UK Emergency Alert Mobile Phone Test - 3pm 23/04

[jfman]

If only there was money in it for Michelle Mone it’d have been in place during the first lockdown, whether it was fit for purpose or not!

Underwhelmed!

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Maggy

Underwhelmed!

Totally agree + here the message was first in Welsh ( spoken by about 15% of the population) if that urgent 85% would be wondering what on earth 🌎 is going on . Phone was in other room if I hadn't been listening out for it would have totally missed it . To me it wasn't even that loud , yes phone on full volume

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

It's not old S20FE 5G and everything is enabled, the test just didn't work.

I have the same phone and it worked for me.

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Originally Posted by jfman

Potentially outside a 4G/5G coverage area? If (as an example) you are on Wi-Fi and your phone happily connected to 2/3G then I suspect it wouldn't get the message.

There's no technical reason why older 2G and 3G handsets wouldn't get the message as cell broadcast technology is long established. So my assumption is that the Government are choosing not to broadcast it from 2G or 3G towers.

Slightly odd as you'd imagine it'd be most useful in rural areas for extreme weather/flooding type events that may not have 4G.

Edit: it's being reported that the Three network (and MVNOs that rely upon it) may not have broadcasted it.

I'm with Three and recieved it.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Ken W

I am on the O2 Classic and I did not get the message

I am on O2 and got it.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Mrs K didn't get it, I did. Only works for later android versions apparently. Those with old phones get to die in ignorance I guess, probably for the best.

I guess you have to keep up or die.

Careful as you go, Mr K!

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Originally Posted by Taf

I knew nothing about it, and my phone was off, as it usually is.

You’ll never receive calls if you keep your phone switched off, Taf!!

I received it, apparently, but didnt hear it at the time, saw the message on my screen when I looked about 20 minutes later.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Mrs K didn't get it, I did. Only works for later android versions apparently. Those with old phones get to die in ignorance I guess, probably for the best.

My phone is an A10, 2 years old, my nokia work phone did receive the alart and it came with a voiceover saying this is a government message, it wasn't with me at the time but scared the crap out of office staff, also had a long message and a pop up asking me if I want to continue receiving alerts

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by joglynne

Could I ask why?

I don't question your decision just interested in your reason.

I am also interested in seeing if I end up with 2 alerts as I have a duel sim phone with both sims active. I believe it isn't triggered by our phone numbers but sent to all phones and, if so, will only be recieved the one time. Sorry if I'm not making sense but my brain isn't in gear yet. Too many meds.

What is the point of them? I can’t conceive of a “National emergency” that could impact me to the level that would warrant the government sending an unsolicited text to prepare for it.

So I’d rather not have them mithering me.

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Originally Posted by Chris

2G and 3G networks will all have been retired by their operators by 2033 at the latest. Presumably el gov didn’t think it useful enough to insist the technology was installed on them. In any case, 3G was never rolled out as extensively as it might have been (arguably, Nu Labour prioritised high spectrum bids over onerous licence requirements around geographical coverage). Rural areas are the very place you never get a 3G signal.

2G will continue to the bitter end of switch off date most likely, but 3G will disappear quite quickly

[peanut]

Originally Posted by Pierre

What is the point of them? I can’t conceive of a “National emergency” that could impact me to the level that would warrant the government sending an unsolicited text to prepare for it.

So I’d rather not have them mithering me.

You can turn off emergency texts, but I mean come on, it's just a text. Hopefully you'll never get one for real. Not exactly worth moaning about is it.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by peanut

You can turn off emergency texts, but I mean come on, it's just a text. Hopefully you'll never get one for real. Not exactly worth moaning about is it.

I guarantee you’ll never get one that means anything.

I also wasn’t moaning, I was asked why I had turned it off, and I answered.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Pierre

What is the point of them? I can’t conceive of a “National emergency” that could impact me to the level that would warrant the government sending an unsolicited text to prepare for it.

Remember this?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/c...s-sms-messages

But as I understand it, the new system is more likely to be used for local emergencies, such as flooding.

[Taf]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

You’ll never receive calls if you keep your phone switched off, Taf!!

That's my secret. No-one can call me if it's off.

[Mad Max]

My phone was on, but I never got the alert.

We had 4 phones in the house (3 iPhones, 1 Android, all O2), and we all received it at 14:59.