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National 3pm alarm/test

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Nothing received by me, the wife or my son. All with id Mobile, so through the Three network.
    Hmm, we're with id mobile.
  • I reckon anyone that didn’t get theirs is considered expendable 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    Got mine but my wife didn’t get hers (although she’s been used to that all the time she’s been with me).
  • Stewart
    Stewart Posts: 2,451
    I didn’t get it, the wife did. Was expecting it to be louder. 
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,743
    Stewart said:
    I didn’t get it, the wife did. Was expecting it to be louder. 
    The wife?
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,765
    Yes, seemed pretty loud.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,870
    Got mine at 3. Annoying screeching sound, followed by quite soft audible message
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,490
    Are they expecting every bout of bad weather, flood, Chinese / Ruskie missile etc. to happen at 3pm on a Sunday then?
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    Was on a busy train at the time, was quite funny. Everyone received it at 2.59
  • I’d turned the alert off, so was quite pleased with myself, until I realized my son and wife, hadn’t turned their alerts off, I was in the middle of it, scared the absolute life out of me!
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  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    We were in the garden centre. Lots of phones went off. I couldn’t check mine as I’m on crutches but I think I felt a mild buzzing in my pocket (go on fill yer boots….).  Nothing on my phone when we got home. 
  • charlton4ever
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,718
    How have I managed all my life without this alert. 
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 2,976
    People seem to think this strange. But did they not test the air raid sirens until the 1960`s. There was one in White Hard road on a tall mast if my memory  serves,
  • Mine’s just gone off at 4.14. Mind you, it’s being relayed by CAFC TV and there’s always a bit of lag.
  • Right. No conspiracy theory here but why ? What’s the purpose of this. Don’t buy into flood warnings. Anywhere prone to flood will have looked out of the window and will have had a few days of rain swelling the rivers. They would be only too aware of the issue. Terrorist alerts would be minutely localised and if suddenly a small area of a busy city all got told that there was a terrorist attack imminent or happening it would create panic. The only conceivable use I can see would be for a nuclear attack which frankly is pretty pointless I’d suggest. What action could you possibly take in the few minutes the warning would give that would help in any way. My guess and I’ve probably missed lots of reasons is that it’s the latter. Nuclear attack but given what’s going on with Russia the government can’t actually call it that. Perhaps five years ago it might have had that luxury. What am I missing ? 
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,864
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  • Just wondering if we’ll get one of these alerts from Charlton, when / if a takeover goes through.
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 1,959
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    Thanks for clearing that up.
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    Do you know some Govt secret and were about to tell us in morse code but changed your mind?
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    Right. No conspiracy theory here but why ? What’s the purpose of this. Don’t buy into flood warnings. Anywhere prone to flood will have looked out of the window and will have had a few days of rain swelling the rivers. They would be only too aware of the issue. Terrorist alerts would be minutely localised and if suddenly a small area of a busy city all got told that there was a terrorist attack imminent or happening it would create panic. The only conceivable use I can see would be for a nuclear attack which frankly is pretty pointless I’d suggest. What action could you possibly take in the few minutes the warning would give that would help in any way. My guess and I’ve probably missed lots of reasons is that it’s the latter. Nuclear attack but given what’s going on with Russia the government can’t actually call it that. Perhaps five years ago it might have had that luxury. What am I missing ? 
    No one should be denied the fundamental human right of having the chance to kiss your arse goodbye. 
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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    Right. No conspiracy theory here but why ? What’s the purpose of this. Don’t buy into flood warnings. Anywhere prone to flood will have looked out of the window and will have had a few days of rain swelling the rivers. They would be only too aware of the issue. Terrorist alerts would be minutely localised and if suddenly a small area of a busy city all got told that there was a terrorist attack imminent or happening it would create panic. The only conceivable use I can see would be for a nuclear attack which frankly is pretty pointless I’d suggest. What action could you possibly take in the few minutes the warning would give that would help in any way. My guess and I’ve probably missed lots of reasons is that it’s the latter. Nuclear attack but given what’s going on with Russia the government can’t actually call it that. Perhaps five years ago it might have had that luxury. What am I missing ? 
    First they inject us with a tracking ‘vaccine’ and now this….
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,372
    Right. No conspiracy theory here but why ? What’s the purpose of this. Don’t buy into flood warnings. Anywhere prone to flood will have looked out of the window and will have had a few days of rain swelling the rivers. They would be only too aware of the issue. Terrorist alerts would be minutely localised and if suddenly a small area of a busy city all got told that there was a terrorist attack imminent or happening it would create panic. The only conceivable use I can see would be for a nuclear attack which frankly is pretty pointless I’d suggest. What action could you possibly take in the few minutes the warning would give that would help in any way. My guess and I’ve probably missed lots of reasons is that it’s the latter. Nuclear attack but given what’s going on with Russia the government can’t actually call it that. Perhaps five years ago it might have had that luxury. What am I missing ? 
    I assume it’s the Russia situation too. The cynic in me thinks it’s the current governments agenda of trying to keep people thinking about the remote chance of it happening.

    Personally, I was quite surprised to hear that this is a “new” initiative. I assumed this had been in place for years.

    If it’s something so important and necessary, then I’d expect it should be tested fairly regularly (ie - every 1 or 2 years).
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,715
    edited April 2023

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  • Would it have been more useful to have been around during COVID to warn everyone of lockdowns etc.?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    I think it is more for local use - could be something like ‘unexplored wartime ordnance has been found in this area, please evacuate this vicinity’ or ‘please stay away from such and such area due to an ongoing incident’
  • Wife, mother-in-law, and myself did not receive an alert. Be interesting to see any review of the success or otherwise of this test exercise 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,725
    Got mine but didn't actually see it till an hour after due to not having my phone on me. Gave me the option to turn it off which I did. 

    We got messages at the start of COVID. So why are they bothering with this? Another government contract given to a luvvie of theirs possibly? 
  • CatAddick
    CatAddick Posts: 2,387
    edited April 2023
    msomerton said:
    People seem to think this strange. But did they not test the air raid sirens until the 1960`s. There was one in White Hard road on a tall mast if my memory  serves,
    Absolutely.  I grew up on Hants/Berks/Surrey border and I can remember the Monday 10am test of the Broadmoor siren (as well as it going off for real….)  ps - I don’t know @SurreyHeathAddick 😉
  • My son said to me the thing about Russia, my other son said can they rip info from your phone?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,870
    MrOneLung said:
    I think it is more for local use - could be something like ‘unexplored wartime ordnance has been found in this area, please evacuate this vicinity’ or ‘please stay away from such and such area due to an ongoing incident’
    Also things like a chemical leak