Welcome to the15:00 Alert Party

[Alex321]

I didn't hear anything, but I often don't hear my phone ringing if I'm on the bike and it's windy (as it was on the way home today). But when I next looked at my phone, I'd obviously received it because the message was on screen.

 

[Paulus]

You can't disable these ones.

Yes you can.
In settings, notifications, there are in advanced settings wireless emergency alerts that can be disabled so you don't get it.
Why you wouldn't want to get an emergency alerts baffles me, but there you go.

 

[classic33]

You can't disable these ones. Or at least I thought you weren't supposed to be able to.

Disabled on the current handset before I'd even put the SIM card in it.
Easy enough do, and a few have said how to disable them.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It woke me up, I turned it off, rolled over and went back to sleep again. I barely remember it, but I've heard them before.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I was watching TV coverage of the racing from York. They delayed the start of the 3:00 till after the alert, the sound of which brought laughter from the thousands of spectators who were all holding their phones up.

 

[Jenkins]

Another one with emergency alerts disabled - I did this before the first test.

 

[classic33]

It woke me up, I turned it off, rolled over and went back to sleep again. I barely remember it, but I've heard them before.

They've only used it nationwide once before.

 

[postman]

I am in Portugal should mine have gone off,cos i never heard anything.And mine is linked to my hearing aids.

 

[oxoman]

Alert went off on mine, sadly I cba to listen for it as I was inspecting the inside of my eyelids. Oh and apparently snoring. 🤭

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

They've only used it nationwide once before.

Trust me, I heard the ruddy thing umpteen times in the run up to that storm thingy in January. 🤦‍♂️

N.B. Don't be in the pub when it is going off. 🤦‍♂️🤣

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

They've only used it nationwide once before.

Only the once? 🤣🤣🤣:


View: https://youtu.be/runBptNy7_8?feature=shared

 

[classic33]

Only the once? 🤣🤣🤣:


View: https://youtu.be/runBptNy7_8?feature=shared

What has Sir Nigel Gresley got to do with the nationwide alert?

 

[Sea of vapours]

Three operational uses, in three different areas (NI & Scotland central belt, Plymouth, bits of Wales and SW England). More than one then, but not lots, and localised.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Emergency_Alert_System

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

What has Sir Nigel Gresley got to do with the nationwide alert?

The noise, dur!

A4s have only been chiming the warning for decades!! 🤣

Besides, amazing video anyway!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

They've only used it nationwide once before.

There was also the test, so yes, I have heard them (plural) before!