Smart Meter

Reading an article today it seems most smart meters are on the same frequency as the UKs early warning system radars

And all properties on the Yorkshire Moors where Fylingdales is situated cannot now have one fitted,,that is just the start

I don't think they are JVB, we'd be in serious trouble if that was so! I think there was a frequency problem in the locality. Can't give a link, but the info is out there.

That is correct ,it is out there as I was reading today

On Friday we received an email,completely unexpectedly,stating that an engineer from EON would arrive  Monday am to attend to our Smart Meter installation.See earlier post re this mess.

We hope that this is to sort out the ones which they fitted back in October...would not surprise us if it was "crossed wires" though and a team will turn up to install Smart Meters which are already in situ ?

I found this-

I find the Fylingdales issue a bit odd. Smart meters use the mobile phone network to communicate your readings. Fylingdales is in a very remote area but hundreds of vehicles drive right past it every single day, many with mobile phone(s) inside. It is more likely to be the lack of signal in the area that prevents smart meters being installed than the proximity to Fylingdales, and in any event, properties near RAF Fylingdales are very very few indeed. As I say, a bit odd.

Doesn’t bode well for the up and coming Russian Cyber attacks, if we can’t even get things like that right.☹️

According to the info I found, smart meters use a wireless radio system to communicate rather than the mobi network or Internet. Radio signals are prone to interference which could explain the issue with Fylingdales.

"Smart meters use an entirely separate, bespoke wireless system. ... Your smart meter and in-home display communicate via a secure national network which is solely for smart meters. This works in the same way as other wireless systems like car remote keys or TVs, using radio waves."

https://www.smartenergygb.org

The article I read gave the frequency of the smart meters send information to the companies it did not infer it was the same as the mobile phone networks,?

Also did not say how many properties/villages  were involved in the area

But it does say other RAF stations are,being looked at

We have a smart meter, which means Octopus can read the meter 'online' - without them having to send anyone to read it, and without me having to read it.  In theory, I can access our 'up-to-date' usage on my phone or on the laptop... it's meant to make you aware of usage so you can use less gas or electric.  In practice, I only look on rare occasions.  However, the facility is there, and it saves them having to send someone out and saves me having to do it.

We've also decided to have a water meter fitted.  I suspect this is something we should have done years ago, but look forward to saving some cash.  Unfortunately Severn Trent are not installing smart meters.  I find this a bit unusual in this day and age.... don't know why- perhaps it isn't economical for them?

David