A maine advocacy group says about 250 people have complained about electronic interference from smart meters and says the utility must do a better.
Water meter wifi interference.
It used to perform without a problem.
About 200 customers of the central maine power company recently noticed something odd after the utility installed smart meters in their homes.
An intermittent connectivity or unexpected disconnections delays in connection and data transfer slow network speeds and poor signal strength.
Your wireless network is most probably affected by wireless interference when the following symptoms occur.
Smart meters blamed for wi fi router traffic jam.
Has anyone else had this sort of interference.
Since having a smart meter fitted a month or so ago it continually disconnects from my hub at about 25 minute intervals particularly in afternoons.
The 425 000 installed smart meters all broadcast in the 2 4ghz frequency range.
By converting the physical movement of water flow into the output of a digital signal even older mechanical meters are compatible with modern data logging and wireless communication systems.
The wireless remote water meter is a new generation wireless smart water meter developed based on ultra long range and low power data transmission modules below 1 ghz.