Have you been 'pinged'?

I was pinged in February when my daughter and family got Covid. Isolated for 10 days and took test. Much to my surprise I was negative.

A friend was pinged. She and husband had been out to a pizza restaurant, sitting far away from everyone. She and husband isolated for 10 days and took two Covid tests which were negative. No symptoms whatsoever.

DH and I were pinged the day before Christmas Eve, told to isolate for three days, DD and GC were already here for Christmas and we had no reason to go out anywhere.

Worked it back to a restaurant where we had taken GS a few days before lockdown on 20th December.

Yep "pinged" just before Christmas, my 10 days up Christmas eve.
I was OK, think it was while shopping in London.
I know several people who have also been "pinged" all of them where OK as well.

I don’t have the app, tbh it doesn’t sound like it works very well.

Last week, DS & DIL drove the GC to the COVID testing place and both of them checked in with apps on their phones; none of them left their car. 24 hours later, they all received negative tests results. 24 hours after that, DS got pinged and was told to isolate for 10 days, as from the date they'd been at the testing centre and so had 8 more days to go. DIL, who had been at the same place, same time, same car, got nothing.

My daughter was pinged on her first holiday for 18 months, so she cut her short 6 day holiday after 3 days and went home to isolate. I really don’t understand, she has had covid twice, had the two Pfizer injections and worked on the front line.

I've just acquired a new more modern smartphone. I've just been pinged following a visit to Birmingham on the tram. Most people were wearing masks and I wasn't sitting near anyone either on the outward or on the return journey.

So for the safety of others, I must isolate for the next eight days (I assume the ping went two days after contact was detected). I've had to cancel bridge this afternoon, a hospital appointment tomorrow afternoon, a hair appointment on Wednesday and - most disappointing of all - a visit to London with my DiL and GD this coming weekend. It was to have been my most adventurous week since lockdown began.

Will different rules apply from next week, I wonder?

Never had the app and most people I know ( including the nurse next door) never had it.

I don't have the app, so no.

No. No pinging here. I do live in the countryside though and don't much go to towns/cities.

I've never been pinged. I wasn't even pinged when my son was confirmed positive on a PCR test

I have never used the app. My DH does but he has never been pinged. I’d like to add that I give my details if asked. I’ve stuck to all the other rules.

I downloaded the app as soon as it was launched and I've never been pinged - mind you I don't get out much!