i agree...who would think they are a bad thing? I often wonder why everyone else had them, but AT&T didn't
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i agree...who would think they are a bad thing? I often wonder why everyone else had them, but AT&T didn't
Have you gotten an alert on ATT, or are you saying you can see the settings now? I'm not sure the settings - especially in a beta - necessarily imply that the operator is participating in the program...
Just going to point out ATT does support it. I turned it off on my GS4 for everyone that I could.
I believe a law was pass a long time ago that required all the carriers and phone by X date had to have the system up and running.
Incorrect. Operators can decline to participate, partially participate, or decline to participate at all.
Probably because AT&T has chosen to partially participate.
There's a spreadsheet (and further CMAS implementation information) at:
http://transition.fcc.gov/pshs/services/cmas.html
Some governments have a Reverse 911 system in place. Residents of that area will be notified of things they should be aware of, such as missing persons and a need to evacuate.
Edit: Residents should ensure any number that can be used to reach them or other household members is in their government's "Reverse 911" system's database.
Edit: Residents should ensure any number that can be used to reach them or other household members is in their government's "Reverse 911" system's database.
IPhone 4 Does not support this. There is a local lawyer collecting information for a class action lawsuit to pass on to a group in New York. Apparently Verizon claims the iphone 4 gets it while Apple says it won't.
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Exactly I believe this is the basis for the Lawsuit. The government made it a law. We too have version 6.1.x and it does NOT support these Emergency Alerts
As I said before:
IPhone 4 Does not support this. There is a local lawyer calling people to collect information for a class action lawsuit to pass on to a group in New York. Apparently Verizon claims the iphone 4 gets it while Apple says it won't. And the US Government says they SHOULD. Not sure if the lawsuit is against Verizon Apple or both.
If anyone knows how I can contact them again please pass along their number.
I don't understand how these work. So far I have received 2 alerts on my 4S, one for an amber alert and the other for a flood warning just last week. However the same day as the flood warning a tornado warning was issued for my area, but I and everybody else who got the alert for the flood warning (I was at work so everybody's iPhone's started beeping) did not get any alerts for the tornado warning. I would of much rather been alerted to the tornado just miles away than the flooding which was not and could not affect me based on where I was at.
It depends on the carrier. I personally have all alerts on, and think it was a good idea to add Amber alerts to it. The only thing you can't turn off is alerts from the president.
I don't know why people would turn these sorts of alerts off anyway. They don't happen often, and they're usually very important.
I don't know why people would turn these sorts of alerts off anyway. They don't happen often, and they're usually very important.