Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Smart Meter... or not 2Mar 18, 2012 10:55 pm By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth Re: Smart Meter... or not 3Mar 18, 2012 11:32 pm By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth Re: Smart Meter... or not 5Mar 18, 2012 11:57 pm absolutely correct...not even a laptop or internet connection. The smart meters were mandatory in California, due to health effects they are no longer mandatory and many home owners are removing the. Why would the government change their mind about something that was mandatory? People have lived in there homes for 22 years, had smart meters installed and cannot live there. They are sleeping in a van several blocks away. Probably all in their head. 30% of people have delayed the smart meter installation. Not here to start an argument. What i have posted above is all true. By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth Re: Smart Meter... or not 6Mar 19, 2012 1:51 am hurryupandbuy The smart meters were mandatory in California, due to health effects they are no longer mandatory and many home owners are removing the. Why would the government change their mind about something that was mandatory? two counties have placed a moratorium on their installation (not the entire state), mostly due to privacy concenrs (its possible from usage data to reconstruct a household's activities ... irrational paranoia IMO). Quote: 30% of people have delayed the smart meter installation. mostly because people who primarily use on-peak power, end up paying more with the new meters. Smart Meter... or not 7Mar 19, 2012 7:18 am The end reason for them is to link to smart enabled devices (once common) and will have the ability to shut down things like air con and heaters remotely. They were originally mandated by UN which Australia signed up to as part of Agenda 21. Re: Smart Meter... or not 9Mar 19, 2012 10:16 am nglbuilder If you are really this concerned about this kind of technology then I assume you have no wi-fi, no microwave, no cordless home phone or mobile phone or any other wireless technology??? hurryupandbuy absolutely correct...not even a laptop or internet connection. ?????? ?????? Sorry - I am confused!! No laptop or internet connection or mobile phone - how are you even on this forum if you don't have any of those devices!!!?????? Am I reading this wrong???? Re: Smart Meter... or not 10Mar 19, 2012 10:49 am rocketship nglbuilder If you are really this concerned about this kind of technology then I assume you have no wi-fi, no microwave, no cordless home phone or mobile phone or any other wireless technology??? hurryupandbuy absolutely correct...not even a laptop or internet connection. ?????? ?????? Sorry - I am confused!! No laptop or internet connection or mobile phone - how are you even on this forum if you don't have any of those devices!!!?????? Am I reading this wrong???? I LOLed at this. You best wrap your house in 30mm of solid lead and disconnect your electricity then, the amount of radiation you receive on a daily basis from your neighbours, mobile towers, electricity connection, the sun would be greater than this little device. I also LOL at anyone who is referencing today tonight. Quite possibly the worst example of TV journalism to ever exist. Its a bit like WWF, they claim its real but we all know its fake and only for entertainment... hurryupandbuy There have been reports of "smart meters" emitting high levels of radiations from the power box causing headaches and migraines. This is not crap. I would say it is crap. Can you back that up with some statistical data or is it just the tin hat people who have these medical problems? I have a smart meter here, installed over 2 years ago and cut my bill by about 1/3. If you work from home/work night shift/parent/retired I can understand not wanting it installed as your bill will likely increase somewhat but everyone else should see a net benefit. We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16073 I am planning to get shelly dimmers added to the non-smart switches that control light. It has no affect on the mechanical functioning of the switch and this is wired… 1 1369 |