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[Mr Skrunts]

Sunday 23 April 2023 at 3pm
England, Northern Ireland and Scotland

The alert will say:

This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby.

In an actual emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe.

Visit gov.uk/alerts for more information.

This is a test. You do not need to take any action.





https://www.gov.uk/alerts/announcements

[Mr Skrunts]

Heard from someone that your mobile will be out of service umless you reply to the message.

Theres allways some scaremonger about.

[Migalot]

Heard from someone that your mobile will be out of service umless you reply to the message.

Theres allways some scaremonger about.

I turned my emergency alerts off. Naughty me. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

They are checking compliance.

Why is it necessary?

[ronnyd]

I believe that it's smartphones only, so i should be blissfully unaware with my old Blackberry. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I believe that it's smartphones only, so i should be blissfully unaware with my old Blackberry. 

Is that the same as the big 'wind up' phone used by the Walton's?

[Doctor Gollum]

I will be flying back from Nashville. Wonder if they will play it on the aurcraft...

Joking aside, I wonder if there's actually something coming...

The world seems hell bent on getting everyone wasted on Cannabis and methamphetamine so that they don't notice, or care, about anything. 

[ronnyd]

I believe that it's smartphones only, so i should be blissfully unaware with my old Blackberry. 

Is that the same as the big 'wind up' phone used by the Walton's?

You're the biggest "wind up" your holiness. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Heard from someone that your mobile will be out of service umless you reply to the message.

Theres allways some scaremonger about.

I turned my emergency alerts off. Naughty me. 

How do you do this? 

When I lived in Vietnam, there where loud speakers on many of the lamp posts around Ho Chi Minh City, and every so often they'd crackle into life and a message would be broadcast. A Vietnamese friend told me they were public service messages along the lines of Do not get drunk! Do not drink and drive! Do not beat your wife! Be a good citizen! 

I expect that we will enjoy similar messages from His Majesties Government sent direct to our mobiles. 

[Migalot]

Heard from someone that your mobile will be out of service umless you reply to the message.

Theres allways some scaremonger about.

I turned my emergency alerts off. Naughty me. 

How do you do this? 

When I lived in Vietnam, there where loud speakers on many of the lamp posts around Ho Chi Minh City, and every so often they'd crackle into life and a message would be broadcast. A Vietnamese friend told me they were public service messages along the lines of Do not get drunk! Do not drink and drive! Do not beat your wife! Be a good citizen! 

I expect that we will enjoy similar messages from His Majesties Government sent direct to our mobiles. 

On Android phones: Settings>Notifications>Advanced settings>Wireless emergency alerts> slider on/off

Can be done on iPhones, but don't know the procedure.

[STEMO]

Heard from someone that your mobile will be out of service umless you reply to the message.

Theres allways some scaremonger about.

I turned my emergency alerts off. Naughty me. 

How do you do this? 

When I lived in Vietnam, there where loud speakers on many of the lamp posts around Ho Chi Minh City, and every so often they'd crackle into life and a message would be broadcast. A Vietnamese friend told me they were public service messages along the lines of Do not get drunk! Do not drink and drive! Do not beat your wife! Be a good citizen! 

I expect that we will enjoy similar messages from His Majesties Government sent direct to our mobiles. 

On Android phones: Settings>Notifications>Advanced settings>Wireless emergency alerts> slider on/off

Can be done on iPhones, but don't know the procedure.

Settings>Notifications>Emergency Alerts

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

No, me neither. I expect my version of Android is too old. 

[YZ250]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

No, me neither. I expect my version of Android is too old. 

On Android, it's right at the bottom as Wireless Emergency Alerts, as Migalot suggested. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Should have said, mines an Iphone.

[STEMO]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

Your phone runs on steam, that's why 

[ronnyd]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

Your phone runs on steam, that's why 

Mine must fun on flints then.

[STEMO]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

Your phone runs on steam, that's why 

Mine must fun on flints then.

No, that's your Ronson lighter 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

Your phone runs on steam, that's why 

^This!^ 

Turns out that you need at least Android 11 to have the Emergency Alert function on your phone. No idea about iphones but I expect it will be similar.

Mine is Android 7 so that's why I don't have the option to turn it off. I guess I'll find out at 3pm on Sunday whether His Majesties Government can still pester me or not.   

[Andy H]

My old Galaxy S5 didn't respond to the alerts in New Zealand. When I got an S9 I started getting practice alerts for earthquakes and Tsunami (usually just after putting the kids to bed  )

I have kept my old UK SIM card & got a dual SIM phone now. I hope I don't start getting the UK alerts too

[YZ250]

Apparently it requires 4G or 5G to operate, according to this robotic voiced link.

https://youtu.be/XBCPHUm0C8A 

[tigers_gonads]

No difference to getting a text off your power supplier to tell you you may suffer power cuts.
Really don't understand why so many people are getting there nickers in a twist over this.
Just click on the button and get on with your life's 

[YZ250]

No difference to getting a text off your power supplier to tell you you may suffer power cuts.
Really don't understand why so many people are getting there nickers in a twist over this.
Just click on the button and get on with your life's 

I think people are sick and fed up with gradually losing their freedom. We are told what we can and cannot do, what we can and cannot say without upsetting the 0.01% of weirdo’s, and it’s getting to the stage where people need to push back. This warning alert is never intended with our best interests at heart, we have TV for that. Just constantly broadcast it and News would spread like wildfire, preferably not on any BBC channel though as surely nobody watches their shite anymore. 

It’s our own fault of course, as we love gadgets, and love to have our GPS on so that everyone knows where we are and where we’ve been.
I entered a car park the other day, simply to turn around and go back the other way. Within seconds my phone beeped and a message asked how I rated the Bellview Centre, which was apparently where I’d turned around.    Yep, it’s all our own fault for these intrusions.

[YZ250]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

Your phone runs on steam, that's why 

^This!^ 

Turns out that you need at least Android 11 to have the Emergency Alert function on your phone. No idea about iphones but I expect it will be similar.
…….

iPhones IOS 14.5 apparently. See, it’s worth having the latest phone so that you get saved first. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

Your phone runs on steam, that's why 

^This!^ 

Turns out that you need at least Android 11 to have the Emergency Alert function on your phone. No idea about iphones but I expect it will be similar.
…….

iPhones IOS 14.5 apparently. See, it’s worth having the latest phone so that you get saved first. 

You'll be shitting yourself for four minutes waiting for the Russian nukes to arrive.   

I'll find out with the big white flash of light... 

[YZ250]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

Your phone runs on steam, that's why 

^This!^ 

Turns out that you need at least Android 11 to have the Emergency Alert function on your phone. No idea about iphones but I expect it will be similar.
…….

iPhones IOS 14.5 apparently. See, it’s worth having the latest phone so that you get saved first. 

You'll be shitting yourself for four minutes waiting for the Russian nukes to arrive.   

I'll find out with the big white flash of light... 

That’s a fair point, and based on that I’ve just turned my emergency alerts off.   

[TheBoy]

As has been suggested above, these alerts only work on 4G and 5G, so if you have a 3G only phone, the setting is missing.

Some Android phones don't have the option anyway - serves you right for buying cheap nasty junk, rather than better Android devices.


According to the (potentially weakly defined) rules, the only institutions allowed to send such an alert are the official emergency services, and the government department that deals with emergencies.  Now, as per Sit Tig's Vietnam post above, its probably open to debate if "Dont get drunk" is classed as an emergency

[STEMO]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

Your phone runs on steam, that's why 

^This!^ 

Turns out that you need at least Android 11 to have the Emergency Alert function on your phone. No idea about iphones but I expect it will be similar.
…….

iPhones IOS 14.5 apparently. See, it’s worth having the latest phone so that you get saved first. 

You'll be shitting yourself for four minutes waiting for the Russian nukes to arrive.   

I'll find out with the big white flash of light... 

Doubt you'd get four minutes with a hypersonic jobbie, but there's a better chance it would hit Greenland rather than it's intended target 

[Doctor Gollum]

Cant see Emergency alerts in my list of notifications. 

Your phone runs on steam, that's why 

^This!^ 

Turns out that you need at least Android 11 to have the Emergency Alert function on your phone. No idea about iphones but I expect it will be similar.
…….

iPhones IOS 14.5 apparently. See, it’s worth having the latest phone so that you get saved first. 

You'll be shitting yourself for four minutes waiting for the Russian nukes to arrive.   

I'll find out with the big white flash of light... 

Doubt you'd get four minutes with a hypersonic jobbie, but there's a better chance it would hit Greenland rather than it's intended target 

Slow down Gladys or you'll miss the turn... Never mind 

[Migalot]

Apparently the alert will set off a loud alarm even if the phone is set to silent mode. Therefore, a good idea to switch the notification off entirely.

This YouTube link (by the charity Refuge) on how to switch off notifications was just sent to me by my local school.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2MBcHwmiy8

[Rangie]

I'd probably have forgotten to take my phone with me as usual, so I'll just trust my luck.

[tigers_gonads]

No difference to getting a text off your power supplier to tell you you may suffer power cuts.
Really don't understand why so many people are getting there nickers in a twist over this.
Just click on the button and get on with your life's 

I think people are sick and fed up with gradually losing their freedom. We are told what we can and cannot do, what we can and cannot say without upsetting the 0.01% of weirdo’s, and it’s getting to the stage where people need to push back. This warning alert is never intended with our best interests at heart, we have TV for that. Just constantly broadcast it and News would spread like wildfire, preferably not on any BBC channel though as surely nobody watches their shite anymore. 

It’s our own fault of course, as we love gadgets, and love to have our GPS on so that everyone knows where we are and where we’ve been.
I entered a car park the other day, simply to turn around and go back the other way. Within seconds my phone beeped and a message asked how I rated the Bellview Centre, which was apparently where I’d turned around.  Yep, it’s all our own fault for these intrusions.

I don't know about that.  All depends on the powers that be are sensible with it.
If they start taking the piss, everybody with turn it off anyway.

I find if you want the world to find out something, just stick a open post on Facebook and every tom dick and harry will know within the hour

[Doctor Gollum]

What's facebook

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

What's facebook

It a far away land where sad people people can be made to believe they have thousands of friends.

[Doctor Gollum]

What's facebook

That sounds remarkably like the Labour Party 


It a far away land where sad people people can be made to believe they have thousands of friends.

[Sir Tigger KC]

What's facebook

That sounds remarkably like the Labour Party 


It a far away land where sad people people can be made to believe they have thousands of friends.

You'd think that after over 10 years and 26,000 odd posts, Dr G would know how to use this forum!                                         

[STEMO]

What's facebook

That sounds remarkably like the Labour Party 


It a far away land where sad people people can be made to believe they have thousands of friends.

You'd think that after over 10 years and 26,000 odd posts, Dr G would know how to use this forum!                                         

I think that's probably nearer 50,000 posts. Possibly a lot more.

[Doctor Gollum]

What's facebook

That sounds remarkably like the Labour Party 


It a far away land where sad people people can be made to believe they have thousands of friends.

You'd think that after over 10 years and 26,000 odd posts, Dr G would know how to use this forum!                                         

I was throwing a fence up when I posted that.

In ny limited defence