A damn Amber Alert scared the living crap out of me.

[slayer202]

would have scared the shit out of me. even the weather alerts, midday, are terrifying. glad I've never been driving when they go off(do they?)

turned it off a while ago obviously

 

[ViRGE]

Heh - maybe Obama will use the Presidential Alert to broadcast an appropriate send-off message on his last day in office. iOS doesn't have that setting, just Amber Alerts and Emergency Alerts.

It's not even a setting since you aren't allowed to turn it off. Presidential Alerts are flat-out required.

That said, Presidential alerts are basically a polite heads up that Armageddon is starting and you should say your good-byes. You can't block them, and in turn they're only used for the gravest national emergencies.

 

[Red Squirrel]

The only place I ever really see amber alerts is on Facebook or local news/weather. I have notifications for that turned off on my phone.

I think I recall seeing an actual option somewhere for "emergency alerts" or something like that and I turned it all on just because I was curious what would come in on it, and never had one come in. Is it like a text?

 

[gotsmack]

It's not even a setting since you aren't allowed to turn it off. Presidential Alerts are flat-out required.

That said, Presidential alerts are basically a polite heads up that Armageddon is starting and you should say your good-byes. You can't block them, and in turn they're only used for the gravest national emergencies.

ATTENTION! I am out of toilet paper and just got back from Pizza Hutt, please send some TP to the 1st fl bathroom that's next to the staff break room ASAP.

-President

 

[Slew Foot]

If some terrorist wanted to shit the pants off America they should broadcast a Presidential Alert about an imminent atomic blast.

 

[IGemini]

The only place I ever really see amber alerts is on Facebook or local news/weather. I have notifications for that turned off on my phone.

I think I recall seeing an actual option somewhere for "emergency alerts" or something like that and I turned it all on just because I was curious what would come in on it, and never had one come in. Is it like a text?

It's a text notification with the EAS sound I'm sure you've heard on TV and/or radio before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15OP-N86WaQ

Pretty sure they set the volume to override your settings to play full blast...it's pretty loud when they come through. You'd most likely hear it if they issue any severe weather alerts (not just warnings or advisories)

AFAIK the option for stock android and Cyanogenmod is in:
Settings / Wireless & Networks -> More... -> Cell broadcasts

 

[EliteRetard]

I think the proper response would be to look under the table and announce, "well, she ain't here".

Then shit yourself when she jumps at you from underneath.

 

[thescreensavers]

I was in a cellphone store when that went off once oh gawd

 

[WelshBloke]

For Android on Verizon (HTC One M8) there's an app pre-installed for it called Emergency Alerts. T-Mobile looks like it's the same way. I believe Sprint buries theirs in your default messaging app's settings.

What happens if you disable the stock messenging app on Sprint? Do you still get them?