Expect your mobile to go off at 3pm this Sunday – here's why and what it'll sound like

bob2302

Beeblebr0x said:

As I don't live in an earthquake zone and unless the Red Air Force flies overhead, I won't bother.

So far, it's mostly about extreme weather and flooding, and it's based on where you are, not where you live - all the alerts so far have been localized. There's a list here:

https://www.gov.uk/alerts/past-alerts

I can understand  why people of a nervous disposition might turn it off for the duration of a test, but turning it off in general seems a bit silly to me.

twopenny

I'll do that Iforgotmyname. 
But this is 14yrs old , 3g which ee has switched off and not connected to my router.
Didn't get the last one.

Vitor

It's vital that drivers don’t attempt to pick up or check their phone when the siren sounds, as it could land you with a £200 fine and six points on your licence. Best turn alarm OFF before getting behind the wheel tomorrow. 

bob2302

Vitor said:

It's vital that drivers don’t attempt to pick up or check their phone when the siren sounds, as it could land you with a £200 fine and six points on your licence. Best turn alarm OFF before getting behind the wheel tomorrow. 

Or just ignore it; it's not substantially different to an incoming call or alarm. I don't see why people make such a fuss about it.

booneruk

bob2302 said:

Vitor said:

It's vital that drivers don’t attempt to pick up or check their phone when the siren sounds, as it could land you with a £200 fine and six points on your licence. Best turn alarm OFF before getting behind the wheel tomorrow. 

Or just ignore it; it's not substantially different to an incoming call or alarm. I don't see why people make such a fuss about it.

Snap.

It didn't work for me the first time, if it does this time I'm not expecting it to suddenly turn my phone into an earth shattering klaxon and break glass for miles around. I presume it'll use whatever default notification sound that I have set at a volume the device is able to handle from the factory.

Going forward, I'd rather know of any local disaster via alert over wallowing in ignorance.

unforeseen

Allyoop said:

My phone comes straight through to my hearing aids, if its very loud it could damage what hearing I do have ir even the aids. Looked for advice on this but cant find any information any where.

The volume is 100% under your control. The emergency alert doesn't force the phone to go to max. If other notifications don't cause you a problem then this won't. 
There's no advice/information available because it doesn't change the volumes that YOU have set on your phone

Vitor

-  If other notifications don't cause you a problem then this won't. - 

FYI, the emergency alert on mobis plays a unique, very loud siren-like sound that overrides your normal ringtone/notification settings. It also overrides volume settings and the phone vibrates strongly and shows a full-screen message you must acknowledge.

unforeseen

Definitely no problem with linked hearing aids. Didn't seem any louder than any other notification

Undervalued

unforeseen said:

Definitely no problem with linked hearing aids. Didn't seem any louder than any other notification

Really? I got a loud hooter type sound plus vibration on my iPhone. Far louder than my normal notifications!

Presumably "linked hearing airds" are protected from that? Would seem sensible.

unforeseen

Undervalued said:

unforeseen said:

Definitely no problem with linked hearing aids. Didn't seem any louder than any other notification

Really? I got a loud hooter type sound plus vibration on my iPhone. Far louder than my normal notifications!

Presumably "linked hearing airds" are protected from that? Would seem sensible.

I probably didn't notice because my notification volume is quite loud as normally at work my phone is on my desk but I am working at a bench in a fairly noisy environment so my Bluetooth volume is quite high