If you've heard the Alert Ready tone on your TV and Radio, it sounded like that. Although some phone carriers here in Canada didn't transmit the alert.
Regards, Shawn, Sent from Sophia, the MacBook Air Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: [email protected] > On Sep 16, 2018, at 9:47 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > And attention getting is exactly what it is supposed to be. > They did this here in Canada a couple of month ago, but in two stages. I > think Ontario Quebec and the maritime provinces were first and then a couple > of days later it was in the prairie and western provinces and the northern > territories. > I already forgot exactly what it sounded like, but it was some sort of loud > beeping. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gordon > Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2018 2:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Crazy afternoon on Thursday > > the first national government alert test will be conducted this Thursday > afternoon at 2:18 Eastern time. this means that all capable cell phones > will receive this test if they are turned on and connected to a cell > tower. You can't opt out of these alerts and they go off even if your > phone is on silent from what I read. this would be crazy if you're in a > crowded public place and everyone's cell phone goes off at the same > time. I've been in Walmart when Amber alerts would go off and it can get > loud. They say this is going to be a different sound, so I'm curious to > see what it's going to sound like. Whatever it is I'm sure it will be > attention getting. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
