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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I'll be fucked if I'm getting a smart meter anyway, I'll stick with nice normal top-up prepay meters thank you kindly.

I don't trust British Gas as far as I can throw em.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (9 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In some places, you pay for utilities before using them, and they shut you fuck off right in the middle of the month if you've used it up. :/

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's literally a coin operated meter or voucher system inside the house that you top up like a phone

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only some phones, in the usa most people have post pay plan

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Same here but the analogy stands

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