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Did everyone receive the 'Presidential alert'
On their cell phone???!!!
If you have a cell phone, it probably buzzed and beeped loudly Wednesday afternoon around 2:18 p.m. ET."Presidential Alert," the screen said. "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed."
I didn't want a message from him....even though I turned off my phone it came through on it!!
I want NOTHING that has his name on it....
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Didn't get it thank goodness! Does his name appear on the alert? Is it just another way to get his name on something?
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I was waiting for it, but never got it. I understood it was to be sent to EVERY cell phone.
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I got it. I happened to have my phone in my hand at that moment. It buzzed but I did not get the loud tone. I just got a short message that stated it was a test.
No matter how educated, talented, rich, or cool you think you are, how you treat people tells us all. Integrity is everything.
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teluog wrote:
Didn't get it thank goodness! Does his name appear on the alert? Is it just another way to get his name on something?
No it didn't have his name on it, but it said "Presidential Alert"
My phone was off....and I still received it.....ugh!
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I just heard that if you have a flip phone you don't get the alert. and of course that's what I have. LOL why wouldn't we have gotten it? it's a cell phone.
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Many of my friends didn't receive the
alert either.....but those that did all agree that it should say,,,"FEMA ALERT"
My niece received it and she said it scared her....
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can anyone explain the difference between receiving a text message on a smartphone vs receiving a text message on a flip phone? just curious
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can anyone explain the difference between receiving a text message on a smartphone vs receiving a text message on a flip phone? just curious
Not sure, but I think texts go through on smart phones faster than on a flip phone. and long texts appear as separate messages on a flip phone.
The smart phones are like a mini computer...not sure if you can access online media on a flip phone, but their battery life can extend to 2-3 days without a recharge, where a smart phone needs to be charged nightly
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Supposedly 75% of people with cells got the message. I carry two cell phones and they both went off.
I think Obama is the President who initiated this alert system. I could be wrong.
