I have a Y2k build house and the meters are on the side of the house at ground floor level. Both are meant to be real time reading and SMETS as I understand from the meter reader I caught by chance.
Neither of them is able to communicate back to mission control. I get asked for readings constantly which is tedious. They changed the electricity meter after I moaned but the new one was no better. They came back and fitted what I think amounts to an external antenna (longer wire hanging inside box) and no better.
The engineer made in interesting comment. Apparently pretty much all of the boxes fitted use a 3G SIM for cellular to call home. 3G is being switched off shortly. Oops.
