Emergency Phone Alert Test

I think when mobile phones were just phones we tended to do the same, although that was a long time ago now. We still prefer the landline phone at home even now. We initially got mobile phones for when we were away in the van or out for the day. However since we have had Smart Phones they are on all the time as we use them for so much else. In fact making phone calls is the least that they are used for!

David

Just out of interest I was driving at the time and the phone connects automatically through bluetooth and after the funny sounding alarm the message was read out to me!

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That’s interesting to know Corners. There was advice telling folks to ignore looking at phone if driving, or doing something else where it might be a danger. Good to know if you have a vehicle Bluetooth link it works, and what happens.

We were away on holiday during the Summer of 2007, when our home area had terrific flooding, and there was danger of a reservoir wall collapsing. BIL was briefly evacuated from his home, which would have taken a direct hit had that dam wall collapsed. Our horse was evacuated from his grazing field below it as well. We knew nothing about all this, as we were 400 miles away in Cornwall, with no TV. A friend on next pitch with a satellite link told us what was going on. We merely phoned home to check on things, but it just goes to show how the unexpected can impact you, particularly at a local level.

I am sure the conspiracy theorists will be besides themselves as well today🤣 One interesting snippet was that Rees Mogg owns a phone. 🤣🤣

I had my phone on, ring tone loud and was in the house. Heard nothing. Checked phone soon after 3pm. Alert message before anything else, had to click OK to clear it.

I hope it reached where it should, OH's phone, older may not be 4g? Got nothing.

I hope those who have hidden phones, have managed to keep there existence safe and have got them back on. 

Didn't work on our Huawei phones either. Whose your service provider?, we are with 3 ( Smarty)   

Worked for both of us out on a walk. You need at least Android 11 to receive it, no idea about i phones. OH pressed the screen and got a repeat alarm and verbal message a few minutes later!

1953 floods, claimed lots of lives and caused devastation along the Essex coast. Started in the northwest, came over Scotland and down the east coast. If only fast communication was available and used i wonder if the deaths would be as great? The harrowing memories?

Essex Record Office holds first hand accounts of those affected. I'll never forget one account of a young boy rocking the baby's pram. He thought his rocking had calmed her, only to find the pram was flooded and she had gone to sleep forever 🥲🥲

That would explain lack on OH phone. 

Anyone know how to check your android system?

Have a look in settings it should tell you somewhere the operating system and level.