Smart Meters and Tariffs - Page 20

Taf · 03-06-2024, 21:35

3 vans turned into 4 as various techs tried to get yet another smart meter to communicate next door. No luck again.

Dude111 · 04-06-2024, 05:41

You would think they would install the meter ABOVE THE ROOF but they dont seem start enough to realise something is going on!!

Do cell phones work inside thier house??

SnoopZ · 04-06-2024, 10:29

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Originally Posted by Dude111

You would think they would install the meter ABOVE THE ROOF but they dont seem start enough to realise something is going on!!

Do cell phones work inside thier house??

Above the roof are you nuts, you didn't think about what that comment implies did you?

Stephen · 04-06-2024, 10:42

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Originally Posted by Dude111

You would think they would install the meter ABOVE THE ROOF, but they don't seem smart enough to realise something is going on!

Do cell phones work inside their house??

Above the roof?? No the meters need to be physically accessible.

Taf · 04-06-2024, 10:59

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Originally Posted by Dude111

Do cell phones work inside thier house??

Only close to windows, I was told, but not in the hall and stairwell on the same side of the house as the meter boxes.

pip08456 · 04-06-2024, 20:30

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Originally Posted by Taf

Only close to windows, I was told, but not in the hall and stairwell on the same side of the house as the meter boxes.

Could the supply meter not be instaaled in a box on the exterior of the building as with many relatvely new (about 20 years) estates?

SnoopZ · 10-06-2024, 11:12

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Originally Posted by joglynne

I'm still waiting for data from 4th April-> to be uploaded on to the dashboard but the app is setup and ready to go.

I'm definitely in impatient mode.

How's your first month on the Tracker Tariff?

Not a bad rate yesterday it was 15.14 compared to 25.26 for the flexible tariff in my area, some people on the Agile Tariff got free Electricity too, but Agile isn't suitable for my usage times.

SnoopZ · 10-06-2024, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Sirius

Just had the mail confirming my smart mini is on its way.

Just had my email too.

How long did it take to turn up and who delivers it incase I'm not home?

joglynne · 10-06-2024, 19:50

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ

How's your first month on the Tracker Tariff?

Not a bad rate yesterday it was 15.14 compared to 25.26 for the flexible tariff in my area, some people on the Agile Tariff got free Electricity too, but Agile isn't suitable for my usage times.

Not sure of the Gas savings and can't be bothered doing the calculation yet but I have saved £16+ on electricity.

My compare app has been less than helpful with dates disappearing and not tying in with my bill dates. Wish there was a Gas Compare equivalent app but seeing evidence of a £16+ saving this month on electricity alone means I will stick with the Tracker option.

Like you Agile isn't suitable for us.

All in all I will just pay the bills as normal keeping an eye on the average trend in prices, and, as long as I am saving something over the standard rates, I will be happy.

ianch99 · 10-06-2024, 20:53

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Just had my email too.

How long did it take to turn up and who delivers it incase I'm not home?

Mine was about a week and they posted it through the letter box as the box is small.

SnoopZ · 10-06-2024, 21:21

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Originally Posted by joglynne

Not sure of the Gas savings and can't be bothered doing the calculation yet but I have saved £16+ on electricity.

My compare app has been less than helpful with dates disappearing and not tying in with my bill dates. Wish there was a Gas Compare equivalent app but seeing evidence of a £16+ saving this month on electricity alone means I will stick with the Tracker option.

Like you Agile isn't suitable for us.

All in all I will just pay the bills as normal keeping an eye on the average trend in prices, and, as long as I am saving something over the standard rates, I will be happy.

If you go to the octopriceuk site and assuming you have added your API link from your Octopus account then you can see all your savings at a glance as it does the maths for you.

https://www.octopriceuk.app/savings

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Originally Posted by ianch99

Mine was about a week and they posted it through the letter box as the box is small.

Thanks I did find out it's Royal Mail so I don't need to be home.

joglynne · 11-06-2024, 13:30

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ

If you go to the octopriceuk site and assuming you have added your API link from your Octopus account then you can see all your savings at a glance as it does the maths for you.

https://www.octopriceuk.app/savings

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Long answer.

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I have been trying to use the octoprice site but it would never accept that the API/my account existed.

I did have a couple of glitches with a couple of weeks readings at the new rate disappearing but when I phoned it was soon sorted out and the correct figures for my period on Tracker were used when my bill was generated.

Phoned again yesterday after yet a another fruitless attempt to register and a nice lady octopus found that (despite my account now being sorted) I still had a marker on my account and she wondered whether this was the cause of my problem
..so...fingers crossed with the marker on my account having now been removed it be recognised by octoprice.

Up date. Just tried again and I now have Octoprice.

I have left my screed in place in case it throws a light on may be happening if any one else is having a similar problem.

SnoopZ · 11-06-2024, 13:34

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Originally Posted by joglynne

Long answer.

......
I have been trying to use the octoprice site but it would never accept that the API/my account number existed.

I did have a couple of glitches with readings during the first with a couple of weeks at the new rate disappearing
and when I phoned it was soon sorted out and the correct figures for my period on Tracker were used when my bill was generated.

Yesterday after yet a another fruitless attempt to register a nice lady octopus found that (despite my account now being sorted) I still had a marker on my account and she wondered whether this was the cause of my problem
..so...fingers crossed with the marker on my account having now been removed it be recognised by octoprice.

If it's fixed it should work straight away.

Strange that your API worked with the Octopus Compare app, or maybe you don't have to paste in the API link as I can't remember?

joglynne · 11-06-2024, 13:39

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ

If it's fixed it should work straight away.

Strange that your API worked with the Octopus Compare app, or maybe you don't have to paste in the API link as I can't remember?

See end of my last post. I've got in.

SnoopZ · 11-06-2024, 13:58

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Originally Posted by joglynne

See end of my last post. I've got in.

Great, it means when you click on 'My Savings' you will see some savings info which should be accurate to a few pence compared to your bill(atleast it was for mine). Depending on where you click on the graph it either gives you your savings from the start of your Tracker period or the given Day/Month you clicked on.

Another good piece of info is to click on 'Data Checker' this shows you what data has been sent to Octopus, usually my Gas data is a little behind the Electricity data being sent. Try not to worry too much if you see data missing but it may be a problem.

My savings since I went on the Tracker on April 11th are £16.02 for Electricity and £13.20 for Gas compared to their Flexible Tariff.