Emergency Alerts

I knew about this, but I never received an alert (like an Amber Alert). The other day at night there was a fight on the street, I was washing my teeth while this happened... I dunno what caused it or if the police was even called, I just heard a woman screaming (maybe "stop") near the end of it.

Let's say the guy was innocent that got attacked, but legally he couldn't even carry pepper spray as that's against the law so he had no way to defend himself. This reminds me, a guy from Texas once said: Sometimes you have to think about what's more important, your life or the law, and that's the difference that may keep you alive.

The law should change as so legally biding citizens can carry pepper spray or a firearm for protection.

It would prefer a warning in the style of Lance Corporal Jones, might as well go with a smile.

I experienced this a few years ago when I was travelling in a few countries that often have natural disasters, like earthquakes, and military drills

let's hope that we aren't going to see one of these any time soon.

This is a great idea now especially for people who don't listen to local radio.

Great idea but let’s hope we’ll never need it

Certainly not alert I'd want . Now or in the future!

There is another planned Emergency alert on Sunday 23rd April -

The UK Government’s Emergency Alerts system will be tested nationally on April 23rd at 3pm.

The system will warn people when their lives are in danger. An Emergency Alert is a loud, siren-like sound with a message on your mobile phone screen.

www.gov.uk/alerts

Well what's the point of alerting us? We won't be able to do anything, I would sooner not know!

I'm wondering if it'll just be the UK or places like jersey. We are part of Britain but not the UK.

i feel like they are gunna do the test on the 23rd and then a week later we will all get an alert saying aliens are real or something lol.

They do this in other countries already, for a number of years since smartphones became widely used. My workplace have advised people to either switch off or use aeroplane mode to avoid the noise - for those who are considered vulnerable

Every mobile or just smartphones? What about a simple phone only Nokia from about 20 years ago? Yes we still have one!

If you use a Samsung phone, this is where you may or should find the option to turn it off:

People lived decades and centuries without emergency alerts and now they need it? No. This should be optional than opt-out, but since it's automatically activated then disable it if you want.

I was just reading an article in the news about this and people are being warned not to click on any links or call any numbers that may appear with the warning

Scammers might use the alert as an excuse to try to get peoples bank details etc

When you get the alert do nothing, just delete it after

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/emergency-alert-scammers-could-strike-26739757

Shame that it's taken so long to implement. Will no doubt prove useful in the future

I don't see the point of it. Other than maybe the government having control over you. Plus it's a good way of killing a few people so less benefits to pay.

Why now i ask myself ? not on my phone thanks

thank god i have just seen this as i had completely forgotton about it. i had better call my grandma to remind her.

Mine was a minute early. I was in the next room to my partner, we both weren't on our phones. His flagged up with the image but didn't make a noise, mine made a noise for the whole street.

I didn't get any alert because my phone is not 4/5G or any kind of smart phone so I expect to be fossilised like a dinosaur when the flood hits unless

I got the alert a minute early. But my partner got nothing he's got a iPhone and on the same network as me so it doesn't make sense. Another waste of money.

Got mine 5 mins late. Mum got hers 10 mins late. Dad and aunt didn’t get one at all. Niece at work with crew and none received theirs. Wouldn’t say overall successful test.

I have a smartphone but didn't get one at all. My son got the message but there wasn't any noise.

Yeah neither of our phones went off at all even tho not on silent or off

This alert did not work for us

It didn't go off on my phones.... Three failed to deliver alert but they discharged their responsibility to the government.

Just a heads up, you might need to turn your devices off and on again.

Just read a report on the emergency alert test.

- It was spelt wrong in Welsh.

- Those on the network 3 didn’t get an alert at all.

- Some people got it multiple times.

- Some people got it when they turned their phone on if it was off at 3pm.

- People couldn’t phone out or answer calls afterwards.

We just tried and it only worked after we turned our phones off and on again, otherwise it kept saying call failed.

1p mobile.Aint got me yet.

I was in the cinema at the time and a load of alarms went off, not mine as phone was off

Mine went off while I was out shopping, about 9 minutes past 3 pm.

I got mine yesterday at one minute to three but others were getting theirs at five past three. That’s great for me getting ‘the warning’ earlier.

I turned my emergency off but I still received it