PROVE MY METER DOESN'T WORK?

SAC2334

greystew said:

SAC2334 said:

Chrysalis said:

DE_612183 said:

why have people got such a hang up about smart meters?

they must have the internet in some description to post - so what's the difference?

Either paranoia, or perhaps they like not providing accurate readings to get lower bills?

There is a much more certain reason why  a small percentage of customers don't like the idea of a smart meter which has built in anti tamper sensors within in the meter . Nothing to do with paranoia though but more to do with  virtually free energy .

Are you both saying that folk who object to Smart Meters are thieves or mentally ill? 

Did you try reading my post properly ? ..Notice I said " a small percentage " .I m saying , as a meter reader for 20 years that meter bypassing is huge, more so now with the big rises in energy prices .
Smart meters do cut down on the majority of meter bypassing .
There is defintely some paranoia involved .In the early smart metering roll out it was a big subject on here about the radio waves emitted by the meters 24 hrs a day .

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greystew said:

SAC2334 said:

Chrysalis said:

DE_612183 said:

why have people got such a hang up about smart meters?

they must have the internet in some description to post - so what's the difference?

Either paranoia, or perhaps they like not providing accurate readings to get lower bills?

There is a much more certain reason why  a small percentage of customers don't like the idea of a smart meter which has built in anti tamper sensors within in the meter . Nothing to do with paranoia though but more to do with  virtually free energy .

Are you both saying that folk who object to Smart Meters are thieves or mentally ill? 

No, that is very clearly not what @SAC2334 said. He/she merely makes the point that "a small %" don't want smart meters because they have features which makes bypassing the meter harder.

greystew

SAC2334 said:

greystew said:

SAC2334 said:

Chrysalis said:

DE_612183 said:

why have people got such a hang up about smart meters?

they must have the internet in some description to post - so what's the difference?

Either paranoia, or perhaps they like not providing accurate readings to get lower bills?

There is a much more certain reason why  a small percentage of customers don't like the idea of a smart meter which has built in anti tamper sensors within in the meter . Nothing to do with paranoia though but more to do with  virtually free energy .

Are you both saying that folk who object to Smart Meters are thieves or mentally ill? 

Did you try reading my post properly ? ..Notice I said " a small percentage " .I m saying , as a meter reader for 20 years that meter bypassing is huge, more so now with the big rises in energy prices .
Smart meters do cut down on the majority of meter bypassing .
There is defintely some paranoia involved .In the early smart metering roll out it was a big subject on here about the radio waves emitted by the meters 24 hrs a day .

Thanks for clearing that up, sorry that I didn't get what you meant. I've had a foggy brain going on for a few days now... 😏

greystew

I'm not so sure about Chrysalis' comment though, again it may be foggy brain