Also, clicking it over to the AUX connection turns off the Alexa functionality

Tried tricking me to have one. The smart meters are shite.

you also can't have one with solar panels, or if you wanted solar panels

If you run out of electric your screwed. The boxes are crap if you have no batteries then you cant your electric back on

I find it ironic that tech YouTube channels go on rants about Internet privacy, then promote things like smart home connections and devices that are always listening such as Google Home or Alexa

running out of electric is pre-payment meters, trews, not all smart meters

Im on prepayment thats all i know about

not generally the same channels thouh, mikey

yeah, prepayment is nasty

can't you get that changed?

It is the same channels

or are you a dodgy bill-missing naughty person?

that's retarded, Mikey

Ive always thought its better

Linux Tech Tips does it, Paul's Hardware does it, Jaystwocents does it ect

it used to be pre-payment meters cost more (for the same electric)

but i suspet the law changed a while backj

so that it's just an inconvenience

I pay a rent charge for my meter

Thats a piss take

You pay more than you actually use for electricity

Well Linux Tech Tips is just a shill at this point

Not heard of the other two

If i go on holiday i cone back i owe my gas 18 quid for nothin

That'll be the standing charge

We all pay that

Certain amount per day + a certain amount per unit

Its rediculous though innit

Well

No, not really

was youtube better before everyone started shilling sponsored products?

Nah

Because energy suppliers have to also maintain the network, and your connection

It's always been shilling

Fuck em its there running costs they should factor it into the electric cost

in the case of a lot of tech channels it was long before the current setup because they were still getting products to review based on big companies sending them shit (effectively sponsoring their channel)

If we nationalised the energy industry (even if we still allowed/promoted private companies being the generators) - and I don't have an ideological objection to it - this is the only time where charging people a daily standing charge would be inappropriate

That's why you don't watch reviews without understanding there is bias there due to them having been sent the product

yeah

Interesting.

Well i havent really thought about it until now