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General thoughts on Smart Meters?
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There is the ability to use a supplementary aerial which could come out of the cellar to be sure to get a signal. Not sure how many suppliers actually bother with that though.BooJewels said:May I ask a supplementary question, as I'm still on dumb meters and have resisted smart meters for various practical reasons. Can they communicate okay from in a cellar? My gas meter is set inside my thick stone outer wall, but the electricity is in the cellar, with quite a lot of stone and earth around it.1 -
Thanks @[Deleted User] - is it unlikely to work without this supplementary aerial then?0
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Can you get a mobile phone signal in the cellar? It's broadly equivalent.BooJewels said:Thanks @[Deleted User] - is it unlikely to work without this supplementary aerial then?0 -
Just about - it bimbles between no signal and the first bar. So I wouldn't say it's reliable.[Deleted User] said:
Can you get a mobile phone signal in the cellar? It's broadly equivalent.BooJewels said:Thanks @[Deleted User] - is it unlikely to work without this supplementary aerial then?0
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