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Millions of smart meters will fail when 2G and 3G turns off
(www.theregister.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
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. :/
It's literally a coin operated meter or voucher system inside the house that you top up like a phone
Only some phones, in the usa most people have post pay plan
Same here but the analogy stands