[Albion] National alert on semi-final day!

[bardo]

When will the government be testing the emergency alert system on UK mobiles?

An emergency alert will be sent to mobile phones in the UK next month (April) to test a new government warning system, which is aimed at…

www.theargus.co.uk

In that our game is likely to be played on Sunday April 23rd, which has been announced as National Alert day, what will be the effect of tens of thousands of phones' alarms going off at once in the Wembley crowd? Will it happen just as someone is about to shoot, causing them to totally miscue? Or the keeper alarmed as he was about to make a stunning save? Or will the alarms happen throughout the game, spoiling the whole spectacle? Surely this needs to be discussed at the highest level!

 

[Oxy McFloppie-Tish]

That’s going to scare the sh1t out of some unsuspecting people. I know what it did to me when I was stuck in a hotel room at the start of the pandemic, to the extent I didn’t take in what the spoken message was!

 

[Hamilton]

 

[sparkie]

This is so like a Timmy thread it is unreal.

 

[Giraffe]

When will the government be testing the emergency alert system on UK mobiles?

An emergency alert will be sent to mobile phones in the UK next month (April) to test a new government warning system, which is aimed at…

www.theargus.co.uk

In that our game is likely to be played on Sunday April 23rd, which has been announced as National Alert day, what will be the effect of tens of thousands of phones' alarms going off at once in the Wembley crowd? Will it happen just as someone is about to shoot, causing them to totally miscue? Or the keeper alarmed as he was about to make a stunning save? Or will the alarms happen throughout the game, spoiling the whole spectacle? Surely this needs to be discussed at the highest level!

No need to worry phone reception at Wembley is dreadful. The panic will set in when we are on the way home and we all get pinged.

 

[pure_white]

When will the government be testing the emergency alert system on UK mobiles?

An emergency alert will be sent to mobile phones in the UK next month (April) to test a new government warning system, which is aimed at…

www.theargus.co.uk

In that our game is likely to be played on Sunday April 23rd, which has been announced as National Alert day, what will be the effect of tens of thousands of phones' alarms going off at once in the Wembley crowd? Will it happen just as someone is about to shoot, causing them to totally miscue? Or the keeper alarmed as he was about to make a stunning save? Or will the alarms happen throughout the game, spoiling the whole spectacle? Surely this needs to be discussed at the highest level!

get some help for overthinking

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

LOL. Are people really expecting this to work?

 

[The Clamp]

Can it be disabled? I really don’t want a chilling government voice telling me half a centimetre of snow is about to fall on Newcastle.

How much have the government spent on this latest bit of wonky software designed to have us all scared and compliant.

I am strongly opposed to the government channeling their fear tactics through my phone. Although I’m sure they could access all my devices if they so wished.

 

[halbpro]

Can it be disabled? I really don’t want a chilling government voice telling me half a centimetre of snow is about to fall on Newcastle.

How much have the government spent on this latest bit of wonky software designed to have us all scared and compliant.

I am strongly opposed to the government channeling their fear tactics through my phone. Although I’m sure they could access all my devices if they so wished.

From the link above

People who do not wish to receive the alerts will be able to opt out in their device settings, but officials hope the life-saving potential of the messages means that users will keep them on.

 

[The Clamp]

From the link above

Thank you

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Apparently the semi final has to be on the Sunday because Man United are playing the Thursday night in Europe. Not sure if anyone has mentioned it

 

[Papak]

Apparently the semi final has to be on the Sunday because Man United are playing the Thursday night in Europe. Not sure if anyone has mentioned it

Thanks for the heads-up, I had been wondering...

 

[Questions]

It might not matter. They have to tell us which day it’s on first. Anyone got any info on that yet ?

 

[A1X]

**WARNING - DANGEROUS LEVELS OF #TeamsLikeBrighton INCOMING**

 

[um bongo molongo]

They might time it for that long pause when we all know a Gross turn is coming but the defender doesn't

 

[Withdean11]

Can it be disabled? I really don’t want a chilling government voice telling me half a centimetre of snow is about to fall on Newcastle.

How much have the government spent on this latest bit of wonky software designed to have us all scared and compliant.

I am strongly opposed to the government channeling their fear tactics through my phone. Although I’m sure they could access all my devices if they so wished.

If on an IPhone:

- settings
- notifications
- (scroll to bottom) disable ‘emergency alerts’

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

It's the London marathon as well.

 

[Rookie]

If on an IPhone:

- settings
- notifications
- (scroll to bottom) disable ‘emergency alerts’

And seems to need to be done after every upgrade

 

[warmleyseagull]

Apparently the semi final has to be on the Sunday because Man United are playing the Thursday night in Europe. Not sure if anyone has mentioned it

Nah. not heard of that, but in other news not mentioned anywhere on NSC, Man U are playing on the Thursday before semi-final weekend.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Can it be disabled? I really don’t want a chilling government voice telling me half a centimetre of snow is about to fall on Newcastle.

If they are 3-0 up with 10 minutes to go, really hope for a snowstorm notification to ref's phone.