A couple of questions:
1: Do the Smart Meters send a signal over the power lines to get the=20
data back to the power supplier?
2: Do the Smart Meters have wireless transmitter(s) that are part of a=20
network that relays meter to meter across some distance to get the data=20
to some receiving node on the network that could be many maximum signal=20
range distances from the originator. 915 MHz and 2405 MHz have been=20
mentioned
3: Is Google part of the software chain?

It would be nice if someone could dissect the more popular meters and=20
publish what the find.
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