by
James83 » Sun Nov 25, 2018 3:15 pm
having had ours for years now it has been the best thing to do , no more going outside in the rain to top up a pay as you go meter , no more having to trapes around the town for a shop that has a working machine to put a top up on . as it seems every other week the machines are down and not able to apply top ups .
as a kid my mum had electric as DD but every single month would get letters saying she has over spent , missed this bill so has late payments ,,, missed bill , late payments . as she always used more than what she thought and more than the company had estimated she would use.
so she went to an old hamster wheel meter for years , and when i finally convinced her to change companies for gas and electric we instantly saved £60 a week . and once i done my own research on smart meters i made the call and was given a further discount for changing over to a smart meter. and mum loves it , being able to see how much is in gas / electric , rather than having to go outside to read the old one , or me having to go outside on my hands and knees to read the old meter that was so close to the ground.
quick 10 seconds on the phone app and electric on , gas on.
Called British gas for mum to apply for the warm home discount again , and the guy said okies you get a choice this year , would you like the money added to Gas or Electric ... Gas please . ok sir done ...
and then he gave the better news "" and this year we are not sending out vouchers , due to arguments with some stores who wont accept them or say they are fake and never heard of the warm home discount ,,, instead this year we will automatically stick it on for you.
And i am sick of people always aiming the gun at the UK government ,, the whole entire thing on smart meters is straight out the EU camp . all countries in the EU were to sign up to it for the eventual "" smart electric / gas supply "" ..
the entire idea was eventually smart meters one for gas and a sep one for electric was to send signals to the electric / gas network so each home only drew what it needed from smart network grids with the aim further down the line making electric / gas cheaper for those who use less rather than companies having diff rates for those on DD / smart meters / pay as you go . and again this was to eventually all link within the new smart homes that are starting to be built.
this is to lead to a "" smart network "" .
even on the EU's website it states """""" smart meters provide savings of €160 for gas and €309 for electricity per metering point (distributed amongst consumers, suppliers, distribution system operators, etc.) as well as an average energy saving of 3%.""""". and they reckon nearly 80% of the EU will be hooked up to a smart meter for the eventual aim of a smart network grid .
and they have an entire DATA protection section on who can and cant see what details , and what the companies them selves can and can't read and no personal data is stored .
just the other day i was looking at a smart home in Cornwall , you had no key for the home. everything was linked to an app you install on your phone when you bought the house and controlled the entire heating , lighting , water temp . opened the doors , windows all within the single app.