Turn off your phone today.

[french frank]

14:59 here too (Plusnet which uses EE's network I believe)

I'm with BT and EE is part of the group now. There was a BBC news clip with on-air people being surprised when the alert went off a bit early. (So we'll have a head start for the lifeboats).

[Retune]

14:59 here too (Plusnet which uses EE's network I believe).

Android phone's volume was turned right down but STILL the alarm seemed very loud, perhaps overriding unit's settings?

There goes my Plusnet theory, then - no alert on mine. Perhaps they don't bother sending it to citizens deemed expendable at a time of national emergency?

[Old Grumpy]

Surprisingly well behaved audience at the cinema this afternoon (preview of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry): not a peep!
Can't believe everyone had actually switched their phone off, but maybe I underestimate the sensitivities of those in the cinema membership club.

I think the clue is in the word club.

[mikealdren]

I was in a rehearsal and it was surprising how many people's phones weren't on silent!

[Old Grumpy]

I was in a rehearsal and it was surprising how many people's phones weren't on silent!

Do you mean in a rehearsal at 1500h yesterday? If so the alarm test would have come through on phones switched to silent as well.

[french frank]

Do you mean in a rehearsal at 1500h yesterday? If so the alarm test would have come through on phones switched to silent as well.

Yup, they had to be powered off - or with THREE :-)

[Bryn]

Yup, they had to be powered off - or with THREE :-)

My Sony Xperia XZ on Virgin did not sound, either. Oh, and nothing on the Lenovo Yoga 5G laptop, but that was not so surprising.

[LHC]

Reading all these posts it seems to me the good guys got it the not so good didn’t

As Sandford Police* pointed out yesterday:

"We have now finished with our trial of the #EmergencyAlert system

If you did not receive an alert on your mobile phone, then this was due to the fact that you are not scheduled to survive the upcoming extinction level event"

https://twitter.com/Sandford_Police/status/1650151345628774400?cxt=HHwWgICw3f35weYtAAAA

* Before anyone gets too upset, its a parody account

[DracoM]

.and if you do NOT OWN a 'smart phone'? No mention of that ANYWHERE!!!
Aha! But that means you are not a member of the human race so not worth alerting / saving?

[mikealdren]

Didn't make any sound on mine (on silent) but it did flash up the message.

[oddoneout]

.and if you do NOT OWN a 'smart phone'? No mention of that ANYWHERE!!!
Aha! But that means you are not a member of the human race so not worth alerting / saving?

Except on this gov't FAQ sheet I've just found

Will I still receive emergency alerts if I don’t have a smartphone?
Emergency alerts work on all 4G and 5G phone networks widely used by smartphones. This
will not include older ‘non-smart’ phones but the 3G technology that they use is being
switched off next year. If you do not have a compatible device, you’ll still be informed about
an emergency as the emergency services have other ways to warn you when there is a
threat to life.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1143765/Frequently_asked_questions_about_Emergency_Alerts.pdf

This has also reminded me about the further exclusion move - switching off 3G. Reading through this https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-tele.../3g-switch-off suggests I don't need to do anything yet, and Tesco should contact me well ahead of time if I do - we'll see.

[french frank]

.and if you do NOT OWN a 'smart phone'? No mention of that ANYWHERE!!!
Aha! But that means you are not a member of the human race so not worth alerting / saving?

"If you do not have a compatible device, you’ll still be informed about an emergency as the emergency services have other ways to warn you when there is a threat to life." pdf

Beaten to the tape by ooo!

[Dave2002]

"If you do not have a compatible device, you’ll still be informed about an emergency as the emergency services have other ways to warn you when there is a threat to life." pdf

Beaten to the tape by ooo!

Carrier pigeon?

[french frank]

Carrier pigeon?

Knock on the door? Loud hailer?

[vinteuil]

Knock on the door? Loud hailer?

... out in the bush we relied on message-sticks

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