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**Paul** · 27-10-2024, 03:35

"inaccurate bills" has always been an issue, not unique to smart meters.

"invasion of privacy" ? What nonsense is that ? How does a meter invade anyones privacy ?

What exactly "dont they want us to know" ?

Oh, and my smart meter hasnt been so smart this week.
It stopped sending readings for 6 days (still sent them to the Mini, but not the DCC).
So now they have a bit of data catching up to do.

---------- Post added at 03:35 ---------- Previous post was at 03:21 ----------

Some British Gas sales person knocked at my door today.

Them: Are you worried about gas & energy prices going up ?
Me: Not really, I pay less than most people
Them: So you are on a fixed tariff ?
Me: No, I'm on Octopus Agile & Tracker
Them: They are variable ?
Me: Yes, they vary from day to day.
Them: You're on variable, so that means they are going up
Me: No, it means they are variable, higher sometimes, lower other times
Them: But the energy cap has gone up, so variable has gone up.
Me: No, they dont rely on the cap.
Them: So they are fixed ?

* Sigh * it went downhill from there, they could not grasp the concept.
You would think people trying to sell you energy would at least understand their competitors.

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Paul Dr Pepper Addict Cable Forum Team Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nottingham Age: 62 Services: IDNet FTTP (1000M), Sky Q TV, Sky Mobile, Flextel SIP Posts: 29,979	Re: Smart Meters "inaccurate bills" has always been an issue, not unique to smart meters. "invasion of privacy" ? What nonsense is that ? How does a meter invade anyones privacy ? What exactly "dont they want us to know" ? Oh, and my smart meter hasnt been so smart this week. It stopped sending readings for 6 days (still sent them to the Mini, but not the DCC). So now they have a bit of data catching up to do. ---------- Post added at 03:35 ---------- Previous post was at 03:21 ---------- Some British Gas sales person knocked at my door today. Them: Are you worried about gas & energy prices going up ? Me: Not really, I pay less than most people Them: So you are on a fixed tariff ? Me: No, I'm on Octopus Agile & Tracker Them: They are variable ? Me: Yes, they vary from day to day. Them: You're on variable, so that means they are going up Me: No, it means they are variable, higher sometimes, lower other times Them: But the energy cap has gone up, so variable has gone up. Me: No, they dont rely on the cap. Them: So they are fixed ? * Sigh * it went downhill from there, they could not grasp the concept. You would think people trying to sell you energy would at least understand their competitors. __________________ Baby, I was born this way.