What is the point of smart meters?

[Murdoch]

I’m now looking after my late brothers house which is some way away from us.

 It has smart meters so I thought I’d be able to see the usage on a daily or weekly basis through the supplier app. 
 

sadly not. 
 

Smart meters collect data hourly IIRC so why can’t real online usage be visible.
 

BTW this is octopus energy

 

[binky]

they normally come with a little dispaly you can out somewhere in your house where you can see what's going on. I'm guessing the phone app would offer the same sort of display? 

 

[Murdoch]

they normally come with a little dispaly you can out somewhere in your house where you can see what's going on. I'm guessing the phone app would offer the same sort of display? 

seemingly not and the little display won’t work over 60 miles 

 

[revjames]

moved house recently and new place has smart meters. useless. not enough signal aparrently

 

[ProDave]

Some suppliers will allow you to see the half hourly usage on their phone or web app.

 

[binky]

seemingly not and the little display won’t work over 60 miles 

need a longer extension lead... :^O

 

[Murdoch]

need a longer extension lead... :^O

funny

 the supplier has all the data so why isn’t in all apps. And then homes wouldn’t need all the displays and psu’s
 

or are they trying to hide something?

 

[binky]

funny

 the supplier has all the data so why isn’t in all apps. And then homes wouldn’t need all the displays and psu’s
 

or are they trying to hide something?

there's a cost to running databases and providing access for the public through a portal. I'm guessing they don't want to meet that cost, otherwise the chairman might not be able to afford a new yacht in the South of France

 

[Murdoch]

there's a cost to running databases and providing access for the public through a portal. I'm guessing they don't want to meet that cost, otherwise the chairman might not be able to afford a new yacht in the South of France

that reminds of BT

Many years ago we signed up to a limited amount of broadband, and kept on exceeding the amount …. So I asked BT for a breakdown of usage per day …. They said they didn’t have any way to do this…. Yet they could tell me my total usage. 
 

useless company …

 

[Adam Stanley]

moved house recently and new place has smart meters. useless. not enough signal aparrently

My experience with these so called smart meters is same. It's really a peace of sheet.