10-04-2023 11:10 AM - edited 10-04-2023 11:10 AM
In just a few minutes, FEMA will be testing their alert system. Us old-timers remember TV alerts. Now it's in your pocket; don't have a heart attack.
"Every television, radio and cellphone in the United States is going to broadcast a message on Wednesday along the lines of: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”"
Details:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/us/test-alert-us-october.html
10-04-2023 11:20 AM
Mine arrived 2 minutes early at 2:18 P.M.
Why did that alert happen early?
10-04-2023 11:50 AM
Well either your on a New York minute or it's the W.H. stating the border is now fully open!!!
( pick your poison, Jewel!)
10-04-2023 11:53 AM
And it was 2:17 here. I guess I should have been more accurate; FEMA said, "About 2:20."
10-04-2023 11:55 AM
AAh! that's what the crazy FaceBook meme I saw was about!
The nutbar was claiming that the test would activate all 5G networks and turn everyone who had been vaccinated against the Margrove (?) virus into zombies.
The methodology and the purpose of this was not explained.
10-04-2023 12:00 PM
Duck and cover.
10-04-2023 12:01 PM
I turned off government alerts on my cell a while ago.
But thanks for the heads up.
10-04-2023 12:08 PM
10-04-2023 12:14 PM
@ebooksdiva wrote:I turned off government alerts on my cell a while ago.
But thanks for the heads up.
Really? My understanding is that this one cannot be turned off. So did you get an alert, or not, if you don't mind my asking. (Of course, a phone can just be turned off for a few minutes around the announced time of an alert, if getting an alert would really be bothersome.)
I got it at 2:18 PM EST and I was expecting it, having seen the announcement on the news a few days ago.
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10-04-2023 12:15 PM - edited 10-04-2023 12:16 PM
we commented it was a great time for an attack.......lol (errr, not so lol)....... Odd thing is Russia had one today also. (an alert)
10-04-2023 12:27 PM
@ebooksdiva wrote:I turned off government alerts on my cell a while ago.
But thanks for the heads up.
Three weeks ago during vacation, I (and every other cell phone down the shoreline I sat on) received a local PD alert:
BOLO-INMATE ESCAPE
BLACK MALE
HEIGHT: 5 FT 4 IN
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: GOLD TEETH
NOTES: MAY BE ON BICYCLE
IF SEEN, PLEASE CONTACT __PD, PHONE #___-___-____
That one seemed so odd to all us beach bums. We all looked around a bit... and then started laughing at ourselves. 🤣
10-04-2023 12:38 PM - edited 10-04-2023 12:40 PM
I saw it... it was also on TV. Thanks for the heads up!
10-04-2023 12:46 PM
Got the alert at 14:18. All I could think was "If this was an actual message it would contain actual information. Thank you for letting us pester you."
I'd ask if the aliens were attacking, but I think they've been running Washington DC for a while now.
10-04-2023 02:14 PM - edited 10-04-2023 02:17 PM
In iPhone select Notifications scroll all the way down to bottom to Government Alerts
Toggle all 4 to off. I don’t know about android cell phones
No… I didn’t get the alert.
10-04-2023 02:27 PM
You do know that Emergency Alerts could include severe weather, fire, tornado warnings?
I don't have tracking turned on, but if I was solo out in the boonies, I would turn it back on.
Not like they can't find you unless the phone is off but got to wonder if that is true or not (phone shut off if you have it with you). Ma ha ha
Got to go make a new tin foil hat! 🙂