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Well that just made me jump a mile!

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naiveandrestles · 07/09/2025 15:02

And could I find my phone?! Obviously not!

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DiscoBob · 07/09/2025 15:27

No alarms went off for anyone in my house?! Only a text box on the screen.

Anyone else get that?

EasternStandard · 07/09/2025 15:27

We were at a party. I knew about the test. Not sure what we’d do if it was real it was noisy chaos anyway.

pigsDOfly · 07/09/2025 15:27

I'd completely forgotten about it.

It didn't go off until about 3.15 and made a sort of whirring noise when it started. I thought there was something wrong with it at first.

Idstillratherbepaddleboarding · 07/09/2025 15:26

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SP2024 · 07/09/2025 15:26

I’m on holiday. None of our devices alerted, I assume because we are out of the country. Do visitors phone ping in the UK or just resident’s?

Zanatdy · 07/09/2025 15:25

I set an alarm for 14.57 to remind me so I was ready and waiting!

SurferRona · 07/09/2025 15:24

exLtEveDallas · 07/09/2025 15:03

Weird. Mine went off, DHs didn't

exact same here too! We’re both on EE, both have huawei, his newer than mine ( Psmart vs my P10), both on silent. He had the pop up just no sound. Neither of our watches alerted tho.

Bearinthesmallmessyflat · 07/09/2025 15:22

Purplecatshopaholic · 07/09/2025 15:19

My phone didn’t go off. Would have forgotten all about it, except everyone else’s did, lol. Should I worry mine didn’t go off?

I can’t remember the exact details but I’m sure there is a way too turn it off/on in your phone’s settings so yours might be set to off

ApolloandDaphne · 07/09/2025 15:22

I am in a hushed art gallery. The phones all going off fairly reverberated through the hallowed halls!

WonderfulSmith · 07/09/2025 15:20

Sodastreamin · 07/09/2025 15:09

I knew someone would start a thread about it! Haha
Honestly, the amount of drama surrounding a short noise on one occasion in order to make sure an alert service works correctly before it’s ever required (hopefully never) in the event of flooding/wildfires etc, is truly baffling.
Yes they should’ve done this years ago like the US etc but they didn’t. Then we had lots of flooding & some wildfires - one not far from me that I think is still ongoing right now, spreading across moors so bad that the London Fire Brigade had to travel up - and so they’ve now decided they need a more direct alert system so they’re testing it 🤷🏼‍♀️ What on earth is the big deal?!?

No one in this thread is making a big deal out of it. We are simply commenting. It’s like if it happened when you were sat on the train you might pass comment with the person next to you.

if you want to read people making a big deal out of it then read this thread. https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5405220-to-think-theres-something-a-bit-sinister-about-the-government-emergency-alert-test-on-7th-september?page=1

Purplecatshopaholic · 07/09/2025 15:19

My phone didn’t go off. Would have forgotten all about it, except everyone else’s did, lol. Should I worry mine didn’t go off?

Bearinthesmallmessyflat · 07/09/2025 15:18

I had just got my toddler down for a nap, I’ve never reacted so fast to phone notification in my life

I do agree it didn’t seem as loud as the last couple of times but that might just be because I got it off so quick this time

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Headabovetheparapets · 07/09/2025 15:16

🤣🤣yep watch & 2 phones went off, I split my coffee & the dogs started howling🤣🤣🤣

weareallcats · 07/09/2025 15:15

Hoppinggreen · 07/09/2025 15:06

DDog not happy

Disgruntled cats and dog here too.

Givealittlebit · 07/09/2025 15:15

GellerYeller · 07/09/2025 15:03

Multiple devices going off here. Wonder what happens if your phone is connected in the car?

Can confirm it goes off bloody loudly over your car speakers. Ideal when you’ve been driving and just got the toddler to sleep 😂 thankfully I hit my phone fast enough that it only beeped once.

message disappeared quick here too but pull down from the top (on an iPhone) and I could read the full thing there.

we had it go off in 2022 when we were in Florida and there was a hurricane warning. Was v surreal hearing everyone’s phones go in Disneyland 😂

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naiveandrestles · 07/09/2025 15:15

Sodastreamin · 07/09/2025 15:09

I knew someone would start a thread about it! Haha
Honestly, the amount of drama surrounding a short noise on one occasion in order to make sure an alert service works correctly before it’s ever required (hopefully never) in the event of flooding/wildfires etc, is truly baffling.
Yes they should’ve done this years ago like the US etc but they didn’t. Then we had lots of flooding & some wildfires - one not far from me that I think is still ongoing right now, spreading across moors so bad that the London Fire Brigade had to travel up - and so they’ve now decided they need a more direct alert system so they’re testing it 🤷🏼‍♀️ What on earth is the big deal?!?

I dont know what you are reading because I dont think anyone is making a drama from it?

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Ilikewinter · 07/09/2025 15:14

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Me to!, DH thought it was quite funny, obviously he is more important than me, natural selection, as by the time I'd got the message there'd be no room at the in !

Fudgeytastic · 07/09/2025 15:13

Mine went off twice!

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naiveandrestles · 07/09/2025 15:13

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 07/09/2025 15:09

DD is on her way back from a school trip. I wonder if the whole coach full of ternager’s phones went off at once?

And then trying to deny that they had their phones on! 🤣

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Pemba · 07/09/2025 15:13

I didn't get any text? there was the alarm for a few seconds, then a voice reading out the government's message to explain what it was.

Ilovesshopping · 07/09/2025 15:12

I panicked. I’d be shit in a real emergency .

I was ready to bundle myself and the cat in the car and go- though no idea where I’d go.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 07/09/2025 15:11

Mine was a minute late!

SquirrelosaurusSoShiny · 07/09/2025 15:11

My work phone went off as well as my personal phone but I was ready for them!