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Old 23-04-2023, 12:21   #11
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Re: UK Emergency Alert Mobile Phone Test - 3pm 23/04

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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
The test isn't of people's phones, but whether the tower will transmit the signal to all phones in it's area. Only a few phones in each area need to be on or enabled to test it. As long as there is no selection process, then the test will still be valid.
I think you are missing the point of the system.

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Systems in the future could change and technology upgraded. Will the system have to be retested then?
Potentially. Countries that utilise the technology already (e.g. the United States) have tested it on multiple occasions, in addition to live use cases.
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