Robden Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Is this a precursor to the UK/USA giving Ukraine the aircraft they've been asking for? Just in case Mr Putin is stupid enough to send us a present? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 No this is about control and Nanny state. Android settings notifications Wireless Emergency Alerts And turn them off..... Simples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 very suspiceous about this..........just seems to be more effort (disguised) to glean infomation to enable more control on the populas scum.....might as well have a barcode tatooed on your forehead and a micro chip up yer jacksie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 I switched them off on my phone. There was an option to switch off "extreme alerts" or "severe alerts" or both. They'll be sending severe alerts when the temp gets over 75 degrees or there's 1mm of snow on the ground. Extreme alerts when it hits 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Stonepark said: No this is about control and Nanny state. Android settings notifications Wireless Emergency Alerts And turn them off..... Simples This Edited March 21, 2023 by landrover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Stonepark said: No this is about control and Nanny state. Android settings notifications Wireless Emergency Alerts And turn them off..... Simples 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 On my Android 12 phone it's under "Passwords and Security". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Big Brother WILL look after you !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Nobody can answer if pressing confirm goes back to somewhere central - say with your GPS coordinates Also, what if your driving and it goes off and has to be confirmed- and a copper sees you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 9 hours ago, discobob said: Nobody can answer if pressing confirm goes back to somewhere central - say with your GPS coordinates Also, what if your driving and it goes off and has to be confirmed- and a copper sees you? Presumably the "copper" will be receiving the same text! If I am shooting a competition my phone will be in the glove box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 Well here you go boys. AND to those who are hermits. live under a rock. wear a tin foil hat, ne'ar-do-wells, general folk who think that they are important enough to merit government time and attention, terrorists and weirdos. Oh and religious menaces, odd balls who come round informing that the end of the world is neigh, Kwis types. Forgive me if I have not encompassed all variants. ANYWAY it's..... A message with a siren at 15:00 BST on 23 April will say "in a real emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe".---------YOU WILL OBEY... OR ELSE ....... EXTERMINATE. Link... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65290166 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, Minky said: Well here you go boys. AND to those who are hermits. live under a rock. wear a tin foil hat, ne'ar-do-wells, general folk who think that they are important enough to merit government time and attention, terrorists and weirdos. Oh and religious menaces, odd balls who come round informing that the end of the world is neigh, Kwis types. Forgive me if I have not encompassed all variants. ANYWAY it's..... A message with a siren at 15:00 BST on 23 April will say "in a real emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe".---------YOU WILL OBEY... OR ELSE ....... EXTERMINATE. Link... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65290166 im having Soylant green for sunday lunch................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 Just turn the emergency alerts off on your device, job's a goodun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 Read on the BBC report for this,,,, "Phone users will have to acknowledge the alert before they can continue using their devices." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 On 21/03/2023 at 06:31, Robden said: Is this a precursor to the UK/USA giving Ukraine the aircraft they've been asking for? Just in case Mr Putin is stupid enough to send us a present? I am leaving alerts on because if Mr Putin does send us a present I will have plenty of time to follow the Governments instructions on how to build a temporary fallout shelter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 I don't think it matters, phone on or off. Someone somewhere is watching and listening to you 24/7. Yesterday I said to my wife in person not on the phone, my tinnitus was bad, the rest of yesterday and today I'm bombarded with spam emails and adverts popping up for "magic" cures to get rid of tinnitus. Meanwhile.......big brother or sister or aunty or they, them it continue to monitor....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Centrepin said: I don't think it matters, phone on or off. Someone somewhere is watching and listening to you 24/7. Yesterday I said to my wife in person not on the phone, my tinnitus was bad, the rest of yesterday and today I'm bombarded with spam emails and adverts popping up for "magic" cures to get rid of tinnitus. Meanwhile.......big brother or sister or aunty or they, them it continue to monitor....... similar thing happens to me..............i was carping on about no NHS dentists ..i need dentures blah blah blah................for the next 3 weeks im bombarded with care home costs...funeral plans...will writing.services.................spooky ehy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 Anyone who owns a mobile phone is known and your location is known. How do you think you get a signal... The mast will hold the phone details ( MAC address) and this will then be able to be seen.. how else do you think police get information for high profile SOC cases.. you can pin point where anyone is at any time by the phone pinging the masts. Get three pinging and you can triangulate pretty damn spot on location Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, ditchman said: im having Soylant green for sunday lunch................... I don't believe that fact is important enough to warrant the government marking you up as a subversive. 8 hours ago, Newbie to this said: Just turn the emergency alerts off on your device, job's a goodun. I don't think that you can. You have to acknowledge receipt before you can use the item. 8 hours ago, JKD said: Read on the BBC report for this,,,, "Phone users will have to acknowledge the alert before they can continue using their devices." This. I don't see what the problem with this alert is. As soon as you are born you are in the system. You have a national insurance number. A tax record, an NHS number. Umpteen things. If you are connected to the internet in any way you have an identity. A lot of vehicles are connected to the manufacturer and that vehicle can be tracked as to everything about that vehicle. That's how some bloke who shot and killed someone with a crossbow was identified, tracked and convicted. even though he had burnt the vehicle. Unless you don't exist you are known and in the system. 7 hours ago, Centrepin said: I don't think it matters, phone on or off. Someone somewhere is watching and listening to you 24/7. Yesterday I said to my wife in person not on the phone, my tinnitus was bad, the rest of yesterday and today I'm bombarded with spam emails and adverts popping up for "magic" cures to get rid of tinnitus. Meanwhile.......big brother or sister or aunty or they, them it continue to monitor....... 6 hours ago, ditchman said: similar thing happens to me..............i was carping on about no NHS dentists ..i need dentures blah blah blah................for the next 3 weeks im bombarded with care home costs...funeral plans...will writing.services.................spooky ehy ? 2 hours ago, ShootingEgg said: Anyone who owns a mobile phone is known and your location is known. How do you think you get a signal... The mast will hold the phone details ( MAC address) and this will then be able to be seen.. how else do you think police get information for high profile SOC cases.. you can pin point where anyone is at any time by the phone pinging the masts. Get three pinging and you can triangulate pretty damn spot on location If this is happening you need to have a look into your settings and notifications. Edited April 16, 2023 by Minky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nublue 22 Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) If you turn your notifications off, you will be a non believer, then you will disappear, you see. Edited April 16, 2023 by Nublue 22 Spellings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 Don't turn me off.... I believe. ... I believe. Wasn't there a song believe me by Petula Clark.? Only old folk will know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 10 hours ago, Minky said: If this is happening you need to have a look into your settings and notifications If what is happening?! It's nothing to do with settings. Mobile phones emit a signal. That signal is traceable by the carrier company and everytime you phone talked to a receiver a connection is made. And logged. If you own a mobile the authorities know exactly where you are. It's that simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 20 hours ago, Newbie to this said: Just turn the emergency alerts off on your device, job's a goodun. I believe that your phone will be disabled until you respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 12 hours ago, Minky said: 14 hours ago, ShootingEgg said: Anyone who owns a mobile phone is known and your location is known. How do you think you get a signal... The mast will hold the phone details ( MAC address) and this will then be able to be seen.. how else do you think police get information for high profile SOC cases.. you can pin point where anyone is at any time by the phone pinging the masts. Get three pinging and you can triangulate pretty damn spot on location Lol half my county doesn't get a phone signal on most carriers, We had a lad disappear 3 weeks ago , sent a text to his girlfriend then vanished, the police didn't know where his call came from, they started a search by the last time someone saw him by a slip way in his car, yesterday his body washed up. You may be able to trace people in densely populated areas but not so easy in a rural location. If you don't want to recieve the alert simply turn that option off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 5 hours ago, welsh1 said: Lol half my county doesn't get a phone signal on most carriers, We had a lad disappear 3 weeks ago , sent a text to his girlfriend then vanished, the police didn't know where his call came from, they started a search by the last time someone saw him by a slip way in his car, yesterday his body washed up. You may be able to trace people in densely populated areas but not so easy in a rural location. If you don't want to recieve the alert simply turn that option off. How you getting that alert if you say it's that poor signal? I am not saying about the alerts I'm pointing out that most of the time the people who need to know.know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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