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davidpdx

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25. Well if you think about people are watching less TV and radio

Reply to ProdigalJunkMail (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 07:20 AM

Jun 2013

In some parts of the country, especially the mid-west, the south and the east coast they could be useful for tornado and hurricane warnings. The technology has gotten progressively better at predicting them and if it saves lives it is worth it. Look at how many tornado ripped through the mid-west lately. Granted having it only on i-Phones is pretty limited.

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AT&T rolls out mandatory 'Presidential Alerts' feature to iPhones; cannot be disabled [View all] Newsjock Jun 2013 OP

found this on my t-mobile ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2013 #1

Well if you think about people are watching less TV and radio davidpdx Jun 2013 #25

i just disagree with the premise that we need the gov't to tell us everything ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2013 #31

Yeah you have a point about disabling it davidpdx Jun 2013 #36

WHAT? pangaia Jun 2013 #2

No one listens to the radio any more. Robb Jun 2013 #3

+1. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #17

I hope it doesn't involve facebook. Turbineguy Jun 2013 #4

I've got AT &T, and haven't gotten it nt riqster Jun 2013 #5

I believe it's installed on newer phones LTR Jun 2013 #16

This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #6

Obligatory posting of Duck and Cover: NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #7

HAHA A government instruction film burnodo Jun 2013 #10

Minority Report burnodo Jun 2013 #8

i like my dumbphone. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #9

Me too richmwill Jun 2013 #12

Same here, my phone is an idiot. arcane1 Jun 2013 #13

I have one of those. At a restaurant one afternoon for a late lunch with a daughter, bike man Jun 2013 #24

I started getting amber alerts and severe weather alerts on my boston bean Jun 2013 #11

I like the severe weather alerts. knitter4democracy Jun 2013 #15

Watching NOAA's warnings and the radar, BadgerKid Jun 2013 #23

Really? Weird. knitter4democracy Jun 2013 #35

This is a test Aerows Jun 2013 #14

I say GOOD! Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #18

Verizon kicked this out a while ago MiniMe Jun 2013 #19

And my phone is a dumb phone MiniMe Jun 2013 #20

Yep, I've had it on my Verizon phone for around a year. MadrasT Jun 2013 #22

That's wild. I just found that on my iphone NightWatcher Jun 2013 #21

I Don't Have a Problem RobinA Jun 2013 #26

You should be able to turn off everything except the Presidential Alert. n/t tammywammy Jun 2013 #30

I know, if I were driving, unbeknownst to me a tornado was in the area, damn right I would want this graham4anything Jun 2013 #27

another reason not to have a cell phone. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #28

A Modern Version of Conelrad... KharmaTrain Jun 2013 #29

What if your phone is turned off? ananda Jun 2013 #32

Freeper freak-out in 5,4,3,2,1 Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2013 #33

how dare the government do something good sigmasix Jun 2013 #34

"This is a Conelrad alert" longship Jun 2013 #37