good? We should be aiming to automate away as many jobs as we can.

[@gligachaz5047]

No it's not true, meters will always have to be checked/read by the supplier for purposes of health and safety/tampering. It will be less often in future though.

[@lost4468yt]

@@gligachaz5047 No they won't. It'll get to a point where they never need to be read back by them. People have said the same thing about tons of stuff, e.g. "there'll always be a driver on a train in case something goes wrong", yet now there are plenty of train lines in the world that run with zero drivers, sometimes there's not even one person on the train from the train line, only passengers.

[@Radfordperson]

There are many more reasons for not having one, Power Factor is one. Dumb meters don't take this into account, smart meters can, and when they trigger this, cost of running some equipment will rise.

[@apbosh1]

Industrial properties are already charged for apparent power. It's a good point you make. I bet they would love to do the same for domestic.

[@quoggy4323]

Heres how i see it, we all monitor our energy use and cut down, and cut down, as the prices rise. It will get to a point where we’ll be frightened to boil a kettle for a cuppa because it will cost a fortune. We’ll be boiling up hot water on a fire in the garden in the end.

[@bromptinowner763]

Get a camping gas burner for boiling water for cuppas, worth a thought

[@auntjenifer7774]

​@😂 or how about the power company stops ripping us all off!?bromptinowner763

[@marneycohen9165]

I got my smart meter changed immediately after I found out I had one!!! Got my analog back! They switched ours without our knowledge…I was pissed.

[@maryannsinopoli1751]

Are u in USA I am and the say they switched my analog to an upgraded analog, yet I am getting all after effects of darn smart meter, sleep deprivation, neck pain, severe tinnitus, itch skin, tangled dry hair, due to oil losses, outlets cause radio plugged in to get buzz frequencies not able hear the talk host words. A nightmare. I always got 8 hour sleep now wake every 3 hours exactly how those on smart ones speak of. Yet my meter has dials and does spin at use co charges me by 3 time of use tiers so how do they know on analog???? I am baffled and so angry. I paid for opt out then charges stopped, am told only can charge for 3 years in USA. Any answers anyone, it took 2 hours for them to answer phone on hold then she won t let me record it, and each question she put me on Hold before answered. Called next day tape said 2 hour wait I hung up as last call total of 4 hours with them. Such Bullying.

[@rohygge9671]

How did you get it switched back please? Are you in the UK?

[@marneycohen9165]

@@rohygge9671 From Canada, I called the utility company and demanded to have it back and filled out an opt out form sent that in too, the people who work there are unbelievable...

[@jinks930]

Please look at ScottiesTech. THEY change the measurements from KW to KVA. Which ends up lowering your A, from 45A to 39A. Then you will be told to increase your subscription, plus it is not the energy company paying for the electrity to your house, householders have to pay it in their bills. And you will be monitored daily comsubtion & THEY will then sell your data on.

[@lost4468yt]

What are you even on about? kVA and kW are literally the same thing. Power is current multiplied by voltage...

[@iainmeteorscan1555]

@@lost4468yt Hi Levi. AHA - that’s where you are wrong, Grasshopper! I guess you suffer from the Dunning-Kruger effect regarding your statement that “kVA and kW are literally the same thing"! NO - they are NOT the same thing! The primary difference between kW (kilowatt) and kVA (kilovolt-ampere) is the power factor. kW is a unit of real power, whilst kVA is a unit of real power PLUS re-active power (collectively known as apparent power). This is mainly due to an effect known as Power Factor. As a consequence, in most circumstances, the kVA value will always be HIGHER than the value for kW. If you are not sure what all this means (i.e. the Dunning-Kruger effect), just carry out some internerd searches and you will find out.

[@lost4468yt]

@@iainmeteorscan1555 learn some basic physics instead

[@idaslpdhr]

I check how much I'm using …………………. I read my meter and work it out

[@philt5782]

Yeah don't need a smart meter to tell me the lights the kids left on are costing money. Just turn them off. Easy.

[@nickcoppard5335]

No need to work it out , just watch how fast the wheel is going round , smart meters for dumb people , it is not an upgrade they are simply lying

[@gordoncolquhoun2117]

I'm saying no because I think they will eventually be used as a way to cap usage. Say you use 10mw a day. These meters will allow company's to set usage rates which means they can set your meter to 7mw a day and once you have used that 7mw, you then run into premium charging for the rest of the day. It's a scam. I think this is how it will be used.

[@lost4468yt]

But how on earth do you think an old meter will stop them doing that? All they will do is divide your monthly reading by the days in that month, then calculate it that way... E.g. you can only use 10kWh per day, you give them your meter readings at the end of the month, and it turns out to be 400kWh. Well 400 - (10*30) = 100kWh. Then they would just charge you the premium fee for the 100kWh, and the normal for the 300kWh. Smart metres have nothing to do with this type of pricing... If they want to do it, they can do it regardless of the meter type.

[@maryannsinopoli1751]

@@lost4468yt you say can have analog meter and still have 3 different time of use charges, cause that’s my predicament. I could not understand how it can b done on analog, and was worried how did smart m get involved. But still I have radio noise when plug into any my outlets static bad mostly at pm. And tinnitus constantly plus sleep deprivation plus more. I think they want work at home to save$ and no stores to shop they want all done electronically by air waves, to save $ to have more area over pollution, get more illnesses all get rich from our being unhealthy, makes one wonder does big brother own all big Corp hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers. All electric emf world, only the young can survive it. Young r more productive, less pensions, social security, in time these will b phased out since elderly cannot survive years and years of magnetic exposure to cells, brains. The young will carry on the bidding until they age and cannot take it. Give thought to privately owned home charging stations for the electric vehicle, it’s affect every home in area different hours on using that and on road to stop to recharge wait in lines, all getting zapped. It’s crazy.truly crazy messed up so backwards, we need to yell and THINK. Gas so high to punish to get electric will at first save monies then as all else it will skyrocket no savings at all, a hoax.

[@lost4468yt]

@@maryannsinopoli1751 EMF does not harm humans in anyway way at all, at least with that you're talking about. It has been studied plenty of time, and no they can never be detected in a double blind study. And I said they could still enforce usage limits and fines on analogue, which they can, very very easily. What they can't do is vary the price based on the time of day. Seriously the radiation given off by them is not harmful at all. Literally zero.

[@philt5782]

On a smart meter at work. They are still estimating my bills. I sent a reading against my recent bill and they sent me a revised bill £100.00 cheaper! Why have a smart meter? Even on my bill it says to keep my bill accurate keep sending in readings... wtf??

[@trigger2225]

“Why I’m not getting a smart meter” then says he might get one ! WTF . Why would you want one? So many issues with them and they can track you

[@YAHUAHsgotmysix]

Oh yes. Profit and swindling is only the least of it. It's about long term surveillance. These meters will connect to every other smart device in the house, from phones, tv's, to toasters etc. Too many people have no clue what's coming.

[@HektorBandimar]

@@YAHUAHsgotmysix Ha ha ha.

[@YAHUAHsgotmysix]

@@HektorBandimar very amusing isn't it

[@HektorBandimar]

@@YAHUAHsgotmysix Sorry, I thought it was meant as funny, as in sarcastic.

[@YAHUAHsgotmysix]

@@HektorBandimar I was being deadly serious sir!

[@andrewdaley5480]

Just say no. 🇬🇧👍

[@acelestialwitch8512]

Also it’s my belief that we are technically renting the meters and they get the energy free from the national grid. I don’t believe that large companies such as apple are paying for energy either tbh! I know people will argue that but that’s my belief

[@colincampbell3679]

The problem is, A Smart Meter is NOT going to save you money! If you look at the readings of your meters Electricity or Gas. and Look at your bills and say Oh a smart meter, that help me save money by letting me see what I using? You won't be saving with it. Because say you need to heat your home in the cold winter or need to cook your dinner or need to keep your fridge or freezer going. Saying Oh no I've seen my meter readings, I don't like them! I cut back by not heating my home or cooking my dinner or keeping my fridge or freezer working. But you need to do those things! HOW the heck will seeing the amount of power or gas your using ( and have to do to keep the home running ) on a smart meter save you any money? Sure you can use LED lamps or "A" rated home or kitchen appliances to save on your electric bills, But you can't say I oh I turn off the fridge or freezer to save the power they using because they will defrost and all your food be lost and like wise you can't say I save my gas by not heating the home in a cold winter because your be damn cold. So there be zero money saved Because you have to, have your home running and have your heat and kitchen stuff running. So in the end unless you wish to move to a Wooden house out the middle of nowhere with no electricity and gas installed in it, your not going to save on the bills you have now.

[@markhedger6378]

Dont get one ,they cause fires . I live in France and my friend works for EDF and he advised me when they wanted to install a 'Linky' meter, (but they don't tell you about that)

[@mizzwanned]

I thought they banned them in france?

[@Natashahoneypot]

I got a smart metre. Because the said I would not have to pay service charge.. However the whole thing is a farse. The box is anoying. It drinks battery power very fast and it does not really tell be anything iseful

[@bobbulsara6245]

Operate your account online and all problems can be avoided !

[@shughy1]

Will a smart meter cost you more money, by using more electric itself?

[@andrewmartin6445]

I think there are very much more pressing reasons to resist smart meters on grounds of health, safety, privacy and security. Even a short spell of research on these issues would convince most people that these concerns are legitimate and that the sources they come from are not all alarmist crackpots. For instance,the American Medical Association pointed out severe potential health hazards (including cancer risk). There are court cases pending in the USA over this issue. Some of these meters have also been implicated in starting fires and recalled. As for the privacy and security concerns, there are several tech savvy videos here on KZbin. explaining how these devices work and what they do and precisely why they pose a real threat to both personal privacy and security, including vulnerability to hacking. As far as I'm concerned, the hope to save a couple of quid (which I think is unfounded anyway) and know exactly how much power I'm using at any given time pales into insignificance when set against the above reasons for refusing ANY model of smart meter ever being installed.

[@zyborg47]

A lot of the myths about smart meters are just that myths. Makes me laugh that people who say about the health issues of smart meters and yet go around with a mobile phone glued to their ears or have Wi-fi in the house. I myself have no interest in a smart meter and while the in the UK they are being pushed onto people, I do not see the use in them. they will not save money unless you act on the info that is given and since I still have to boil my kettle, or use my cooker or have my heating on, a meter telling me how much it cost is not going to stop me using energy. At the moment, the energy company I am with seems to have no plan to install smart meters at the moment, I presume they will have to start by next year, but I am not taking days of work or staying in so they can fit a meter that will be of no benifit to me.

[@paultomasi4619]

Here here!

[@UncleBaldy]

@@zyborg47 ,, E-x-a-c-t-l-y dude 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@RICHLES01]

this is not America.....uk version different and mostly contain a sim card...if you use a mobile phone then whats the problem.

[@MultiMoomoo2]

@@RICHLES01 How is the uk version different? Its still a smart meter that runs off wifi which means it can still be hacked. Everyone i know who has one of these has said their energy bills have doubled since switching to one of these meters...that's cos they're not free! U think they're really gonna roll out this new system which is costing something in the region of 11b and not pass the cost onto the consumer?! And they don't have surge protectors on them which means that if there is a surge then any one of ur appliances that are plugged in can set on fire, thats why the analogue meters have surge protectors on them

[@phillipsharpe6459]

Some "smart meters " are able to turn off the supply with out entering your home, !

[@phillipsharpe6459]

@ferkemall but my point is, they don't tell you about this ,!! Its not compulsory to have a "smart meter " i will never have one in my house, 😁👍

[@phillipsharpe6459]

@ferkemall there's no way I'm ever having one in my house, 😁👍

[@mazklassa9338]

Yeah, like if you don't pay your bills on time. Why would they let you maintain a connection if you're not paying? Would you ?

[@raver1481]

That's very true check out bigclive KZbin site.

[@phillipsharpe6459]

@Stuart Radbourne then wht is the technology in the meters to do it , it is possible to turn off the supply without entering your house,

[@acelestialwitch8512]

I’m home alone with two children and our old meter has frozen. We’ve been told we can only have a smart meter fitted with £100+ credit on to put us in debt instead of a meter that I can top up as a pay as you go when I can afford. Someone told me this happened to them and everytime they put money on their card the meter took it all including following top ups. They wouldn’t switch the gas back on for emergency for me without fitting the meter so I have had electric heaters on in a house with a loft that the landlord won’t insulate. I’m only here for six months and I don’t want to be tied to debt here

[@Brad96]

I had to switch from a prepaid meter last year. It took a little bit of arguing to get a "dumb" meter installed. But it got done. If they refuse try switching supplier till you find one that will

[@martytrain]

Someone told me that they closed his account because he refused a smart meter, he was simply moved to another provider without any discussion.

[@MisterEE100]

Common Sense will lower your bills, you are letting a world of hurt in to your life with a Smart Meter

[@tommiller1315]

Offered a "Smart meter" I asked if it would switch from normal operation to economy7. Told "NO!" I said when a "Smart" meter became available, I would conciser having one but for now he could keep his "DUMB" meter.

[@WildPhotoShooter]

My neighbour got a smart meter but it is useless because the Mobile network the electric supplier is on does not have coverage in our area 🤣🤣

[@prettylady995]

my local municipality won’t allow me to Opt Out of a smart meter water meter. I can’t find an attorney. The smart meter will be inside my home.

[@fibromyalgia09]

Hi I think I'm being bullied into getting a smart meter off Scottish power.. They sent a guy out to read the meter.. But gas meter not working and so he did not take a reading put me down for a smart meter iv said no already to them with this.. Now my boiler safety check can't be done until Scottish power fix my meter as its not showing a reading.. But they insist I have to have a smart meter they don't class me as an emergency even though iv told them I'm disabled and with out a boiler.. What do I do

[@lookoutleo]

did you get your smart yet?

[@rogersmith89]

My smart meters gone. Would not turn the over night traff on so had no heating Al winter. No hot water for 16months. No bill for 9 months. Phone for a bill to be sent out.two days later they wanted me to read the meter could not get a reading from it. With in an hour they sent meter reader out

[@eveningstar777]

during those awful California fires they werre reporting that the 'homes with smart meters were at risk or a target (being an appropriate term) as 'apparently/allegedly/there'sthemsthatsay! not exact words but impliied smart items attract lazers and lazers or what strongly resembled lazers were videod. What do the Trillionaire 'elite' give their kids for whatever special day it is they celebrate? Perhaps they get to play with the reall life lazers and for extra special reasons they are allowed to amuse themselves with the weather! Can you iimagine, in the control of children, There'd be tornados, tsunami's, hurricanes, earthquakes, famine, drouts, plagues all over the place!!! Nah! Why would the 'Grown ups' let them have the fun! They convince us to have smart everything which we pay out a fortune to buy (because everyones buying 'smart' this and that. Then we just sit and wait for anyone who thinks our tiime is up! Modern day version of making someone dig their own grave before you shoot them! But what do i know? just me and my little clouded up pineal gland trying to think haha.

[@timhoward8313]

So much bullshit in the comments here! 1) If you want to monitor your usuage, get a clip-on monitor. They've been around for years and they're cheap on eBay etc. 2) Take meter readings every month and record in a XL sheet or paper if you're old school. 3) No real benefit from smart meter other than if you are able to move onto an "agile tarrif", where the rate changes every 1/2hr and can even go below zero, ie they pay you! Seriously - google it! 4) They mainly benefit the suppliers and the companies managing the electricity grid, as it's really difficult nowadays to predict energy demand through the day and adjust the power stations to meet it without causing supply drops or grid overloads. 5) If you're really worried about RF emmisions from your meter, then you should also throw away any mobile phones, wifi devices, microwave ovens, anything with a microprocessor, etc etc. And move into the middle of Norfolk where there's no mobile coverage and at least 100m from any neighbour that might have any tech devices. Then build a Faraday cage around your house from chicken wire to stop TV, Radio, telemetry, satalite transmissions etc, and just to be sure, wear a tin foil hat. - A late friend of mine followed all these precautions and never had any problems with cancers, covid etc. He was, however, unfortunately struck by lightning.

[@robertnesta4434]

I don't want a smart meter but what are the alternatives. My analog meter stopped working. Is there a way to get it fixed or buy another analog one somewhere?

[@BeCleverWithYourCash]

That'll be down to the energy company. Potentially you could switch supplier to one that will install an old meter, but I expect it'll likely be a smart meter

[@robertnesta4434]

@@BeCleverWithYourCash yeah I've checked a few different companies but it seems as though they all do smart meters these days.

[@michalmichael30005]

Been in same situation. SP engineer which came to replace meter said there is no other option than smart meter as analogue meters are no longer available.

[@peacebuntoyou255]

Could I have success by wrapping faraday fabric around the smart meter?

[@Cruner62]

Just tell me how it will save you money - there are many ways anyone can measure what energy they are using without the risk of others sharing your data or hacking

[@LBA-1]

What the don’t say is going on a smart meter is variable they no when you use it and charge you more. Plus if they say to use one and to hit targets and I’ve used way more electric than before there shit and I hate mine plus it don’t work anymore

[@rogersmith89]

Could not get a reading.with in a day I had my old type meter replace the smart dum meter

[@Nuron666]

Andy, Top up meter display has gone blank, but the electricity still works. I called British gas to change my top up meter 2 weeks ago. They still have not contacted me. I emailed the person that was dealing with this issue. No one from British gas has contacted me. What should I do?

[@acelestialwitch8512]

I’ve got a broken gas meter with no heating and can’t cook. I’ve been told they won’t replace the old one with another and will only come out to fit a smart meter. They have left the gas off also so I’m using electric currently 😢I’m here for six months and I don’t want a meter with debt of £150+ that makes it impossible to top up afterwards from it swallowing every top up (happened to a friend) I’ve been told that’s my only choice

[@Nuron666]

@@acelestialwitch8512 British Gas are annoying. And they charge when you try to phone them, and they make you wait for more than 40 minutes.

[@aw4724]

These meters almost killed me. Forced me into early menopause bc the radiation is sooooooo vicious. These meters are population control. 3 weeks after installation of 9 meters across the hall from my unit, I could no longer walk, speak, lift my head, my skin was burnt, my brain was so fried it was making electronic noises, (didn’t know a brain could do that) my finger nails were separating from my fingers, I was violently vomiting, my body was so hot it was like worse than the worst fever, I was forced to not sleep more than 2 hours every 3-5 days, (and when I did sleep I could only dream of fire related things, faces melting, walking over hot lava, etc. bc my body was communicating to me through the visuals in my dreams), nausea and depression like you’ve never imagined a human could feel, and more. My medical tests showed connective tissue damage, lung damage, kidney damage, liver damage, brain damage, and digestive system damage. The month before, my tests were healthy as could be. Took me about 7 weeks to recover, (which medical tests showed I was healing) after I had been rushed out of my apartment to a safe place to heal for those 7 weeks. I have been in hotels and friends houses and my office for 6 months trying to find a place to live that even if I opt out, that the neighbors meters won’t hurt me, bc once you are that badly blasted you can no longer be around even one. I know this bc I went to look at a home to live in (the sixth one) to see if I could live in it and her one meter on her 1600 sq ft townhouse, along with the neighbors’ meters on each of those townhouses, totaling 3 meters, after standing in her place for 20-30 minutes talking to the owner of the place, I re-injured myself. Medical tests showed that I had done it again. Injury to all my organs. These power companies need to be sued into oblivion and beyond. I am now being forced into menopause from the radiation. After the second bout of exposure, my cycles are not returning. I hope you all realize that these meters are a way of putting Ausch*itz on each and every house to take down population. People are nearly dying in a matter of 4-6 months of exposure.

[@angr3819]

Most people are oblivious to the fact that smart stuff, foive jee etc are military weapons and have been used as such - and banned in the 1960's. They have no place in public communications. Turned up they kill.

[@karlhopwell]

WOW iI am getting one

[@pow9606]

Because you was smart and purchased devices that consume less electricity, and a smart meter does not help you with your purchases?

[@MegaRuggerio]

YOU ARE VERY UNWISE TO HAVE ONE BECAUSE THEY ARE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH,

[@SelectorJohnson]

Plot twist at 1:45

[@alfredwilliam1184]

My electricity has doubled.in twelve months.

[@bertiebasset4701]

I had smart meters fitted three weeks ago and the credit on the meters is going down rapidly compared to the old meters but I'm using same amount of energy as I always do, I'm with British gas what do I do it's really stressing me out I suffer from depression and anxiety it's really frustrating 😤

[@quosswimblik4489]

I don't need a smart meter because I've had a smart meter so I now have a mental meter feel for the juice I require.

[@captainfuzzysoutdooradvent9310]

Prices are a joke

[@danhewdanhew7612]

How do you know smet2 is good?

[@BeCleverWithYourCash]

It's the one which should work fine if you switch your supplier. SMETS1 won't do that yet (though a software upgrade is meant to sort that out)

[@defundthebbc8110]

The same reason anyone else with more than one brain cell rejects (un)smart meters

[@marylaws2460]

I really like my smart meter and can only see negative remarks. I don’t need to read meters andy more. I have a system that uses gas electric and solid fuel if the solid fuel is not heating to temp the gas takes over so pretty efficiant any way. I can check if things have been left on by mistake what uses the most is it more economical to use the electric kettle or the gas etc. I have found the best is leave the kettle on my rayburn and use from there or if not bioling put into the electric kettle rather then put on the gas stove. I can go round and turn lights off which I have always done but it tells me if a light is on upstairs saves going up if there’s none on in a large house this is useful. I don’t know what there is not to like. It’s the way you use it use it smart and get the best out of it.

[@nickcoppard5335]

Do you have solar ? If yes you lose out

[@avtradeisshit5992]

Smart people don't use smart meters

[@TheDdm1234]

Ah, smart enough to charge on and off peak at a drop of a whim. Green energy issue

[@suekelsall1595]

I had the version 2 .After complaining about bills they said all was OK would not consider checking .we moved to Liverpool from Plymouth As the rule said meter could only be fitted 6 maths later I kept key meter .After weeks after talking to them as contract was terminated at old address a full audit was done on my complaint and low and behold I got £ 675.89 elec plus £ 370.26 in refunds . Over that period they asked when they could fit smart meter and I declined asking them to check data base as it was the same company EDF I asked for their insurance that they use to cover customers property in case of fire ect they said OK keep your meter job done..British gas and eon do not carry any insurance See videos about this Australia has had to drop mandatory meters because they can go on fire.they can be hacked and your WiFi products ie phones laptops computers ect using meters chip that send signals over 130 times a day also people complaining of health problems headaches ect Also the company sells your data to 3rd parties This includes everything about you how many times you put kettle on tv.radiators .as all product's have a traceable signature and best of all if you have alarm in house hackers know when your not at home. I suggest everyone does research on up to date videos on this subject no disrespect mate but have you made attempts at recent information. Or are you a gullible virgin

[@ShaunBlackmanVlogs]

Sounds like you’re in a bog

[@4figgis957]

You must be mad.

[@richardowen1730]

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[@alfredwilliam1184]

They are a fire risk, your home insurance will rocket.

[@matuushaw]

I'm shocked smart meters are only now becoming a thing, it feels like something people should have had at least 10 years ago! though with the usual it will kill us as its wireless or they can watch (even though just about everything you own these days is wireless and reports everything you do to the internet already) I can see why there will be a battle to get some normally older people to start using it

[@YAHUAHsgotmysix]

Your advocating the installation of them then?

[@YAHUAHsgotmysix]

@ferkemall Therefore he is a shill and part of the problem or just a naive fool... or both.