davewhite04
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Just received a loud buzzing on my mobile and I thought it was spam. Severe Nationwide alert.
I better play some songs before the bombs drop.
I better play some songs before the bombs drop.
Nationwide ALERT in UK
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У нас теперь обычное явление оповещение о ракетной опасности. И каждый день с 20-00 по 8-00 по московскому времени отключают мобильный интернет из-за атаки дронов.
davewhite04
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I would love to be in a room for 5 mins with putin. he's a disgrace, nearly as bad as trump.
Only the second time it's been tested? I'm deeply surprised that GB didn't have a phone EAS before 2023. Not even weather alerts before then?
Emergency test alert sent to mobile phones across the UK
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4g2xp30lg2t
UK Emergency Alert System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Emergency_Alert_System
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davewhite04
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davewhite04
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Now? Is that in the USA?
Seattle
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That is the US and it's whenever a local child is abducted. It doesn't happen often but it happens immediately.
Pinball1970
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The government announced it prior.
davewhite04
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Must admit I don't follow the news. I turned it off on my phone now, problem solved
In the US, it's called Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). It includes weather alerts (not specifically mentioned below) -- events which are probably more severe than what the UK experiences in frequency. (Tornadoes in the UK are smaller and weaker, for instance.)
(1) National Alert: Alerts issued by the President of the United States or the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
(2) Imminent Threat Alert: split into Extreme and Severe categories, involving imminent threats to safety of life
(3) Public Safety Alert
(4) Amber alerts
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Pinball1970
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It scared the shit out of me, I forgot about the announcement.Must admit I don't follow the news. I turned it off on my phone now, problem solved
Pinball1970
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I got in at 5am and was drifting in and out and was out of it when the alarm went off.
exchemist
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Pinball1970
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Kevin Phillips Booooong...
Что бы вы ему сказали?
Also, we're a densely populated geography, so TV and paper news is usually sufficient. Especially for weather warnings. For other things we also have the "old biddy gossip network" that keeps people up to date with things that may or may not have been happening at a far more local level.
exchemist
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[sotto voce] "Slightly silly."
"Tarquin Fin tin lim bin whin bim lin bus stop F'TANG F'TANG olé biscuit barrel"
[sotto voce] "Silly party."
etc.