ballaughbiker Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) Ahhh the BBC So some are installed where there is no phone signal. Great. Did they not check how much signal there was before changing the meter? As for half them going dumb after installation, that does not match my experience. Of course there is no link to check that factoid out. Nearly said woodyfact... Edit : A bit of rooting around shows this to usually due to the customer switching suppliers to save a few bob (if only here....) and the new supplier's technology being incompatible with the old supplier's hardware. We haven't switched suppliers so the 9 on site are all working fine. If you just sucked up the BBC's story without checking, 4.5 of these should have failed by now. Edited July 21, 2018 by ballaughbiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, ballaughbiker said: As for half them going dumb after installation, that does not match my experience. seems to be the case with MHK's too but most were dumb to start with. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Are they going to be obligatory and will we have to pay for them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 18 minutes ago, hissingsid said: Are they going to be obligatory and will we have to pay for them ? Of course we'll pay, through variable tariffs etc to force us to use more overnight when they're importing it for buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I wonder why the Manx Radio link to this story doesn't work? I can't find the article anywhere on MR website. Was it pulled to save MUA embarrassment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 4:59 PM, ballaughbiker said: Ahhh the BBC So some are installed where there is no phone signal. Great. Did they not check how much signal there was before changing the meter? As for half them going dumb after installation, that does not match my experience. Of course there is no link to check that factoid out. Nearly said woodyfact... Edit : A bit of rooting around shows this to usually due to the customer switching suppliers to save a few bob (if only here....) and the new supplier's technology being incompatible with the old supplier's hardware. We haven't switched suppliers so the 9 on site are all working fine. If you just sucked up the BBC's story without checking, 4.5 of these should have failed by now. Not just the BBC old chap (try The Times, City A.M., Independent, even that most enlightening of journals The Grauniad). The news actually came from a UK parliamentary group. Did you not read the whole article? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 8:44 PM, hissingsid said: Are they going to be obligatory and will we have to pay for them ? Yes and yes. Unless you have a house which is completely eco-friendly and self sufficient. Even then I'm sure they'd find a way to put one in. This is political decision being pushed right across the developed world, nothing to do with cost-cutting and convenience. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman27 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Why are they using GSM network? Surely they would be better settting up a LoRa or other Narrowband network that can be used for other things such as vehicle tracking. What type of communication to those big waste bins with the solar panels use? I think they can be monitored remotely so only get emptied when full rather than every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 If they are intent on doing this it should be preceded by a one year trial on 200 houses in different areas first. Otherwise it will be another expensive disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 12 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said: If they are intent on doing this it should be preceded by a one year trial on 200 houses in different areas first. Otherwise it will be another expensive disaster. It'll be an expensive disaster. Of that there is nothing more certain. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballaughbiker Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Quote The news actually came from a UK parliamentary group. Did you not read the whole article? As you have read all those do you not think the BBC put some spin on the story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 20 hours ago, Andy Onchan said: Not just the BBC old chap (try The Times, City A.M., Independent, even that most enlightening of journals The Grauniad). The news actually came from a UK parliamentary group. Did you not read the whole article? he can't read...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 10 hours ago, ballaughbiker said: As you have read all those do you not think the BBC put some spin on the story? No more perhaps than any of the others reporting on it. Here's the official version for comparison. Has anyone seen the MUA business case for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 oh yes, the MUA are really good at business cases............................................... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Andy Onchan said: No more perhaps than any of the others reporting on it. Here's the official version for comparison. Has anyone seen the MUA business case for it? It doesn’t have a business case. There is none that would pass even a high school class project. It’s a political decision, the only issue is where that directive has come from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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