Government to test emergency alert system
 

Alert sent to as many mobile phones they have tapped hahaha next month

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2303467.html

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On the BBC site as well ;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64999417

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The test is expected to take place in the early evening of 23 April.

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But will they provide a paper bag to put on your head and a table to hide under? Not a true test otherwise.

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Second Test on 7 September 2025 @ 3pm.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ge9xk8wj0o

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Hopefully it'll work on Three mobile network this time.

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I didn't get one last time out too

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And fine, obviously it didn’t work as well as intended, so presumably they have tweaked the system and will try again!

Can’t really see any problem with that.

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Reminder, its this Sunday. :D

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The M6 motorway reminded me several times today, I wonder if the 3 network gets it this time, I'll either be driving back from Wales when it happens or in Tesco.

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Yay! It worked on Three well done :woot:

I trust it went off w/o any hitches :)

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Mine went off ok, phone and tablet.

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The asteroid is coming.

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I saw that he message on my phone, so unfortunately I missed the sound and must have been elsewhere at the time.

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Thanks.

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Does your tablet have a SIM? I got it on my phone but not the iPad (wifi only, but normally relays phone calls and SMS messages as long as its on the same wifi network as the phone)

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Yep, it does.

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I didn't get it (again) neither did her indoors.

Not that I was bothered at all, just wondering if you need to 'opt in' or be registered or something . . . or did I opt out years ago?

:D

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or the gov doesn't think your worth saving:shocked:

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May be they mistakenly got warming and warning mixed up :p: freeze you ******* :D

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Which network are you both on? Maybe you have something turned off in setting? Which phones?

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Tesco (which is probably O2 anyway)
Settings, I have a shit load turned off mate and the phone still annoys me with random shite :D

oh, and because I'm a pensioner I probably aren't worth saving either :LOL:

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You can turn them off in settings, so maybe you have.

I actually have two levels I can allow, Severe and Extreme.
I can also turn vibrate on/off, have it repeat, and even have it "speak" the alert.

There is also a history, which shows both tests.