This is NOT true in UK-Scotland, whereby if you cannot have 1 fitted due to connectivity issues such remote area etc away from our town there is no phone connectivity nor any signal in the persons area thus Smart (which is really pathetically dumb) meter was not an option, it didn't work and she had to have it changed back to analogue,. Analogue meters are still produced and still fitted by 'willing' electricians who want to go against the mantra and grain of the agenda rollers and monopolies ...