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Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

mormel20 — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:58:30 GMT

Just a heads up. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) will send out a nationwide alert on everyone's cell phone Oct. 4th. This is a test in case there is every a national emergency they will know if it will work. So,if you have a cell phone get ready for an alarm or alert of some type to go off on October 4th at 2:30 Eastern Time. This is just a friendly warning so you won't be astonished when every phone goes off.

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

Mersha — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:06:21 GMT

Thanks for the "heads up."

Everyone must be warned once the zombie apocalypse is imminent.

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

Mz iMac — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:08:39 GMT

@mormel20 Thanks for the head up.

I guess I better remove my cell phone from my car & turn it on.

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Donna2019 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:16:34 GMT

@mormel20 - Thanks for the heads up, I to, saw this the other day

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meallen616 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:17:34 GMT

@mormel20,

Thank you!

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hopi — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:24:11 GMT

This ought to be a disaster.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:58:55 GMT

@mormel20 You need to edit the title of the thread. It's not just cell phones, this alert also includes radio and television.

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10sluvr — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:22:10 GMT

and it's 2:30 pm. There should be more publicity about it, in the coming days. Kids will get freaked out, so warn them about what will happen.

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

willdob3 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:23:07 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@mormel20 Thanks for the head up.

I guess I better remove my cell phone from my car & turn it on.

@Mz iMac No need to turn it on. They promise/threaten that we cannot escape it even if we turn the device off.

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

ValuSkr — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:26:13 GMT

I don't usually get those alerts on my Samsung Tracfone. I don't know why. My previous Tracfone, a Motorola, did get them. There's probably a setting I need to change. I've searched online for the answer to no avail.

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

EastCoastGal — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:37:04 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
I don't usually get those alerts on my Samsung Tracfone. I don't know why. My previous Tracfone, a Motorola, did get them. There's probably a setting I need to change. I've searched online for the answer to no avail.

Hi @ValuSkr ... If you don't receive this alert on October 4, you should contact Samsung. They should know this! I don't think there's a setting on your phone... it should automatically go off.

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willdob3 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:13:32 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
I don't usually get those alerts on my Samsung Tracfone. I don't know why. My previous Tracfone, a Motorola, did get them. There's probably a setting I need to change. I've searched online for the answer to no avail.

@ValuSkr - this is different than the other alerts. The others have options to receive them or not. With the one on the 4th, there are no options. Everyone is supposed to get the alert, even if the phone is not on. It is supposed to also be on TV, computers, etc.

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

Tinkrbl44 — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:34:04 GMT

@willdob3 wrote:
@Mz iMac wrote:
@mormel20 Thanks for the head up.

I guess I better remove my cell phone from my car & turn it on.

@Mz iMac No need to turn it on. They promise/threaten that we cannot escape it even if we turn the device off.

@willdob3

Sorry, but I'm not following you. Who is "they"?

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

Mz iMac — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:36:20 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 FEMA

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

Icegoddess — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:39:45 GMT

Well, at least it's not going off in the middle of the night.

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hopi — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:54:38 GMT

Considering Hawaii has the most eleborate alarm systems and "they" failed those people miserably..... waste of resources.

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SharkE — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:31:17 GMT

National emergency, I wouldn't be surprised.

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Snowpuppy — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 23:46:21 GMT

I have a cheap Verizon phone. I didn't get the last Nationwide Zombie Alert, either. 🙄

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

Enufstuff — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:16:56 GMT

@Mz iMac I had to laugh. It sounds that like me, you are not

tethered to your cell phone. I only take mine with me when I leave the house to drive to a Dr. appointment or some other errand, which is not often.

I have a home phone and that is how people call me and how I make phone calls. There is no one I need to text and I only get my emails on my computer.

Re: Your cell phone on Oct. 4th

willdob3 — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:33:33 GMT

@Enufstuff wrote:
@Mz iMac I had to laugh. It sounds that like me, you are not
tethered to your cell phone. I only take mine with me when I leave the house to drive to a Dr. appointment or some other errand, which is not often.

I have a home phone and that is how people call me and how I make phone calls. There is no one I need to text and I only get my emails on my computer.

@Enufstuff You should get this alert on your computer. Even if it is turned off. Not sure how they are doing that bug time will tell if what they say is correct.