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                Sea_Gypsy, when I called the 800 number they told me how much I would have to pay it I didn't have the new meter and it was way too much money.
                
                    posted by
                    Goldiec
                     on September 4, 2020 at 2:23 AM
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                Years ago the gas company put them in. We got the letter and the cost to not have it was prohibitive. I think there is one here for electric as they monito our usage by the minUte. Not much one can do unless you go off the grid entirely! 
                
                    posted by
                    Sea_Gypsy
                     on September 3, 2020 at 5:39 PM
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                    Re: New Meter
                
                Annicita, I pay the electric bill every month and had absolutely no idea we had a very old meter.  I hope this doesn't make my bill go up.
                
                    posted by
                    Goldiec
                     on September 3, 2020 at 3:01 PM
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                    Re: Smart meter
                
                I'm still not sure I should have had them install this meter.  I called the 800 number and said to the lady that I thought we had a fairly new meter and she said that actually, we had a very old meter.  I really didn't know that. Now she said we have a modern meter.  From her records, she said the old meter was installed when the house was built. 
                
                    posted by
                    Goldiec
                     on September 3, 2020 at 2:58 PM
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                I have no idea since I don't pay the utilities here.
                
                    posted by
                    Annicita
                     on September 3, 2020 at 2:19 PM
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                I think that Wiley refused to get one but I could be wrong.
                
                    posted by
                    Kabu
                     on September 3, 2020 at 2:03 PM
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                I think my main concern is that I don't understand it
                
                    posted by
                    Goldiec
                     on September 3, 2020 at 11:29 AM
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                I keep getting messages but I ignore them. My brother has one and he is O.K. with it.
  I suppose the worry is one might keep looking to see how much it costs to boil a kettle  etc. 
                
                    posted by
                    C_C_T
                     on September 3, 2020 at 11:15 AM
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                    Re: The Smart Meters ends the need for estimated readings and bills.
                
                Sassy, do you think that's a good thing?
                
                    posted by
                    Goldiec
                     on September 3, 2020 at 8:28 AM
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                    The Smart Meters ends the need for estimated readings and bills.
                
                It is the companies way of tracking your usage for free.
                
                    posted by
                    Sherri_G
                     on September 3, 2020 at 8:27 AM
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