Thanks for info, now I am definitely sticking with my old school classic analog meter

no mention of what wireless protocol or total RF power output power

Hello I'm looking for help my gas and electric supply holding me hostage they are saying they won't split the payments the government energy bill.e gas and electric unless I install a smart Meter is this illegal is it blackmail I need some help please

How do you see the wifi

Remember people VAT on top of your bill and services charges too.

First month after installation electricity usage increased 25%, they said our old meter wasnt capable of recognizing small usage like leds on tvs and monitors etc. so you need to turn off devices every time you stop using them... When they said they will reduce electricity usage I thought it will happen automatically and not by forcing me to unplug a fucking microwave cus it has a clock.

Hi, may I know it need capacitor for performance?

So this is from the top down and not the customer or energy companies choice?

If it's added to your bill how much is it going to cost to have it installed

I love the design of this video! :)

The real reason they are installing these meters is in the future electric companies will be able to dictate how much electricity we will be' entitled' to use on a daily basis. In other words they may only give a small allowance of power, this will be to meet the governments emissions quotas.

Smart meters are only any good if the supplying company fit their SIM cards. If you change supplier then they do not work. You have to do manual readings.

As consumer your choice really stuck between the astronomical bill estimate without smart meter , or the high bill charge Mistake which is always work in the favor of the energy supplier if you have smart meter in many cases .

And what about the effext on our health?

The last thing you want is a smart meter. They can reprogram it remotely. They can charge you more at peak times. They can switch you off remotely. They send a reading back every few mins. Why on earth do they need to do that. They know what you are using when you switch it on and off. They can be hacked into. So people know when your not there. And most people seem to get bigger bills.

They’re so awesome, you can even walk right up and view your usage while it’s cooking your insides!

“If you don’t want one, you can just refuse it”… NOT! I cannot speak for the UK as I am from the US. But last year (July 2018) we had 21 smart meters installed in our 3 story condo building. I was the only one to opt out. At the time, my local utility told me I could opt out. But just this month, I get a call from them saying that because my building has more than four units in it, I am now required to get a smart meter. What’s more, our state Utilities Commission backs them up. Their lousy excuse is something about a tariff policy that had not yet been set in place regarding smart meter opt-out last year. But now, as of January 2019, this tariff has been set in place, stating that I have the option of opt out only if I live in a building with four or fewer units in it. But I don’t recall anything about any mention about number of units in the building when I was told that I could opt out last year. Also, when the utility called me just this month (July 2019), they tell me that they have just recently been made aware of that tariff change.I feel reneged upon!

If it's going to be on the bill it's not really free not so smart

Iv just moved into a property that has these anyone know if I can revert back to a non smart meter

i wouldnt recommend smart meters or utilita takes them 45 mins to pick up a phone

..hypnotic system

Correction! They don't work off WiFi they need a mobile signal! I have brilliant fibre broadband but no mobile signal, so, Smart Meter is out of the question and my energy supplier has had the decency to tell me as such. If you are in this sitiuation, lobby the goverment quango (DCC) who has sole control over the role out and signal availability. With targets having been reached there is little incentive for DCC to cater for the remaining few percent of the UK which will never get the signal for a smart meter to work!

My so called smart meter has my worked since march last year

You won't be charged for installation but the cost will be added to everyone's bill I'm not that clever but that sounds like a loan to me meaning your charged for installation.

Do u have to have 1?? Because I don't want 1,i work 12 hours a day so not at home a great deal

Corporations with the ability to dictate how long and how much use can be gotten from their products would enjoy more profits and more stable profits. New products generally have chips that can be turned on or up, up or down... or fried.. by remote control using the wireless transceivers forced on your home. Probably this plan is something that will develop over time... and very carefully as people get used to having less freedom and privacy.. Smart meters can control whole sections of the country... or whole blocks.. or one home.. click, click.

'...access to new products and services in the future' Like what?

Smart meters have many disadvantages (1)The internet network should be healthy 24X7, and in India, WIFI is a must and sad to tell WIFI as I found out is(a)Site and frequency selective. Site, even at your own perimeter, the signal is weak at some room and fine near WIFI (2)Cyber security is a problem. (3)As found SM turns dumb (4)Switvhing energy suppliers a problem and at times stop reading. In UK, Canada and other EU countries It is not compulsory but in India sadly it is not optional but compulsory. Actually, any new comers should have guarantee for 20 years or more. What advantage if any is they every 30 minutes keep you informed persay they gloat that we would use economically but can SM change our habits. The world is entirely run by corporate and if it is optional then it OK but if it is compulsory then just pray for the better

im scared... Im only 29 years old and a few months ago they plassed smart meters on our home, I god sick the first day and now worse, im in so much pain I cry at night in my bed with chest discomphort.. Ive told everyone that smart meters did this to me, and every one thinks im crazy. I may die sone please pray for me my names Jonathon Garvick, a sufferer caused by ignorance and lack of love..

...items compatible

Put a plant next to one and tell me what happens after a few days!

I don't know how this saves any money. The IHD must be plugged in or run off batteries. I just send in the metre reading on my phone or pc.

do i have to pay to get one fitted

Please Which? we know your reviews are brought so please respond with some sources regarding the claim "The government has called on energy companies to replace old-style gas and electricity meters with smart meters." did you just make this part up ?

I'd rather use my 2017 key meters as they still work fine

I repeatedly told my supplier that I didn't want one not now, not ever, they actually said "You cannot say that, what ever you say think or do we will keep on at you until you give in! You will give in before wr do we will never stop! RESISTANCE IS FUTILE! YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED! WR ARE THE BORG!:

Don't get one

Smart meters do not save money. In fact they are costing every home in the UK £40 in the hope they will save £11. That is just crazy.

Can you inform us about 2 areas that I am concerned with: A. Privacy. Do they use my home internet to send data. Can they invade your home privacy via their network. 2. Safety. Are they safe? I have heard some scare stories about their radioactivity and indeed, their high giga (radioactive) count.

You forgot to mention how much radiation they have and how bad they are for our health and how we will have no privacy at all! Not to mention higher bills! Resist the smart meters !!!

Advertizing the use of smart meters is all very well at explaining how you can take a more active stance in what you do, but something is i think being missed on purpose from all the adds. For those who dont know all this modern technollogy come at a price, in fat the highest price we can pay, OUR HEALTH. Smart meters are not smart enough to evade interference in our health and they do it in a big way. Having someone build a microwave tower across the road from you may cause you to complain strongly, but nobody told you that the smart meter is doing the very same amount of damage to your health.. Today, you would have thought that people would be a lot more aware of the dangers of mircro wave, but that is proven not to be the case, how many people do you know who wall around with a cell phone in their pocket, when in fact most makers make very sure that its all in very very small print in the instructions that you should not have a cell phone within an inch of your skin, and even more, how many people know that a tablet or pad is no different than your cell phone when it comes to radiation. Of course nobody who makes them is going to make a big point of telling you that this is the case. In the light of al this I would strongly advise that people become a little more aware by taking an interest in finding out for themselves rather than what i have seen myself in todays world, that is the amount of people with it seems a mobile phone constantly stuck to their ear instead of using earphones that today are usually provided with the phone, did nobody wonder why they where given the ear phones in the first place???

kuat makan karan usms ani

If you fall behind they swap you to prepay

It’s all about collecting data and selling it.

Using tax dollars? Is this propelled by the United Nations?

we better watch out just in case skynet takes over the system

Almost everything that needs to have "smart" as part of its name, aren't smart. Just another move to that social credit system, while energy companies continue to rip customers off.

Can also knock it off " remotely" there's a reason the government wants yiu to have it and it isn't for your own benefit 😂

Do not have a one. They are Evil.

Your wrong Which? Please tell the truth rather sucking up to the energy suppliers. Eon smart meters do not work or will ever work. Their customer service refuses to even admit there is a problem.

nobody else feels like they are over bearing? i must be the only american here

Soooo many tin foil hats ... Amazing

Smart meters are insidious. The claims they damage you health that seem to be popular here are not credible, nor backed by any testing. Their danger lies in the way that electricity companies can alter the way in which they calculate your usage. You may not change your behaviour but your bill could rise considerably when (not if) they decide to meter on the basis of perceived power usage, rather than actual usage. The reasons are a bit technical, but it's to do with the fact that it's measuring an alternating supply. They can penalise you for any difference between the voltage supplied and the current used, millisecond by millisecond. Motors (such as in your fridge and other household devices) are particularly prone to this behaviour, as are cheap LED lights.

More people out of work

high tech slavery

All this nonsense about smart meters when, in fact, electricity should be free! Wasn't it Donald Trump's grandfather who was friendly with Nikola Tesla who gave him the recipe for totally free electricity? I recall Donald Trump mentioning free electricity several times. The technology is out there - let's go and get it!!

The electric company said if I opted out of this, I'd be charged $12/month extra. Then if I sold my house, I'd have to pay $50 to have one installed.

SAY NO TO SMART METERS.

After a year of nagging me to get them, British Gas called and told me my current meters are reaching end of life and if I want regular meter replacements I'll have to pay £150-200...

Whose wearing their tin foil hat? 👇🏻

Smart but not so smart

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they help u save money by making you spend all your money on them so then ur broke and u have to save to actually buy food and stuff

how do smart meters work? Answer, they don't.

No thanks. Kills jobs for people. SSE are trying their best to convince me to get one.

😂😂😂funny scammer on customer 😂 U have to pay 💰 unlimited internet 🛜 access and payment extras electric ⚡️ bills 💸 to recharged the wireless 🛜 Bluetooth device

Definitely do not have smart metres fixed your Home, and these will double your normal bills and you will have nothing but trouble from them take it from me I have had one absolute nightmare👎👎👎