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April 6, 2025

Is there an EE cellular smart meter model that can be used in a household with storage heaters ?

  • April 6, 2025
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Where I am ( Unst Shetland. ) we can only get a fully working EE signal in the house ( And that is with the aid of a signal booster. ) and I doubt we will get an  Arqiva  signal, since my understanding is that the nearest mast that supplies it is the Bressay Transmitter, which we cannot get a TV signal from as there are 2 big hills in the way. ( Unless I have an aerial some 200ft high, I’m not going to get a signal, no matter how big a booster I have. )

I heard the other day there are some new smart meters that out operate using O2/Vodafone SIM’s, and a google search tends to indicate that they are not designed to work with EE, is that the case ?

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April 23, 2025

​@shetland thanks
 

My previous phone call, they told me I could have various different times, and no mention of a load managed area, then the last call, the choice was one schedual and nothing else !

Which one is true, I don’t know, so I’m keen to see how us customers might be able to check ourselves.

My experience with companies has often been, if I ring them 5 times, I get 5 different answers !

The same with doctors. :-)

Trying to figure out which one is right, often means you become enough of an expert in that field as they are !

Though these days, with the likes of AI, I’m increasing asking them these kind of questions.

Hold on, I haven’t asked one yet !

I asked one, but the only new thing it said was:

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4. Ask the DNO (Distribution Network Operator)

If your supplier isn’t sure, contact your DNO—they manage the physical electricity network in your area and will know if load management is used there.

Use this site to find your DNO by postcode:
👉 https://www.energynetworks.org/operating-the-networks/whos-my-network-operator

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I think Scotland is maybe these folk:

https://www.ssen.co.uk/

But whether they would actually answer such a question is another matter !

I dunno why they don’t have a public portal where we can just check ourselves.

 

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