EonNext at it again with 'End Of Life Meter' tactics for exchanging to a Smart meter

MP1995

The non smart meter surcharge can only be a little time away.

Then there would be a clamber for them and moans that the system is broke, the man is out to get me as they can't get one fitted for over a year.

It's just the next soap box.

victor2

MP1995 said:

The non smart meter surcharge can only be a little time away.

Then there would be a clamber for them and moans that the system is broke, the man is out to get me as they can't get one fitted for over a year.

It's just the next soap box.

It's already here, but in the more subtle approach of offering competitive deals if you are prepared to have a smart meter.

mmmmikey

Cloth_of_Gold said:

Qyburn said:

Cloth_of_Gold said:

I agree and I'm afraid I don't agree with the 'there is no downside' argument.

There is also the issue of variable pricing which smart meters make possible. I don't doubt that will work for some but for those of us who can't have all their power-hungry appliances running in the middle of the night it won't. 

A smart meter doesn't actually force you to go onto a time of use tariff, so I don't see why the existence of such tariffs could be seen as a downside.

Not now perhaps but in the future in might be different. Having a smart meter wouldn't save me a penny, having one might well cost me in the future.

How have you come to the conclusion that having a smart meter wouldn't save you a penny? Which smart meter only tariffs have you looked at and how have you compared those tariffs with your existing one? Or are you just assuming you couldn't make savings without actually having checked? And if so what are your assumptions? Thanks, Mike.

powerful_Rogue

Cloth_of_Gold said:

Qyburn said:

Cloth_of_Gold said:

I agree and I'm afraid I don't agree with the 'there is no downside' argument.

There is also the issue of variable pricing which smart meters make possible. I don't doubt that will work for some but for those of us who can't have all their power-hungry appliances running in the middle of the night it won't. 

A smart meter doesn't actually force you to go onto a time of use tariff, so I don't see why the existence of such tariffs could be seen as a downside.

Not now perhaps but in the future in might be different. Having a smart meter wouldn't save me a penny, having one might well cost me in the future.

TOU tariffs have been around for decades - Economy 7 etc

SAC2334

Cloth_of_Gold said:

Qyburn said:

Cloth_of_Gold said:

I agree and I'm afraid I don't agree with the 'there is no downside' argument.

There is also the issue of variable pricing which smart meters make possible. I don't doubt that will work for some but for those of us who can't have all their power-hungry appliances running in the middle of the night it won't. 

A smart meter doesn't actually force you to go onto a time of use tariff, so I don't see why the existence of such tariffs could be seen as a downside.

Not now perhaps but in the future in might be different. Having a smart meter wouldn't save me a penny, having one might well cost me in the future.

Wrong!  .I ve been saving at least a third of my gas and electric bills .33% less at least with a smart tariff . If it was only pennies I would nt have been that bothered about changing my meters to smarts but once I signed up to Octopus in Dec 22 I was so desperate to get on their smart tariff on Octopus Tracker I managed to get an early fitting and 5 weeks later they were fitted and down came my winter gas bill over 40% and electricty too.
This energy forum is all about money saving.

.Octopus pay a customer referral fee of £50 which the referrer also gets  and since I ve been with them 6 of my friends have joined me on a smart tariff and I also made £300 . Octopus are now the biggest electric supplier in the UK so they are doing something right which the old school are way behind in and they have to wake up quick and copy them 

victor2

As long as those who are anti-smart meters persist, those who have accepted them can get better tariffs because the energy suppliers are charging those without more.

born_again

gbhxu said:

Must say I don't trust what EonNext tell you.

Discovered that at least 4 of their forum staff members are not EonNext customers themselves!

What difference does that make?
I do not bank where I work, as I do not want to have to talk to people I know about my banking.
Maybe these staff members feel the same. Or they are Money savvy & use another supplier who gives better deals for their usage.

MP1995

Is this the definition of "weekend popcorn thread"?

mmmmikey

MP1995 said:

Is this the definition of "weekend popcorn thread"?

Possibly - just need to work standing charges into the discussion somewhere

Qyburn

Cloth_of_Gold said:

Qyburn said:

A smart meter doesn't actually force you to go onto a time of use tariff, so I don't see why the existence of such tariffs could be seen as a downside.

Not now perhaps but in the future in might be different. Having a smart meter wouldn't save me a penny, having one might well cost me in the future.

That's a bit far fetched, it's much more likely there'll be an across the board surcharge for non smrt meters. Like there is for payment other than direct debit.