# National Alert

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 4, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-alert/991110 "2023-10-04T18:19:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-alert/991110/37 "2023-10-04T21:20:24Z")

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I found an old thread about Amber alerts. From 10 years ago. My Amber alerts have been disabled for 10 years.

Time flies. We must be having fun.

> [@Oh. My. Goodness. -- iPhone Amber Alert Scared da Crap Outta me Wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-iphone-amber-alert-scared-da-crap-outta-me-wife/665476):
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> My iPhone 4S just went off in the San Francisco Bay Area. First time ever, for an Amber Alert. Loud. Obnoxious. It sounded like an air raid. AT&T iPhone users, beware. They pushed this “feature” out recently, defaulted to On. I don’t recall being notified of that - ahem - feature upgrade.

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