topic Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert in Community Chat

🔊Cell Phone Emergency Alert

sidsmom — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 19:12:19 GMT

All cellular phones. NO EMERGENCY. TEST ONLY

Television & radio, included.

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

OKPrincess — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:27:52 GMT

Thanks for the heads up.

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

sidsmom — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:33:35 GMT

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

Luvitorleaveit1 — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:38:04 GMT

Yep I heard about it on the news this morning and will tell my staff today as well. Wednesday is matinee day for the broadway theatre here in NYC and most off the shows start at 2pm if I recall so I'm thinking what a mess that will be for those that don't know how to turn off their phones and it has happened I have been at shows and people actually need assistance because they didn't know how to shutdown their phones.

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

sidsmom — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:59:06 GMT

Everything I’ve read tells me as long as the phone is ON,

like silenced, Airplant Mode, etc... they will receive the

tone/vibration/text.

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

chrystaltree — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:14:51 GMT

Yes, it's been publicized everywhere for about a week.

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RedTop — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:18:45 GMT

And there it is!

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momtochloe — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:19:32 GMT

Hee, ok done! Thanks for the thread @sidsmom as maybe many people wouldn't have known it was coming!

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QueenDanceALot — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:20:56 GMT

I almost lost my lunch plate (which is on my lap) when the alert sounded.

haha

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

sidsmom — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:22:31 GMT

Kinda like December 31, 1999 at 11:59....Y2K.

Very anti-climatic.

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

sunshine45 — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:22:55 GMT

got it at exactly 2:18pm.

got the tv version at 2:21pm.

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

Ms tyrion2 — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:34:06 GMT

I turned my phone off.

Easy peasy. Didn't have to hear or see it.

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Shanus — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:40:08 GMT

Same here. Just thinking that some folks don’t watch a lot of tv and I turn cell off when I take a nap or don’t want anymore robo calls....So how would those people and I find out about a national emergency. Maybe they need to have the air raid sirens like in the old days!!!

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

Cakers3 — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:41:56 GMT

You don't have to turn off your phone. Just turn off your alert capability in your phone settings.

DH and I did not get the phone alert because those settings are off. It did come on the TV.

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

Shanus — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:42:14 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
got it at exactly 2:18pm.

got the tv version at 2:21pm.

@sunshine45 Twenty minutes earlier and Bold & Beautiful would have cut off. Then my Mom screaming could be the alert!!! 🤪

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

Shanus — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:43:49 GMT

@Cakers3. If there were an actual emergency, I’d want my phone settings to be on. I can live w/o TV.

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Cakers3 — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:48:35 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@Cakers3. If there were an actual emergency, I’d want my phone settings to be on. I can live w/o TV.

@Shanus I agree and I wasn't clear. Our settings are off right now and so we didn't get the alert. We don't leave them off all the time.

Sometimes those severe thunderstorm alerts at 3 in the morning are annoying. LOL

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

AmericanBulldogMom — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:50:29 GMT

Rec’d 2 alerts.

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

Shanus — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:53:05 GMT

My alert’s still on TV....a little too long for just a test, no? Maybe it’s stuck. 🤪

Re: 🔴Today-2:18EST Cell Phone Emergency Alert

SXMGirl — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:06:49 GMT

No alert on my phone or on my tv. I apparently don't need to know about any emergencies.