General Phone alarm next Sunday (23rd) at 15:00

[bots]

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Get your earplugs ready

[Oliver_W]

On St George's Day?

Buggers.

[Crimson Dynamo]

ill turn my phone off

[GoldHeart]

Yeah I heard about this , seems a bit OTT ...but I guess we'll see.

The thought of everyone's phone going off at 3pm next Sunday afternoon is very weird.

[arista]

Yeah I heard about this , seems a bit OTT ...but I guess we'll see.

The thought of everyone's phone going off at 3pm next Sunday afternoon is very weird.


It's a National Test.

[GoldHeart]

It's a National Test.

I know

[UserSince2005]

Used to get these all the time when I lived in the US.

Weekly basis id say.
Lots of little white girls getting snatched.

[Oliver_W]

General Phone

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[MTVN]

You can turn it off in your phones settings if you want

[GoldHeart]

You can turn it off in your phones settings if you want

I think some people will forget to do that .

[James]

I'm kind of interested to take part in this national event. :hehe:

[arista]

I think some people will forget to do that .



Of Course
bound to happen

[bots]

i don't want to disable it, i want to know what it sounds like so i know when a real one comes in.

Contrary to the narrative, I think there is a high likelihood that it will be used in the future

[Mystic Mock]

Why are we having this?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Why are we having this?

If you are a hermit with no internet or mobile phone "da government" want to warn you about a flood


:skull:

[Mystic Mock]

If you are a hermit with no internet or mobile phone "da government" want to warn you about a flood


:skull:

Are we having a flood soon then?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Are we having a flood soon then?

What are Emergency Alerts?

The Government says you may get alerts about:

severe flooding
fires :shrug:
extreme weather:shrug:
public health emergencies:shrug:

IT BEGGARS BELIEF how stupid this nanny state bollocks is

[Glenn.]

Imagine being triggered by an alert

[bots]

you may get alerts about nuclear war

[Glenn.]

Would be extremely handy for missing children too. You know for the sort of negligent parents that have their kids abducted when they go out for drinks and dinner.

[Mystic Mock]

What are Emergency Alerts?

The Government says you may get alerts about:

severe flooding
fires :shrug:
extreme weather:shrug:
public health emergencies:shrug:

IT BEGGARS BELIEF how stupid this nanny state bollocks is

Well I'll definitely keep an eye on the weather over the coming days.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Imagine being triggered by an alert

I think that is the actual point stephen

:laugh2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Well I'll definitely keep an eye on the weather over the coming days.

be careful mock it could be 18 C this coming week

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[arista]

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[Crimson Dynamo]

I have just turned this nonsense off


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[Beso]

Why are we having this?

Ww3...head for your bunkers.

[arista]

Oliver Dowden
said it can not be hacked.

3PM today

Good to test it.


Live interview GBNewsHD

[arista]

Ww3...head for your bunkers.


Yes My Bunker is ready

[bots]

i disabled the alarm for the test

[arista]

i disabled the alarm for the test


Yes quite a few have

[Alf]

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[Alf]

Switched my alerts off and just to make sure I will be putting airplane mode on and turning off my phone.

[bots]

i actually agree with RM.

The only real emergency will be something like an incoming nuke, and there is nothing we can do about that anyway

[Crimson Dynamo]

Read out in an American accent?

:joker:

[James]

I got it at 14.59.

It said 'Severe alert'.

[James]

Quite 'alarming' actually.

[Crimson Dynamo]

i got nothing :hee:

[Kate!]

I got it a minute early also. Very loud.

[bots]

I got it at 14.59.

It said 'Severe alert'.

on my phone you have the option to disable severe and/or extreme alerts

[AnnieK]

I thought I'd switched it off but obviously not. Which is weird as I did the same on my son's phone, he didn't get it but I did :mad:

[bots]

i remained blissfully ignorant

[AnnieK]

Its a bit of a concern for anyone with a secret phone as it was loud.

[bots]

i re-enabled it just now and it still came in :fist:

[Alf]

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[Alf]

i re-enabled it just now and it still came in :fist:I shall not be re-enabling mine then.

[Crimson Dynamo]

i re-enabled it just now and it still came in :fist:

me too:fist:

[arista]

I got it at 14.59.

It said 'Severe alert'.



Yes, it appears we all got it 1min early

[GoldHeart]

I just clicked ok

[arista]

i re-enabled it just now and it still came in :fist:


Of Course it will.

[arista]

I just clicked ok

That's all they want

[arista]

I shall not be re-enabling mine then.


Typical of you

[smudgie]

Neither hubby or I got the alarm:shrug:

[bots]

The UK-wide emergency alert test has provoked a number of untrue conspiracy theories, shared thousands of times on social media.

Many of these involve the fact it’s being sent via 4G and 5G phone masts, considered damaging or invasive within conspiracy circles.

There are claims that the test today will cause death or injury to millions of people. One tells people to avoid the test by heading out of towns and cities to “avoid the wave”.

Other theories claim it’s a government attempt to control your phone.

There are also claims that the alert is a signal to activate a dangerous pathogen already present in the Covid vaccine, making people sick.

None of these are true, and ignore the fact that these tests take place regularly around the world with no ill effects.

[Kate!]

I've just had to reassure an elderly lady who I go to bingo with that there's nothing wrong, twas just a test. She rang me cos she didn't know why her phone had beeped so loudly. Anyway she's fine now, was a bit alarmed.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I disabled mine and just my luck I have a flood in the back garden and a wildfire in my front

:facepalm:

[joeysteele]

I've just had to reassure an elderly lady who I go to bingo with that there's nothing wrong, twas just a test. She rang me cos she didn't know why her phone had beeped so loudly. Anyway she's fine now, was a bit alarmed.


I've had that with an elderly neighbour too.
She was in near panic and shaking.

Got her sorted with a cup of tea though.
Explained it's nothing to worry about, just a test.
Getting her to come over to us for tea later too.
Bless her.

[Cherie]

We were on a train so it was late as in tunnel quite amusing when all the phones went off ...think its a good thing particularly if you are in a flood risk area ...

[Cherie]

The UK-wide emergency alert test has provoked a number of untrue conspiracy theories, shared thousands of times on social media.

Many of these involve the fact it’s being sent via 4G and 5G phone masts, considered damaging or invasive within conspiracy circles.

There are claims that the test today will cause death or injury to millions of people. One tells people to avoid the test by heading out of towns and cities to “avoid the wave”.

Other theories claim it’s a government attempt to control your phone.

There are also claims that the alert is a signal to activate a dangerous pathogen already present in the Covid vaccine, making people sick.

None of these are true, and ignore the fact that these tests take place regularly around the world with no ill effects.

Dear me so many idiots too little time

[Crimson Dynamo]

we were on a train so it was late as in tunnel quite amusing when all the phones went off ...think its a good thing particularly if you are in a flood risk area ...

people in flood risk areas already get a phone alert and text from sepa in scotland and gov.uk in england

[arista]

Neither hubby or I got the alarm:shrug:

Yes, many say that,
now


Was on LBC

[bots]

some people got 3 alerts spread over time :laugh:

[Glenn.]

Don’t understand why people are being so negative towards it? Literally just a notification on your phone

[arista]

[Alarmageddon! Emergency alert test sparks
mass confusion across UK as phones sound
one minute early,
Three customers' devices stay silent,
alarms interrupt live BBC news bulletin
and worshippers are taken
by surprise with sirens blaring out
inside church

The alarm was for 10 seconds and no
louder than a phone's loudest ring volume
It coincided with major sporting events
including the annual London marathon]



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12004521/Tens-millions-phones-Britain-receive-loud-10-second-alarm-emergency-alert-test.html

[Glenn.]

Can always rely on the Daily Fail to make a mountain out of a molehill

[Cherie]

people in flood risk areas already get a phone alert and text from sepa in scotland and gov.uk in england

I cant see how it is going to disadvantage anyone, bet the people who were burned out last summer would have been glad of it, I dont see why everything has to be such hard work, just turn it off in settings job done if you dont want it

[Cherie]

[Alarmageddon! Emergency alert test sparks
mass confusion across UK as phones sound
one minute early,
Three customers' devices stay silent,
alarms interrupt live BBC news bulletin
and worshippers are taken
by surprise with sirens blaring out
inside church

The alarm was for 10 seconds and no
louder than a phone's loudest ring volume
It coincided with major sporting events
including the annual London marathon]



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12004521/Tens-millions-phones-Britain-receive-loud-10-second-alarm-emergency-alert-test.html


its embarrassing, it has been advertised for weeks, our train driver told us it was going to happen, the Church should have been aware and warned the congregation, then read the text, its perfectly clear .....ITS A TEST, mindblowing how people moan about everything

[GoldHeart]

Plus it was only a few seconds anyway.

[Jordan.]

british people flapping over minor inconveniences shocker

[user104658]

Wife's was a minute early and mine was 10 mins late! If this was real I'd be dead :hmph:

[thesheriff443]

Wife's was a minute early and mine was 10 mins late! If this was real I'd be dead :hmph:

It’s good to know the government knows who’s important and who’s not

[hijaxers]

We were on a train so it was late as in tunnel quite amusing when all the phones went off ...think its a good thing particularly if you are in a flood risk area ...

Even better in USA they it locally if a child goes missing so everyone can be on lookout.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I wish they would invent phones and the internet and weather forecasts and windows and then we would not need this utterly ridiculous alert thing :shrug:

[Kate!]

I've had that with an elderly neighbour too.
She was in near panic and shaking.

Got her sorted with a cup of tea though.
Explained it's nothing to worry about, just a test.
Getting her to come over to us for tea later too.
Bless her.

You're so lovely Joey

[Crimson Dynamo]

My elderly neighbour did not get the alarm so i told her that its because she voted labour and she only had herself to blame

tbh the tears were way, way over the top

she really is such a drama queen

:bored:

[Oliver_W]

Anyway she's fine now, was a bit alarmed.

I see what you did there :hehe:

[James]

I got it at 14.59.

It said 'Severe alert'.I was looking for the Red Dwarf emergency alert clip when it happened.

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