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tanith Sun 23-Apr-23 15:41:54

Well I’m not going to be saved as my Android phone stayed silent during the alert.
How about you?

Granmarderby10 Mon 24-Apr-23 09:33:03

fancythat, this is daft but I read on my local news website that three people had not received the alert.
As I hadn’t, (I’d just arrived back from work at my front doorstep, bang on three) * nothing* not a ping or vibration! I said to myself make that four people ..later watching the late news I realised they were referring to the “THREE” mobile provider🙄

fancythat Mon 24-Apr-23 09:37:54

Granmarderby10 ! smile

MiniMoon Mon 24-Apr-23 09:50:53

DH and I both received the alert. I have a Samsung phone, he has a Nokia, we are both on O2. My DH also had a voice message, I had a text message.

Wyllow3 Mon 24-Apr-23 09:57:57

I had a quiet alert and a text message that disappeared almost immediately.

But it was a trial, and I agree with the general idea.

However, the quiet alert may be that my provider only works well in certain areas.

Curious that one provider had a blanket "didn't work" at all.

Clearly a lot of work needing doing on it still.

Parsley3 Mon 24-Apr-23 10:12:50

I was watching a National Theatre Live viewing yesterday during the time of the alarm. The theatre had asked us to turn off our phones and I did. I was interested to hear the sound of the alarm but was sure that someone would leave their phone on anyway. Sure enough, the alarm sounded on one phone at 3pm and then on another at 3.05. I heard an explanation of why the timing was variable on the radio, this morning. However, it is just as well that this test took place as it seems that it was not universally successful. Lessons, as they say, will have been learned.

GrammarGrandma Mon 24-Apr-23 12:28:20

I'm on Vodafone and my iPhone played the alert at 2.59pm.

pen50 Mon 24-Apr-23 12:31:11

Giffgaff went off one minute early.

Yearoff Mon 24-Apr-23 12:53:47

I’m with sky mobile. Mine went off at 2.59 in the shopping mall along with hundreds of others. Quite a racket!!

weeducky Mon 24-Apr-23 12:54:19

Neither hubbies nor mine went off. I believe lots of people around here got no notification either....Wilds of Northumberland. Think they will have to re think, re jig and re test if they want everyone and the dog to be notified. It would be interesting to know what percentage of the population received the alarm but also what percentage of the population actually have a mobile phone. I still prefer my landline wink

Ro60 Mon 24-Apr-23 12:59:32

My signal is poor - unless I stand on one leg etc etc. So I thought that was why I didn't get the alert.
I'm with Tesco mobile though.

YesLets Mon 24-Apr-23 13:02:13

Neither my nor my husband’s phone alerted us. Switched on, notifications allowed, 2021 phones with software updates, Giffgaff, in Fife.

polnan Mon 24-Apr-23 13:09:44

how does the "alert" signal save us? what to do if a genuine alert?

Susiewakie Mon 24-Apr-23 13:13:57

Big anticlimax just a beep om our phones at 2.57 that's it ! Tablets didn't go off

Batworthy Mon 24-Apr-23 13:18:46

Apparently, a firm called Infosys is contracted to handle all these alerts.
Has anyone heard of them?

Hattiehelga Mon 24-Apr-23 13:30:32

With Vodafone and not a peep. I had reminded all the family to stand by and they all got it !

missdeke Mon 24-Apr-23 13:32:10

Jaxjacky

Some providers, 3, Tesco, smarty and gift gaff failed apparently, hence it was a test.

My Tesco one worked, it was a bit underwhelming and was a minute early but apart from that it all worked well.

growstuff Mon 24-Apr-23 13:43:28

Batworthy

Apparently, a firm called Infosys is contracted to handle all these alerts.
Has anyone heard of them?

Is this a rhetorical question?

Anybody who has read about Mrs Sunak's wealth has heard of Infosys.

What exactly was the involvement in yesterday's alerts?

SueDoku Mon 24-Apr-23 13:49:16

My entire family (all on 3 except DD on Giff-Gaff) got no message - we're obviously expendable..! 😆

Norah Mon 24-Apr-23 13:51:43

I've no mobile, don't need one - however all our children/GC have phones and I understand many alerted yesterday.

There is no reception in our home, silence is indeed golden.

growstuff Mon 24-Apr-23 13:53:59

Batworthy Are you still there? If what you're implying is true, it's explosive.

orly Mon 24-Apr-23 13:55:10

I and my husband have identical Samsung phones on BT Mobile and mine went off at 14.59 whereas my husbands remained silent. The only difference is that my account is 5G and my husbands is 4G because he didn't upgrade his account when I upgraded mine.

cc Mon 24-Apr-23 14:00:06

Jaxjacky

Some providers, 3, Tesco, smarty and gift gaff failed apparently, hence it was a test.

A "test", but no way of reporting that we didn't get it? Not very much point then IMO, though the idea of a warning system overall is excellent. I know that my alerts were switched on but didn't get anything.
Apparently it was only for 4G or 5G phones, some say. But why? Messages are all bounced off the same towers regardless of the generation of your mobile so this just doesn't make sense. My phone receives 4G I think, but there is rarely a 4G signal locally.

Alison333 Mon 24-Apr-23 14:05:18

My went off (o2) at 3pm but it was more of a squawk than a siren!

Tootsy Mon 24-Apr-23 14:11:57

I am on 3 and mine didn't go off. My phone is not a year old.
My sons' didnt go either. My neighbours didn't go but her husband's and childrens did.

rockgran Mon 24-Apr-23 14:26:40

I suppose the point is that it was a test and it failed. Back to the drawing board.