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[dave the builder]

Where is  Dave the builder? Probably in his bunker or building others!

they send me the warning texts way before sending it to cannon fodder/general public 

[Drewomega]

But in all seriousness, for things like flooding, it could be a useful tool to get people to evacuate if required, rather than emergency services banging door to door.

TB! as I live right next to the river Spey. My insurance company insists that I join SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency) which I have done for many years now. (mind you it does no good if I am in Mallorca as I am at the moment).
It works well apart from losing my first Omega in 2008 in a flood when I was doing things in Libya.
So I get texts and updates as to the current situation at the time.
So if it works for us oop north I cannot see the the problem that people seem to be having with this! 

[ronnyd]

But in all seriousness, for things like flooding, it could be a useful tool to get people to evacuate if required, rather than emergency services banging door to door.

TB! as I live right next to the river Spey. My insurance company insists that I join SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency) which I have done for many years now. (mind you it does no good if I am in Mallorca as I am at the moment).
It works well apart from losing my first Omega in 2008 in a flood when I was doing things in Libya.
So I get texts and updates as to the current situation at the time.
So if it works for us oop north I cannot see the the problem that people seem to be having with this! 

Killing Gadaffi?

[Drewomega]

Killing Gadaffi?

Twas not me guv honest!  I know nuffink 

[TheBoy]

But in all seriousness, for things like flooding, it could be a useful tool to get people to evacuate if required, rather than emergency services banging door to door.

TB! as I live right next to the river Spey. My insurance company insists that I join SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency) which I have done for many years now. (mind you it does no good if I am in Mallorca as I am at the moment).
It works well apart from losing my first Omega in 2008 in a flood when I was doing things in Libya.
So I get texts and updates as to the current situation at the time.
So if it works for us oop north I cannot see the the problem that people seem to be having with this! 

Trouble with SMS is that it doesn't scale up without big delays, and also requires (only) residents to sign up, and remember to manage that membership when phones change etc.

Hence using the technology built into the later cellular standards to allow emergency broadcasts.

The technology is a good enough idea, but like everything else, if the governments abuse it, people will simply disable it...   ...right up until the point the government mandate to the cellular providers that it cant be disabled....

[Sir Tigger KC]

The technology is a good enough idea, but like everything else, if the governments abuse it, people will simply disable it...   ...right up until the point the government mandate to the cellular providers that it cant be disabled....

I think that the general lack of trust in our Government is evident in the interest shown in how to disable these messages. 

And that's before they have even used it! 

[YZ250]

The technology is a good enough idea, but like everything else, if the governments abuse it, people will simply disable it...   ...right up until the point the government mandate to the cellular providers that it cant be disabled....

I think that the general lack of trust in our Government is evident in the interest shown in how to disable these messages. 

And that's before they have even used it! 

I saw a clip of Jacob Rees-Mogg saying that he’d disabled his alert notifications. 

[Migalot]

The technology is a good enough idea, but like everything else, if the governments abuse it, people will simply disable it...   ...right up until the point the government mandate to the cellular providers that it cant be disabled....

I think that the general lack of trust in our Government is evident in the interest shown in how to disable these messages. 

And that's before they have even used it! 

I saw a clip of Jacob Rees-Mogg saying that he’d disabled his alert notifications. 

Indeed he did. It's here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYtVMdh7kkE

[TheBoy]

The technology is a good enough idea, but like everything else, if the governments abuse it, people will simply disable it...   ...right up until the point the government mandate to the cellular providers that it cant be disabled....

I think that the general lack of trust in our Government is evident in the interest shown in how to disable these messages. 

And that's before they have even used it! 

Which is why we need a new Government I think.  Not that any of the others will be as good because they are all leftie leftovers who couldn't get a real job.

But I'll keep my alerts enabled until it is abused.

[TheBoy]

The technology is a good enough idea, but like everything else, if the governments abuse it, people will simply disable it...   ...right up until the point the government mandate to the cellular providers that it cant be disabled....

I think that the general lack of trust in our Government is evident in the interest shown in how to disable these messages. 

And that's before they have even used it! 

I saw a clip of Jacob Rees-Mogg saying that he’d disabled his alert notifications. 

Ah, that waste of carbon doesn't count.  He's only ever looking for his next 2 minutes of fame.

Or to quote my dad, 200 million sperm, and that was the fastest?

[Rangie]

I certainly won't be taking any notice of any of this utter nonsense, alert load of cobblers.

[Doctor Gollum]

Neither my phone or my work one even buzzed

[countrywoman]

Neither did my phone, obviously not worth saving!!

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Three of us here and none of us got the alert. They cant even organise that between the lot of them.
Maybe they need to increase taxes further to pay for a proper job. 

[Rangie]

Another success story then, unfortunately my phone was switched off as I was enjoying a pint or two ..🍺🍺