So, anyone get their old analog meter replaced with the new Smart Meter yet?

TheWolf · Jun 7, 2012

You know, the ones where Obama said in 08-09 would be installed in every household to help save you money!!! The ones where the O-man gave billions in grant money to these companies.........The ones where GE is one of the main makers of.

Anyways.....

The guy came yesterday when I happened to be outside.

I told him I didnt want it, I want to keep the old one. He told me its our equipment, we will do what we want with it and he installed it!

Real nice. Is this America still? I heard about these 8-9 years ago and laughed. Never thought that would happen. Last year I went outside and checked my meter and laughed again because I still had the old one. Now, they are here & being installed everywhere!

If what I read about these meters is true, once they get them installed nationally (and globally for that matter) we will be getting charged more for using electricity during peak hours, possibly fined for using too much energy, and the utility company will have the ability to just turn your power off anytime they see fit.

And oh ya, it emits RF/MW radiation too.

I have a choice whether or not I own a cell phone or install wi-fi. But to have someone install this on your house without consent is BS IMO.

texansfan · Jun 7, 2012

I had one put in last year. They're kind of gimmicky.

TheWolf · Jun 7, 2012

texansfan said:
I had one put in last year. They're kind of gimmicky.

I figured you'd go there. Lol.

Seriously though TF, you Texas guys stand tall on a lot of issues like this. I dont think its right that these are being installed without consent. I walked around to some of my neighbors and they all already had them installed. When I spoke to them they had no idea that the UC even changed theirs!

texansfan · Jun 7, 2012

Well, unfortunately I don't believe there's a whole a person can do to stop them from replacing the meters. They own the equipment and could shut off the power I suppose if you refuse to allow them to switch them out. I'm not sure there's any law that says they are required to change these things out, it probably has to do with money I'm sure.

I've read stories where people can supposedly be harmed by these things. I'm sure there are lawsuits already out there regarding these things.

I would think there are ways to possibly cut off access to the meters for some homeowners, all depending on where it's located. If they can't get to it they can't change it. I'm not sure what the power company would do though.

mnmike · Jun 7, 2012

These are the meters that show exactly how much juice you're using right? With the hope that we will turn off an appliance or two and be impressed with the drop? Who cares, only the nutcases are going to do it anyway.

texansfan · Jun 7, 2012

I would think they save money by not having to send out people to read the old meters. As long as I have power I'm not worried about using them at this point in time.

TheWolf · Jun 7, 2012

I called.

Politely asked to have removed b/c of safety concerns.

They said sure..... sorry for the inconvenience.

KingofNicotine · Jun 7, 2012

I swear if Obama found the cure for cancer you fuckers would be on here complaining.

Why would you remove it? Who gives a shit. We get it you hate Obama and Liberals but rejecting a device that the electric company uses to measure electricity is just dumb.

TheWolf · Jun 7, 2012

KingofNicotine said:

I swear if Obama found the cure for cancer you fuckers would be on here complaining.

Why would you remove it? Who gives a shit. We get it you hate Obama and Liberals but rejecting a device that the electric company uses to measure electricity is just dumb.

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KingofNicotine said:
I never said I hated Obama, liberals or conservatives.

The old device measured the electricity just fine. No need to remove it.

I'm getting it moved because it gives off radiation equivalent to wi-fi, and it is installed right outside of my kids room you stupid ass motherfucker. Mind your own business you fucking asshole.

Bunch of fucking mindless fucking retards in these forums anymore. Fucking moronic idiots. Go put your cell phone back to your ear and come talk to me in 20 years you dumb son of a bitch.

KingofNicotine · Jun 7, 2012

How many HD tvs do you have in your house? That right there gives off more radiation than anything. Are you gonna go and remove all your tvs now?

steaktartar · Jun 7, 2012

had ours done last year in so cal...........its prettier than the old one

TheShotDoctor · Jun 7, 2012

Had Digital One Installed Here In SC Back In May 2003...
And I Thought SC Was Behind On Most Everything.

--ShotDoc--

texansfan · Jun 7, 2012

KingofNicotine said:
I swear if Obama found the cure for cancer you fuckers would be on here complaining.

Why would you remove it? Who gives a shit. We get it you hate Obama and Liberals but rejecting a device that the electric company uses to measure electricity is just dumb.

You should be in the "I'm a dumbass thread." I never mentioned that clown in the White House.

KingofNicotine · Jun 7, 2012

texansfan said:
You should be in the "I'm a dumbass thread." I never mentioned that clown in the White House.

Don't take offense to this but.....

SwiftyJ · Jun 7, 2012

so how does it help lower my bill?

wabashwonders · Jun 7, 2012

texansfan said:
You should be in the "I'm a dumbass thread." I never mentioned that clown in the White House.

I think he was directing his post to The Wolf, not you...

5teamparlay · Jan 27, 2013

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Govern...urban-Moms-Arrested-For-Refusing-Smart-Meters
1/26/13
In Naperville, IL, two mothers were arrested last week for refusing to allow utility workers to install controversial smart meters on their homes.
The city’s new Naperville Smart Grid Initiative requires new controversial smart meters to be installed in every home. Residents opposed to the smart meters have been fighting the initiative for over two years.*

Jennifer Stahl, an advocate against the smart meters initiative, told The Blaze*she “was protecting” her property when she refused to allow the smart meter installer install the device. She felt “like a momma bear protecting her babies,” she recalled.
Many opponents to the meters worry about the type of data the smart grid will collect, opening up a potential for hackers and criminals to know when residents are home or not. Also, because the meters work on a wireless RF system, some are concerned about health safety in their home. Reports of health risks due to the meter's wireless transmitter's omission of electromagnetic frequencies surfaced in 2011. People with the meters installed on their homes reported symptoms such as headaches, insomnia, tinnitus, and DNA breakdown.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Malia “Kim” Bendis was also arrested on two misdemeanors for resisting a police officer and attempted eavesdropping, when she filmed police on scene, despite a recent federal court ruling that the state of Illinois’s ban on recording police officers in the line of duty was “unconstitutional.” The U.S. Supreme Court upheld that ruling*in November.

The city maintains that homeowners can opt out of the wireless transmitters but only by substituting those with an alternative meter at a high fee. The Tribune reports there is a $68.35 initial fee for the alternative meter plus a $24.75 monthly fee for manually reading it.

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