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To be a bit excited about the 3pm alarm?

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BreadMeUp · 23/04/2023 13:33

I'm interested to hear what it sounds like. For it to be going off all over the country at once, in all households and shops is exciting.

It's something completely new and feels kinda like something from Black mirror.

Maybe I'm just weird 😂

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Frosty1000 · 23/04/2023 15:28

Not fussed with the alarm, very underwhelming but I didn't like the American lady!

BadNomad · 23/04/2023 15:28

Cuppa2sugars · 23/04/2023 15:25

I was in the garden, my phone left in the house. Can some one describe the noise they got ?

Mine went

URRR URRR URRR URRR URRR

Tinysoxx · 23/04/2023 15:29

What is really annoying is that openreach are stopping all the landlines in the next couple of years. That really is going to cost lives as there are many disabled people on lifelines and elderly people that can’t use mobiles.
It also means if the power goes off for a few days we’re all doomed.

RichardHeed · 23/04/2023 15:30

People are underwhelmed? What did people think was going to happen? Is a phone alarm going off ever going to be exciting?

GroovyGangConscript · 23/04/2023 15:30

Frosty1000 · 23/04/2023 15:28

Not fussed with the alarm, very underwhelming but I didn't like the American lady!

I didn't get her. Anyone else not get the American lady?

Awoooga · 23/04/2023 15:30

I’m on 3 and didn’t get one with perfect signal, neither did my fiancé who is with EE.

Jenasaurus · 23/04/2023 15:30

Frosty1000 · 23/04/2023 15:28

Not fussed with the alarm, very underwhelming but I didn't like the American lady!

Im jealous, I had to stumble out of the bath looking for my glasses to read it as no American lady speaking, had to read it for myself, its in my notifications for me to enjoy

ChufftyBadge · 23/04/2023 15:30

SwapTheYforaD · 23/04/2023 15:02

Oh well some of us will survive. Some will perish.

GrinGrinGrin

GrandTheftWalrus · 23/04/2023 15:31

I didn't get the voice.

MuffinToSeeHere · 23/04/2023 15:31

RichardHeed · 23/04/2023 15:30

People are underwhelmed? What did people think was going to happen? Is a phone alarm going off ever going to be exciting?

Not underwhelmed here but I genuinely thought it would be louder. I'm amazed anyone jumped at it, it was so quiet.

Cuppa2sugars · 23/04/2023 15:31

Thanks, I saw I had a notification message, but there was nothing to see !

Cornettoninja · 23/04/2023 15:32

Jenasaurus · 23/04/2023 15:26

Do you think those that got the alert earlier are the chosen ones :) we get first dibs on the bunkers that dont exist :)

That’s not fair!!! You’ll be looting before those of us on 3 have the faintest idea what’s going on!

GasPanic · 23/04/2023 15:32

I got everything. Rings. Buzzes. American lady and free pizza.

Snazzysausage · 23/04/2023 15:32

Well what an anticlimax here, - 3 phones,all different networks and not a peep out any of them! 🤔

Jenasaurus · 23/04/2023 15:32

Wouldnt it be a nice gesture if the next alert was to tell us we were all getting £1000 in our bank accounts to celebrate this amazing advance in technology. It may be a vote swinger :)

Anonymouseposter · 23/04/2023 15:32

Tinysox-I hope I can keep my landline, I live in a hilly rural area and the reception on my mobile is very poor in the house.

Hidingawaytoday · 23/04/2023 15:32

GroovyGangConscript · 23/04/2023 15:30

I didn't get her. Anyone else not get the American lady?

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Nope. But I just looked at my settings, and it has 'text to speech' toggled to 'off', so I guess that's why?

Emigratingimmigrant · 23/04/2023 15:32

RichardHeed · 23/04/2023 15:30

People are underwhelmed? What did people think was going to happen? Is a phone alarm going off ever going to be exciting?

Thought it would be louder and more weeeeuuuuweeeeuuuu

SheikYerboutiii · 23/04/2023 15:32

Shell23 · 23/04/2023 15:27

Can someone please explain to me what the heck this thread is about?? I've been out in public at 3 and heard nothing....

People have. Several times 🙄

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=uk+emergency+alert+test

Merlo · 23/04/2023 15:33

GroovyGangConscript · 23/04/2023 15:30

I didn't get her. Anyone else not get the American lady?

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Oh no, I feel left out, as I too didn’t get the American lady!!!

Cornettoninja · 23/04/2023 15:33

RichardHeed · 23/04/2023 15:30

People are underwhelmed? What did people think was going to happen? Is a phone alarm going off ever going to be exciting?

Clearly.

some of us just like to get into the spirit of things

Jenasaurus · 23/04/2023 15:33

GasPanic · 23/04/2023 15:32

I got everything. Rings. Buzzes. American lady and free pizza.

I got the same. minus the American Lady but got a nice bruise from slipping as I rushed to get out of the bath when it went off. The pizza was a nice touch though.

mrsjg · 23/04/2023 15:34

Still haven't had one - hopefully I'll do better when the Rapture comes!

Jenasaurus · 23/04/2023 15:35

Emigratingimmigrant · 23/04/2023 15:32

Thought it would be louder and more weeeeuuuuweeeeuuuu

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Yes could have at least have blue and white flashing lights to accompany it.

Tigofigo · 23/04/2023 15:35

Itakecreaminmycoffee · 23/04/2023 15:16

wigywhoo

The government have accessed everyone’s phone numbers to send a blaring alarm, without permission, whether people want this or not for ridiculous and pie-in-the-sky reasons - in case of what? earthquakes? Tornados?

None of which we experience on any dangerous level in this country. I have yet to hear a valid explanation for the necessity of any of this.

It’s mad.

Extreme unexpected weather

Floods

Chemical fires

Radiation zones

Zombie attack

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