I had BG one then switched supplier to a non-smart-meter company. They were able to leave the meter on the wall but the portable display became useless, and I had to have meter readers again.
Then that supplier was barred by the regulator and I was switched to Octopus, who installed new meters and their flavour of smart meter. Very impressed, as it shows what's being used, how much it costs, what the CO2 effect is and other stuff (bill to date etc). Also it shows how much I am exporting power through the solar panels, so I can judge better what appliances I can run for free (or even charge the car)!.
So on the whole I am a happy smart meter customer, probably similar to many out there. Really, if people don;t like the smart meter then don't look at it. The story about someone being not yet connected isn't necessarily due to a smart meter issue.
ADVERT ALERT if anyone fancies switching to Octopus them let me know as by referring you we'd both get £50. They seem cheap enough to me and have a tariff with a special overnight EV rate for 4 hours of 5p a unit (or thereabouts). smokie_mod at car4play.com. I'm paying 13p for electricity and 3.5p for gas, or thereabouts. And it's 100% renewable!
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