jetro 5,349 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Good going Neil. Our contract is soon up so will have to try that. Would you agree that the pre-pay is a lot better than the ESB, ect. Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky1 1,119 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Those smart meters are to smart ....fek that ive managed upto now I had our meters read a couple of weeks ago and the meter reader was telling me not to get the new smart meters fitted as they are the same as the ones in the USA and have been linked to lots of illness's,apparently they emit radiation and you cannot read them from outside as they tell you, I will not be getting them fitted, you are legally within your rights to refuse them, your only obligation is to have a meter,it doesn't matter what type, WM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dazbrowne 13 372 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Those smart meters are to smart ....fek that ive managed upto now I had our meters read a couple of weeks ago and the meter reader was telling me not to get the new smart meters fitted as they are the same as the ones in the USA and have been linked to lots of illness's,apparently they emit radiation and you cannot read them from outside as they tell you, I will not be getting them fitted, you are legally within your rights to refuse them, your only obligation is to have a meter,it doesn't matter what type, WMbeen told this myself about these smart meters lucky for us when they came round they said they couldn't fit one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Good going Neil. Our contract is soon up so will have to try that. Would you agree that the pre-pay is a lot better than the ESB, ect. Atb j It depends. if you're one of those folks who keeps ahead of bills then maybe not. But, as someone mentioned if you're using a meter then it's easy to see what your using day to day. OR, if you're like me who's useless with money then it's nice to have the bill paid up front. If your contract is nearly up then don't wait. Ring the opposition now and ask them how much they'll give you to join. Then ring your current supplier and tell them. Get the ball rolling. Push push push. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Good going Neil. Our contract is soon up so will have to try that. Would you agree that the pre-pay is a lot better than the ESB, ect. Atb j It depends. if you're one of those folks who keeps ahead of bills then maybe not. But, as someone mentioned if you're using a meter then it's easy to see what your using day to day. OR, if you're like me who's useless with money then it's nice to have the bill paid up front. If your contract is nearly up then don't wait. Ring the opposition now and ask them how much they'll give you to join. Then ring your current supplier and tell them. Get the ball rolling. Push push push. It would be f**king nice to get the meter working....I've put mine in the garage as it can't even get a signal lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Why do you need a signal. Can you not just plug it in or have it connected straight to the main meter. At j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Why do you need a signal. Can you not just plug it in or have it connected straight to the main meter. At j It's wireless and works if it's near the meter which is in the garage. I tried putting it in the kitchen which is the perfect location to see how much electricity we're using and we cant get a signal....tried moving it aroundthe house but as we have a very long bungalow it can't get a signal....I got pissed off with it and put it back in the garage next to the meter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trigger2 3,146 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 we are with sse our electric bill was £195.58 this time and the gas £141 weve got 3 young children the oldest being 4 and the drier is on flat out and i leave every light on in the house lol. i think our bill is good. the gas only runs our central heating and water, thats set to come on at 6am and go off at 11pm we got it set on auto so its controlled by the thearmastat we can turn it off or up and down accordingly. water bill is £343. a year non meter. i thrash our water in the summer. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Npower. Just had a letter off them to say it's going up, robbing b*****ds, so I'll be moving. But to where? Same here, just had a bill £395.50, there's only me and the Mrs. That is a huge amount of electricity for a quarter if there is only two of you. Did you try the Uswitch site? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stealthy1 3,964 Posted February 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Npower. Just had a letter off them to say it's going up, robbing b*****ds, so I'll be moving. But to where? Same here, just had a bill £395.50, there's only me and the Mrs. That is a huge amount of electricity for a quarter if there is only two of you. Did you try the Uswitch site? Yes, been on the site, having a ring round again today, normally our bill is around the 250 mark, so I think it's time to change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,875 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 elecy about £20 a week,,,we got smart meter and top up every week,,,i hate getting big bills at the end of a quater,,,oil central heating about 500 litre every 8 week ,,till may then its off till oct-nov....water is £200 for the year,,split in to 2 bills one in march,,other in sept,,£100 each 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 8,749 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) Energy companies and water should be nationalised. They don't compete with each other to keep prices down. They conspire with each other to keep prices high. Railways and old folks' homes should be nationalised too. It's immoral to make profits out of basic needs. Or is that too wildly left wing for some of you fellas? Edited February 14, 2017 by jukel123 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Energy companies and water should be nationalised. They don't compete with each other to keep prices down. They conspire with each other to keep prices high. Railways and old folks' homes should be nationalised too. It's immoral to make profits out of basic needs. Or is that too wildly left wing for some of you fellas? I'm definitely no leftie, and I'd agree with every word ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 We've got pre-pay meters - they were here when we moved in. Changing times have meant we have to budget more carefully, and these meters help hugely. Definitely wouldn't change them ! We use as little as a tenner a week on leccy and three or four quid a week on gas, during the summer. As far as 'smart' meters are concerned, we all pay for them, whether we've got one or not - energy suppliers absorb profits, consumers absorb costs ! The adverts say that everyone can have one - free of charge......but nothing is free. There is no direct charge for them, but guess who pays in the end ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 29,111 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Those smart meters are to smart ....fek that ive managed upto now I had our meters read a couple of weeks ago and the meter reader was telling me not to get the new smart meters fitted as they are the same as the ones in the USA and have been linked to lots of illness's,apparently they emit radiation and you cannot read them from outside as they tell you, I will not be getting them fitted, you are legally within your rights to refuse them, your only obligation is to have a meter,it doesn't matter what type, WM and for the privalidge of giving you a small dose of radiation on a daily basis it will cost every home £360 roughly to get them fitted, the only reason a shareholder owned company is happy to invest 11billion pounds in a project is to increase profit and once everyone is on a smart meter they can start charging more at times of higher use, they can insist on you having one on the grounds your old one is in need of replacement for a number of made up reasons, but it's your legal right to have the meter set in dumb mode which means it's basically turned off and has to be read like a normal meter, I would advice everyone to refuse them until they force it on you and then insist it remains set on dumb mode, we are now at a stage of renewable energy were every home should be almost self sufficient not spending a quarter of your yearly salary on cooking and staying warm, it's just another way for the rich to keep taking the piss and keep the peasants poor, Kents Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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