Jack Grey Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 6 hours ago, top4718 said: I can refuse by not wasting my time answering, if they haven't took the hint from the hundreds of texts and emails they've sent that have been ignored that's their problem. Just tell them you don't know want to be contacted by them promoting stuff anymore....they have to stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfifes Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Jack Grey said: Just tell them you don't know want to be contacted by them promoting stuff anymore....they have to stop Some of the energy companies are quite tricksy with that. I found it was easier to just block the offending numbers. 6 hours ago, hackey lad said: How do you know they are sales type calls? It’s easy actually. If you try calling the number back the message it just tells you they’ll try calling another time. If it was anything more important they would leave a voicemail or try contacting you by email and letter too. Edited September 19, 2023 by pfifes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top4718 Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 12 hours ago, hackey lad said: How do you know they are sales type calls? When you get endless emails and texts referring to smart meters you can hazard a strong guess that's what the calls are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpist Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Just wondering in the light of all the publicity and revelations re the corruption with the post office system , are we right in not putting our trust in smart meters . Can the readings be altered by the providers and should we trust them if they say they cannot be manipulated? Personally I have lost faith in any major organisation . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 20/01/2024 at 09:51, Thorpist said: Just wondering in the light of all the publicity and revelations re the corruption with the post office system , are we right in not putting our trust in smart meters . Can the readings be altered by the providers and should we trust them if they say they cannot be manipulated? Personally I have lost faith in any major organisation . The BBC say there are more 'faulty' smart meters, but .... "According to Smart Energy GB, a non-profit organisation focusing on the benefits of smart meters, there are now almost 35 million smart meters in Great Britain and the 'vast majority' are operating as intended. It said 88.6% were operating in smart mode at the end of 2023, up from 87.3% the previous year." Not sure why people have an issue with smart meters. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9zqn77ezno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 My electric was 10p a unit on Sunday. Aren't smart meters horrible? 🙄🙄🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruby Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 4 hours ago, El Cid said: The BBC say there are more 'faulty' smart meters, but .... "According to Smart Energy GB, a non-profit organisation focusing on the benefits of smart meters, there are now almost 35 million smart meters in Great Britain and the 'vast majority' are operating as intended. It said 88.6% were operating in smart mode at the end of 2023, up from 87.3% the previous year." Not sure why people have an issue with smart meters. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9zqn77ezno I recently had my ‘smart’ gas meter replaced. It was installed in 2015. It stopped being ‘smart’ a few years ago and we had to send readings instead. Then it recently stopped working altogether as apparently the battery was dead. I personally think that’s quite poor that a meter has such a relatively short lifespan before needing replacement. It probably only worked properly as a smart meter for about 5 years or so. And from what I’ve read online this isn’t uncommon and a lot of smart meters are now coming to the end of their lifespan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 5 hours ago, El Cid said: The BBC say there are more 'faulty' smart meters, but .... "According to Smart Energy GB, a non-profit organisation focusing on the benefits of smart meters, there are now almost 35 million smart meters in Great Britain and the 'vast majority' are operating as intended. It said 88.6% were operating in smart mode at the end of 2023, up from 87.3% the previous year." Not sure why people have an issue with smart meters. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9zqn77ezno I wonder if they're counting out of range as "faulty". My meters are in the garage at the front of the house, the smart meter is in the kitchen at the back, and it often drops the signal due to the distance and the number of walls between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Sorry, can't edit - its also interesting to see the BBC link use the term "faulty" one minute and "not working properly" the next. Mine could certainly fall into the 2nd category, but its not faulty by any means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-and-pippo Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, alchresearch said: I wonder if they're counting out of range as "faulty". My meters are in the garage at the front of the house, the smart meter is in the kitchen at the back, and it often drops the signal due to the distance and the number of walls between them. What you have in your kitchen is a in-home display, your smart meters are in your garage. I thought you would have known that? 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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