Alarm system on our mobiles

[Rose65]

So we will all get a danger alert on our mobiles. I think it is a good idea, but I wonder if it will be used wisely?
I hope it's not yet another way to worry us over things the way the media always does.
I wonder if this is part of preparation for the next pandemic?

 

[CeeCee]

What type of alert are you talking about @Rose65?
I get emergency weather alerts and amber alerts on my iPhone. I think that’s it.

 

[Rose65]

What type of alert are you talking about @Rose65?
I get emergency weather alerts and amber alerts on my iPhone. I think that’s it.

Apparently we are all going to be able to be contacted by the government on our mobiles in times of real danger. Test call in April.

 

[CeeCee]

Apparently we are all going to be able to be contacted by the government on our mobiles in times of real danger. Test call in April.

Thanks, I haven’t heard of that.

 

[win231]

I get warnings about the weather - "Storms causing street closures, etc."
Rather silly - as if I don't know it's raining.......

 

[George1959]

This is strange. In Germany we had the same test alert on all mobiles here some days ago. It was very loud.

 

[katlupe]

I hate loud alerts and have turned off the weather alerts and any others on mine.

 

[NorthernLight]

I get "test" emergency alerts. I don't mind. I guess it varies from place to place.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

We get alerts for kids missing as well as weather emergencies. I appreciate the weather notices. It warns us about storms coming in we weren’t aware of. Weather can change at any time. It’s good to know.

 

[Trish]

This happened to me towards the end of the last lockdown.

My phone let out a loud siren type alarm and a red "ALERT" message on a black background was flashing on the screen followed by a message that there was an emergency situation in progress at a nearby location and I should leave the area immediately. There were instructions as to which route I should take out of the area and even a gathering point to head for if I needed assistance.

When I got home, I Googled and apparently an alert system in case of a major incident or catastrophe was being tested out on some networks. I guess it is the same, or very similar, to the proposed alarm this coming April?

 

[Sunny]

I get weather alerts pretty often. Also, occasional Amber alerts about missing children. A couple of weeks ago, an alert went out about an elderly gentleman suffering from dementia who had gone missing. He was found, unharmed, a few hours later. I think these alerts are a good use of our alarm systems.

 

[Disgustedman]

I get weather alerts pretty often. Also, occasional Amber alerts about missing children. A couple of weeks ago, an alert went out about an elderly gentleman suffering from dementia who had gone missing. He was found, unharmed, a few hours later. I think these alerts are a good use of our alarm systems.

Something like that, wouldn't be ignored by me. In most "Amber Alerts" it's custodial stuff. But for a person suffering from dementia, even someone to talk to may save a life and what a feeling to have helped!