National Emergency Alert had a great unintended benefit

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National emergency alert system 'outed prisoners hiding phones

Prison officials across the U.S. confiscated illegal cell phones during the emergency test conducted to ensure that the government's alerts reach the public.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The national emergency alert system test exposed prisoners hiding phones behind bars and made them easy targets for guards, as millions received test messages with a loud alert noise Wednesday.

Prison officials across the U.S. confiscated illegal cell phones during the emergency test conducted to ensure that the government's alerts reach the public, as reported by TMZ.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

That should add 5 years to their sentences.

 

[motorcarman]

Mine went off at 2:19PM. (not 2:20 as announced)

 

[ZX9RCAM]

TV alert came on before the phone alert.

 

[BigRed]

National emergency alert system 'outed prisoners hiding phones

Prison officials across the U.S. confiscated illegal cell phones during the emergency test conducted to ensure that the government's alerts reach the public.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The national emergency alert system test exposed prisoners hiding phones behind bars and made them easy targets for guards, as millions received test messages with a loud alert noise Wednesday.

Prison officials across the U.S. confiscated illegal cell phones during the emergency test conducted to ensure that the government's alerts reach the public, as reported by TMZ.

Why does anybody have that shit enabled?

 

[Army 1911]

Why does anybody have that shit enabled?

Most phones won't let you disable it.

 

[BigRed]

Most phones won't let you disable it.

Some do.

Choices.

 

[Axxe55]

Some do.

Choices.

I CAN SILENCE SOME ALERTS BUT NOT ALL OF THEM!

 

[toddnjoyce]

Some do.

Choices.

Unless jailbroken or running an otherwise unique handset, IPAWS messages (test or not) are not supposed to be impacted by user settings re: alerts.

Having said that, airplane mode with wifi calling off isolates almost all devices with that capability from receiving an IPAWS alert message, much less processing it.

 

[BigRed]

Unless jailbroken or running an otherwise unique handset, IPAWS messages (test or not) are not supposed to be impacted by user settings re: alerts.

Having said that, airplane mode with wifi calling off isolates almost all devices with that capability from receiving an IPAWS alert message, much less processing it.

True

 

[TXAZ]

Unless jailbroken or running an otherwise unique handset, IPAWS messages (test or not) are not supposed to be impacted by user settings re: alerts.

Having said that, airplane mode with wifi calling off isolates almost all devices with that capability from receiving an IPAWS alert message, much less processing it.

THIS^^^^
IPAWS actually sends the message numerous times during the alert period (this can be hours to days depending on the message) specifically so people with phones in Airplane Mode or turned off get the alert, albeit later than the initial notification.

Presidential alerts and tests like this one can’t be turned off.

 

[BigRed]

o

THIS^^^^
IPAWS actually sends the message numerous times during the alert period (this can be hours to days depending on the message) specifically so people with phones in Airplane Mode or turned off get the alert, albeit later than the initial notification.

Presidential alerts and tests like this one can’t be turned off.

Okay

WTF is a "presidential alert"?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

o

Okay

WTF is a "presidential alert"?

The last alert was a "presidential alert".

presidential alert - Google Search

 

[BigRed]

The last alert was a "presidential alert".

presidential alert - Google Search

Guess I missed the "national emergency".

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Guess I missed the "national emergency".

It was a test.
Guess you missed that too.

 

[BigRed]

It was a test.
Guess you missed that too.

Apparently

Glad I survived without a "presidential alert".

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Apparently

Glad I survived without a "presidential alert".

Yeah.

Except now you won't know when they tell you to bend over....

 

[Colonel]

Yeah.

Except now you won't know when they tell you to bend over....

April 15

 

[gll]

I got the message in Spanish and English... They may have sent it the English first, but I saw the Spanish first with the English under it.

 

[BigRed]

Yeah.

Except now you won't know when they tell you to bend over....

They can go straight to Hell.