SHOULD YOU GET A SMART METER OR NOT!?? 

Seems like we’re forced to have these because of energy costs, they want to supply less and charge the same to maintain profit growth, we don’t see the benefits of our efforts to reduce usage.

Why do I need one? I know when the kettle is on, I can steam, once it has boiled it switches off, it’s not going to be on for an hour. I know when the toaster is on. I know when the tv is on, I’m looking at it, I know when the radio is on, I’m listening to it. There is zero benefit for me having a smart meter. They are solely installed for the supplier’s benefit.

Some suppliers are changing your tariffs EVERY 20 MINUTES Smart meters just a tool to see WHEN & WHAT you you to charge you the most

You'd be smart not have one of these devices installed

It saves them the cost of meter readers. My supplier for both Gas ,and Elect is currently E.ON , they want me to send them meter readings, I have said no because I'm the customer not an employee. I did offer to do it for a reasonable fee but they declined the offer.....net result they have to send a meter reader.....that's why we pay a standing charge. Simple if I read the meter should get reduction in standing charge.

Notting smart about having one in your home 😜

no mention of peak time tarrif increases for those with smart meters?

I bought an Acme Thought Analyzer in a liquor store in 80s ...It was a small clear dome with flashing lights, and transistors ...very impressive looking ..I put on my desk and through the years I was amazed how many people thought it was real ... "well, then what does it do" 🔮

I'm in Ireland. Just moved to a house with a smart meter. Previous house had a regular day/night meter. The night rate on the smart meter is higher than my old day rate. The day rate is ridiculous and there's also a special peak rate 5pm-7pm which is astronomical. The only time it is cheaper than the old system is 2am-5am. I run all timed appliances in that window (car charger, dish washer, dryer, washing machine), but I'm still paying a hell of a lot more than I was with the regular day/night meter. It's a complete scam. I'd recommend anyone based in Ireland to reject them.

Mine displays nothing it's crap after about 20 phone calls E have done nothing. I only know if my electric runs out when it goes off.

None I've seen and the standing charge to the cost which is often more then usage

That's not a smart meter, that's an F in *worry meter* !!!!

Mine keeps freezing... Any known fixes for this? Even unplugging doesn't help.

SHOULD YOU GET A SMART METER OR NOT!??.......NOT.

surge pricing? data mining? hacking?

When you are used to Prepayment key having to keep topping up at the shop I am very happy with my CREDIT smart meter 200 plus a month on key top ups to 70 a month Electric only flat

Nothing smart with them,,it's just a way for them to end up turning your power off when they want to. xx

ive got a smart metre in my flat. already there when i moved in. still trying to work out how to use it no instructions for it. no electric the 1st 24 hrs. council had to work out why as they thought it was a quarterly metre turned out its a pay as u go metre and the credit had ran out and no payment card to top it up. found the monitor a couple of days ago hidden away in a cupboard. council warden on the phone to british gas on hold for 2 hrs before someone finnaly answered. thats when they found out its pay as u go metre. 1 hr on the phone to sort it out. BG said they would text me the instructions to turn on the emergancy power and they would wipe off the debt it already had on it as i was a new tenent. they never did tel me how to turn on the emerngacy power but sent the card number by text to put credit on but not where to use it lol. turnes out it can only be used in a post office after trying for several days to top it up at lots of diff paypoint and payzone shops. did get the power on after lots of randomly pusing button on the metre havnt clue which 1 turned it on. BG said they would send the card out overnight delivery. arrived 5 days alter lol. by then the emrgamcy power had run out so another night no electric. flipping thing is a nightmare. more dump than smart. why not stick to the key metres they used to use. so much easier. I have got an old BG energy monitor from about 15 years ago and that works better than the new 1 does. that just clips onto the cable between the fuse box and metre and it monitors how much electric ur using and estimates how much the bill will be. does everything the new 1 does and doesnt need a smart metre.that monitor used 2 AAA batteries so didnt use ur electric.

Don't do it! Just forced to have one its not working and was a risk of the boiler blowing when they installed new metre 😡🤬

I'm glad I come across this video thank you for the useful information I'm with the same supplier as well

Obviously not.

Helpfull thanks mate

You forgot to mention that inside is a bistable relay ( ? ) .... this means that you can be disconnected REMOTELY ! .... this might be by accident or malicious hacking .... someone I know had this happen and it took 3 DAYS ! to get it turned back on ... with a simple digital meter REMOTE disconnection is IMPOSSIBLE ! ......... DAVE™🛑

So what was the connectivity problem at the end of the day please. I had smets1 fitted by EON and they worked ok until I took a cheaper deal with Shell Energy and two months in the electricty meter threw a massive wobbly and packed up sending data.. After much pressurising I've got them to fit smets2 but they and the IHD are behaving just like yours, ie dumb at the user end.

Than you for sharing this information 👍👍

You didn't said how much they charged you for that months when wasn't working proprietary 😀😃🙂🙃