Topic: Public emergency alerts to be sent to all UK mobile phones

[redgriffin73]

I've set myself a gentle phone alert for just before 3 to remind me so I don't absolutely shit myself when it goes off

[rob1966]

I've set myself a gentle phone alert for just before 3 to remind me so I don't absolutely shit myself when it goes off

Health and Safety bulletin went around this week to remind all drivers of this. Considering its illegal to touch a phone while driving, they've not fucking thought this one of have they? Feel for all the trampers and all other night workers who will be asleep when this goes off.

I've just found the in settings on the phone, search for Emergency alerts and you can turn it off

[FlashingBlade]

Not sure why all the consternation ...as I said previously had it for years in Netherlands....last summer it went off unexpected...a massive fire in a warehouse and wind driving smoke across part of city..Firebrigade feared toxic stuff in warehouse so message went out to those in line of smoke to close windows...two hours late Notice it wasn't toxic.......so a good thing right!?

[rob1966]

Not sure why all the consternation ...as I said previously had it for years in Netherlands....last summer it went off unexpected...a massive fire in a warehouse and wind driving smoke across part of city..Firebrigade feared toxic stuff in warehouse so message went out to those in line of smoke to close windows...two hours late Notice it wasn't toxic.......so a good thing right!?

Its the Tory govt, we just know they will fuck it up

Tin foil hat wearers won't like that the Govt are monitoring every UK mobile phones location, me I think it's a good tool to be used like your example, but a blanket test, without a thought to who it will affect, is a big talking point.

[John C]

Shit myself then!

[Barneylfc∗]

That was shite. Wasn't even loud 

[sheepfest]

Quite loud and am amazed it worked with the mob that we have in charge of us.

[Stockholm Syndrome]

Mine was late and didn't even make a noise

[redgriffin73]

Mine was at 2.59 on my mobile so I wasn't ready but it only seemed to last a few seconds.

Just gone off on my work phone about 2 minutes later!

[Son of Spion]

I was ready with phone in hand so I didn't get a surprise.

Mrs S thinks she's been clever by turning her phone off. Let's see if it goes off once she switches it back on...


Edit: It didn't.

[FlashingBlade]

Welcome UK to the modern world!

[Son of Spion]

Welcome UK to the modern world!

You do realise that the alert gave everyone's exact location to the security services whilst simultaneously reading your mind and gaining all your passwords, don't you? 🥴

[Crosby Nick]

You do realise that the alert gave everyone's exact location to the security services whilst simultaneously reading your mind and gaining all your passwords, don't you? 🥴

Bloke doing some work in our house this week told me they’re tracking it so they’ll charge you 50p a mile to drive anywhere in a few months time…just you wait.

[rob1966]

Bloke doing some work in our house this week told me they’re tracking it so they’ll charge you 50p a mile to drive anywhere in a few months time…just you wait.

Did you tell him to look at Traffic view on google maps, or leave him in his own ignortant little world?

Bet he voted Leave too.

[classycarra]

Bloke doing some work in our house this week told me they’re tracking it so they’ll charge you 50p a mile to drive anywhere in a few months time…just you wait.

doesn't seem the brightest.. you should send him an invoice and see if you can get him to pay you

[damomad]

Had headphones on at the time, glad it didn’t go through the Bluetooth or my ears would still be ringing.

[liverbloke]

both me and my girl didn't receive it - both in west derby - but my brothers in scotland and the north east did

feel like i've missed out - unless we are the only 2 people in the uk who haven't been mind-altered?

don't worry - we'll save the world but we'll have to kill all you zombies first

hope that's okay 

[Crosby Nick]

Did you tell him to look at Traffic view on google maps, or leave him in his own ignortant little world?

Bet he voted Leave too.

I’d say so. He was itching to tell me it’s all Sadiq Khan’s fault I think.

[redbyrdz]

Its the Tory govt, we just know they will fuck it up

Tin foil hat wearers won't like that the Govt are monitoring every UK mobile phones location, me I think it's a good tool to be used like your example, but a blanket test, without a thought to who it will affect, is a big talking point.

The government aren't monitoring each phone's location. The phone network sort of does, thats how it works. Each phone signal mast reports which phones are currently within reach.  Thats needed to route phone calls correctly. With the alarm, each phone mast is sending a signal to all connected phones to sound the alarm message. They can make it region-specific by only having ceetain masts send the signal, and it will then go to all phones that are currently connected to that mast, but not those in other regions.

[rob1966]

The government aren't monitoring each phone's location. The phone network sort of does, thats how it works. Each phone signal mast reports which phones are currently within reach.  Thats needed to route phone calls correctly. With the alarm, each phone mast is sending a signal to all connected phones to sound the alarm message. They can make it region-specific by only having ceetain masts send the signal, and it will then go to all phones that are currently connected to that mast, but not those in other regions.

I meant the tin hat wearing brigade, should have worded it better.

[redbyrdz]

I meant the tin hat wearing brigade, should have worded it better.

Thought so, but also thought its worth explaining again!




Think the conspiracy nutters are out to get everyone killed. Don't get vaccinated, don't listen to the emergency alarm. Bet if an area would be flooded or on fire, they'd also refuse to evacuate.

[Son of Spion]

both me and my girl didn't receive it - both in west derby - but my brothers in scotland and the north east did

feel like i've missed out - unless we are the only 2 people in the uk who haven't been mind-altered?

don't worry - we'll save the world but we'll have to kill all you zombies first

hope that's okay 

You two are the lucky ones.

Think Day of the Triffids where everyone on earth who saw the cosmic lightshow went blind and were hunted down by flesh-eating plants.

This is very similar, but all who heard the alert will go deaf by midnight and will be eaten by their houseplants as they sleep.

[Cruiser]

both me and my girl didn't receive it - both in west derby - but my brothers in scotland and the north east did

feel like i've missed out - unless we are the only 2 people in the uk who haven't been mind-altered?

don't worry - we'll save the world but we'll have to kill all you zombies first

hope that's okay 

to be honest, it was probably deliberate as there's nothing in Derby for the Russians to nuke.

[Alf]

Mine went off while I was at the checkout in Sainsbury's. Was a surpise as I thought it was in Airplane mode.

[tubby]

Girlfriend's went off on time but my phone did nothing.

[rob1966]

Girlfriend's went off on time but my phone did nothing.

My lads are with 3 and neither one went off.

[Kenny's Jacket]

it wasn't very loud. Bit if a shit warning

[Red Beret]

I didn't get anything, or if I did I didn't notice

[classycarra]

sounds like they need to test the system again haha

[rob1966]

sounds like they need to test the system again haha

Knew it would be a fuck up. Probably developed by Sunaks next door neighbour

[Crosby Nick]

My lads are with 3 and neither one went off.

Girlfriend's went off on time but my phone did nothing.

Sounds like Tubby and Rob’s kids aren’t coming on the Ark with the rest of us.

[tubby]

I'm their dad now.

[Riquende]

I was out shopping and didn't see or hear anything. Is it a notification that would sit on the phone until cleared?

[kesey]

it wasn't very loud. Bit if a shit warning

Can you type what it sounded like ?

[liverbloke]

You two are the lucky ones.

Think Day of the Triffids where everyone on earth who saw the cosmic lightshow went blind and were hunted down by flesh-eating plants.

This is very similar, but all who heard the alert will go deaf by midnight and will be eaten by their houseplants as they sleep.

that film scared me as a kid - but how did they get up the stairs?

[liverbloke]

to be honest, it was probably deliberate as there's nothing in Derby for the Russians to nuke.

west derby - liverpool 

so there's goodison that would make a good target

[Red-Soldier]

it wasn't very loud. Bit if a shit warning

Yes. You could say it was very British 

[Crosby Nick]

Yes. You could say it was very British 

Terribly sorry to interrupt but we’re all in grave danger.

[redgriffin73]

I was out shopping and didn't see or hear anything. Is it a notification that would sit on the phone until cleared?

Yeah, there was a message that came up when the alarm sounded that you had to click on OK to clear. I forgot about it on my work phone until I checked my emails this evening and it was sitting there when I woke my phone up.

[sminp]

Mine was loud, jumped out of my skin when my personal phone went off at 2.59pm then again 3mins later when my work phone went off. The wife’s phone was last to go off a couple of mins after that and I explained to her that the government was messaging people in a priority order so clearly they valued her life less than mine.