Personally, I’m just pissed off that I cannot opt-out. I pay my cellular bill, I should have control over my device.
I wonder if, depending on the plan, some people will be charged for this.
Will Trump be able to chalk-up some credit for himself, like “For the first time in history, a President is able to warn most Americans of impending danger.”?
I will start panicking about this once it starts happening, myself.
Actually, if I start receiving dicpix from him on my landline, I’ll really panic.
Because so many people don’t watch TV or listen to radio any more. This will provide greater coverage. Do we need it? that’s another question, but there is a reason for it.
It’s old news. Word on the street is pix of his weiner are readily available through a number of Russian sources. Melania’s artwork is even more widely available, so that’s probably even less likely. I wish I could say for sure he won’t spam us all at 2:00 AM with “U mad bro?” and such.
I’ve abandoned radio & TV to get away from him! Do I need to get a restraining order as well? At least the mods can ban me if I get too obnoxious, we have no way of keeping this man out of our faces.
What Exit?, thanks for the link. Part of the article states:
“According to Scott*, the WEA is an intrusive alert system because it stops all forms of communications to your mobile device while the alert is processing. The Emergency Alert System (EAS), which he deems less intrusive, displays emergency messages on T.V. and radio.”
So, if I have a real emergency and need to call 911, I won’t be able to during that time? My father’s life might have been saved a few years ago if we could have gotten the medics to him a few seconds sooner. Of the millions of people in the country, how many will be in his situation because all cell phones are tied up with this test? (I’d like to say more on the subject but am trying to remain calm.)
Also, can our system handle every cell phone in the country being called at the same time? Is it possible that some areas will be overloaded and go offline, meaning, once again, lack of access to 911? I’d like to know these answers before such a test happens.
*Jeramie Scott, director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s Domestic Surveillance Project,
Shutting off your phone doesn’t block a text.
It’ll get delivered whenever you finally turn it on.
If only we could get people to turn down government aid because they dislike POTUS so much, that would surely help our deficit issues.
Just to clarify, I am not defending this, I was just explaining it. I don’t particularly like the idea and see only a small need for it. But it is not as if there was no reason at all.
As to overloading the circuits, it happened on 9/11 in the entire NYC metro area, so it seems to me like you bring up a good point Hopeful Crow.
I plan on keeping it on so I can see if there’s a way to block the incoming number.
The test is supposed to take place at 2:18 p.m. EDT on Sept. 20. Under the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act of 2006, cellphone users cannot opt out of the presidential alerts.
So what’s happening on the third?
They are emergency alerts, not text messages; they don’t come in to your the same way.
I’ll be training new students, so I’ll leave my phone in my office. I’m not averse to the alert system, but don’t like not being able to mute it.
I rarely ever turn my on.
It will be sent on the same system that Amber alerts are sent out in, which does not interfere with being able to make or continue phone calls. Though with this test you can’t opt out.
The test was delayed until Oct 3rd. FEMA is tied up with hurricane relief currently.
It’s been changed to the 3rd of Oct. Someone in the Pit thread said having an Emergency Alert going out on the anniversary of when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico might have been bad optics.
Questions usually have some kind of point, and you failed to provide any. You don’t explain why anyone would turn off their phone at that time, or what the reason is for either keeping it on or turning it off. Even someone who was aware of the issue might not be aware of the exact time of the test. So “The question says it all” should have been “The question by itself says absolutely nothing comprehensible.”
This is a prime example of not realizing that not everyone has the same experience as you. I and many other dopers don’t even live in the US, so this isn’t an issue for us.
Many people got it. But some did not. I got it, as did others apparently, based on their replies.
For “The question says it all”, well, it does not but I think the OP was being a little tongue-in-cheek there. It was enough for some of us.
And the SDMB snitty nit-picking is going on. Jeez, guys, give it a break. Have you nothing else better to do? Rhetorical question there, obviously you don’t.
And of course, neither do you.:rolleyes:
I am doing something else. Replying to threads is a mini-break from work. You might as well ask, “Don’t you have anything better to do than have a cup of coffee?”